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Cinerama South Seas Adventure
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Mon, May 23, 2005 12:29 PM
I want to see this movie, and so do a lot of cinerama film enthusiasts. Seems the prints are lost. If you find one, or your uncle has one in the attic, please let the world know. |
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Digitiki
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Mon, May 23, 2005 4:38 PM
Way cool set of vintage movie posters!!!!!!!!!! |
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Mon, May 23, 2005 8:05 PM
Let me know if you find that film. I would also love to see it. I think Don The Beachcomber has a small part in it. |
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Mon, May 23, 2005 9:27 PM
I would love to see that. I would actually make it out to LA just to see it at the dome. As far as I can tell there are only two Cinerama theaters left in the US. One in Seattle and the pretty famous one in Los Angeles. The LA theater has screened multi-projector Cinerama films recently. Maybe give those guys a buzz and they could point you in the right direction to un-earth this print. You can find a link to them on the other blog I go bananas over http://cinematreasures.org/theater/33/ Let me know if you make any progress. |
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Thu, May 26, 2005 3:05 PM
Didn't they screen that in the LA one last year? I was outta town... |
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Humuhumu
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Thu, May 26, 2005 3:17 PM
I don't think they did, bigbro. I was fortunate enough to get to see This is Cinerama! at the Seattle Cinerama theater, and it was beyond fantastic. I've been trying to keep an eye on the LA Cinerama, hoping for a similar Cinerama film fest, but I don't think they've done one down here in a few years, which I find surprising. Regardless, my understanding is that the South Seas Cinerama film is lost (hopefully someday someone will stumble across a print), and doesn't even get shown during the Cinerama festivals. If anyone hears of original Cinerama films being shown at the Arclight, I'd love a heads-up. And naturally, if this particular one shows up somewhere, I REALLY want to hear about it! |
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Thu, May 26, 2005 3:39 PM
I would also like to know if any Cinerama films show at Arclight in the future, as I would be willing to drive to LA to see one. |
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ZebraTiki
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Thu, May 26, 2005 11:01 PM
More Cinerama South Seas posters for your enjoyment: |
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Sat, May 28, 2005 1:37 AM
I have the music score of that film with another great cover. Music by Alex North (who also did "Journey into fear","A street car named Desire","Viva Zapata","Spartacus","Cleopatra","Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf"...) [ Edited by: virani on 2005-05-28 01:40 ] |
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Sweet Daddy Tiki
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Sat, May 28, 2005 11:21 AM
I find it amazing that such a recent film can become "lost". |
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Mon, May 30, 2005 12:22 PM
In fact, the movie is from 1958. And I have another music version of it from Dagored label (2003) |
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Sweet Daddy Tiki
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Mon, May 30, 2005 3:40 PM
To me 1958 is relatively recent. I think of lost movies as being pre-talkies (1927). Did you know that about 90% of all silent movies have been lost? |
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Bongo Bungalow
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Tue, Mar 30, 2010 5:12 AM
I've a copy of the booklet, others here do too. Here's the cover and a couple of the pages.
