SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
January 8, 1997 (December 30, 1996)
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                        SILVER SCREEN PARTNERS II, L.P.
                        -------------------------------
                        (A Delaware Limited Partnership)
                  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its
               Certificate and Agreement of Limited Partnership)

Delaware                               0-14421                   13-3276962
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(State or other jurisdiction of        Commission                (I.R.S.
incorporation or organization)         File No.                  Employer
                                                                 Identification
                                                                 No.)


Chelsea Piers, Pier 62 - Suite 300
New York, New York  10011                         10011
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)          (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 336-6700


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Item 5.    Other Events.
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     Silver  Screen  Management  Inc.,  the managing  general  partner of Silver
Screen   Partners  II,  L.P.  (the   "Partnership"),   filed  a  Certificate  of
Cancellation  with the  Secretary  of State of the State of Delaware in the name
and on behalf of the  Partnership to formally  terminate the legal  existence of
the  Partnership  effective  as  of  December  30,  1996.  The  Partnership  has
distributed  its assets and has been  dissolved in accordance  with the terms of
its Agreement of Limited Partnership.  A copy of the certificate of cancellation
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 7.   Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
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              (a) Exhibits:

               Exhibit 99.1 --          Certificate of  Cancellation  filed with
                                        the  Secretary  of State of the State of
                                        Delaware  effective  as of December  30,
                                        1996.


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                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                            SILVER SCREEN PARTNERS II, L.P.,
                                            a Delaware Limited Partnership


                                            By   SILVER SCREEN MANAGEMENT, INC.,
                                                 Managing General Partner

                                            By  /s/ Roland W. Betts
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                 Roland W. Betts
                                                 President/Treasurer
Dated:  January 8, 1997
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                    ------------------------------------------
                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
January 8, 1997 (December 30, 1996)
-----------------------------------------------

                        SILVER SCREEN PARTNERS II, L.P.
                        -------------------------------
                        (A Delaware Limited Partnership)
                  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its
               Certificate and Agreement of Limited Partnership)

Delaware                               0-14421                   13-3276962
-------------------------------        --------------            --------------
(State or other jurisdiction of        Commission                (I.R.S.
incorporation or organization)         File No.                  Employer
                                                                 Identification
                                                                 No.)

Chelsea Piers, Pier 62 - Suite 300
New York, New York  10011                         10011
---------------------------------------           ------------------
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)          (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 336-6700

                                       1
Item 5.    Other Events.
-----------------------

     Silver  Screen  Management  Inc.,  the managing  general  partner of Silver
Screen   Partners  II,  L.P.  (the   "Partnership"),   filed  a  Certificate  of
Cancellation  with the  Secretary  of State of the State of Delaware in the name
and on behalf of the  Partnership to formally  terminate the legal  existence of
the  Partnership  effective  as  of  December  30,  1996.  The  Partnership  has
distributed  its assets and has been  dissolved in accordance  with the terms of
its Agreement of Limited Partnership.  A copy of the certificate of cancellation
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 7.   Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

              (a) Exhibits:

               Exhibit 99.1 --          Certificate of  Cancellation  filed with
                                        the  Secretary  of State of the State of
                                        Delaware  effective  as of December  30,
                                        1996.

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                            SILVER SCREEN PARTNERS II, L.P.,
                                            a Delaware Limited Partnership

                                            By   SILVER SCREEN MANAGEMENT, INC.,
                                                 Managing General Partner

                                            By  /s/ Roland W. Betts
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                 Roland W. Betts
                                                 President/Treasurer
Dated:  January 8, 1997
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