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“The Rookie”: The North American 70mm Engagements
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Date:
05.06.2022 |
The following is a reference / historical listing of the 70-millimeter
presentations of “The Rookie” in North America. These were the cinemas worth
seeking out to experience this motion picture.
“The Rookie” was among twenty confirmed first-run films released in 1990
with 70mm prints for selected engagements. The Malpaso production and Warner
Bros. release — directed by Clint Eastwood (“Firefox”) and starring Clint
Eastwood, Charlie Sheen, Raul Julia, and Sonia Braga — opened December 7th.
The 70mm prints of “The Rookie” featured full-frame imagery blown up from
anamorphic 35mm and Six-Track Dolby Stereo (“A” encoded “baby boom” format).
For the release of “The Rookie,” Warner Bros. employed the services of
Lucasfilm’s Theatre Alignment Program (TAP) to evaluate and approve the
cinemas selected to book a 70mm print.
Among the film’s pre-release screenings was an invitational preview on
December 6th at the Bruin in Los Angeles.
Warner Bros. circulated 70mm Six-Track Dolby coming-attraction trailers for
“The Bonfire of the Vanities,” “Defending Your Life,” “Guilty by Suspicion,”
“Hamlet,” “If Looks Could Kill,” “The NeverEnding Story II: The Next
Chapter,” “New Jack City,” “Nothing but Trouble,” “Out for Justice” and “The
Sheltering Sky” during the release of “The Rookie.” Other studios circulated
70mm trailers during this period, as well. Ultimately, any 70mm trailers
screened during 70mm presentations of “The Rookie” varied by venue and
screening.
The duration of the engagements (measured in weeks) has been included in
parenthesis following the cinema name.
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Vancouver — Famous Players’ Plaza (5)
CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles — Mann’s Bruin (3) [THX]
Los Angeles — Mann’s Chinese Triplex (3) [THX]
San Francisco — UA’s Galaxy 4 (5) [THX]
ONTARIO
Toronto — Famous Players’ Uptown 5 (2)
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
1990-12-21 … Toronto, ON — Famous Players’ Yorkdale 6 (2)
1990-12-27 … Los Angeles, CA — Mann’s National (2) [THX]
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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