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Showscan Speciality Theatre Films and Ride Films
Speciality Theatre Films and Ride Films
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All
70mm film lists
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Compiled
by: Thomas Hauerslev, based on SHOWSCAN's list from 1992 |
Date:
November 2002
Updated June 2011 |
Title |
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Running time |
Notes |
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This is Showscan |
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7 min |
First demonstration film.
The first two Showscan films
were produced by Future General, our research and development
company at Paramount Pictures. The first, "This is Showscan"
— an homage to "This is Cinerama" — was shot at 72 frames
per second. This was the test to see how well the process
worked, what we can learn from it, and if successful, produce a
proof-of-concept. We rented a Panavision System 65 High Speed
camera with a limit of 80 frames per second and traveled around
shooting various clips of fast action and beauty: we took it
white water rafting on the Stanislaus River, snowmobiling with
skiers on Mount Rose in Tahoe, on a roller coaster at Knott’s
Berry Farm, and in a plane over the Grand Canyon — all of which
Doug cut into a 7-minute trailer.
The second film was a narrative short called "Night of
Dreams", and was shot sync-sound at 60 frames per second
with actors, a stage, and a small union crew. We actually ran
electroencephalogram tests on people watching our footage at
different framerates and noticed that brainwave activity peaked
around 60 fps, so that became the norm.
Richard Yuricich, ASC, AC, August 2022
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Night of Dreams *)
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1978 |
12:00 |
Directed by Douglas Trumbull.
Fantasies become nightmares and dreams become reality in this spellbinding story
of a young boy and his family.
* Original Showscan process demonstration film acquired by The Showscan
Corporation 26.04.1985
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New Magic *)
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1983 |
23:00 |
See the full spectrum of the Showscan process. Magic sequences, special
effects, miniature photography, high speed thrills and suspense. Exciting,
blood-pumping fun.
Filmed with Super
Panavision 70 camera equipment
* Original Showscan process demonstration film acquired by The Showscan
Corporation 26.04.1985
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Big Ball *)
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1984 |
22:00 |
The down and dirty hometown boys are challenged to a game of dune buggy soccer.
This colorful action-thriller will have the audience rooting for the home team
until the last hit of the Big Ball.
* Original Showscan process demonstration film acquired by The Showscan
Corporation 26.04.1985
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Let's Go *)
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1985 |
17:00 |
The touching and comical story of a young boy's relationship with a robot. A
technological adventure for the eyes.
* Original Showscan process demonstration film acquired by The Showscan
Corporation 26.04.1985
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Deep Sea Rescue |
1985 |
5:00 |
Witness a deep water rescue within a specially designed submersible simulator.
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Chevrolet 75th
Anniversary |
1986 |
60 min |
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Earthwatch |
1986 |
7:00 |
The stoic, volatile beauty of Canada. See a giant icebreaker glide across the
frozen water. Drop off a mountain ridge in a small plane and live to talk about
it with the people of Canada as they celebrate Expo '86.
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Discovery |
1986 |
16:00 |
A young girl joins a space creature named Zargon and together they soar over
British Columbia's endless majestic beauty. A rapture for the eyes.
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Niagara Wonders |
1986 |
23:00 |
Niagara Falls, North America's greatest natural wonder, as you have never seen
it. Surging, dramatic and full of mystery and myth.
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Kiwi Magic |
1987 |
25:00 |
A hilarious tourist-comedy starring Ned Beatty and comedian Billy T. James.
James plays the wacky tour guide who leads Beatty on an unforgettable tour by
jeep, plane, toboggan, jet boat, raft and helicopter through New Zealand.
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Celebrating Us |
1988 |
27:00 |
A vivid, brilliant and breathtaking breeze through Australia which you will
never want to end. The pageantry and people of New South Wales welcome you home
in a film produced for this country's bicentennial.
Filmed with Todd-AO
camera equipment
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Call From Space |
1989 |
27:00 |
James Coburn hosts a scientific experiment gone bad. When Coburn invites a young
girl to help him with a scientific demonstration, he learns he is not the one
giving the experiment. An enterprising alien zaps the girl away for an
adventurous lesson in time travel. Charlton Heston is the voice behind the
alien.
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France, Images d'une Révolution |
1989 |
40:00 |
All the grandeur of France in this sensual glimpse of the past and present. See
the National Assembly in the full glory of the revolutionary period as they
light the flame of freedom for a nation making a new beginning and influencing
the world in the process.
Produced by Alec Costandinos to celebrate the 200th
Anniversary of the French Revolution. This movie was shown with
"New Magic" at the ERMITAGE cinema in Paris."
