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70mm Blow Up
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Compiled by William Kallay and Michael Coate - ©1999-2002

01.06.2012

Title Format Opening Sound Studio Notes
“Alien Nation” Super 35 Oct 7 (USA) 6-Track Dolby Stereo 20th Century Fox AKA: “Outer Heat.”  70mm trailer: “Cocoon: The Return”
“Beaches” Spherical (1.85:1) Dec 21 (USA) 6-Track Dolby Stereo Touchstone Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. 70mm trailer: “Three Fugitives”
"Le Grand Bleu" / “The Big Blue”
 
CinemaScope Aug 19 (USA) 6-Track Dolby Stereo Weintraub/Columbia Originally released in France in 70mm on May 11 as ‘Le Grand Bleu.’ US version features shorter running time and different music score.
Cobra Verde Spherical (1.85:1) (Germany) 6-Track Dolby Stereo Only 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 Stereo 20th Century Fox Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. 70mm trailers: “Working Girl,” “Twins” & “The Fly II”
Dayavan NA Oct 1988 (India) 6-Track Stereo NA See: 70mm Films in India
"Die Hard" Panavision July 15 (USA) 6-Track Dolby Stereo 20th Century Fox Opened 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 Stereo Universal Original 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 Stereo Universal Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. 70mm trailer: “Gorillas In The Mist”
“Pathfinder” Panavision Sept 23 (UK) 6-Track Dolby Stereo Norsk/IFEX Reportedly 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” Panavision June 10 (USA) 6-Track Dolby Stereo SR Paramount 70mm trailers: “Tucker” & “Coming To America”
“Shoot to Kill” Super 35 Feb 12 (USA) 6-Track Dolby Stereo Touchstone AKA: “Deadly Pursuit”
Tucker: The Man And His Dream Technovision Aug 12 (USA) 6-Track Dolby Stereo SR Paramount 70mm trailers: “U2: Rattle And Hum” & “Scrooged”
“Who Framed Roger Rabbit” Spherical (1.85:1) June 22 (USA) 6-Track Dolby Stereo Touchstone Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. 70mm trailer: “Cocktail”
“Willow” Panavision May 20 (USA) 6-Track Dolby Stereo SR MGM “Star Wars” it wasn’t...though still a fun and enjoyable movie.
           

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