THE SCREENING ROOM
A year-by-year, film-by-film history of 70-millimeter wide gauge exhibition in Southern California
Compiled by Michael Coate and William Kallay
1986
January 24:
The Clan Of The Cave Bear
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Warner Bros.
Hollywood: [Mann] Chinese (THX)
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport
Westwood Village: [Mann] Village (THX)
March 26:
The Money Pit
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Universal
"For everyone who's ever been in Love or deeply in Debt."
Hollywood: [Pacific] Holywood Pacific
Westwood Village: [GCC] Avco Center (THX)
[70mm Trailers: "Absolute Beginners," "Howard The Duck," "Jumpin' Jack
Flash," "Legal Eagles"]
Additional 70mm Engagement:
Century City: [Plitt] Century Plaza (Apr. 18) (HPS-4000)
April 18:
Absolute Beginners
Spherical (Super-35) Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Orion
"The Sounds. The Moves. The Style. The Magic."
Hollywood: [Pacific] Cinerama Dome
Expanded Release on May 9:
Hollywood: [Pacific] Paramount (move-over from Cinerama Dome)
Westwood Village: [Pacific] Metro
[70mm Trailers: "Back To School," "Pirates"]
May 16:
Top Gun
Spherical (Super-35) Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Paramount
"The Best Of The Best"
Costa Mesa: [Edwards] South Coast Plaza*
Hollywood: [Mann] Chinese* (THX)
Lakewood: [Pacific] Lakewood Center
Montclair: [Pacific] Montclair
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport* (May 16 - July 24)
Orange: [Syufy] Cinedome*
Torrance: [Mann] Old Towne
Westwood Village: [Mann] National*/** (May 16 - July 1) (THX)
*Includes 70mm Sneak Preview screening on May 10
**Includes Los Angeles Premiere on May 15
[70mm Trailers: "Crocodile Dundee," "Deadly Friend," "The Golden Child,"
"The Karate Kid Part II," "Ruthless People," "Star Trek IV," "Under The
Cherry Moon"]
["Top Gun" also screened during a July 1986 Dolby Stereo "Split
Surround" presentation format demonstration event at the Samuel Goldwyn
Theatre in Beverly Hills hosted by Dolby Labs, Inc. and the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Additional 70mm Engagements:
Westwood Village: [Mann] Regent (July 2)
Westwood Village: [Mann] National (Aug. 8) (THX)
Tarzana: [Mann] Valley West (Aug. 15)
Temple City: [Edwards] Temple (Aug. 15)
Glendora: [Mann] Mann 6 (Aug. 29)
Ventura: [Mann] Buenaventura (Aug. 29)
Hollywood: [Pacific] Cinerama Dome (Sep. 5)
West Covina: [SoCal] Eastland (Sep. 5)
Westwood Village: [Mann] Bruin (Sep. 26) (THX)
Orange: [Syufy] City Center (Oct. 3)
Hollywood: [Pacific] Hollywood Pacific (Oct. 8)
Laguna Hills: [Edwards/SoCal] Laguna Hills Mall (Oct. 10)
Monrovia: [Mann] Huntington Oaks 6 (Oct. 10)
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport (Nov. 21)
Puente Hills: [Mann] Mann 6 (Dec. 5) (THX)
Additional 70mm Screenings:
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero [1] (July 28, 2011)
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero [2] (October 25, 2012)
[1] Shown once during "The Big Picture: 70mm at the American
Cinematheque"
[2] Shown once as part of "The Director Says: Action! Remembering Tony
Scott" with "Days of Thunder" in 70mm
Also see Special Screenings and Film Festivals (1988, 1992, 1997, and 2008)
entries
May 22:
Cobra
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Eagle/Ultra Stereo*
Warner Bros.
"Crime is a Disease. Meet the Cure."
Hollywood: [Mann] Chinese** (THX)
Westwood Village: [Mann] Village (THX)
Expanded Release on May 23:
Costa Mesa: [Edwards] Town Center
Orange: [Syufy] Cinedome
*Prints credited "Eagle Stereo"; posters & newspaper ads promoted "Ultra
Stereo"
**Includes "Cobra-Thon" All-Night Round-The-Clock screenings for first
day
[70mm Trailers: "Club Paradise," "The Karate Kid Part II," "Legal
Eagles," "One Crazy Summer," "Under The Cherry Moon"]
Additional 70mm Engagement:
Westwood Village: [Mann] Plaza (June 6)
June 6:
SpaceCamp
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
20th Century Fox
"The Stars Belong To A New Generation"
Hollywood: [UA] Egyptian
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport
Sherman Oaks: [GCC] Sherman Oaks (THX)
Westwood Village: [GCC] Avco Center (THX)
[70mm Trailer: "Aliens," "Big Trouble In Little China," "Running
Scared"]
July 2:
Big Trouble In Little China
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
20th Century Fox
"Who is Jack Burton?"
Hollywood: [Pacific] Hollywood Pacific
Westwood Village: [UA] Egyptian (THX)
[70mm Trailer: "Aliens," "The Fly"]
July 18:
Aliens
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
20th Century Fox
"There Are Some Places In The Universe You Don't Go Alone."
