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Osi Osgood
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posted September 24, 2008 06:11 PM

Hey, fine folks of the forum!

Here's a question concerning Close Encounters.

Now, we know that there were approximately 15 or so prints of the Special edition, and I have the 1977 version, so we know that there was at least one of that one, but would you fine lads and lasses be willing to identify as to whether you own one of the feature prints of this film.

If you don't with to, that's fine, as I have no intention of "outing" you if you don't wish to identify that you own one, but I would love to find out , potentially, how many of the those 15 are still in existence.

Note: we are only talking about the feature film version of Close Encounters. This would include any optical sound features of this title, IF they exist!

So, I throw my hat out in the ring first, I own the 1977 scope version of this feature.

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Douglas Meltzer
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posted September 24, 2008 07:41 PM

Proud "Special Edition" owner!

Doug

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I think there's room for just one more film.....

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Osi Osgood
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posted September 24, 2008 10:39 PM

That's three! (as I know a certain other moderator with a print)

It would be lovely to find that all the prints (Derann) still exist in those lucky few co0llections, but I wouldn't be surprised if a few of them have been lost to time.

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Kevin Faulkner
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posted September 26, 2008 07:51 AM

Yep that makes 3 of the Special Edition.

I think I might try to find out how many copies of ET are also in collectors hands.

Kev.

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Chip Gelmini
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posted September 26, 2008 09:39 AM

I have ET. The quality is not that good it appears to be made from a 16mm copy. It is watchable though. And enjoyable nonetheless.

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Osi Osgood
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posted September 26, 2008 10:18 AM

Kevin, who has that third special edition version? I only know of you and Doug. I have the 1977 edition.

HEY CHIP!! This is about the Close Encounters features [Big Grin]

(I'm sure ET is fine, though.)

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Ricky Daniels
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posted September 26, 2008 10:34 AM

Osi,
I have a Special Edition! ...well that's what's printed on the leader!!

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Osi Osgood
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posted September 26, 2008 11:09 AM

Magnificent Ricky!

I wonder how many of them got snatched up right there in England? I know our Doug has one. It's good to know three of em are about and known. I bet the image is stellar. I know my 1977 print is great.

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Kevin Faulkner
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posted September 27, 2008 07:23 AM

I was just going to say Ricky but he beat me to it [Smile]

I'll start an ET thread too.

Kev.

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Ricky Daniels
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posted September 27, 2008 01:34 PM

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Kevin Faulkner
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posted September 27, 2008 06:13 PM

I need to pay you for some films if you still have them? SOM and Speed.

Kev.

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Larry Arpin
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posted September 27, 2008 11:39 PM

Did Derann release the 'Special Edition' Close Encounters? If so, who released the print Osi has?

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Osi Osgood
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posted September 28, 2008 07:47 PM

Larry,

That's the really big mystery!

Being that Mr. Fred Wilder bought his great ET print, PROBABLY from Germany, it might lead me to believe that this was a short run german printing of the 1977 version.

There is one other possibility that I know of ...

It has been rumored, (and I think, fact) that at one time some film labs manufactured prints for the off shore oil rigs
and these were supposed to be duluxe scope prints. I think Barry could verify this, but there was a Superman the movie super 8 scope feature print.

Perhaps this print of Close Encounters is one of those. The sad problem is there is no way to know how many of these were manufactured, at least, no way that I know of. Perhaps there are one hundred scope CE3K `1977 features, perhaps just the one that I have.

At least, it's the first one to pop up (1977 version) that anyone knows of.

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