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Author Topic: Ghostbusters (1984) (35mm Prints request) Michael Brown Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1522 From: Bradford, England Registered: May 2001 posted 02-21-2003 12:37 PM                     As far as I know it's scope and I would guess Dolby A? [ 03-28-2003, 08:25 AM: Message edited by: Michael Brown ]  |  IP: Logged Bill Gabel Film God Posts: 3873 From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 02-21-2003 12:45 PM                     Columbia Pictures Scope Dolby A and Mono prints 6 Reels  |  IP: Logged Aaron Sisemore Flaming Ribs beat Reeses Peanut Butter Cups any day! Posts: 3061 From: Rockwall TX USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 02-23-2003 07:31 PM                     MGM Culver City Lab (which AFAIK never struck dual inventory prints so all should be stereo) -Aaron  |  IP: Logged Greg Anderson Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 766 From: Ogden Valley, Utah Registered: Nov 1999 posted 02-24-2003 12:58 AM                        I ran this movie in 1984 and we most certainly had a MONO print. We were expecting to show Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in our only stereo-equipped auditorium all summer long so we got a mono print of Ghostbusters. When Ghostbusters became more popular, it moved to our "Number One" screen where we were forced to show it in mono because we didn't get a new print. Trust me, the heads and tails clearly said "mono" and I tried all the different stereo settings on the Dolby processor just for fun... but the print was very certainly mono. (Can you tell that it's still frustrating to think about it?) Not sure how many of those mono prints have been preserved over the years. If memory serves, it's 1 hour and 50 minutes.  |  IP: Logged Bill Gabel Film God Posts: 3873 From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 02-24-2003 11:13 AM                     Aaron wrote: quote: MGM Culver City Lab (which AFAIK never struck dual inventory prints so all should be stereo. I have a print and it still says mono on the leaders. And the track looks like mono on the bench.  |  IP: Logged Pete Lawrence Expert Film Handler Posts: 192 From: Middleburg, PA Registered: Aug 1999 posted 02-24-2003 06:07 PM                     Just looked at a print I have access to at the moment. It's on 1984 film stock. "Stereo" is printed in the leader and the optical track is indeed in stereo. No mention of Dolby on it anywhere.  |  IP: Logged Ben Wales Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 602 From: Southampton. England Registered: Jul 99 posted 02-24-2003 06:27 PM                     Yep the last UK cinema print of "Ghostbusters" is scope and Dolby A, reason I know, is we have the print screened at the Odeon Cinema in Bournemouth for a student screening, almost sold out and a second is planned for this wednesday night.  |  IP: Logged Michael Brown Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1522 From: Bradford, England Registered: May 2001 posted 03-20-2003 02:38 AM                     Yup. I have a scope and Dolby A. 6 Reels Scope Also: Polyester Fugicolor Etched cue-marks (white circles) [ 07-29-2003, 12:06 PM: Message edited by: Michael Brown ]  |  IP: Logged Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 03-20-2003 09:53 AM                    polyester based? That print must have been a re-printed issue since they did not use polyester at that time.  |  IP: Logged System Notices Forum Watchdog / Soup Nazi Posts: 215 Registered: Apr 2004 posted 10-09-2004 02:00 PM                 It has been 569 days since the last post.  |  IP: Logged John Carpenter Film Handler Posts: 96 From: Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA Registered: Nov 2002 posted 10-09-2004 02:00 PM                     Ghostbusters – 35mm (1984): *6 reels *Sony *ETS (print from Landover, MD Depot) *Dolby A *Scope *107 mins *Delivery company used – Danzas Print # 4001: No missing footage, some light scratching. edited - typo on # of reels (should be 6) [ 10-10-2004, 10:08 AM: Message edited by: John Carpenter ]  |  IP: Logged Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 10-10-2004 12:38 AM                    Did you verify that all the reels were there since it is a six reel picture not five.  |  IP: Logged System Notices Forum Watchdog / Soup Nazi Posts: 215 Registered: Apr 2004 posted 08-28-2006 06:00 PM                 It has been 687 days since the last post.  |  IP: Logged John Hawkinson Film God Posts: 2273 From: Cambridge, MA, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 08-28-2006 06:00 PM                     ETS print #4004 is a mono print struck on 2003-datecoded Kodak 2383 stock. Why would anyone strike a mono print in 2003? Soundtrack is labeled "ESTAR MONO #2," and the leaders also claim in the picture area to be "Anamorphic original neg. 4-27-84 recut 5-18-84 recut 5-21-84." I have my doubts as to whether it's really an oneg print, but it's conceivable--it has Phare cues. Print had light-to-moderate scratching. Decent for a 1984 title, not-so-hot for a 2003 reprinting. I'm told that it gets a lot of bookings, though. ETS says they have 14 prints, out of which 5 are marked damaged and 9 of which are available. --jhawk  |  IP: Logged System Notices Forum Watchdog / Soup Nazi Posts: 215 Registered: Apr 2004 posted 07-31-2010 01:21 AM                 It has been 1432 days since the last post.  |  IP: Logged

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