LOS ANGELES, Calif. Nov. 16, 1998 (PRIMEZONE) -- Showscan Entertainment (OTC BB:SHOW) today announced the release of one new thrill ride film and the production of three additional films.
The company is releasing Dynamite Train today at the IAPPA trade show in Dallas, Texas. Dynamite Train, according to the company, "dares the audience to jump aboard a thundering runaway train, loaded with dynamite. There are only two outcomes: survival, or a one-way ride."
Showscan said that principal production has been completed on Desperado, which will take audiences on the tallest, fastest and longest rollercoaster ride in the western world. Desperado is based on the real thing - the Desperado rollercoaster at Buffalo Bill's Casino and Resort in Primm, Nevada. The Desperado achieves speeds of up to 90 miles per hour as it dips, drops, twists and turns above the Mojave Desert. Showscan's new thrill ride film reflects the action in every sense. Desperado is being produced by Peter Henton, formerly Showscan's Vice President of Production, and Dover Films, Inc., Mr. Henton's independent production company.
Street Fighter II Ride, which blasts the audience into the action packed world of the smash-hit, worldwide acclaimed video game, Street Fighter II, is a non-stop, adrenaline pumping thrill ride now in post production. It is being distributed by Showscan under licenses from Capricciosso Digital Contents Studio and CapCom.
Desperado and Street Fighter will be previewing at the IAPPA convention.
Hal Needham, the world renown action director and director of Showscan's highly successful Street Luge, is in pre-production with Hollywood Stunts, which he both directs and produces. Hollywood Stunts will take audiences inside Hollywood's movies, letting them join the death defying ranks of Hollywood stuntmen and experience first hand some of the world's greatest and most dangerous stunts.
Dennis Pope, President and Chief Executive Officer, said that with the addition of these four films, Showscan is creating the largest thrill ride library in the simulation industry. "Moreover," Mr. Pope said, "we not only intend to have the largest selection of thrill ride films, but the highest quality, as well."
Mr. Pope also pointed out that "Showscan has five coming attractions in development or pre-production:
*MOTION MANIA - A high speed thrillology of heart thumping action,
excitement and terror;
*SCREAM AGAIN - A terrifying screamride through your worst frightmare;
*SPACE WARRIOR - Abduction and competition in deadly futuristic games to
save the planet;
*SKY SLED - Ripping through the galaxy at maximum G forces on an out-of-
control alien sports craft; and
*GATOR CHASE - A roaring chase between the snapping jaws of alligators and
the gaping jaws of death.
Showscan Entertainment is an international leader in the production and exhibition of exciting movie-based entertainment attractions shown in large screen, special format theatres worldwide. Showscan's simulation and specialty theatres are open or under construction in 24 countries around the world, located in theme parks, motion multiplexes, expos, world's fairs, resorts, shopping centers, casinos, museums and other tourist destinations.
NOTE: Except for the historical information contained herein, the statements made in this release constitute forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties. Certain factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward looking statements, including the number of timing of sales of Showscan attractions, the development and acceptance of new products, the impact of competition on the Company's products and pricing, the Company's ability to locate, finance and operate theatres for the Company's account, and the other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's reports on file at the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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