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A year-by-year, film-by-film history of 70-millimeter wide gauge exhibition in Southern California
Compiled by Michael Coate and William Kallay
1984
March 30:
Greystoke: The Legend Of Tarzan, Lord Of The Apes
Spherical (Super-35) Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Warner Bros.
Hollywood: [Mann] Chinese
Westwood Village: [Mann] National
[70mm Trailer: "Gremlins," "Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom," "Once Upon A Time In America"]
Additional 70mm Engagements:
Westwood Village: [Mann] Village (Apr. 28)
Hollywood: [Mann] Vogue (May 23)
May 23:
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Lucasfilm Ltd./Paramount
"If Adventure Has A Name, It Must be Indiana Jones"
Costa Mesa: [Edwards] South Coast Plaza
Hollywood: [Mann] Chinese* (on three screens; THX Screen #1)
La Mirada: [Pacific] La Mirada
Laguna Hills: [Edwards/Sanborn] Laguna Hills Mall
Lakewood: [Pacific] Lakewood Center
Long Beach: [UA] Movies
Monrovia: [Mann] Huntington Oaks 6 (on two screens)
Montclair: [SRO] Montclair
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport
Northridge: [Pacific] Northridge
Orange: [Syufy] Cinedome (on two screens)
Palm Desert: [Metropolitan] Town Center Cinema 7
Palm Springs: [Metropolitan] Camelot
Riverside: [Sanborn] Canyon Crest
Santa Barbara: [Metropolitan] Arlington
Sherman Oaks: [Mann] La Reina
Temple City: [Edwards] Temple
Thousand Oaks: [UA] Movies
Westwood Village: [Mann] National (THX)
Woodland Hills: [Pacific] Topanga
*Includes Los Angeles Premiere on May 22
[70mm Trailers: "Rhinestone," "Top Secret"]
[THX Sound System "Broadway" trailer introduced with the release of "Indiana
Jones And The Temple Of Doom"]
[George Lucas and Steven Spielberg placed their hand and foot prints at the
Chinese Theatre in connection with "Indiana Jones" on May 16, 1984]
Additional 70mm Engagements:
Irvine: [Edwards] University (Aug. 24)
Century City: [Plitt] Century Plaza (Aug. 31)
Pasadena: [SRO] Hastings (Aug. 31)
West Covina: [Sanborn] Eastland (Aug. 31)
Hollywood: [Mann] Hollywood (Sep. 21)
La Mirada: [SRO] Gateway (Sep. 21)
Century City: [Plitt] Century Plaza (Nov. 21)
Orange: [Syufy] City Center (Nov. 21)
June 1:
Star Trek
III: The Search For Spock
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby
Stereo
Paramount
"Join The Search."
Costa Mesa: [Edwards] Town Center
Escondido: [AIT] Carousel
Hollywood: [Pacific] Cinerama Dome
La Mirada: [Pacific] La Mirada
Lakewood: [Pacific] Lakewood Center
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport
North Hollywood: [UA] Movies
Northridge: [Pacific] Northridge
Orange: [Syufy] City Center
Riverside: [UA] Tyler Mall
Sherman Oaks: [Pacific] Galleria
Tarzana: [Mann] Valley West
Torrance: [Mann] Old Towne
West Covina: [Sanborn] Eastland
Westwood Village: [Mann] Village
[70mm Trailers: "2010," "Rhinestone," "Top Secret"]
Additional 70mm Engagements:
Bakersfield: [UA] Movies 6 (June 15)
Riverside: [Sanborn] Canyon Crest (June 29)
Hollywood: [Pacific] Hollywood Pacific (July 13)
June 1:
Streets Of Fire
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Universal
"Tonight is what it means to be young."
Hollywood: [Pacific] Hollywood Pacific
Westwood Village: [GCC] Avco Center (THX)
[70mm Trailer: "The Last Starfighter"]
June 8:
Ghost Busters
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Columbia
"They're Here To Save The World."
Cerritos: [UA] Twin
Hollywood: [Mann] Chinese
Marina del Rey: [UA] Movies
Orange: [Syufy] Cinedome
Riverside: [UA] Movies
Tarzana: [Mann] Valley West
Westminster: [UA] Twin
Westwood Village: [GCC] Avco Center (THX)
[70mm Trailer: "The Karate Kid"]
Additional 70mm Engagements:
Northridge: [Pacific] Northridge (June 29)
West Covina: [Sanborn] Eastland
Century City: [Plitt] Century Plaza (Oct. 12)
June 8:
Gremlins
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Warner Bros.
"Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous."
Hollywood: [Mann] Chinese
Westwood Village: [Mann] Bruin
[70mm Trailer: "The NeverEnding Story," "Purple Rain"]
July 13:
The Last Starfighter
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Universal
"He didn't find his dreams...his dreams found him."
Century City: [Plitt] Century Plaza
Hollywood: [Pacific] Cinerama Dome
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport
Orange: [Syufy] Cinedome
[70mm Trailer: "Dune"]
September 19:
Amadeus
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Orion
"The Man... The Music... The Madness... The Murder... The Motion Picture..."
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport (Sep. 19 - Dec. 6)
Westwood Village: [UA] Coronet (THX)
[70mm Trailer: "The Cotton Club"]
Expanded Release on Nov. 9:
Temple City: [Edwards] Temple
Expanded Release on Feb. 1, 1985:
Arroyo Grande: [Festival Enterprises] Festival
La Mirada: [SRO] Gateway
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport
Palm Springs: [Metropolitan] Camelot
Riverside: [SoCal] Canyon Crest
Torrance: [UA] Del Amo
West Covina: [SoCal] Eastland
Additional 70mm Engagements:
West Los Angeles: [Pacific] Picwood (July 19, 1985)
Century City: [Plitt] Century Plaza (Sep. 13, 1985)
September 28:
The Bear
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Embassy
"Winning. That was the difference between playing football and playing for
'The Bear'."
Century City: [Plitt] Century Plaza
October 19:
The Razor’s Edge
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Columbia
Century City: [Plitt] Century Plaza (HPS-4000)
Hollywood: [Mann] Chinese (THX)
[70mm Trailer:
"Starman"]
December 7:
2010
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
MGM/UA
"The Year We Make Contact"
Buena Park: [UA] Movies (THX)
Cerritos: [UA] Twin
Costa Mesa: [Edwards] Town Center
Escondido: [AIT] Carousel
Glendale: [Mann] Glendale
Hollywood: [Pacific] Cinerama Dome
La Mirada: [Pacific] La Mirada
Laguna Hills: [Edwards/Sanborn] Laguna Hills Mall
Marina del Rey: [UA] Movies
Montclair: [UA] Movies
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport
Northridge: [Pacific] Northridge
Orange: [Syufy] Cinedome
Palm Springs: [Metropolitan] Camelot
Pasadena: [SRO] Hastings
Riverside: [SoCal] Canyon Crest
Riverside: [UA] Tyler Mall
Santa Barbara: [Metropolitan] Arlington
Studio City: [Mann] Studio
Tarzana: [Mann] Valley West
Thousand Oaks: [UA] Movies
Torrance: [UA] Del Amo
West Covina: [SoCal] Eastland
Westwood Village: [Mann] Village (THX)
Woodland Hills: [UA] Warner Center
[70mm Trailer: "A View To A Kill"]
December 7:
City Heat
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Warner Bros.
Hollywood: [Mann] Chinese (THX)
Westwood Village: [Mann] Bruin (THX)
World Premiere on Dec. 5 in Westwood (Village)
[70mm Trailer: "Ladyhawke"]
Additional 70mm Engagements:
Hollywood: [Mann] Vogue (Dec. 14)
December 14:
The Cotton Club
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Orion
Hollywood: [Pacific] Hollywood Pacific
Westwood Village: [UA] Coronet (on two screens) (THX)
[70mm Trailers: "The
Falcon And The Snowman," "The Mean Season"]
Additional 70mm Engagement:
Hollywood: [UA] Egyptian (Feb. 1, 1985)
December 14:
Dune
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Universal
"A World Beyond Your Experience, Beyond Your Imagination."
Hollywood: [Mann] Chinese
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport
Orange: [Syufy] City Center
West Los Angeles: [Pacific] Picwood
Additional 70mm Engagements:
Hollywood: [Mann] Fox (Jan. 18, 1985)
Irvine: [Edwards] University (Jan. 25, 1985)
December 14:
Starman
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Columbia
Costa Mesa: [Edwards] South Coast Plaza
Hollywood: [Mann] Chinese
Orange: [Syufy] Cinedome
Tarzana: [Mann] Valley West
Westwood Village: [Mann] Plaza
Additional 70mm Engagement:
Irvine: [Edwards] University (Jan. 18, 1985)
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