Ha, I can relate. I let my personal assistants open and stack all incoming MPs, no idea what actually showed up!
JAWS:
Yes, I already have a JAWS poster. I got it as a birthday gift for myself 3 years ago. Where it is, I have NO IDEA. Did I ever receive it? ARGH! I can NOT find it anywhere and I want it up on my walls. So, I got this one instead. (ANOTHER "birthday gift," I suppose you could say...) It's from the recent HA auction and I paid more than I wanted to for it (Isn't that always the case?), but I do believe it is in much better condition than my other one.
Hello, it's time for another look at some of the posters I had before I ever started posting online. I thought, for this one time, it might be nice to post these "classics" alongside some classics of literature (that never existed). That was probably a dumb idea (it IS a dumb idea, actually). At the time I collected these images, though...it was a fun idea. So, just to use them up, here they are.
MEL, I have many unopened roles and packages of poster. About a hundred or so. I'm so bad about getting them opened and sorted. I do not know what is where. Glad you can relate.
Now on to the posters....
HALLOWEEN II:
I really like this image they used for HALLOWEEN II. I have kept it framed... I used to have it hanging in my bedroom several years ago, but it now resides in a closet. Oh well. It may go back up eventually.
DIE SISTER, DIE!:
I dig this fun, creepy, nightmarish poster. Too bad NOTHING like this happens in the snore-inducing movie.
PROM NIGHT:
Jamie Lee Curtis, who appeared in this fresh from her success in "HALLOWEEN", apparently refers to this film as "Disco Death" (I read that somewhere). Whatever. It is still fun (and unintentionally funny)---and way better than the remake. See: Jamie Lee as a disco queen strutting her stuff on the dance floor! See: Leslie Nielsen in (one of?) his last dramatic roles before becoming a full-time funny guy ("Naked Gun", "Repossessed", etc.) See: Jamie Lee Curtis fall for the most boring and wooden male lead in horror history and find yourself actually hoping he gets killed. Followed by 3 unrelated (except they all take place at "Hamilton High") sequels and the dull remake.
WINTER A-GO-GO:
Aside from the fact this poster is for a namesake Go-Go "cousin", why is this poster framed? I would occasionally deck out my house with winter themed posters in the winter months. I've stopped doing that. This poster remains framed though because I can NOT get some of the screws in the back loose. GRRR!. Whatever. Here is a winter BEACH PARTY ripoff ( the BEACH PARTY series had it's own winter flick, SKI PARTY) that featured musical acts you've never heard of.
CREEPSHOW 2:
Normally, I would never have bothered buying a CREEPSHOW 2 poster (probably). I received one as a gift, although it was not in the best condition (folded an extra time or two). I bought this as a replacement and stuck in a frame when the friend came to visit. I can NOT get the screws loose on the back to change it out. So it sits in the closet...
BIG TOP PEE WEE:
I raced to see this when it came out, having loved PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE so much. Yeah, I was disappointed. Hmm. Oh well. It had its moments...and Pee Wee did have a talking pig named Vance. Still, I dig Pee Wee. This was hanging with the BIG ADVENTURE poster in a guest room at one time. Now it sits in the closet.
ZOMBIE:
This is a great poster that conveys what the movie is about---and it's just a photo from the flick with a startling tag line. We are going to eat you. Classic horror/gore flick. This used to hang in my bedroom, but for now it is stuck in a closet.
AIRPORT '77:
I love the movies (and posters) of the 70's disaster era. I had this hanging in my dining room years ago along with AIRPORT '75 (my favorite). I later swapped out '77 for THE CONCORDE: AIRPORT '79 (second favorite--so bad it's funny). Now it just sits in a closet. AIRPORT '77 was the first AIRPORT flick I got to see in the theater. Why wasn't there an AIRPORT '81 or AIRPORT '83 etc.? Waaaagh!
