©1977 Universal City Studios, Inc. All rights reserved.

Catalog Number	11-009
Format	Standard Play CAV
MPAA Rating
Mono
Running Time	119 minutes

Pressing Location DiscoVision Carson Label Color Blue Year Issued 1979

Side Frames Running Time 1 35,972 24min 58sec 2 34,150 23min 42sec 3 34,658 24min 04sec 4 32,413 22min 30sec 5 34,184 23min 44sec 171,377 119min 00sec Dead Side Various

Ratings Video Transfer Audio Transfer Replication

Packaging Large Open-Top Open-Top Side-Open Sticker Printed

Price History Silver Catalog $15.95 November 1979 $24.95 May 1980 $24.95 August 1980 $24.95 October 1980 $24.95

Pressing Notes

The video transfer is rather annoying. It appears that some sides were transferred directly from the 35mm theatrical anamorphic prints, which give everyone that "thin" look. Other sides seem to be properly Panned and Scanned (a term I personally despise - 'properly panned and scanned') within the unsqueezed 2.35:1 projected image. Some folks attribute this to the way the 2.35 image was composed, and simply transferring the anamorphic image, or a partially unsqueezed image would require fewer visual pans and scans during the transfer to video. Regardless, it's annoying.

There is a brief period of true "letterboxing" on side 5 when our psychopathic rollercoaster bomber is looking through the instamatic camera at the tourists. To my knowledge, this is the first example of letterboxing on video.

Known Dead Sides

Release History