“Stakeout”: 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 engagements of “Stakeout” in the United States
and Canada. These were the cinemas worth seeking out to experience this
motion picture.“Stakeout” was among seventeen confirmed first-run films released in 1987 with 70mm prints for selected engagements. The Touchstone and Silver Screen Partners II presentation and Buena Vista release — directed by John Badham (“Blue Thunder,” “WarGames”) and starring Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez — opened August 5th. Pre-release screenings include invitational previews held July 23rd and 27th at the Avco in Los Angeles. For the release of “Stakeout,” Buena Vista 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 “Stakeout” featured Six-Track Dolby Stereo (“A” encoded “baby boom” format) and pillarboxed imagery (approximately 1.85:1) blown up from spherical 35mm. Buena Vista circulated 70mm Six-Track Dolby coming-attraction trailers for “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “Hello Again” and “Three Men and a Baby” during the release of “Stakeout.” Other studios circulated 70mm trailers during this period, as well. Ultimately, any 70mm trailers screened during 70mm presentations of “Stakeout” varied by venue and screening. The duration of the engagements (measured in weeks) has been included in parenthesis following the applicable cinema name. ALBERTA Calgary — Famous Players’ Palliser Square Twin (13) Edmonton — Famous Players’ Westmount Centre 4 (13) BRITISH COLUMBIA Vancouver — Famous Players’ Vancouver Centre Twin (15) CALIFORNIA Costa Mesa — Edwards’ Town Center 4 (12) Huntington Beach — Edwards’ Charter Centre 5 (9) Lakewood — Pacific’s Lakewood Center 4 (9) Los Angeles — GCC’s Avco Center Triplex (13) [THX] Los Angeles — Pacific’s Cinerama Dome (7) Mission Viejo — Edwards’ Crown Valley 5 (11) Newport Beach — Edwards’ Newport Twin (7) Orange — Syufy’s Cinedome 8 (9) Redondo Beach — GCC’s Galleria South Bay 6 (13) [THX] Sacramento — Syufy’s Century 6 (13) Sacramento — Syufy’s Cinedome 8 (16) San Diego — Mann’s Cinema 21 (9) San Francisco — Blumenfeld’s Regency I (6) San Jose — Syufy’s Town & Country (11) Temple City — Edwards’ Temple 4 (7) COLORADO Denver — Commonwealth’s Cooper Twin (1+) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington — Circle’s Avalon Twin (9) [HPS-4000] ILLINOIS Calumet City — Cineplex Odeon’s River Oaks 8 (6) Chicago — Cineplex Odeon’s McClurg Court (5) Hillside — M&R’s Hillside Square 6 (4) Lombard — GCC’s Yorktown 6 (7) [THX] Niles — Cineplex Odeon’s Golf Mill Triplex (8) Norridge — M&R’s Norridge 10 (9) [70mm from Week 5] Skokie — M&R’s Old Orchard 4 (6) KANSAS Overland Park — Dickinson’s Glenwood 4 (18) LOUISIANA Metairie — Cobb’s Lakeside 4 (13) MANITOBA Winnipeg — Famous Players’ Northstar Twin (13) MASSACHUSETS Boston — USA’s Cheri Triplex (9) MINNESOTA Bloomington — GCC’s Southtown Twin (12) St. Louis Park — Cineplex Odeon’s Cooper Twin (12) MISSOURI Creve Coeur — Wehrenberg’s Creve Coeur Triplex (13) Independence — Mid-America’s Blue Ridge East 5 (7) Shrewsbury — Wehrenberg’s Kenrick 8 (16) NEW JERSEY Paramus — Cineplex Odeon’s Route Four 10 (12) Pennsauken — Sameric’s Eric 5 (11) Secaucus — Loews’ Meadow 6 (13) NEW YORK Levittown — Loews’ Nassau Mall 6 (11) New York (Brooklyn) — Cineplex Odeon’s Kingsway 5 (1+) New York (Brooklyn) — UA’s The Movies at Sheepshead Bay 9 (1+) New York (Manhattan) — Cineplex Odeon’s 23rd Street West Triplex (6) New York (Manhattan) — Cineplex Odeon’s Bay (9) New York (Manhattan) — Cineplex Odeon’s Beekman (7) New York (Manhattan) — Guild’s Embassy Triplex (11) New York (Queens) — UA’s Continental Triplex (9) New York (Staten Island) — UA’s The Movies at Staten Island 10 (1+) ONTARIO Mississauga — Famous Players’ Square One 4 (15) North York — Famous Players’ Town & Countrye Twin (13) Ottawa — Famous Players’ Elgin Twin (15) Scarborough — Famous Players’ Cedarbrae 8 (16) Toronto — Famous Players’ Capitol (11) Toronto — Famous Players’ Sheraton Centre Twin (14) OREGON Portland — Cineplex Odeon’s 82nd Avenue 6 (13) [THX] Portland — LT’s Lloyd 10 (10) [THX] PENNSYLVANIA Feasterville — Sameric’s Eric 4 (9) King of Prussia — Sameric’s Eric Plaza Twin (11) Philadelphia — Sameric’s Sam’s Place Twin (9) QUEBEC Montreal — United’s Loews 5 (16) TEXAS Addison — UA’s Prestonwood Creek 5 (13) [THX] Austin — Presidio’s Arbor 4 (9) [THX] Dallas — UA’s Medallion Triplex (11) Fort Worth — UA’s Hulen 10 (14) [THX] Houston — Loews’ Saks Center Twin (13) San Antonio — Santikos’ Galaxy 10 (12) [THX] Webster — Loews’ Bay Area 6 (10) [70mm from Week 9] UTAH Salt Lake City — Cineplex Odeon’s Trolley Corners Triplex (12) Salt Lake City — Mann’s Villa (6) WASHINGTON Bellevue — Cineplex Odeon/SRO’s John Danz (1+) Lynnwood — Cineplex Odeon/SRO’s Grand Alderwood 8 (1+) Seattle — Cineplex Odeon/SRO’s Cinerama (6) Seattle — Cineplex Odeon/SRO’s Northgate (1+) Tukwila — Cineplex Odeon/SRO’s Southcenter (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 1987-09-18 … San Francisco, CA — Blumenfeld’s Regency II (10) 1987-10-09 … Orange, CA — Syufy’s City Center 4 (6) 1987-11-20 … Vancouver, BC — Famous Players’ Stanley (3) 1987-12-24 … Vancouver, BC — Famous Players’ Denman Place (3) 1987-12-18 … Downers Grove, IL — Classic Cinemas’ Tivoli (1) [HPS-4000] 1988-02-03 … Toronto, ON — Cinesphere (5 days) [70mm festival] 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, Bill Kretzel, W.R. Miller and Ryan Smith (Dallas Public Library). 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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