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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

1989

March 3:
Lawrence Of Arabia (Re-Issue)
Super Panavision 70 / Six-Track Dolby Stereo SR
Columbia
"Newly Restored Director's Cut in 70mm Dolby Stereo"

Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport
Orange: [Century] Cinedome

Additional 70mm Engagements:
Costa Mesa: [Edwards] Town Center (Apr. 7)




May 24:
Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Lucasfilm Ltd./Paramount
"Have The Adventure Of Your Life Keeping Up With The Joneses."

Anaheim Hills: [SoCal] Cinemapolis
Costa Mesa: [Edwards] South Coast Plaza
Huntington Beach: [Edwards] Charter Centre
Laguna Hills; [Edwards/SoCal] Laguna Hills Mall
Mission Viejo: [Edwards] Crown Valley
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport
Orange: [Century] Cinedome (on two screens)

Also see Double Feature entry this year




June 9:
Dead Poets Society
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Touchstone (Buena Vista)

Costa Mesa: [Edwards] Town Center




June 9:
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Paramount
"The Enterprise Is back. This Time Have They Gone Too Far?"

Costa Mesa: [Edwards] Town Center
Orange: [Century] Cinedome

Also see Double Feature entry this year




June 23:
Batman
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Warner Bros.

Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport
Orange: [Century] Cinedome (on two screens)
Santa Ana: [Edwards] Hutton Centre 8 (THX)

Includes 70mm Sneak Preview screenings on June 22




July 7:
Lethal Weapon 2
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Warner Bros.
"The magic is back!"

Costa Mesa: [Edwards] Town Center
Mission Viejo: [Edwards] Crown Valley
Orange: [Century] Cinedome




August 9:
The Abyss
Spherical (Super-35) Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
20th Century Fox

Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport
Orange: [Century] Cinedome
 

September 1:
Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade / Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
(Double Feature Re-Issue)
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Paramount
"Two Times The Adventure — Together On The Same Screen!"

Laguna Niguel: [Mann] Rancho Niguel 8 (THX)

Also see “Indiana Jones” and “Star Trek” first-run entries this year



 

November 17:
The Little Mermaid
Spherical (Super-35) Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Walt Disney (Buena Vista)

Santa Ana: [AMC] MainPlace (THX)




December 27:
Born On The Fourth Of July
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo SR
Universal
"A true story of innocence lost and courage found."

Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport
Orange: [Century] Cinedome

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