A year-by-year,
film-by-film history of 70-millimeter wide gauge exhibition in
Orange County,
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.
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport
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*
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport* (May 16 - July 24)
Orange: [Century] Cinedome*
*Includes 70mm Sneak Preview screening on May 10
Additional 70mm Engagements:
Orange: [Century] City Center (Oct. 3)
Laguna Hills: [Edwards/SoCal] Laguna Hills Mall (Oct. 10)
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport (Nov. 21)
May 23:
Cobra
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Eagle/Ultra Stereo*
Warner Bros.
"Crime is a Disease. Meet the Cure."
Costa Mesa: [Edwards] Town Center
Orange: [Century] Cinedome
*Prints credited "Eagle Stereo"; posters & newspaper ads promoted "Ultra
Stereo"
June 6:
SpaceCamp
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
20th Century Fox
"The Stars Belong To A New Generation"
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport
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."
Buena Park: [UA] 8 Movies (THX)
Costa Mesa: [Edwards] South Coast Plaza
Huntington Beach: [Edwards] Charter Centre
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport
Orange: [Century] Cinedome
Westminster: [UA] Twin
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
October 17:
The Color Of Money
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Touchstone (Buena Vista)
Costa Mesa: [Edwards] South Coast Plaza
Orange: [Century] Cinedome
November 26:
The Mission
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Warner Bros.
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport
Expanded Release on Dec. 25:
Laguna Hills: [Edwards/SoCal] Laguna Hills Mall
November 26:
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Paramount
Costa Mesa: [Edwards] Town Center
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport
Orange: [Century Cinedome
Additional 70mm Engagements:
El Toro: [Edwards] El Toro (Dec. 25)
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
Orange: [Century] Cinedome
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