EYES OF LAURA MARS:
This isn't much of a poster (just a faint shot of Faye Dunaway's face)--and it was hard to photograph (This was my best attempt...sorry for the flash glare, etc.). I won tickets to the opening night of this from a local radio station. I had to have my mother go with me as I was only 13 at the time. But my mom and I loved this movie. It's more of a suspense thriller than a true horror flick.. But, yowza! Such an interesting movie (to me). From a story idea by John Carpenter (before he was anyone famous really---this came out in August 1978, before HALLOWEEN debuted). I know it is pretty much forgotten today and even then it didn't have much of a reputation---but Mom and I both found it suspenseful and shocking. I guess I just saw it at the right time in my life for it to stick with me. The poster lives in my closet though...
GODZILLA 1985:
The big budget (well, sort of) reboot of the original GODZILLA...complete with Raymond Burr reprising his role of a reporter covering the story. I saw this at the drive in. It wasn't great---but was okay. It was the LAST cinematic appearance of the Big G on US screens until the awful Matthew Broderick version that appeared in the late 90s. I've been trying to track down all of the GODZILLA posters between the original and this one. I only have a few left to go (including the It's-So-Expensive-I'll-Never-Have-One original poster for the original flick. This is a nice poster if not the greatest movie.
And that's it for now. Thanks for looking. CHEERS!
PS: Here are five more links to re-creations of long, lost posts from the past:
Hi there. It's time for another Shock-O-Rama Poster Show. It's still summer and I thought I'd just use up the gifs that were bottom o' the barrel that have been sitting in my files forever. You'll see why they're left overs. Ha! Mostly they are guys--and is that some boy band? Whatever---this really is the last of the crappy beach/summer gifs. The posters are rather hodge-podge themselves. Not a lot to see---as you'll see.
Did everyone tune in for the great Heritage Auction major auction today? I watched---but didn't bid. I'm broke and in the process of refinancing my house. I was told not to make any big purchases until escrow closes. Sigh. There were so many goodies. I'd have loved to just scored one. oh well. Next time, perhaps. How did YOU do?
MEL: Thanks---I'll maybe hunt the book down. Looks cool.
Now let the poster games begin....
HERBIE GOES BANANAS:
Ever have one of those moments where you see a poster for auction and think 'I know! I'll start collecting that series.' Thus I have HERBIE GOES BANANAS. Oops. What was I thinking? I only saw the first two HERBIE movies---when I was a CHILD. I never saw this one (or HERBIE GOES TO MONTE CARLO...or even the remake/sequel thing with Lindsey Lohan). Oh well.
TIARA TAHITI:
I have no clue as to what this movie is. I had never heard of it before until I saw the poster. Tahiti sounded tropical. Future tiki room (bar) poster? Maybe. It was cheap...but not that exciting. (Maybe it would look better after a few Mai Tais?)
GOR:
I have no idea what this is. I've seen the GOR books--but never read any. This movie looks like it was probably BAD. Ha! This was a cheap-o. Why not?
THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM (Italian 4F 1975 re-release):
I kind of wish I had NOT gotten this. There are a couple of things about I'm not thrilled with. The guy on the slab and the blade are the same artwork as on the US poster...and I didn't realize until too late that it is a 4 foglio size---meaning it is in 2 pieces, which I hate. They're just TOO BIG! Oh well. The image of Vincent Price is a nice added feature.
SON OF SAMSON:
Yes, I already have this poster---but it was less than $7 and I do like my "Hercules movies". Have I seen this? Hmm. I think I have (probably have), but do not recall now.
THOSE REDHEADS FROM SEATTLE (3D):
Well, YAHOO! Another vintage 3D title from the 1950s. This was part of the 3D explosion of 1953 (following the breakout success of BWANA DEVIL, the first 3D feature length movie in 1952) that saw the release of 29 3D feature films and numerous 3D shorts. While I have several vintage 3D posters....this one was not one of them until now. This is allegedly in better shape than it looks. I've never seen this, but it stars Agnes (Endora from "Bewitched") Moorehead? Oh my. I can NOT imagine her in a musical. Ha! Wish I could see it (but only if it were in 3D, of course).
