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Posted by John B. Keathley (Member # 5205) on 05-10-2009, 11:40 AM:

Another trip to The Inwood in Dallas!

CINEMA: Landmark's Inwood Theatre, Dallas TX
AUDITORIUM: Downstairs, Number One
PRESENTATION: 35MM/Stereo
PRESENTATION PROBLEMS: Old Print, Scratched Throughout, and Wrong Apature Plate In Place
RATING: Two 1/2 Stars

Once again, my Lead Projectionist and I went to a midnight show. Aside from the look of the print, it appeared that the scope plate was left on from the previous show.

This time, the A/C stayed on for most of the movie!

Posted by Jim Bedford (Member # 4) on 05-10-2009, 12:12 PM:

Quite OT. The post above appears to be reviewing the theatre and the presentation since nothing is said about this very entertaining and groundbreaking film.

Posted by Monte L Fullmer (Member # 2797) on 05-10-2009, 02:26 PM:

I thought "B.C." was in mono were I ran it at in 1985. Don't think that their was ever a Dolby stereo mix of this movie.

But true, one of the best classic "Brat Pak" movies of John Hughes. This one really put the stars on the map along with other Hughes movies that came out in this time frame.

Even the opening music of Simple Mind's "Don't you forget about me." turned out to be a hit for that band in early 1985.

Personally, my definite John Hughes favorite was "Ferris Bueller (1986)". I had dreams that Matthew Broadwick and Michael J Fox would team up to be in a film by Hughes since Fox was still fresh out of the oven from doing "Back to the Future"...but 'oh well' it was a nice dream...

To list the great comedy films of John Hughes:

National Lampoon's Vacation, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Weird Science, The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Uncle Buck, Home Alone and its sequel Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.

-Monte

Posted by John Wilson (Member # 269) on 05-11-2009, 05:40 PM:

I also thought there were only mono prints.

The last line in the blurb at the top of the poster always amused me. [Eek!]

Great film though...loved it from the moment Simple Minds hit on the Universal title.

Posted by Stu Jamieson (Member # 4626) on 05-11-2009, 05:52 PM:

Haha, how deliciously subversive! That tagline there (They only met once......etc), wasn't that the tagline for Predator?

Posted by Monte L Fullmer (Member # 2797) on 05-11-2009, 06:13 PM:

Course, I keep forgetting that in those days, there were dual issued sound prints - Mono and Dolby Stereo .. we had the mono release.

-Monte

Posted by John Wilson (Member # 269) on 05-11-2009, 10:41 PM:

quote: Stu Jamieson
That tagline there (They only met once......etc), wasn't that the tagline for Predator?

Wow! I've never noticed that before.

But even more amazing...

Posted by Julie Lucero (Member # 4959) on 05-13-2009, 01:46 AM:

quote: John Wilson
I also thought there were only mono prints.

John,
Look carefully at the bottom of the BREAKFAST CLUB poster you included in your post. Notice there's a DOLBY STEREO logo?

What's interesting is that I own a copy of that poster...and it does NOT have the DOLBY credit. It's the same in every other respect. What explains that?

Posted by Sean Weitzel (Member # 244) on 05-13-2009, 02:17 AM:

The version of the song across the opening credits of this movie will always remain my favorite version. The extended drum break and instrumental intro before the lyrics start really work well for the tune. The 12 inch vinyl single of the song is very close to what's in the film but not identical. I expect that obtaining a clean copy without Anthony Hall's narration will forever remain as elusive as getting a clean copy of Belinda Carslile's "In my Wildest Dreams" without the sound effects over the opening title of "Mannequin"

Posted by Monte L Fullmer (Member # 2797) on 05-13-2009, 02:38 AM:

..and interestingly enough, that song by Simple Minds never hit on any of their released albums during the 80's...

..just a single only...

Posted by John Wilson (Member # 269) on 05-13-2009, 05:12 PM:

quote: Julie Lucero
John,
Look carefully at the bottom of the BREAKFAST CLUB poster you included in your post. Notice there's a DOLBY STEREO logo?

You're right...there's no way a poster would ever bear incorrect information. [Roll Eyes]

quote: John Wilson
I also thought there were only mono prints.

Note I didn't say "Mr. Keathley, you are an idiot...there are only mono prints of The Breakfast Club?" It appears there were indeed stereo prints struck...well, hooray. Now all is right with the world.

quote: Julie Lucero
What's interesting is that I own a copy of that poster...and it does NOT have the DOLBY credit.

