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I thought it'd be worth starting a thread to compile information and continue discussion of the six 3-D films made by Earl Owensby Studios in the 1980s, (none of which are currently available on 3D-Blu-ray, and some of which may be only on VHS).
http://www.earlowensbystudios.com/
I believe the titles were:
Rottweiler: Dogs of Hell
Tales of the third dimension
Chain Gang
Hit The Road Running
Hyperspace aka Gremloids
Hot Heir aka Great Balloon Chase
I came across a video overview of the studio from when it was put up for sale in November of 2014.
I'll continue from some of the posts in Bob Furmanek's thread:
http://www.earlowensbystudios.com/
I believe the titles were:
Rottweiler: Dogs of Hell
Tales of the third dimension
Chain Gang
Hit The Road Running
Hyperspace aka Gremloids
Hot Heir aka Great Balloon Chase
I came across a video overview of the studio from when it was put up for sale in November of 2014.
I'll continue from some of the posts in Bob Furmanek's thread:
aPhil said:Yes, I worked on all six, but only the entire shoot for the 4th and 5th ones
("Tales of the Third Dimension" and "Chain Gang").
Worth Keeter, who directed all but the last one
("Hyperspace," aka "Gremloids" in parts of Europe and
only one of the three stories plus wrap-around segment in the anthology "Tales of the Third Dimension"),
has been a close friend for over 40 years.
Worth and I recently wrote down the 33 movies and their approximate shooting seasons during the Owensby reign from 1973 to 1988
(as, like everything, there is a lot of myth attached and we wanted to get a real list and number for our personal reference -- Worth worked there full time from around 1975 to 1987).
revgen said:A few questions
1) Are all 6 Owensby 3D films owned by a single entity?
2) What shape are the film elements in?
3) What would it cost to license these films for Blu-Ray 3D?
StephenDH said:EO's "Rottweiler" is said to have particularly good 3D (by Lenny Lipton I think) but I've only ever seen the 2D version.
Bob Furmanek said:I've seen several of the Earl Owensby films and found they were very well photographed with excellent 3-D. They were MUCH better than the other features in production at that time. I particularly enjoyed TALES OF THE THIRD DIMENSION.
Phil, you might know the answer to this: the 3-D bubble burst pretty quickly and by the summer of 1983, it was pretty much dead. I know ROTTWEILER had a limited amount of playdates but I can't find any bookings whatsoever for the remaining five. Are you aware of any 3-D showings?
Dan Symmes felt that HOT HEIR was very well done and praised it in the July 1983 issue of American Cinematographer.