THE YELLOW HOUSE ON PINNASBERG:
Ha! Talk about phallic... This poster made me laugh---so, since it was under $5, I bought it. I looked this up (after buying it). Apparently it is a West German sex comedy from the early 1970s about a brothel for frustrated and lonely housewives (staffed by mostly men--hence the shape of the house, perhaps?). Also known as "The Sex Nest" apparently. I've never seen it---it would probably suck--but the poster is ribald fun.
Zowie! Italian filmmakers, especially in the '70s and '80s, were the kings of copyright infringement. Thank goodness, or we wouldn't have such jewels as ZOMBIE or BEYOND THE DOOR, etc. Universal Studios was prepping to unleash its 4th AIRPORT flick on the world, THE CONCORDE: AIRPORT '79, when the Italians beat them to the punch with this ripoff---CONCORDE AFFAIR (which was widely released as CONCORDE AFFAIR '79. See the confusing similarity? Ha!). This is one of the few disaster flicks I've not yet tracked down and watched, but I have seen the French trailer (under the "S.O.S. CONCORDE" title). It looks like the movie is all over the place, ripping off more than just the AIRPORT series. The trailer I saw has a shark, a boating disaster (small scale), chase scenes (on land), etc. And this film apparently does its best to combine THE CONCORDE: AIRPORT '79 with the previous AIRPORT '77 by having it crash/become submerged under the ocean on a ledge (as shown with a ridiculously lousy model). This isn't the most interesting poster ever (far from it), but I am happy to have it to add to my disaster collection.
SKYSCRAPER:
I know this is probably just another Dwayne Johnson movie....but it looks like it could be very TOWERING INFERNO-esque (just with Dwayne Johnson getting in the way doing Dwayne Johnson-type things). The disaster element was the draw for me here. No, I have not seen the movie yet---but I may. (I sat through SAN ANDREAS and RAMPAGE for the earthquake/Kong-esque parts.)
SON OF FRANKENSTEIN (Italian 2F 1963 re-release):
I had a French re-release of SON OF FRANKENSTEIN, which I sold a while back. I kind of regret that (classic Universal horror in any form is kind of hard to find), but I just was not wild about the poster. This Italian poster has different art than I've ever seen for a Frankenstein flick. It's nice. I'm not sure if I love it or not, yet. The creature's skin tone is the same as the other guy's...not green, gray or pastey or bluish. He is wearing his typical, stylish outfit though (blazer, t-shirt, pants--although they almost look like blue jeans). With the chain, this almost makes it look like a Frankenstein juvenile delinquent story. It is a colorful poster, though. I'm hoping it will grow on me.
That's it for now. I'll let you get back into the swim of things and enjoy the rest of your summer.
Welcome back! It's another look at my "classic collection"--posters I had BEFORE I started posting online. This time, we are surrounded by more "classic" books that never existed (the leftovers from before---and these really are the last of 'em. Promise!).
CHARLIE: Thanks for your visit. Always nice to see you here.
Let's see what I dug up today, shall we?
DIARY OF THE DEAD:
Yet another sequel to the amazing NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. George Romero churned out six of these--NIGHT, DAWN, DAY, LAND, DIARY, and SURVIVAL (OF THE DEAD). They were not always great---and none after equaled the shock of the first two--but they were all at least good and better than a lot of the other junk that has gone straight to video.
KING KONG LIVES:
One of the all-time worst sequels/movies---I loved it! Ha! So bad it was awesome. So, of COURSE, I had to have the poster. If you have not seen this flick, you owe it to yourself to do so...for it's jaw-dropping unbelievability. See KONG get a Volkswagen-sized artificial heart. See KONG and "Lady Kong" (really!) escape together and spend a romantic night on Honeymoon Ridge (really!). See the birth of (totally out of proportion) "Baby Kong"! You'll be amazed this was ever released---let alone MADE! Zowie! You just can't make crap like this up. Ha!