Alhambra: [Edwards] Alhambra Place
Buena Park: [UA] 8 Movies (THX)
Cerritos: [UA] Twin
Costa Mesa: [Edwards] South Coast Plaza
Hollywood: [UA] Egyptian
Huntington Beach: [Edwards] Charter Centre
Long Beach: [UA] Movies
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport
North Hollywood: [UA] Movies
Orange: [Syufy] Cinedome
Pasadena: [UA] United Artists
Santa Barbara: [Metropolitan] Arlington
Sherman Oaks: [GCC] Sherman Oaks (THX)
Thousand Oaks: [UA] Movies
Westminster: [UA] Twin
Westwood Village: [GCC] Avco Center (THX)
Woodland Hills: [UA] Warner Center (THX)
[70mm Trailers: "Deadly Friend," "The Fly"]
Additional 70mm Engagement:
Westwood Village: [UA] Coronet (Oct. 10) (THX)
Additional 70mm Screening:
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero* (May 29, 2009)
*Shown as part of a 70mm double feature with "The Abyss" during the
"Bigger Than Life: 70mm Returns" festival. Director James Cameron was
the guest.
Also see Special Screenings and Film Festivals (1987, 1996, 1998, 1999,
and 2008) entries
August 1:
Howard The Duck
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Lucasfilm Ltd./Universal
"Trapped in a world he never made."
Costa Mesa: [Edwards] Town Center
Hollywood: [Pacific] Cinerama Dome
Westwood Village: [Mann] Village (THX)
[70mm Trailer: "An American Tail"]
August 15:
Manhunter
Spherical (Super-35) Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
Hollywood: [Mann] Chinese (THX)
Westwood Village: [Mann] Village (THX)
October 3:
Tough Guys
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Touchstone (Buena Vista)
Hollywood: [Mann] Chinese (THX)
Westwood Village: [Mann] Village (THX)
October 17:
The Color Of Money
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Touchstone (Buena Vista)
Costa Mesa: [Edwards] South Coast Plaza
Hollywood: [Cineplex Odeon] Showcase
Orange: [Syufy] Cinedome
Westwood Village: [GCC] Avco Center (THX)
Includes West Coast Premiere on October 14 (theatre unknown)
November 14:
The Mission
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Warner Bros.
Century City: [Plitt] Century Plaza (HPS-4000)
Expanded release on Nov. 26:
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport
Expanded Release on Dec. 25:
Laguna Hills: [Edwards/SoCal] Laguna Hills Mall
Pasadena: [Pacific] Hastings
Redondo Beach: [GCC] Galleria South Bay (THX)
Studio City: [Mann] Studio
Ventura: [Century] Century 8
[70mm Trailer: "Heartbreak Ridge"]
Additional 70mm Engagement:
Glendale: [Mann] Glendale (Feb. 20, 1987)
Additional 70mm Screening:
Hollywood: [Pacific] Cinerama Dome and ArcLight (date unknown,
but the film screened sometime between 2002-2008 in one of the ArcLight
auditoriums for a special screening)
November 26:
Nutcracker: The Motion Picture
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Atlantic
Century City: [Plitt] Century Plaza
November 26:
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Anamorphic Blow-Up
Paramount
*Six-Track Dolby Stereo
**Six-Track Dolby Stereo SR
Carlsbad: [SoCal] Plaza Camino Real* (Showscan Stereo Acoustics)
Costa Mesa: [Edwards] Town Center*
Glendale: [Pacific] Roxy*
Hollywood: [Pacific] Cinerama Dome**
Lakewood: [Pacific] Lakewood Center*
Long Beach: [UA] Movies*
Montclair: [Pacific] Montclair*
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport*
North Hollywood: [UA] Movies*
Northridge: [Pacific] Northridge*
Orange: [Syufy] Cinedome*
Tarzana: [Mann] Valley West*
Temple City: [Edwards] Temple*
Torrance: [Mann] Old Towne*
Ventura: [Mann] Buenaventura*
Westwood Village: [Mann] Village** (THX)
Woodland Hills: [Pacific] Topanga*
Also includes Invitational Advance screening on Nov. 20 and Benefit
screening (hosted by William Shatner) on Dec. 4 — both screenings held
at the Academy's Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills
[70mm Trailers: "The Golden Child," "Little Shop Of Horrors"]
Additional 70mm Engagements:
Monrovia: [Mann] Huntington Oaks 6 (Dec. 19)
El Toro: [Edwards] El Toro (Dec. 25)
Escondido: [UA] Movies (Jan. 16, 1987)
Hollywood: [Pacific] Hollywood Pacific (Jan. 30, 1987)
West Covina: [SoCal] Eastland (Jan. 30, 1987)
Westwood Village: [Mann] Plaza (Feb. 13, 1987)
Additional 70mm Screenings:
Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian (March 26, 2011)
Also see Special Screenings and Film Festivals (1988) entry
December 19:
Little Shop Of Horrors
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Geffen (Warner Bros.)
"Meet me at the funniest shop in town."
Costa Mesa: [Edwards] Town Center
Hollywood: [Mann] Chinese (THX)
Orange: [Syufy] Cinedome
Westwood Village: [Mann] Bruin (THX)
[70mm Trailers: "Burglar," "Critical Condition," "From The Hip,"
"Innerspace"]
Also see Special Screenings and Film Festivals (1991 and 1992) entries
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