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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
1986
January 17:
THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Guber-Peters/PSO/Warner Bros.
“One of the best loved stories of all time becomes an exciting motion picture.”
Manhattan: [Loews] New York Twin
March 21:
SLEEPING BEAUTY (Re-Issue)
Super Technirama 70 / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Walt Disney/Buena Vista
“Share it with someone you love.”
Manhattan: [Guild] Embassy 1
[Also see 1959 & 1979 entries]
March 26:
THE MONEY PIT
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Amblin/Universal
“For everyone who’s ever been deeply in Love or deeply in Debt.”
Manhattan: [Loews] Astor Plaza
Manhattan: [Loews] New York Twin
April 18:
ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS
Spherical (Super-35) Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Virgin/Goldcrest/Orion
“The Sounds. The Moves. The Style. The Magic.”
Manhattan: [Walter Reade] Ziegfeld
May 16:
TOP GUN
Spherical (Super-35) Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Paramount
“Up There With The Best Of The Best”
Manhattan: [Loews] 34th Street Showplace*
Manhattan: [Loews] 84th Street Six*
Manhattan: [Loews] Astor Plaza
Manhattan: [Loews] Orpheum Twin*
Manhattan: [Loews] State Twin**
*Includes 70mm Sneak Preview screening on May 10
**May 10 Sneak Preview screening only
Includes (World?) Premiere on May 12 (theatre ?)
May 23:
COBRA
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Ultra Stereo*
Cannon/Warner Bros.
“Crime is a disease. Meet the cure.”
Manhattan: [Loews] 84th Street Six
Manhattan: [RKO Cinema 5] Murray Hill
Manhattan: [RKO Century] Warner Twin
Includes 70mm Sneak Preview screenings on May 22 (all three venues) and 24-Hour “Cobra-Thon” on May 22-23 (Warner Twin)
*Ultra Stereo billed on film’s promotional material whereas Eagle Stereo is listed in the film’s end credits
June 6:
SPACECAMP
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
ABC/20th Century Fox
“The Stars Belong To A New Generation”
Manhattan: [B.S. Moss] Criterion Center
Manhattan: [Trans-Lux] Gotham
July 18:
ALIENS
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Brandywine/SLM/20th Century Fox
“There Are Some Places In The Universe You Don’t Go Alone.”
Commack: [Redstone] Commack Multiplex
Hicksville: [Town & Country] Mid-Plaza Cinema 6
Levittown: [Loews] Nassau Six
Manhattan: [Loews] 84th Street Six
Manhattan: [Trans-Lux] Gotham
Manhattan: [Loews] Orpheum Twin
Manhattan: [RKO Century] Warner Twin (shown in 70mm on both screens)
Nanuet: [UA] Route 59
Paramus: [RKO Century] Route 17 Triplex
Sayreville: [Redstone] Amboy Multiplex
Valley Stream: [RKO Century] Green Acres Triplex
August 1:
HOWARD THE DUCK
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Lucasfilm Ltd./Universal
“Trapped in a world he never made.”
Manhattan: [Loews] 34th Street Showplace
Manhattan: [Loews] 84th Street Six
Manhattan: [Loews] Astor Plaza
Manhattan: [Loews] New York Twin
October 3:
TOUGH GUYS
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Touchstone/Silver Screen Partners II/Buena Vista
“Friends for years… Legends for life… Tough guys forever.”
Manhattan: [Walter Reade] 23rd Street West Triplex
Manhattan: [Walter Reade] Ziegfeld*
*Includes 70mm Sneak Preview screening on Sep. 27
October 17:
THE COLOR OF MONEY
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Touchstone/Silver Screen Partners II/Buena Vista
“The Hustler isn’t what he used to be. But he has the next best thing. A kid who is.”
Manhattan: [Walter Reade] Bay
Manhattan: [Walter Reade] Coronet
Manhattan: [Guild] Embassy 1
Includes World Premiere on Oct. 8 (theatre ?)
October 31:
THE MISSION
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Goldcrest/Kingsmere/Warner Bros.
Manhattan: [RKO Cinema 5] Cinema I
U.S. Premiere Engagement
Expanded Release on Dec. 19
Commack: [Redstone] Commack Multiplex
Garden City: [RKO Century] Roosevelt Field Quad
Hawthorne: [Redstone] All Westchester Saw Mill Multiplex (THX)
Paramus: [RKO Century] Route 4 Tenplex
Sayreville: [Redstone] Amboy Multiplex
Secaucus: [Loews] Meadow Plaza Eightplex
Valley Stream: [Redstone] Sunrise Multiplex
Woodbury: [UA] Cinema 150
Additional 70mm Engagement
Syosset: [UA] Syosset Triplex (Jan. 30, 1987)
November 26:
NUTCRACKER
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Hyperion/Atlantic
“The Motion Picture”
Manhattan: [Walter Reade] Ziegfeld
November 26:
STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Paramount
“Stardate: 1986. How on earth can they save the future?”
Bronx: [Redstone] Whitestone Multiplex
Edison: [GCC] Menlo Park
Levittown: [Loews] Nassau Six
Manhattan: [Loews] 34th Street Showplace
Manhattan: [Loews] 84th Street Six
Manhattan: [Loews] State Twin (shown in 70mm on both screens)
Manhattan: [Loews] Orpheum Twin
Massapequa: [UA] Pequa
Medford: [Redstone] Brookhaven Multiplex (THX)
Paramus: [RKO Century] Route 4 Tenplex
Patchogue: [UA] Movies at Patchogue
Sayreville: [Redstone] Amboy Multiplex
Secaucus: [Loews] Meadow Six
Stamford: [Trans-Lux] Ridgeway
Valley Stream: [Redstone] Sunrise Multiplex
Wayne: [Loews] Wayne Six
Yonkers: [GCC] Central Plaza
Additional 70mm Engagements
Hawthorne: [Redstone] All Westchester Saw Mill Multiplex (Dec. 19) (THX)
Manhattan: [Guild] Embassy 1 (Jan. 16, 1987)
Manhattan: [Loews] New York Twin (Jan. 16, 1987)
[Also see 1992 ILM Tribute 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.”
Manhattan: [Loews] 84th Street Six
Manhattan: [RKO Cinema 5] Beekman
Manhattan: [B.S. Moss] Criterion Center
Manhattan: [RKO Cinema 5] Gramercy
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