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Posted by Michael Coate (Member # 757) on 01-13-2003, 12:36 PM:
Requesting print specs for Top Gun (1986; Paramount)
Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 01-13-2003, 02:58 PM:
35mm was scope 2.35 Dolby A on 6 reels
70mm was 2.21 Dolby A 6 track magnetic on 6 reels
Posted by System Notices (Member # 2357) on 10-09-2004, 01:58 PM:
It has been 634 days since the last post.
Posted by John Carpenter (Member # 1488) on 10-09-2004, 01:58 PM:
Top Gun – 35mm (1986):
*6 reels
*Paramount
*ETS (print from Dallas Depot)
*Dolby A
*Scope
*110 mins
Print # 7010: No missing footage, film did have a 3-4 second color defect in reel #6. Printed in August 2003.
Posted by System Notices (Member # 2357) on 04-21-2009, 07:55 PM:
It has been 1655 days since the last post.
Posted by John Hawkinson (Member # 1135) on 04-21-2009, 07:55 PM:
DFS#7010 is still in good shape, still 2003-datecoded polyester (2383). It was living in Seattle, it'll presumably live in Boston after this week.
It's missing a bit at the reel ends, though, most reels are cut within 3 frames of the original changeover cue. (It has been Phare cued with a white cue at six seconds after the motor cue.)
Footage counts:
REEL 1: 1956'08F (TOP GUN title at 83'14F)
REEL 2: 1559'06F (2nd scene at 07'4F)
REEL 3: 1838'12F (2nd scene at 04'1F)
REEL 4: 1640'09F (2nd scene at 35'8F)
REEL 5: 1903'12F (2nd scene at 10'1F)
REEL 6: 0963'09F (2nd scene at 04'3F; cut to unframed black at 931'4F)
2nd scene numbers are there since I can't tell how much was lost off the head leaders. Footage counts assume 20 frames after the lab changeover cue.
There are two splices in the print proper, both in reel 6.
One is adjacent the safelight fogging that John C. referred to, which begins at 441'6F until the splice at 443'1F, which was presumably a lab splice someone removed (It's really too bad the first theatre didn't reject this reel when the print was new. I mean, lab splices and safelight fogging are one thing on a run-of-the-mill release print, but they shouldn't be tolerated on a reprint of a popular repertory title).
There's also another splice at 568'10F, not clear why, but nothing notable is missing (this is during the credits).
Sound negs are dated 5-15-2000, which seems weird to me. Why would they be Dolby A then [but they are; despite someone having labelled the R6 tail (platter label) "SR"].
--jhawk
Posted by Scott Norwood (Member # 30) on 04-21-2009, 08:52 PM:
Why assume 20 frames after the c/o cue? It's normally either 18 or 24. ![[Confused]](confused.gif)
Posted by John Hawkinson (Member # 1135) on 04-21-2009, 08:56 PM:
Honestly, I couldn't remember (and, I suppose, was too lazy to try to dig up what it was for 1986; and I'm not sure who the lab was). I thought it was 24 frames if you count from the first cue, or 20 frames after. By all means subtract two frames if you like. ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
Oh yeah, almost forgot:
The New York Times, Sunday, May 11, 1986 (the sunday before; other ads during the week feature a free sneak preview with poster giveaways, and the Friday ad replaces "The Best of the Best" with "Two Hours of Pure Pow" (people magazine)):
--jhawk
[ 04-22-2009, 02:07 AM: Message edited by: John Hawkinson ]
Posted by System Notices (Member # 2357) on 07-25-2018, 05:17 PM:
It has been 3381 days since the last post.
Posted by Justin Hamaker (Member # 2165) on 07-25-2018, 05:17 PM:
Does anyone know the credit offset of the DCP for Top Gun?
Posted by Adam Martin (Member # 641) on 07-25-2018, 06:30 PM:
I have 1:44:30 for the 2012 version, but the "current" file is from 2013 and is 9 seconds shorter.
Posted by Justin Hamaker (Member # 2165) on 07-25-2018, 06:38 PM:
Thanks Adam