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Tue, Mar 30, 2010 9:31 AM
I checked the UCLA FIlm Archives and they don't have it. Maybe it really is lost and gone forever. Sad if true. |
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bigbrotiki
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Tue, Mar 30, 2010 9:27 PM
Funny. The knowledge of this film has always been there for me since I can remember, in ads, booklets, soundtrack albums, display cases at the Cinerama Dome....and I just sort of took it for granted as a corny documentary blown up to commercial spectacle proportions (then again, what else is Tiki? :) ), so I sort of paid little attention to it. But since I became aware that it is LOST, my interest was awakened, now I really want to see it, too! How many prints were made of Cinerama movies, that all of them can disappear!? Dang! Here's a synopsis from Imdb.com: "The fifth in a series of Cinerama travelogues---and not a Documentary since the vast majority of the film, aside from the scenery, is comprised of fictional stories. The first one involves an American girl, on a cruise to Hawaii, who makes friends with another American girl who lives in Hawaii. The first girl meets the second girl's family, and the Hawaiian-girl's brother takes an interest in her. The second segment follows the skipper of a sailing vessel taking the route followed by Captain Cook; the next concerns an artist who paints the sights of Tahiti; An American ex-G.I, stationed in New Zealand during World Warr II, returns for a real visit; and the finale is about a group of settlers arriving in the Australian out-back, and the value of the two-way radio.The 120-minute running time includes a 15-minute intermission, as part of the listed running-time." More info on Cinerama: So what did Don do in the film? And who was Eddie Titiki !?: Diane Beardmore as "Kay Johnson" [ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2010-03-30 21:51 ] |
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Wed, Mar 31, 2010 10:38 AM
I've seen several of the Cinerama presentations done at the Cinerama Dome (now ArcLight) in Hollywood, which are mostly of THIS IS CINERAMA--the first of the "travelog-u-mentaries" (my word for them) they did, and HOW THE WEST WAS WON. I can tell you that when you see real Cinerama (3 projectors, 3 screens) it is an amazing spectacle--on par with IMAX (not as high a screen, but wider). There also is a contemporary documentary called CINERAMA ADVENTURE, which is confusing because there was also one of the original films by that name as well, which is in the same boat as SOUTH SEAS ADVENTURE. In my other life (one of several) I'm a film historian (just had a book published about Mack Sennett, and did one years ago about the Bowery Boys/Dead End Kids) and know a number of people in archives and other areas of film history and preservation. I'll check around to see if anyone knows if there is any material at all surviving (such as parts of an audio track or something--certainly even if there was only audio of, say, Don the Beachcomber's scenes, that would be something extremely worthwhile). Caltiki Brent |
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Sat, Jul 23, 2011 5:02 PM
I found the soundtrack LP at Goodwill today ($1!). It has a pretty long synopsis on the jacket, I typed it all up into a post on Humu Kon Tiki: South Seas Adventure—A Description of the Lost Cinerama Film |
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Sat, Jul 23, 2011 5:29 PM
I've had a poster, window card and the LP for a while now. Years ago, a CD release of the Alex North soundtrack came out. Here it is on Amazon: The film must exist somewhere. :( |
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Club Nouméa
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Sun, Jul 24, 2011 7:38 PM
There were Cinerama theatres in both Australia and New Zealand. I went to see 2001: A Space Odyssey at the Christchurch Cinerama as a kid and it was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. Tragically, the Christchurch Cinerama was pulled down by developers in the early 90s to make way for a tourist tramway (that's progress?). As I recall, it was the last Cinerama left in the Southern Hemisphere. Anyway, South Seas Adventure was screened in this part of the world, so maybe there is still a copy here somewhere? Unfortunately I found nothing in the Australian and NZ National Film Archives catalogues, but you never know... CN |
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Thu, Jul 19, 2012 9:38 AM
Here is an original post card from the show from my husband's collection. http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=43422&forum=17&2 [ Edited by: hiltiki 2012-07-19 09:40 ] |
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Thu, Jul 19, 2012 11:09 AM
Arclight which owns the famed Cinerama Dome in Hollywood will be holding a 60th year Cinerama anniversary and retrospective at the end of September. This includes South Seas Adventure! |
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Thu, Jul 19, 2012 1:12 PM
So I guess we are to assume that this film is now suddenly "found." I hope they serve the same cocktail at the event. |
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tikitony
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Thu, Jul 19, 2012 5:54 PM
That's terrific! Bongofury, let's roll! |
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Chub
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Thu, Jul 19, 2012 11:58 PM
Just got my tickets!!! So excited to see this. The soundtrack and posters have been intriguing to me for years. |
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bongofury
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Fri, Jul 20, 2012 7:19 PM
Crap! I have been waiting for years to see this but I have other plans that evening that I can't get out of. Have fun and let us all know how it is. |
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Chub
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Fri, Jul 20, 2012 7:54 PM
It's showing at noon only. Not at night. Maybe you could still go? |
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hiltiki
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Fri, Jul 20, 2012 10:54 PM
There are two shows one on Sept 28th Friday at 12 noon and another on Monday Oct 1st at 320 pm. |
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Grand Kahu
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Fri, Aug 3, 2012 9:02 AM
http://www.labiennale.org/en/news/25-07a.html?back=true It's been digitally restored and seems to be cropping up at various film festivals around the world (see link). GK |
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Dustycajun
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Sun, Aug 26, 2012 6:10 PM
Here a few publicity photos of Ramine, the star of the show.
