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We haven’t found a print of the post-Star Wars “director’s cut” yet.

And did THX get remixed to Dolby Stereo for its first “director’s cut”, like American Graffiti did for its 1978 re-release? If so, I assume our only audio sources for the original mono are the 16mm prints?

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That’s a good question! I would think if there had been a remix in '78, it would have turned up on home video. I’m sure an A/B comparison between the print audio and the Laserdiscs will happen eventually.

It’s murky to me how large the '78 reissue actually was. (Don’t think I’ve ever seen a poster for it.) All we have besides mention of it in the original making of ESB is one trailer touting the Star Wars connection.

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Sweet! Wish I could actually be of financial help. Not a big fan of THX, but it’s cool to see another preservation effort for it in this sort of league.

So, a new book came out and we learned so much, and it is called, “Anguilosaurus, Killer of the Living”.

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Even $5 would bring it closer to happening.

This is one project that I really hope won’t fall through the cracks due to lack of funds, the film itself will not be able to be scanned in the future, this is really our one shot.
I’m extending my Nucoda license (at considerable expense) just to get this print restored, I really think it is one of the most important preservations happening, and one that will never happen via the studios.

It will be a fast project as well, I will be under the clock-tick of my software license expiry, this will be the last project I work on directly.

Donations welcome: paypal.me/poit
bitcoin:13QDjXjt7w7BFiQc4Q7wpRGPtYKYchnm8x
Help get The Original Trilogy preserved!

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When the secret plans are divulged, I’ll have more than $5 …

However, in practice you must take into account the “fuckwit factor”. Just talk to Darth Mallwalker…
-Moth3r

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Darth Mallwalker said:

When the secret plans are divulged, I’ll have more than $5 …

They’ll be divulged based on the entity of your pledge ahah

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poita said:

Even $5 would bring it closer to happening. … will be under the clock-tick of my software license expiry …

My $5 is yours. Go ahead.

I’d like throw that 47 credits (I think that’s the conversion rate), or more, at this project but I would send it U.S. mail. Can that be worked out? (PM me.)

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Just donated to the cause. This is such an important project, as others have noted, that we really need all the help we can get; we need this film preserved, especially after what Lucas has done to it like he did Star Wars. Please donate anything, it will go a long way!

The community thanks you. OMM thanks you.

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I’d like to help and donate towards this, but I can’t right now. But I’m really looking forward to seeing the results if this goes through. Never got to see the original cut for this.

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How much until the total is reached now? I want to donate but I’m a broke college student.

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clutchins said:

How much until the total is reached now? I want to donate but I’m a broke college student.

I update the amount regularly, you can find it in the first post. Micro-donations are making a big difference too, but if you’re too broke don’t worry about it 😛

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thxita said:

clutchins said:

How much until the total is reached now? I want to donate but I’m a broke college student.

I update the amount regularly, you can find it in the first post. Micro-donations are making a big difference too, but if you’re too broke don’t worry about it 😛

You’re at exactly half of the amount needed in the first post!

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thxita said:

clutchins said:

How much until the total is reached now? I want to donate but I’m a broke college student.

I update the amount regularly, you can find it in the first post. Micro-donations are making a big difference too, but if you’re too broke don’t worry about it 😛

Thank you. I hope and pray for the success of your efforts!

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clutchins said:

How much until the total is reached now? I want to donate but I’m a broke college student.

Yeah, I have no funds right now either. I’d echo what thxita said, but note that you can always donate to this or another 35mm project in the future - even 4 or 5 years from now when you’re out of college and earning big bucks!. 😄

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We have 209 Euros to go. Even a buck will help. You can probably find that much hidden in your couch. 😉

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Just curious—if you need HDDs in addition to money, can people donate HDDs as well?

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Yes… and no. They need to be internal 4TB sata hard drives of reliable brands (we went with the Caviar Blue ones). To keep the costs down they would also need to be sent from Europe and not needing returned. All things considered, buying them directly from Amazon with the donated money ends up being the cheaper option.

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thxita said:

Yes… and no. They need to be internal 4TB sata hard drives of reliable brands (we went with the Caviar Blue ones). To keep the costs down they would also need to be sent from Europe and not needing returned. All things considered, buying them directly from Amazon with the donated money ends up being the cheaper option.

Okay, just checking. I figured there might be some users in Europe who might have some to donate and/or have a connection to getting cheap HDDs.

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Donation made! I should be able to donate some more in a few weeks. You guys are doing amazing work. Pre-“Director’s Cut” versions of this film are of strong cultural importance, as well as being quite a fine film in its own right. I consider the DC of this movie to be even more offensive than the Star Wars Special Editions, considering that THX 1138 was shot using existing locations and available light. Re-coloring and adding digital enhancements to the settings ruins the ethos of the movie (and just plain ruins the movie). The re-editing is also total shite, a lame attempt to inject kinetic energy into a movie that was defiantly languid in its original form. This movie reminds me quite a bit of Antonioni, kind of like something he might have made had he dabbled in science fiction. I’m happy to help save this from oblivion.

That’s impossible, even for a computer.

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Thanks again to everybody helping out with donations, from the smallest to the most consistent ones. I have updated the list (see first post) and we are now only short of 160 euro!

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I would donate again, but since thxita is posting the names of donors on the first post, I feel that I should let someone else have a chance to be among the heroes of this preservation 😉

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160 Euros is probably like five billion USD, but I’ll see what I can do.

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