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I recently was told to destroy 10 pallets of 35mm release prints; all of them are amazing cult films. Now, I need to know what it means that they smell like vinegar.
Can they be projected?
Should they be saved, or should I scrap them for art projects?
This wasn't a subject really touched on in film school, so any information about how film decays is useful.
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You should definitely not destroy them and you should ask on an urban explorers forum even less. If they're amazing cult films, you might want to check with the folks at Troma. They've done a bit with preserving old cult films. Otherwise, you should check on a forum dedicated to motion picture film.
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I can't sell them on the open market, but I am interested in projecting them privately. I have no plans for their destruction, aside from those already trashed beyond repair that I have multiples of.
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Posted by earthworm
I can't sell them on the open market, but I am interested in projecting them privately. I have no plans for their destruction, aside from those already trashed beyond repair that I have multiples of.
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Earthworm - where are you located? Look for a shop that is proven in restoration or transfer. A good shop can show you proof of their work, and show you the techniques they use to test and transfer things. Of course it can be expensive. But making digital copies is nice nowadays. And you get to keep the reels themselves in 'mint' condition instead of playing them over and over.
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Posted by EatsTooMuchJam If they're amazing cult films, you might want to check with the folks at Troma. They've done a bit with preserving old cult films.
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Troma went out of business last year
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Nobody seems to have told them that.
http://www.troma.com/
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If they just smell like vinegar right now, TAKE THEM OUT OF THE CANS. If you leave them in for much longer the film will basically jelly together. If you don't mind me asking, what movies are they ?
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Paris After Dark
Garden of Eden
Escape to Passion
Shock-o-rama
Girl Gang
Frontier to Hell (aka lonesome Women)
Sex Machine
Aduent of Asterisk
Haystack Hookers
Mr. Peter's pet
Dance Hall Racket
Let me Die a Woman
Hot Erotic Dreams
Nature Girl Frollies
Roulette
Naughty Nudes
Satan's Daughter
What's up Front
Life in the Raw
Las Vegas Shakedown
Tormento
Legend of Mcculough's Mountain
The Maids
Deliver us from Evil
Teenagers for Sale
Seniors
Spies-a-go-go
2cd degree
the nurses
circle of danger
little boy and poncho
toughest man alive
starship venus
Il Bandito
Innocenti Pagano
Port of Hell
Fall guy
L'ultima Norte D'amore
Jacques Brel
JD Revenge
Devil's sister
Night Freight
Infidel
When Germany Surrendered
Cambist
Pyramids of Death (negative)
L Isola Di Montechrist
Treasure of Ruby Hills
Legend of Amaluk
Dream Follies
Genoese Dragnet
Man of Passion
Conte Santielmo
Distance
I Falsari
Nudes Inc.
High School Girl
Playing for Keeps
Jungle Warrior
Luna Rossa
Dezerter
Pleasure
Kitty's Pleasure Palace
Breathless (yes that breathless)
Ancient Assassins
Broadway varieties
Man with the Glass Booth
Anna
Aida
To Kill a Stranger
Hot Lead
I Due Foscari
Devil I'm in Love
Naughty New York
Figlia Del Diauclo
Ding Dong
Eve or the Apple
Mob boss
Teen Age Jungle
The Single Girls
Bell Antonio
Not of this Earth
Cold Sweat
The Prophet
Flaming Girls
Dangerous Curves
Hot Child
Mondo Keuzunt
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Incredible! They must be saved. Or Roger Corman will come back and start chewing babies heads off in the middle of the night. I mean mall, or whenever he feels like it  Seriously, there must be someone willing to keep them and gradually transfer to digital.
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