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PlainOtiki
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Tue, Aug 28, 2012 3:29 PM
Here's a shot of Ramine from the 2012 digital premiere of the film: Taken from: http://www.in70mm.com/news/2012/ramine/index.htm Apparently there may be a Blu-ray release based on the sales of some other Cinerama discs being released next month. I am sure home viewing wouldn't quite be the same, but it seems better than nothing for those of us who can't make it to Hollywood. |
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Bora Boris
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Tue, Sep 18, 2012 8:42 PM
I'm gonna have to miss it but the trailer looks great! :D |
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PlainOtiki
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Wed, Apr 24, 2013 10:03 PM
It won't be out until October, but the Blu-ray/DVD release was just announced: http://www.flickeralley.biz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=110&Itemid=56 |
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Thu, Apr 25, 2013 4:34 AM
Thanks Plainotiki for the great news. With this Blu-ray release as well as the recent Hell's Half Acre Blu-ray release Its been a great month for Tiki Movies. It nice to read about others with the same wonderment about this film. Apparently some of us also have posters and programs about this documovie and not have seen it. Lucky for you that went to see it. And lucky for all of us to be able to buy the Blu-ray. Long live Tiki! |
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PlainOtiki
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Thu, Apr 25, 2013 4:51 PM
Hey, thanks to you for the news as well! I caught Hell's Half Acre on Netflix streaming a while back, but had no idea it had been released on Blu-ray (and no longer streaming). P.S. Your website is awesome! |
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creativenative
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Thu, Apr 25, 2013 9:12 PM
Mahalo Plain-O |
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The Below Decks
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Fri, Apr 26, 2013 1:30 PM
If you try to preorder the new DVD, it says "All orders placed now will not be scheduled to ship until on, or just before, Tuesday, October 22, 2013 in conjunction with the 50th Anniversary Pacific Cinerama Dome Theatre Celebration Events.)" Let's hope this means that there will be new showings of the movie at the Cenerama Dome shortly before the release! |
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Cinerama Aficionado
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Fri, Jul 5, 2013 12:42 PM
An update to this SSA topic. The digitally restored Blu-ray/DVD release with 5.1 surround sound is scheduled for Oct 22, 2013. The Special Pre-Release Sale Price: US$29.96 through the distributor, http://www.flickeralley.com. [ Edited by: Cinerama Aficionado 2013-07-05 12:47 ] |
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Thu, Oct 31, 2013 10:29 AM
I just received the new Blu-ray disc of CINERAMA: South Seas Adventure. So far I wave watched the part when they go to Hawaii. I find you need to sit close to the screen to feel like your in the picture. Great picture resolution. Looking at Hawaii in pre-1958 makes you realize how much of the island paradise is gone and will never be again. I can't wait to view the rest of the film. You can still get $10 off the price if you purchase it before Nov 2nd. http://www.flickeralley.biz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=110&Itemid=56
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creativenative
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Sat, Jan 4, 2014 12:31 AM
Finally got my Blu-ray/DVD copy. Love the Cinerama screen and the curtain effects. Great photography, a must for any tiki/South Seas movie collection. Here are some shots to wet your appetite: Tahiti paradise |
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Tue, Jun 10, 2014 10:00 AM
Flicker Alley has a Father's Day sale ongoing. You can save 10% on several titles, one of which is South Seas Adventure, through June 16. Even with the shipping, it's a better price than Amazon. |
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Wed, Jun 11, 2014 2:30 PM
Here is my mint window card for the film. It's 16" by 20". I picked it up a few years ago for six bucks and had it framed. The color is a lot brighter than my bad photo shows. |
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Wed, Jul 11, 2018 8:33 PM
Bump, because this Sunday, July 15, 2018, is the 60th anniversary of the premiere of South Seas Adventure. I’m planning a viewing party to celebrate, complete with kalua pork and Cinerama Luau Punch (found on page 122 of Beachbum Berry Remixed). |
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Thu, Jul 12, 2018 4:37 AM
Good idea, I'll have to pull my copy out on Sunday. |
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