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Comin' at Ya! is a 3-D Western
film
, featuring Tony Anthony
, Victoria Abril
and Gene Quintano
and directed
by Ferdinando Baldi
. It was produced as a co-production between American company Filmways
and Lupo-Anthony-Quintano Productions, an independent company. Released in 1981, the film effectively started the 3-D film
boom of 1983. The same filmmakers returned in 1983 with Treasure of the Four Crowns
.
. H.H. Hart races against time to find his wife, with the help of an Irish
priest
. The film features many 3D effects, many of which are intended to "fly off the screen" at the audience.
himself was credited with designing a relatively low cost projection lens which made the film marketable for general release.
in the Anaglyph
3D process. The conversion procedure involved separating the over and under images and digitally combining them as red and cyan images layered over each other. Anaglyph images are best viewed on LCD televisions or PC monitors.
In late January 2011 it was announced by FANGORIA magazine that they will be sponsoring the film's premiere screening.
The premiere screening of this newly restored version will be held at the Berlin Film Festival on february 12th 2011.
Comin' at Ya! is a 3-D Western
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, featuring Tony Anthony
Tony Anthony (actor)
Tony Anthony , is a former film actor, producer, director, and screenwriter, best known for his starring roles in spaghetti westerns.-Early career:...
, Victoria Abril
Victoria Abril
Victoria Abril is a Spanish film actress. She is best known to international audiences for her performance in the movie ¡Átame! by director Pedro Almodóvar....
and Gene Quintano
Gene Quintano
Gene Quintano is an American film actor, producer, writer and director best known for writing sequels to the hit film Police Academy and directing films such as Dollar For The Dead and Loaded Weapon 1, both starring Emilio Estevez. Quintano acted in two 3-D films during the early 1980s; Comin' At...
and directed
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
by Ferdinando Baldi
Ferdinando Baldi
Ferdinando Baldi was an Italian film director, film producer and screenwriter. He was born on 19 May 1927 in Cava dei Tirreni, in the Province of Salerno.-Career:...
. It was produced as a co-production between American company Filmways
Filmways
Filmways, Inc. was a television and film production company founded by American film executive Martin Ransohoff in 1958...
and Lupo-Anthony-Quintano Productions, an independent company. Released in 1981, the film effectively started the 3-D film
3-D film
A 3-D film or S3D film is a motion picture that enhances the illusion of depth perception...
boom of 1983. The same filmmakers returned in 1983 with Treasure of the Four Crowns
Treasure of the Four Crowns
Treasure of the Four Crowns is an action adventure film, featuring Tony Anthony, Ana Obregón, Gene Quintano and Francisco Rabal and directed by Ferdinando Baldi...
.
Story
H.H. Hart, a bank robber, loses his wife to kidnappers on their wedding day. Subsequently, she is traded as a prostitute by villain Gene QuintanoGene Quintano
Gene Quintano is an American film actor, producer, writer and director best known for writing sequels to the hit film Police Academy and directing films such as Dollar For The Dead and Loaded Weapon 1, both starring Emilio Estevez. Quintano acted in two 3-D films during the early 1980s; Comin' At...
. H.H. Hart races against time to find his wife, with the help of an Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
. The film features many 3D effects, many of which are intended to "fly off the screen" at the audience.
Cast
- Tony AnthonyTony AnthonyDarrell W. "Tony" Anthony is a semi-retired American professional wrestler best known as Dirty White Boy, who wrestled primarily for independent promotions in the Southeastern United States...
- H.H. Hart - Victoria AbrilVictoria AbrilVictoria Abril is a Spanish film actress. She is best known to international audiences for her performance in the movie ¡Átame! by director Pedro Almodóvar....
- Abeline - Gene QuintanoGene QuintanoGene Quintano is an American film actor, producer, writer and director best known for writing sequels to the hit film Police Academy and directing films such as Dollar For The Dead and Loaded Weapon 1, both starring Emilio Estevez. Quintano acted in two 3-D films during the early 1980s; Comin' At...
- Pike Thompson - Ricardo Palacios - Pol Thompson
- Lewis GordonLewis GordonLewis Ricardo Gordon is an American philosopher who works in the areas of Africana philosophy, philosophy of human and life sciences, phenomenology, philosophy of existence, social and political theory, postcolonial thought, theories of race and racism, philosophies of liberation, aesthetics,...
- Old Man - Joaquin Sainz as Dan Barry, Luis Barboo, Charly Bravo
The 3D Process
The film used a single strip 3D process which involved two 2:35:1 format images being printed onto one 4:3 frame of film, stacked one over the other. Traditionally, this process is known as the "over and under" process. This camera system was named the Marks 3-Depix StereoSpace Converter (though the film posters heralded it as both SuperVision and WonderVision). In order to be projected in the Polarized 3D process and viewed with clear glasses, the film required a 3-Depix Reverser which re-ordered the over and under images into separate projections. Tony AnthonyTony Anthony (actor)
Tony Anthony , is a former film actor, producer, director, and screenwriter, best known for his starring roles in spaghetti westerns.-Early career:...
himself was credited with designing a relatively low cost projection lens which made the film marketable for general release.
DVD release
This film was released on DVDDVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
in the Anaglyph
Anaglyph
Anaglyph may refer to:* Anaglyph image, a method of encoding a three-dimensional image in a single picture by superimposing a pair of pictures* Ornament carved in low relief...
3D process. The conversion procedure involved separating the over and under images and digitally combining them as red and cyan images layered over each other. Anaglyph images are best viewed on LCD televisions or PC monitors.
Reissue
In May 2009, a new restoration of the film was announced at CominAtYaNoir3D.com.In late January 2011 it was announced by FANGORIA magazine that they will be sponsoring the film's premiere screening.
The premiere screening of this newly restored version will be held at the Berlin Film Festival on february 12th 2011.