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A year-by-year, film-by-film history of 70-millimeter wide gauge exhibition in New York City & Vicinity
Compiled by Michael Coate and William Kallay
1985
March 29:
RETURN OF THE JEDI (Re-Issue)
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Lucasfilm Ltd./20th Century Fox
“Return To A Galaxy Far, Far Away”
Brooklyn: [RKO Century] Kingsway Fiveplex
Garden City: [RKO Century] Roosevelt Field Triplex
Manhattan: [RKO Century] Warner Twin*
Paramus: [RKO Century] Route 4 Tenplex
Queens: [UA] Continental
Syosset: [UA] Syosset Triplex
White Plains: [UA] Cinema
*Includes one-time-only 70mm “Star Wars” triple feature screening on Mar. 28 (part of a nine-city U.S. & Canada benefit)
[Also see 1983 entry & 1992 ILM Tribute entry]
April 12:
LADYHAWKE
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
20th Century Fox/Warner Bros.
“A Magical Fun-Filled Adventure Unlike Any You Have Seen.”
Manhattan: [Loews] 84th Street Six
Manhattan: [RKO Century] National Twin
May 22:
RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Kassar-Vajna/TriStar
“No man, no law, no war can stop him.”
Manhattan: [Loews] 84th Street Six
Manhattan: [Walter Reade] Bay
Manhattan: [UA] Gemini Twin
Manhattan: [RKO Century] Warner Twin
June 7:
THE GOONIES
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Amblin/Warner Bros.
“Join the adventure.”
Manhattan: [Loews] 84th Street Six
Manhattan: [B.S. Moss] Criterion Center
Manhattan: [Cinema 5] Murray Hill
June 21:
COCOON
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
SLM/20th Century Fox
“It is everything you’ve dreamed of. It is nothing you expect.”
Edison: [GCC] Menlo Park Twin
Manhattan: [Loews] 84th Street Six
Manhattan: [Walter Reade] Bay
Manhattan: [B.S. Moss] Criterion Center
Manhattan: [Trans-Lux] Gotham
Manhattan: [Loews] Orpheum Twin
Paramus: [RKO Century] Route 4 Tenplex
Secaucus: [Loews] Meadow Six
Stamford: [Trans-Lux] Ridgeway
Syosset: [UA] Syosset Triplex (June 21-27)
Valley Stream: [RKO Century] Green Acres Triplex
West Orange: [GCC] Essex Green (THX)
Additional 70mm Engagements
Woodbury: [UA] Cinema 150 (June 28; move-over from Syosset Triplex)
Syosset: [UA] Syosset Triplex (July 26; move-over from Cinema 150)
June 21:
LIFEFORCE
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Cannon/TriStar
“In the blink of an eye, the terror begins.”
Manhattan: [UA] Gemini Twin
Manhattan: [UA] United Artists Twin (HPS-4000)
June 21:
RETURN TO OZ
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Walt Disney/Buena Vista
“If there’s one thing you must do this summer, it’s Return to Oz…”
Manhattan: [Rockefeller] Radio City Music Hall
Includes Disney & Rockettes stage show
July 3:
BACK TO THE FUTURE
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Amblin/Universal
“He was never in time for his classes… He wasn’t in time for his dinner… Then one day…he wasn’t in his time at all.”
Manhattan: [Loews] State Twin
July 3:
THE EMERALD FOREST
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Embassy
“Based on a true story.”
Manhattan: [RKO Century] National Twin
July 10:
MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Kennedy-Miller/Warner Bros.
Manhattan: [Loews] 84th Street Six
Manhattan: [Cinema 5] Beekman
Manhattan: [Cinema 5] Murray Hill
Manhattan: [RKO Century] Warner Twin*
*Includes 70mm Sneak Preview screening on June 9
July 10:
SILVERADO
Spherical (Super-35) Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
DELPHI/Columbia
“Get ready for the ride of your life.”
Brooklyn: [RKO Century] Kingsway Fiveplex
Coram: [UA] Movies at Coram
East Meadow: [UA] Meadowbrook Quad
Hicksville: [Town & Country] Mid-Plaza Cinema 6
Manhattan: [Walter Reade] 23rd Street West Triplex
Manhattan: [Walter Reade] Coronet
Manhattan: [Walter Reade] Ziegfeld
Paramus: [RKO Century] Route 4 Tenplex
Sayreville: [Redstone] Amboy Multiplex
Secaucus: [Loews] Meadow Six
Valley Stream: [Redstone] Sunrise Multiplex*
*Includes 70mm Sneak Preview screenings on June 29 & July 6
Additional 70mm Engagement
Manhattan: [Walter Reade] Bay (Sep. 12)
July 12:
EXPLORERS
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Paramount
“You Don’t Need A Driver’s License To Reach The Stars.”
Manhattan: [Loews] Astor Plaza
Additional 70mm Engagement
Manhattan: [Guild] Embassy 1 (Aug. 2)
July 19:
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (Re-Issue)
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Universal
“The Story That Touched The World.”
