8mm Forum: JAWS and JAWS 2 on Super 8

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Posted by Robert Statzer (Member # 6708) on January 23, 2019, 02:46 PM:

A question for wiser minds than mine about the Universal 8 releases. Was JAWS only released in 200' and 800' editions (like BUCK ROGERS), or was there a 400' release? After all these years, I don't think I've ever seen a 400' of the original. As for JAWS 2, I don't think I've ever seen it offered as anything but a 400' edition. Did it have 200' or 800' versions? I know there wasn't always a similar approach to titles with a similar theme at Universal 8. (Such as BATTLESTAR GALACTICA available as 400' and 800', but I seem to recall MISSION GALACTICA was 800' only.)

Thanks in advance for any information and enlightenment!

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on January 23, 2019, 03:24 PM:

Hi Robert

I had a quick look through my old Universal 8 catalog.

JAWS...was released as a 200footer, also as PT1 7010, PT2 7011...that's 2/400FT.

JAWS 2 as a single 1/400ft....4244..Cineavision also released that single 400 footer as a Scope print.

Mission Galactica....PT1 7030 PT2 7031....only.. thats 2/400ft

That's all I can find out regarding those films so you are right.

Its a pity so much of Universal 8 films are fading as the digests, in general, although short on the running times were good edits

Posted by Robert Statzer (Member # 6708) on January 23, 2019, 03:42 PM:

Graham, thanks for the confirmation/clarification. I may end up mounting that 200' JAWS and 400' JAWS 2 onto a 600' reel. I've had a couple of copies of JAWS over the years, with color quality varying. The last copy I got had a little poster folded up inside promoting that Universal 8 was releasing JAWS to Super 8. Don't know if that was in all of those, or if it came from somewhere else and the previous owner simply tucked it inside the box. Need to pick up a frame for it.

Curiously, my 400' BATTLESTAR GALACTICA has aged better than my 800' copy. Last time I saw it, Steve Osborne's 800' GALACTICA was still in pretty sweet shape. Kind of hit & miss on Universal 8 titles. I've got the 400' and 800' editions of 1979's DRACULA that I need to trot out and check, as I've not watched them in about 3 years or so. Last time around, the color was still good.

[ January 23, 2019, 04:49 PM: Message edited by: Robert Statzer ]

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on January 24, 2019, 12:07 PM:

There was also a VERY rare (as it wasn't released over here, but was overseas, and it's still rarely seen) 2X400ft release of "Galactica 1980" No kidding, they actually bothered to release this real mess, and the edit of this 30 minute release was fairly poor. I had this and was surprised as to how bad it was. Color was OK, ironically.

Posted by Robert Statzer (Member # 6708) on January 24, 2019, 12:22 PM:

LOL Maybe someone could get a decent 50' out of GALACTICA 1980. Maybe! What a sad fate for the franchise.

Posted by Adrian Winchester (Member # 248) on January 24, 2019, 07:43 PM:

Robert - the JAWS poster you have was an official 'free gift' that came with the 200' edition, so it's very desirable to have this and the film in the original box.

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on January 24, 2019, 07:53 PM:

I think the 400ft 3D version of Creature From The Black Lagoon also came with a printed fold out describing the movie and the 3D anaglyphic process used for the S8 digest print.

Posted by Robert Statzer (Member # 6708) on January 25, 2019, 09:36 AM:

Adrian, thanks for the heads-up.

Paul, my 3-D CREATURE was at least second-hand, if not third, so the poster was long gone. (Even the 3-D glasses I have for it are not originals, but at least the print is still great.)

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