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Posted by Can Sanalan (Member # 5988) on 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.
Cheers,

Posted by Brian Fretwell (Member # 4302) on June 13, 2019, 02:03 PM:

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

Posted by Adrian Winchester (Member # 248) on 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.

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on June 14, 2019, 11:44 AM:

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

Posted by Leon Norris (Member # 3151) on June 14, 2019, 03:14 PM:

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

Posted by Andreas Chmielewski (Member # 2208) on July 02, 2019, 10:02 AM:

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

Posted by Evan Samaras (Member # 5070) on July 02, 2019, 11:18 AM:

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

Posted by Can Sanalan (Member # 5988) on July 03, 2019, 04:56 PM:

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

I must track this down...

Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on July 03, 2019, 06:24 PM:

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

Posted by Steven J Kirk (Member # 1135) on 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.

Posted by Jason Smith (Member # 5055) on 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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