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“Last Action Hero”: The North American 70mm Engagements
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Compiled by:
Michael Coate |
Date:
05.06.2022 |
The following is a reference / historical
listing of the 70-millimeter presentations of “Last Action Hero” in North
America. These were the cinemas worth seeking out to experience this motion
picture.
“Last Action Hero” was among eight confirmed first-run films released in
1993 with 70mm prints for selected engagements. The Columbia release —
directed by John McTiernan (“Predator,” “Die Hard,” “The Hunt for Red
October”) and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger — opened June 18th (with sneak
preview screenings the night before in some locales).
Pre-release screenings included the world premiere held June 16th at the
Village in Los Angeles.
For the release of “Last Action Hero,” Columbia employed the services of
Lucasfilm’s Theatre Alignment Program (TAP) to evaluate and approve the
cinemas selected to book a 70mm print.
The 70mm prints of “Last Action Hero” featured full-frame imagery blown up
from anamorphic 35mm and a dual inventory of A- and SR-encoded Six-Track
Dolby Stereo (Baby Boom format with a Split Surround playback option).
Historical footnote: Some of this film’s 35mm prints were in Sony Dynamic
Digital Sound (SDDS), which accelerated an industry trend of fewer titles
released with 70mm prints.
Columbia circulated 70mm Six-Track Dolby coming-attraction trailers for “In
the Line of Fire,” “Malice,” “Needful Things,” “Poetic Justice” and
“Striking Distance” during the release of “Last Action Hero.” Other studios
circulated 70mm trailers during this period, as well. Ultimately, any 70mm
trailers screened during 70mm presentations of “Last Action Hero” varied by
venue and screening.
The duration of the engagements (measured in weeks) has been included in
parenthesis following the applicable cinema name.
ARIZONA
Phoenix — Harkins’ Cine Capri (3)
CALIFORNIA
Alhambra — Edwards’ Alhambra Place 5 (2)
Anaheim — Edwards’ Festival 8 (5)
Brea — UA’s Marketplace 8 (5) [70mm from Week 3] (THX)
Chula Vista — UA’s Park Plaza 6 (5)
Corte Madera — Pacific’s Cinema (3)
Laguna Niguel — Edwards’ Rancho Niguel 8 (4) [THX]
Lakewood — Pacific’s Lakewood Center 4 (4)
Los Angeles (Beverly Grove) — GCC’s Beverly Connection 6 (4) [THX]
Los Angeles (Granada Hills) — UA’s Movies 7 (4) [THX]
Los Angeles (Woodland Hills) — UA’s Warner Center 6 (4) [THX]
Marina del Rey — UA’s Movies 6 (4)
Mountain View — Syufy’s Century 10 (4)
Newport Beach — Edwards’ Newport Triplex (2)
Orange — Syufy’s Century Cinedome 11 (5)
Pasadena — Pacific’s Hastings 5 (4)
Redwood City — Syufy’s Century Park 12 (4) [70mm from Week 2]
Riverside — UA’s Park Sierra 6 (4) [70mm from Week 3]
Sacramento — Syufy’s Century Cinedome 8 (4)
San Diego — Mann’s Valley Circle (4)
San Francisco — Cineplex Odeon’s Northpoint (3)
San Jose — Syufy’s Century 22 Triplex (1)
South San Francisco — Syufy’s Century Plaza 8 (5) [70mm from Week 3]
Universal City — Cineplex Odeon’s Universal City 18 (4) [THX]
COLORADO
Denver — UA’s Continental (1+)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington — Cineplex Odeon’s Wisconsin Avenue 6 (2) [THX]
ILLINOIS
Lansing — M&R’s River Run 8 (5)
Lombard — GCC’s Yorktown 6 (5) [THX]
KANSAS
Overland Park — AMC’s Oak Park Plaza 8 (5)
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston — Loews’ Cheri 4 (3)
MINNESOTA
Edina — GCC’s Centennial Lakes 8 (5) [THX]
MISSOURI
Shrewsbury — Wehrenberg’s Kenrick 8 (4) [THX]
NEW JERSEY
Paramus — Cineplex Odeon’s Route Four 10 (1+)
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NEW YORK
New York (Manhattan) — Cineplex Odeon’s Baronet (6)
New York (Manhattan) — Cineplex Odeon’s Coronet (6)
New York (Manhattan) — Cineplex Odeon’s National Twin (6)
New York (Manhattan) — Loews’ 34th Street Showplace Triplex (5)
New York (Manhattan) — Loews’ Orpheum 7 (5) [THX]
New York (Queens) — UA’s Continental Triplex (4)
Woodbury — UA’s The Syosset (4)
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia — UA’s SamEric 4 (5)
ONTARIO
Toronto — Cineplex Odeon’s Hyland Twin (3)
TEXAS
Dallas — UA’s The United Artists 8 (4) [THX]
Houston — Cineplex Odeon’s Spectrum 9 (5) [THX]
WASHINGTON
Tukwila — Cineplex Odeon’s Lewis & Clark 7 (1+)
Note that some of the presentations included in this listing may have been
presented in 35mm during the latter week(s) of engagement due to contractual
terms or print damage and the distributor’s unwillingness to supply a 70mm
replacement print or because the booking was moved to a non-70mm-equipped
auditorium within a multiplex. As well, the reverse may have been true in
some cases whereas a booking began with a 35mm print because the lab was
unable to complete the 70mm print order in time for an opening-day delivery
or the exhibitor negotiated a mid-run switch to 70mm. In these cases, any
35mm portion of the engagement (or movement out of a branded auditorium) has
been included in the duration figure.
SUBSEQUENT 70MM ENGAGEMENTS & SCREENINGS
1993-06-25 … San Jose, CA — Syufy’s Century 21 (1)
1993-06-30 … Newport Beach, CA — Edwards’ Fashion Island 7 (1) [THX]
1993-06-30 … San Jose, CA — Syufy’s Century 24 Twin (2)
1993-07-09 … Los Angeles (Westwood), CA — UA’s Westwood Triplex (2)
1993-08-20 … Casper, WY — Movie Palaces’ America (3)
1993-11-05 … Cleveland, OH — CWRU’s Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1994-03-16 … Toronto, ON — Cinesphere (3 days) [70mm festival]
2011-12-11 … Santa Monica, CA — American Cinematheque’s Aero [70mm fest; w/
“Cliffhanger”]
2012-08-23 … Austin, TX — Paramount [70mm festival]
2017-08-13 … Santa Monica, CA — American Cinematheque’s Aero [70mm series w/
“Streets of Fire”]
2018-02-10 … Austin, TX — Alamo Drafthouse’s Ritz [70mm festival]
2020-03-06 … Chicago, IL — Music Box [70mm festival]
2020-03-07 … Chicago, IL — Music Box [70mm festival]
2020-03-09 … Chicago, IL — Music Box [70mm festival]
2022-06-24 … Somerville, MA — Somerville [70mm festival; w/ “Streets of
Fire”]
The information included in this article was principally referenced from
film industry trade publications, regional newspaper promotion, print
enclosures, TAP records, and Dolby records. Special thanks to Bill Kallay
and Bill Kretzel.
International 70mm engagements of this title have not been accounted for in
this article.
If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please
consider emailing the
author or editor.
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