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The Magic Ballon |
1990 |
45:00 |
This classic children's fantasy follows the adventures of a boy and girl as they
are taken on a magical trip around the world pursued by an evil magician. Stars
Frank Langella and Henry Gibson.
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Leonardos Dream |
1990 |
24:00 |
Leonardo Da Vinci has a dream. The anguished inventor fears his life's work is
meaningless until a dream lands him in 20th-century Milan and right into the
middle of a festival celebrating his own inventions.
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Concerto for the
Earth |
1992 |
16:00 |
This film celebrates the diversity and beauty of the natural world, showing the
dramatic changes in the environment brought about by the rise of human
technology. Through music, not words, it explores the relationship between
humans and nature.
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Nature Rediscovered |
1992 |
22:00 |
Set in a series of national parks, this un-narrated ode to the natural world
unleashes the drama of the earth's lands as well as the evolutionary behavior in
the animal kingdom. The film's majestic score parallels the visual images in its
beauty and scope. |
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Showscan Ride
Films
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Title |
Released |
Running time |
Notes |
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Rollercoaster |
1984 |
3:09 |
Ride Colossus, the greatest wooden
rollercoaster ever created. |
Police Chase * |
1984 |
3:13 |
Try to evade the police in hot pursuit
through the German countryside. |
Runaway Train |
1985 |
2:53 |
Plunge brake/ess through the steep
passages of the Swiss Alps. |
Alpine Raceway |
1985 |
3:07 |
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Tour of the
Universe |
1986 |
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Alpine Thrills |
1986 |
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Roar through the winding Maloja Pass
in the Swiss Alps to set a new winter race record. |
Beach Buggies * |
1988 |
2:39 |
Compete in a dune buggy race crossing
the beaches of California. |
Downhill Skier |
1988 |
2:36 |
Experience the excitement of a ski run
in St. Moritz, Switzerland. |
Whitewater Rafting * |
1988 |
2:37 |
Shoot the rapids through dangerous
waters in a rubber raft. |
Olympic Bobsled |
1990 |
2:21 |
Luge to the finish line on the Calgary
Olympic bobsled run. |
Ninja |
1990 |
2:56 |
Ninja v-<
Ride the "Black belt of rollercoasters." |
Revolution |
1990 |
3:08 |
Loop and twist along a maze
ofspiraling rollercoaster track. You won't know which way is up. |
Space Race |
1991 |
5:16 |
Battle in an outer space demolition
derby against alien space vehicles in an adventure from LucasArts'
Industrial Light & Magic, creators of the effects for Star Wars |
Alien Encounter |
1992 |
5:06 |
Launch into a space odyssey from
Industrial Light & Magic that hurls you into a wild chase with alien
flying saucers. |
Rescue at Sea |
1992 |
4:45 |
Join a Royal Navy helicopter team to
save a downed pilot in the North Sea. |
Desert Duel |
1992 |
3:55 |
Compete in the ultimate match race in
a 4-wheel drive vehicle through the Mojave Desert. |
Devil's Mine Ride |
1992 |
4:08 |
Ride through a treacherous abandoned
mine filled with dizzying surprises and advanced digital computer
graphics animation. Winner of thirteen film awards. |
Airial Dogfight |
1992 |
3:30 |
Fly in a heart-stopping, action-packed
aerial adventure in authentic British and German World War II
aircraft. |
River Run |
1994 |
3:25 |
Run Whitewater rapids in a high
powered jet aquacraft |
Cosmic Pinball |
1994 |
4:02 |
Bounce through a giant pinball machine
in this totally computer generated, award winning, intergalactic
thriller. |
Stock Car Showdown |
1994 |
4:20 |
Climb behind the wheel of an awesome
300 horsepower, 180 mph race car, in this thrill-packed, high-speed
contest. |
Night Race |
xx.10.1995 |
4:00 |
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Hong Kong Havoc |
26.05.1995 |
4:25 |
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Dracula's Haunted
Castle |
1996 |
4:19 |
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Street Luge |
1997 |
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The Storm |
1997 |
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Monte Carlo Raceway |
198 |
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Dune Buggy
Highlights |
198 |
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Motorcycle Madness |
198 |
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Underwater
Experience |
198 |
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Nature Rediscovered |
199 |
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New South World |
199 |
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Olympic Spirit |
2000 |
Olympic Spirit
Center, Munic, Germany |
4 short films
technically photographed with a Todd-AO camera. |
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All of these attractions have a 3-5 minute
running time and are provided exclusively by Showscan to its customers. All
films are also available in our Showscan HD Library except those indicated
by an "*."
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