This is one of my favorite horror movies. I was wondering if you could still watch it on, say, TCM or AMC in 3-D if you have a pair of red-and-blue glasses. I have a stack of them somewhere, and it'd be really cool to sit down one day and watch the cheesy 3-D stunts (paddleball guy).
shareAFIK it's never been broadcast in 3-D. Red/Blue (Anaglyph) glasses would not work. You need polaroid 3D glasses. They're gray colored and are much better than anaglyph.
However, the print still does exist and is often shown at 3D retrofests. It will not be put out on the new DVD however, since Warner Bros. has yet to find a good way to present 3D on an NTSC format.
-J. Theakston
In answer to J. Theakston, Warner Bros. did transfer the film into the Anaglyph process in the 1980's for Super 8mm and 3-D re-releases around the world. Anaglyph prints exist of all the 1950's 3-D films such as "Creature from the Black Lagoon" and "Dial M For Murder". You can sometimes pick up copyright expired Anaglyph versions of these films on DVD at eBay, though the quality is varied due to the source prints (many come from Super 8mm and Betamax). I would strongly reccomend Field Sequential copies which are transfered from the dual strip prints. These DVDs require Shutter glasses but are again out of copyright.
shareThis isn't true.....HOUSE OF WAX has never been released in the poor anaglyph system with the exception of a few test clips which were shown as part of a 3-D Tv special. Neither has "DIAL M FOR MURDER". Any anaglyph version out there on eBay was simply converted from the old VHD field sequential videodisc versions on someone's PC...and they look terrible. Warner has never allowed an anaglyph conversion of any of their titles; the only exception is HONDO which while distributed by them at the time is now controlled by the John Wayne estate.
No idea what you are talking about in regards to "out of copyright". All of these films are still protected by copyright, are not in the public domain at all in any form. Sounds like a bootlegger is trying to bring attention to his goods to me....
Anaglyph prints Do NOT exist of all the 50s 3-D films (51 of them)...far from it. Just a small handful were converted for re-issue, mostly the Black and white titles. A few of these did get Super 8/16mm releases and even TV broadcasts but just a small minority.
Who wants to see anaglyph versions anyway? The 3-D films must be seen as intended, through the clear polarized glasses.
One of the first videotapes I had was a much-hyped broadcast of the movie in 3-D from the mid-'80s, which had a tie-in with red/blue glasses available at the local gas station chain. Pretty sure it was '86-'87 on KLJB, a then independent station in Iowa which later switched channels and became a Fox affiliate. Recorded that broadcast and watched it a ton of times. The tape no longer exists, but I had it for years and am absolutely certain it was the red/blue double-vision type of 3D (whatever it's called). When I grew up in the '80s, 3D was only a brief fad -- though 3D comics were kinda common and there was the occasional highly-touted Elvira 3D broadcast. The point is, until I went to Disney World much later, I was never exposed to the clear type of 3D, only the cheaper red/blue.
Not that I'm arguing a case for it. The 3D wasn't very impressive and there were times when the screen was so double-exposed it could give you a headache. The paddleball was torturous with the glasses, and it's the thing that has always stood out most in my mind most about the film; though when I later saw a clear print of the film, I was shocked that the paddleball sequence was kinda cool. Hopefully that print will never resurface, but it was made.
If you're in Los Angeles September 12th, you can see it in 3D on the big screen at the Egyptian Theatre (my favorite in Hollywood) at 7:00 p.m. The have info at www.3dfilmfest.com .
shareYou may want to look into LCD Shutter Glasses. You can certainly buy copies of the House of Wax from eBay. You can get the glasses as part of:
"The Ultimate 3-D Collection" (IMAX)
"The Ultimate 3-D Horror Collection"
"The Ultimate 3-D Horror Classics Collection"
All of the above are on sale in the U.S. You can also get them on eBay.
I have a pair of the glasses and they give perfect 3-D (the same as Polaroid)
Hope this helps!
dmc102
I saw this film in 3-D during it's nationwide theatrical re-release in 1984 (as a cash-in on the short-lived 3-D craze of the period). The 3-D effects were quite good and held up well next to the modern ones of Parasite and Metalstorm.
As far as watching it at home in 3-D, I would suggest tracking down a pair of Nu-Optix 3-D glasses, of the type put out when 3-D is broadcast on TV. I've found that these work remarkably well at creating the 3-D illusion on HDTV and similar high resolution sources.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6376507946&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT
This copy uses the shutter glasses.
Finally released for the home market in Blu-ray 3d October 2013.
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