So, surely by your definition of a poster's infallibility, all prints of 'The Breakfast Club' must be mono, right?

Anyone ever run a stereo print of 'Top Secret'?

Posted by Julie Lucero (Member # 4959) on 05-13-2009, 06:09 PM:

Whoa...I wasn't trying to claim you were wrong, John. I think you may have misread my comment, but I apologize if I mislead you.

What I was trying to accomplish with my comment was to point out that we have an interesting mystery on our hands since two versions of the BREAKFAST CLUB poster were produced (one with a Dolby logo, one without) and since some folks are recalling it as a mono movie and others are recalling it as Dolby.

Posted by John Wilson (Member # 269) on 05-13-2009, 08:08 PM:

Alrighty then...I must have read it the wrong way.
If that's the case, then I apologise.

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 05-13-2009, 08:45 PM:

quote: Julie Lucero
two versions of the BREAKFAST CLUB poster were produced (one with a Dolby logo, one without)

It was probably just an "advance" onesheet vs. a "final" one.

I didn't like this movie when we ran it as a new film, and haven't seen it since then. I thought it was boring. Probably should give it another chance. Molly Ringwald was hot though.

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 05-13-2009, 08:53 PM:

If I recall correctly, that was a dual inventory release.

Posted by Julie Lucero (Member # 4959) on 05-13-2009, 11:26 PM:

FWIW, my old VHS tape and DVD are both mono format.

Posted by Aaron Sisemore (Member # 145) on 05-16-2009, 04:02 AM:

I have handled stereo and mono prints of this in the 80s.

-Aaron

Posted by John Wilson (Member # 269) on 05-17-2009, 07:19 AM:

Hi Aaron

Just curious...Top Secret too? Or just mono on that one?

John

Posted by Julie Lucero (Member # 4959) on 05-20-2009, 12:25 PM:

The plot thickens... I did a search and I see there was some discussion re stereo or mono in this thread from a few years ago.

Posted by Frank Angel (Member # 248) on 05-20-2009, 12:56 PM:

quote: Mike Blakesley
I didn't like this movie when we ran it as a new film, and haven't seen it since then. I thought it was boring.

You are correct Sir! It was PAINfully boring! All that silly, hollow drama amounting to much ado about nothing. I work at a college and I am around teenagers practically 24/7. I never heard ANYONE talk like the characters in this film. As for Molly Ringnwold....too much pouting to be hot. Mostly I wanted someone to just slap her and say, "SNAP OUT OF IT."

A much over-rated film, if you ask me....but of course no one did. [Razz]

Most of the hype of the day back then was that whole "brat pack" buzz -- supposedly these were the new up-and-coming, sexy new stars of the future....all going to make Hollywood LOTS o money. It was interesting Hollywood babble of course, but quite tangential to the quality or real significance of the movie.

Posted by Michael Brown (Member # 890) on 05-20-2009, 06:55 PM:

That's got to be a conteneder for the longest tag line ever. Assuming you classify the line in bold and both the paragraphs as all being the tag line.

Posted by John Wilson (Member # 269) on 05-25-2009, 05:59 PM:

Well, if not the winner...a tie with this one.

Posted by Frank Angel (Member # 248) on 05-26-2009, 11:06 AM:

So what do we call this? Cannibalism? Copyright infringement? Oh...I see, it's ok when they steal each other's 1-sheets, it's only us LITTLE people who are supposed to send them back under pain of paper cuts....really BAD paper cuts.

Posted by John Hawkinson (Member # 1135) on 05-26-2009, 07:20 PM:

Oh, come on. It's called "homage," and it's totally reasonable.

--jhawk

Posted by Frank Angel (Member # 248) on 05-27-2009, 09:20 AM:

I know, I know, John....I was being facetious, given how it's not a film I thought was even mildly interesting, let alone one that deserves homage.

Posted by John Hawkinson (Member # 1135) on 05-27-2009, 09:33 AM:

Sorry, Frank, sometimes the literal interpretation grabs hold of the brain and there's no letting go.

Honestly, I think it's somewhat of a daring design. I mean, basically no one in the target market could possibly appreciate it, right? Some designer probably had to battle really hard to get some exec to approve that...

--jhawk