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“Total Recall”: 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 “Total Recall” in North
America. These were the cinemas worth seeking out to experience this motion
picture.
“Total Recall” was among twenty confirmed first-run films released in 1990
with 70mm prints for selected engagements. The Carolco/Ronald Shusett
production and TriStar release — directed by Paul Verhoeven (“RoboCop”) and
starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Michael
Ironside and Ronny Cox— opened June 1st.
Pre-release screenings included the world premiere held May 31st at
Hollywood Pacific in Los Angeles and a Seattle International Film Festival
screening June 1st at the Cinerama.
For the release of “Total Recall,” TriStar 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 “Total Recall” featured Six-Track Dolby Stereo
(“A”-encoded “baby boom” format) and pillarboxed imagery (approximately
1.85:1) blown up from spherical 35mm.
TriStar circulated 70mm Six-Track Dolby coming-attraction trailers for “Air
America,” “The Doors,” “The Freshman,” “Jacob’s Ladder” and “Narrow Margin”
during the release of “Total Recall.” Other studios circulated 70mm trailers
during this period, as well. Ultimately, any 70mm trailers screened during
70mm presentations of “Total Recall” varied by venue and screening.
The duration of the engagements (measured in weeks) has been included in
parenthesis following the cinema name.
CALIFORNIA
Corte Madera — Pacific’s Cinema (4)
Los Angeles — AMC’s Century 14 (#1: 10) [THX]
Los Angeles — AMC’s Century 14 (#2: 3) [THX]
Los Angeles — GCC’s Beverly Connection 6 (6) [opened June 6th] (THX)
Los Angeles — Pacific’s Hollywood Pacific Triplex (7)
Los Angeles — UA’s Coronet Triplex (#1: 10) [THX]
Los Angeles — UA’s Coronet Triplex (#2: 3)
Newport Beach — Edwards’ Newport Triplex (5)
Orange — Syufy’s Century Cinedome 8 (9)
San Francisco — UA’s Galaxy 4 (11) [THX]
San Jose — Syufy’s Century 21 (2)
Universal City — Cineplex Odeon’s Universal City 18 (8) [THX]
COLORADO
Denver — UA’s Continental (1+)
HAWAII
Honolulu — Consolidated’s Waikiki Twin (8) [HPS-4000]
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston — Loews’ Cheri 4 (6)
NEW YORK
New York — Loews’ 19th Street East 6 (10)
New York — Loews’ 84th Street 6 (4)
New York — UA’s Gemini Twin (10)
New York — UA/Moss’ Criterion Center 6 (16)
ONTARIO
Toronto — Famous Players’ Uptown 5 (7)
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia — SamEric’s Sam’s Place Twin (5)
Philadelphia — SamEric’s Sam’s Place Twin (#2: 3) [opened June 8th]
TEXAS
Dallas — UA’s The United Artists 8 (11) [THX]
Houston — Cineplex Odeon’s Spectrum 9 (11) [THX] (70mm from Week 5)
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
1990-06-15 … San Jose, CA — Syufy’s Century 22 Triplex (6)
1990-06-27 … New York, NY — Cineplex Odeon’s Regency (5)
1990-06-27 … San Rafael, CA — Pacific’s Regency 6 (5)
1990-07-20 … Casper, WY — Movie Palaces’ America (2)
1990-07-20 … Laguna Niguel, CA — Mann’s Rancho Niguel 8 (3) [THX]
1990-07-27 … San Jose, CA — Syufy’s Century 24 Twin (1+)
1990-09-21 … San Antonio, TX — Rivercenter IMAX (4)
1991-02-13 … Toronto, ON — Cinesphere (5 days) [70mm festival]
1998-01-02 … Chicago, IL — Cineplex Odeon’s Navy Pier IMAX (1) [late night
series]
1999-11-19 … Los Angeles, CA — American Cinematheque’s Egyptian [70mm
festival; w/ “Altered States”]
2000-07-11 … Austin, TX — Paramount (2 days) [70mm festival]
2001-10-06 … Columbia Heights, MN — Heights [late show]
2004-03-08 … Seattle, WA — Cinerama [Cinerama & 70mm festival]
2006-07-01 … Santa Monica, CA — American Cinematheque’s Aero [70mm festival;
w/ “Terminator 2”]
2007-09-27 … San Francisco, CA — Castro [70mm festival; w/ “Terminator 2”]
2012-08-24 … Los Angeles, CA — American Cinematheque’s Egyptian [Mayan
Calendar Countdown]
2019-06-14 … Chicago, IL — Music Box [70mm festival]
2020-01-05 … Portland, OR — Hollywood [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 David Ayers,
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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