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Can Sanalan
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posted June 13, 2019 01:31 PM

Was any version (200ft, 400ft etc) of Dragonslayer released on Super 8?
Or any other fantasy film for that matter? Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, Krull, Conan etc.
I know there’s a 600ft Never Ending Story.
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Brian Fretwell
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posted June 13, 2019 02:03 PM

There was a trailer for Dragonslayer, but no-one seems to know where it came from.

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Adrian Winchester
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posted June 13, 2019 07:34 PM

I think I know where the 'Dragonslayer' trailers came from! I have one that was a Jeff Films release, but there's another that's very different that was one of a few 'in house' (and not sold) Disney prints that got onto the market.

Considering that the Disney feature 'Popeye' (released in December 1980), resulted in a 200' Disney release, 'Dragonslayer' (released in June 1981) was arguably the first Disney release to NOT be released on Super 8 in any form, despite very good credentials that would have previously resulted in a release. But we don't know if the fact it was a Disney/Paramount co-production may have also complicated the situation. 'The Fox and the Hound' was released the following month and did make it to Super 8 - and I believe this was the final new film from Walt Disney Home Movies. So perhaps that also drew attention away from 'Dragonslayer' at a time when the end was in sight for WDHM.

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Osi Osgood
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posted June 14, 2019 11:44 AM

I'm pretty sure that "The Dark Crystal" trailer made it out onto super 8.

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Leon Norris
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posted June 14, 2019 03:14 PM

There were a lot of fantasy films released on super 8 sound!

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Andreas Chmielewski
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posted July 02, 2019 10:02 AM

Osi, i have a Trailer from The Dark Crystal on Super 8, Derann Print

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Evan Samaras
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posted July 02, 2019 11:18 AM

I suppose Derann's 600' release of Hawk the Slayer falls into this category!

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Can Sanalan
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posted July 03, 2019 04:56 PM

There’s a 600ft Hawk the Slayer on Super8???!!!!! [Embarrassed]

I must track this down...

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Steve Klare
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posted July 03, 2019 06:24 PM

Depends on what kinds of fantasies you're talkin' about! [Wink]

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Steven J Kirk
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posted July 04, 2019 10:43 AM

People often mean Sword and Sorcery titles - from Conan to Elves, Trolls and Goblins, kind of thing. Derann released 'Never Ending Story', I guess that counts. Lord of the Rings trailers are out there from CHC. I have the Columbia 200ft extracts from 'Jason and the Argonauts', my favourite film between the ages of 10 and 15 years old.

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Jason Smith
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posted July 04, 2019 09:39 PM

Derann also released Jason and the Argonauts and 7th Voyage of Sinbad in full length if you consider those fantasy.

MGM released a cutdown/digest of Clash of the Titans. I believe that was a 2x400ft.

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