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Compiled by William Kallay and Michael Coate - ©1999-2002

01.06.2012

TitleFormatOpeningSoundStudioNotes
“Alien Nation”Super 35Oct 7 (USA)6-Track Dolby Stereo20th Century FoxAKA: “Outer Heat.”  70mm trailer: “Cocoon: The Return”
“Beaches”Spherical (1.85:1)Dec 21 (USA)6-Track Dolby StereoTouchstoneOriginal Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. 70mm trailer: “Three Fugitives”
"Le Grand Bleu" / “The Big Blue”
 
CinemaScopeAug 19 (USA)6-Track Dolby StereoWeintraub/ColumbiaOriginally released in France in 70mm on May 11 as ‘Le Grand Bleu.’ US version features shorter running time and different music score.
Cobra VerdeSpherical (1.85:1)(Germany)6-Track Dolby StereoOnly 2 or 3 70mm prints. One of which played in Stuttgart

See
Todd-AO Festival 2019
 
“Cocoon: The Return”Spherical (1.85:1)Nov 23 (USA)6-Track Dolby Stereo20th Century FoxOriginal Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. 70mm trailers: “Working Girl,” “Twins” & “The Fly II”
DayavanNAOct 1988 (India)6-Track StereoNASee: 70mm Films in India
"Die Hard"PanavisionJuly 15 (USA)6-Track Dolby Stereo20th Century FoxOpened in a limited 70mm-exclusive run on July 15. Advertised in advance of release as,

“Exclusive Engagement -- 70mm Six-Track Dolby Stereo -- On July 15...An adventure that will blow you through the back wall of the theatre.”

Nationwide 35mm release followed one week later. Trivia: Prints (both 35 & 70) featured a “flat” Fox logo stretched-out to “scope” proportions (the DVD does not reflect this). 70mm trailers: “Alien Nation,” “Young Guns,” “Moon Over Parador” & “Twins”
 
“Gorillas in the Mist”Spherical (1.85:1)Sept 23 (USA)6-Track Dolby StereoUniversalOriginal Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. AKA: “Gorillas In The Mist: The Adventure Of Dian Fossey.”
“The Last Temptation of Christ”Spherical (1.85:1)Aug 12 (USA)6-Track Dolby StereoUniversalOriginal Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. 70mm trailer: “Gorillas In The Mist”
PathfinderPanavisionSept 23 (UK)6-Track Dolby StereoNorsk/IFEXReportedly screened in 70mm at the 1988 Seattle Film Festival. Originally released in Norway (as “Ofelas”) in 1987. Advertised as “The first Scandinavian film made in 70mm Panavision and Dolby Six-Track Stereo.”

See: 70mm Film Presentations in London
 
“The Presidio”PanavisionJune 10 (USA)6-Track Dolby Stereo SRParamount70mm trailers: “Tucker” & “Coming To America”
“Shoot to Kill”Super 35Feb 12 (USA)6-Track Dolby StereoTouchstoneAKA: “Deadly Pursuit”
Tucker: The Man And His DreamTechnovisionAug 12 (USA)6-Track Dolby Stereo SRParamount70mm trailers: “U2: Rattle And Hum” & “Scrooged”
“Who Framed Roger Rabbit”Spherical (1.85:1)June 22 (USA)6-Track Dolby StereoTouchstoneOriginal Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. 70mm trailer: “Cocktail”
“Willow”PanavisionMay 20 (USA)6-Track Dolby Stereo SRMGM“Star Wars” it wasn’t...though still a fun and enjoyable movie.
      

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