Manhattan: [Loews] Orpheum Twin
Manhattan: [Loews] State Twin
[Also see 1982 entry]
July 22:
BLACK ORPHEUS (“Orfeu Negro”)
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Stereo
Janus/Kino International
Manhattan: [Museum of Modern Art] Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1
New York Premiere of 70mm version — screened twice on July 22
[Original 35mm version screened during June-Aug Janus Film Festival at Carnegie Hall]
July 26:
THE BLACK CAULDRON
Super Technirama 70 / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Walt Disney/Silver Screen Partners II/Buena Vista
“The adventure film of the summer.”
Manhattan: [Rockefeller] Radio City Music Hall*
Nanuet: [UA] Route 59
Paramus: [RKO Century] Route 17 Triplex
Secaucus: [Loews] Meadow Six
Totowa: [UA] Cinema 46 Triplex
Valley Stream: [Redstone] Sunrise Multiplex
Woodbury: [UA] Cinema 150
*Included Disney & Rockettes stage show
All engagements included Donald Duck & Chip ‘N’ Dale animated short “Chips Ahoy”
Additional 70mm Engagement
Manhattan: [Guild] Embassy 1 (Aug. 30)
August 16:
AMERICAN FLYERS
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Warner Bros.
“Find out how fabulous a good movie can make you feel.”
Manhattan: [Cinema 5] Beekman
August 16:
YEAR OF THE DRAGON
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Dino De Laurentiis/MGM-UA
“It isn’t the Bronx or Brooklyn, it isn’t even New York. It’s Chinatown…and it’s about to explode.”
Manhattan: [Loews] 34th Street Showplace
Manhattan: [Loews] 84th Street Six
Manhatatan: [Loews] Astor Plaza
Manhattan: [Loews] Orpheum Twin
Additional 70mm Engagement
Manhattan: [Guild] Embassy I (Sep. 27)
August 23:
GHOST BUSTERS (Re-Issue)
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Columbia
“Let’s Get Slimed One More Time.”
Manhattan: [Walter Reade] Ziegfeld
[Also see 1984 entry]
November 8:
BRING ON THE NIGHT
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
A&M/Samuel Goldwyn
“A Band Is Born”
Woodbury: [UA] Cinema 150
November 22:
WHITE NIGHTS
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
DELPHI/Columbia
“Two men. Not soldiers. Not heroes. Just dancers. Willing to risk their lives for freedom—and each other.”
Commack: [Redstone] Commack Multiplex
Manhattan: [Walter Reade] Ziegfeld
Paramus: [RKO Century] Route 4 Tenplex
Sayreville: [Redstone] Amboy Multiplex
Secaucus: [Loews] Meadow Six
Valley Stream: [Redstone] Sunrise Multiplex
Woodbury: [UA] Cinema 150
Additional 70mm Engagements
Manhattan: [Walter Reade] Coronet (Jan. 3, 1986)
Manhattan: [Guild] Embassy I (Jan. 31, 1986)
November 27:
ROCKY IV
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
MGM-UA
“The War”
Manhattan: [Loews] 34th Street Showplace
Manhattan: [Loews] 84th Street Six
Manhatatan: [Loews] Orpheum Twin
Manhattan: [Loews] State Twin
November 27:
SANTA CLAUS
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Alexander Salkind/TriStar
“The Legend Comes To Life”
Manhattan: [UA] Gemini Twin
Manhattan: [UA] United Artists Twin (HPS-4000)
December 4:
YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Amblin/Paramount
“Before a lifetime of adventure, they lived the adventure of a lifetime.”
Manhattan: [Loews] 34th Street Showplace
Manhattan: [Loews] 84th Street Six
Manhatatan: [Loews] Astor Plaza
Manhattan: [Loews] Orpheum Twin
December 6:
SPIES LIKE US
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Stereo
Warner Bros.
“With spies like these who needs enemies?”
Manhattan: [RKO Cinema 5] Murray Hill
Manhattan: [RKO Century] National Twin
December 10:
A CHORUS LINE
Spherical (Super-35) Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Embassy/PolyGram/Columbia
“The Movie”
Commack: [Redstone] Commack Multiplex
Levittown: [Loews] Nassau Six
Manhattan: [Loews] 34th Street Showplace
Manhattan: [Loews] New York Twin
Manhattan: [Loews] Paramount
Medford: [Redstone] Brookhaven Multiplex (THX)
Paramus: [RKO Century] Route 17 Triplex
Sayreville: [Redstone] Amboy Multiplex
Secaucus: [Loews] Meadow Sixplex
Wayne: [Loews] Wayne Sixplex
Valley Stream: [Redstone] Sunrise Multiplex
Includes World Premiere on Dec. 9 at Radio City Music Hall
December 18:
OUT OF AFRICA
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Universal
“Based on a true story.”
Manhattan: [Loews] 84th Street Six
Manhattan: [Loews] State Twin
Manhattan: [Loews] Tower East
Additional 70mm Engagements
Manhattan: [Loews] Astor Plaza (Feb. 14, 1986)
Manhattan: [Loews] New York Twin (Mar. 28, 1986)
December 25:
REVOLUTION
Spherical (Super-35) Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Goldcrest/Viking/Warner Bros.
“An American Epic”
Manhattan: [RKO Century] National Twin
Manhattan: [Loews] New York Twin
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