What Was Your FIRST Movie Poster?

David

The is absolute first movie poster that I remember getting was given to me by a family friend who was a projectionist, it was pinned on my bedroom wall for years.

This is what I remember it looking like, which is a bit confusing as this is the German A1. So I wonder what mine was?

Anyway, that was my first poster, barely a teen and here was this cool movie with cool people, cool cars and cool music - and a cool poster.

So do you remember what was yours?

HumphreyBogart

Paul

I cannot remember the very first, but this was one of the first half-a-dozen, so maybe the first one... 

Unlike most collectors, who buy all kinds and them narrow down to one area, I only collected one specific area when I started, Horror/sci-fi; But expanded out into anything from everything....   

Charlie

:-bd

110x75

I believe it was a Darkman one sheet. Don't a pic handy right now...

Mirosae

Mine was a Valentino Reissue Son of the sheik. Which I do not own now. Lost in transit when moved back from UNI. Boy..still hurts.

David

bump

(because it deserves it)

Rick

Elvis on Tour daybill, plus a Double Trouble duotone reissue, from the Terang Drive In

Charlie

Rushmore

theartofmovieposters

Something Eastwood.  Bought a whole bunch off ebay at once.

Paul

I see words but no pics....

David

Paul said:

I see words but no pics....

I agree with my learned friend...

Charlie

CSM_2_Point_0

Not theatrical but that was their mistake

110x75

This was probably the first one. Not my pic, but you get the idea. Had it pinned on my room as a teenager.

110x75

And years after that Darkman, when sh*t got serious, this was the first one:

David

Swooning Woman genre... never fails to please

mwong

My sister moved to NYC in 1970 and discovered Cinemabilia.  She sent me an R49 Casablanca lobby set and an Enforcer os.  I gave away one lobby to my Bogart movie buddy and traded the Enforcer.  I still have rest of the Casablanca set in a safe deposit box.

Brude

Got my first from the Grand Ave. Cinema in 1967.  This is an upgrade, as the original (which I still own) was tacked to the wall for years and is beat to hell and back.

Eisenhower

Great first poster, Ted!

jayn_j

This was my first:


But this was my second: (NSS style, for which I paid a princely $40)

HereComesMongo

I actually had a Collecting Round 0 when I was in my teens in the 1980s. I don't remember everything I owned - and of course they were long gone by the time I started seriously collecting in 2009 - but I distinctly recall buying by mail order 27x41s and framing:

The 1987 10th Anniversary Struzan SW:

Pancho

Pretty sure that mine was from a collectors bazaar in Melbourne - the daybill for 'My Bloody Valentine', if I recall correctly.

Scarily, that was more than 20 years ago!

MonsterAGoGo

My first poster was for "LOGAN'S RUN" way back in 1976. I was 11 then. When i saw the movie, the projectionist let me and my buddy watch part of the movie from the projection booth. That was a great experience and really boosted my attraction to the film. A short while later I ventured into a comic book store that had the original poster for sale. I bought it and was hooked on posters ever since...

Charlie

Nice!

Paul

Ahh, you young kids...

Eisenhower

That is a very cool poster! Need to pick on up one of these days. Movie was really neat premise....and Farrah....

steph56

Hi there,

I started with small ones like French posters of Highlander and The Dark Crystal but the first time I really invested money in a movie poster was when buying in Paris Bob Peak's great looking 3-sheet US Rollerball poster that I paid 15€ in 1991 (seemed expensive to me back in those days).

theartofmovieposters

Hi There,  

Welcome aboard.  Would love to see some photos of your posters if/when you feel you like sharing!  We need more international flavour around here...