Sources: Wikidata. The record of the motion picture, not an assessment of this cell.
FILM NOTES
Digimon: The Movie arrived in 2000 as Fox Kids and Saban's attempt to translate the Digimon Adventure television phenomenon into a theatrical release, stitching together three Japanese films into one American feature. It rode the wave of monster-collecting anime that swept through American youth culture alongside Pokemon, giving the franchise a rare big-screen presence and cementing its place in that era's after-school programming boom. For fans who grew up with the series, this release marks a specific moment when Digimon reached beyond television into multiplex marketing and merchandising.
Izzy is the group's resident technology expert among the Digidestined, and his laptop functions as a recurring tool throughout the series, tying him to research, communication, and the digital world's inner workings. This cell preserves that association directly, connecting the character to the device that defines his role within the team. For collectors, Izzy represents the brains-of-the-group archetype, and a cell built around his laptop speaks to that identity without needing further embellishment. It stands as a piece tied to character function rather than spectacle.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm colour release print of Digimon: The Movie (2000).
Gauge
35mm, four perforations per frame on both edges; the strip holds three frames.
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges; spacing appears even and the punched edges appear clean throughout the strip.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible running along one edge beside the picture area, with what appears to be a secondary data region consistent with a Dolby Digital pixel block in the inter-perforation zone on the same edge.
Edge print
Not clearly legible in this capture; text appears present along both edges but cannot be reliably quoted.
Base & colour
The base shows a neutral-to-slightly-warm tint; the dye image appears saturated with no obvious fading or red shift.
Projection history
No visible splices, cue marks, or heavy scratching are apparent; the surface appears consistent with a projected release print.
Picture
Positive colour image; all three frames appear to be from the same continuous shot, and the animated content is consistent with the animated feature listed on record.
Era check
The combination of a variable-area optical track with an apparent Dolby Digital data block and a saturated colour positive print on what appears to be a safety base is consistent with a theatrical release print from the year 2000.
Read from the original intake capture shown below. Observations only — film is authenticated, not graded.
This original motion picture film element has been examined and authenticated by Crown Grading in partnership with National Film Vault, and encapsulated for archival preservation.
Why so little survivesRelease prints were leased to theaters, not sold. When the run ended they went back to the distributor to be destroyed, and most were. What collectors hold today came from the prints that escaped that order, and no new 35mm prints of these films are being struck.
CROWN SERIAL 000063111
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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