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THX 1138 was the first film made in a planned seven-picture slate commissioned by Warner Brothers from the 1969 incarnation of American Zoetrope.
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Coppola co-produced George Lucas ’ s first film, THX 1138, in 1971.
The logo is possibly a reference to the ending of George Lucas ' first film, THX 1138, in which the main character stands silhouetted with his arms raised during a sunset.
THX 1138 is a 1971 science fiction film directed by George Lucas in his feature directorial debut.
THX 1138 was developed from Lucas ' student film Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB, which he made in 1967 while attending the University of Southern California's film school.
LUH has a male roommate, THX 1138.
* Robert Duvall as THX 1138
As a publicity stunt, several actors were filmed having their first haircuts / shaves at unusual venues, with the results used in a promotional featurette entitled Bald: The Making of THX 1138.
Lucas filmed THX 1138 in Techniscope.
THX 1138 was released to theaters on March 11, 1971 and was initially commercially unsuccessful, earning back $ 945, 000 in rentals for Warner Bros, but still leaving the studio in the red.
In 1977, after the success of Star Wars, THX 1138 was re-released with the footage that had been deleted by Warner Bros. edited back in, but still did not gain popularity.
The significance of the name THX 1138 has been the subject of much speculation among fans.
* In Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker, the 1976 tie-in novelisation of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, a Stormtrooper is referred to as THX 1138.
* The THX sound certification system, originated in 1982, is sometimes said to be derived from THX 1138, and also from the system's originator, sound engineer Tomlinson Holman, as ' Tomlinson Holman's eXperiment '.
* In the video game Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds ( first released in 2001 ), selecting a Stormtrooper soldier ( Galactic Empire faction ) occasionally results in his reply " THX 1138 ready, sir!
* The song " Regime of Coincidence, State of Gravity " on Laibach's 1992 album Kapital is made up nearly entirely of samples from THX 1138.
* The opening sounds of " Mr. Self Destruct " on the Nine Inch Nails 1994 album The Downward Spiral is a sample from THX 1138 in which a man is being beaten by a prison guard.
* The 2005 Corrupt Souls & Hyx's Drum n Bass Track “ 1138 ”, found on the Black Sun Empire double album Cruel & Unusual, uses several samples from THX 1138, including “ What's Wrong ?”.
* The track " I Need Something Stronger " on Unkle's 2005 release Edit Music for a Film: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Reconstruction is almost entirely composed of THX 1138 samples.
( The packaging artwork for the album also borrows heavily from the THX 1138 2004 DVD release packaging.
THX and was
The end scene, of THX standing before the sunset, was shot at Port Hueneme, California, by a second unit of ( additional uncredited photographer ) Caleb Deschanel and Matthew Robbins, who played THX in this long shot.
It was co-developed by Dolby and Lucasfilm THX in time for the release in May 1999 of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.
The current THX was created in 2001 when it spun off from Lucasfilm Ltd. THX was developed by Tomlinson Holman at George Lucas's company, Lucasfilm, in 1983 to ensure that the soundtrack for the third Star Wars film, Return of the Jedi, would be accurately reproduced in the best venues.
THX was named after Holman, with the " X " standing for " crossover " as well as a homage to Lucas's first film, THX 1138.
Norris Cinema Theatre, on the University of Southern California campus, where THX was first developed and installed.
The first theater THX was used in was the University of Southern California's Eileen L. Norris Cinema Theatre, a part of USC's noted film school.
THX first began to appear in theaters, in which their logo would be seen before the start of the film that was playing.
Since THX was recently created for motion picture quality, the very first film to show THX was Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, in its theatrical debut on May 25, 1983.
From there, THX began to appear before all movies from July 1, 1983, until August 30, 1997, when THX was no longer classified as a " motion picture sound system ".
THX and first
As the drug's effects wear off, THX finds himself experiencing authentic emotions and sexual desire for the first time.
The THX trailer entitled " Cimarron " which first appeared at the start of the 1988 film Willow, used music composed by James Horner, while " Grand ", which is played in theatres from 1993 to 1997, featured a variation of the " Deep Note ".
Strangely, Terminator 2 was released twice in Squeeze LD, the second release being THX certified and a notable improvement over the first.
A police robot called 23 is included in Star Wars director George Lucas ' first film, THX 1138.
At the close of the first tour, the band began work on their next album, entitled Hydra, which was released later that year and featured the single " 99 ", inspired by George Lucas ' cult film THX 1138.
It was where THX was first developed and installed.
* In 1968, George Lucas won first prize in the category of Dramatic films at the third National Student Film Festival held at Lincoln Center, New York for his futuristic Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB.
The first track of their 1997 CD " Nightcap " is entitled " THX.
* 1995 World's first Dolby AC-3 and THX 5. 1 certified home theater system.
* 1999 World's first THX-EX home theater system ( THX Extended to provide fuller surround sound ).
Jarre in China is the first THX certified concert filmed in High Definition.
Jarre in China is the first THX certified concert filmed in High Definition.
THX and film
* In George Lucas ` s film Electronic_Labyrinth: _THX_1138_4EB, THX is escaping an electronic labyrinth
* The yellow hot rod driven by Paul Le Mat in Lucas ' 1973 film American Graffiti shows the license plate THX 138.
* In the 2009 film Fanboys, the security guards at Skywalker Ranch wear uniforms similar to the police in THX 1138.
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He drew a considerable amount of attention in 1970 for his portrayal of Major Frank Burns in the film MASH and for his portrayal of the title role in the cult classic THX 1138 in 1971.
Tomlinson M. Holman ( born 1946 ) is an American film theorist, audio engineer, and inventor of film technologies, notably the Lucasfilm THX sound system.
THX-certified theaters provide a high-quality, predictable playback environment to ensure that any film soundtrack mixed in THX will sound as near as possible to the intentions of the mixing engineer.
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