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (remake lenticular):
Yes, I rushed out to see this. NOT because I thought the movie would be good, but because it was in 3D. This was, I think, the first BIG hit in the modern 3D revival. I wasn't thrilled with the film--nor was I thrilled with the posters for it, but I was lucky (?) enough to snag the lenticular version. Now i just need the lightbox to hang it in. (Sorry for the reflection of the other posters on my wall)
SHARKBOY AND LAVAGIRL (lenticular):
No, I did NOT see this flick...but gladly bought this poster for it as it was a groovy lenticular. Love those lenticulars...
MOTHER'S DAY:
This was an awesome, yet harrowing, movie. I believe it was unrated. In many ways, it reminded me of I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE. Thrilled with the poster. Classick horror.
GRINDHOUSE:
I was fortunate enough to go to the sneak preview showing of this in my town. I expected the theater to be packed and got there hours early. Not many people were there. I was stunned. When the film flopped, I was equally stunned. While I wasn't a fan of DEATH PROOF, i loved PLANET TERROR and all of the fake trailers (I'm still hoping they'll actually make THANKSGIVING like they did with MACHETE).
WEEKEND MURDERS and THE BLACK BELLY OF THE TARANTULA (combo re-release):
I dig having this combo double feature poster more than I would having posters for each individual film (which I may have?). I love the images and the double feature adds to the cheesiness of it all. No, I've never seen either flick. Do I need to?
CONAN THE BARBARIAN (remake):
I won this poster in a contest promoting the film---and I am thrilled about it. I saw the flick in 3D. It was okay. However, what makes this poster special is because it is autographed by three of the stars in it; Jason Momoa, Rose McGowan and Rachel Nichols.
Rose McGowan
Jason Momoa
Rachel Nichols
CORPSE BRIDE:
Tim Burton's stop-motion follow-up to A NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS was not the big hit Jack Skellington's flick was---but it was still quite visually stunning in Burton's own unique way. I dig the poster.
MULHOLLAND DR.:
Here is the other style of poster for David Lynch's masterpiece (I posted the other style a while back). Of COURSE I needed these. Love my David Lynch stuff. I'm savoring the 25-years-later third season of TWIN PEAKS now. I am glad to see Naomi Watts (from this film) appearing in the series.
SILENT MADNESS:
Here's one of the 80s 3D flicks I missed---as it NEVER played here. Waaaagh! Although i am sure it is crap-o-rama awful, i'd love to see it in axe-n-your-face 3D. Zowie!
FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE SPACE MONSTER and CURSE OF THE VOODOO (half sheet):
The first time I ever heard of this movie or saw the poster art for it was when I stumbled on the auction for this half sheet. WOW! The poster was in rough condition---something I would normally avoid---and was a half sheet (I also avoid those) but I HAD to have it. I bid way, way, WAY too much---but I really needed it. I won it and had it framed. I was have since gotten a pristine one sheet for this combo---which is hanging in my hallway now. Crappy movie---but I LOVE the poster.
Okay--that was actually 12 posters (instead of my usual 10)(I was using up all of the "book" spacer photos). There are LOTS more in the closests, boxes,and tubes. Stay tuned. And now, what an ordeal. It's time to get some rest. Tomorrow is another day.
CHEERS!
PS Here are five more re-creations of posts past. These are the LAST ONES (Thank goodness):
Welcome back to the Shock-O-Rama Poster Show! Today we are returning to the vaults for more "classic" posters from my collection (posters I had BEFORE I started posting them online). With the exception of the first two, the bulk of this post will be devoted to JAWS knock offs. Joy! I do want to apologize for the photos---I am no photographer (and you'll see why I usually post the photos from the auctions I win from). So let's let the poster parade begin!
REVENGE OF THE SHOGUN WOMEN (3D):
I love this poster.I've never seen the movie--and probably never will. It's a long forgotten martial arts movie from the '70s. Snore. But why do i love the poster? It's just the art. It really tries to convey the 3D experience. The characters and their weapons are popping off of the painted screen while the audience members below scramble to dodge out of the way. Couple that with some eye=popping color and you have a fun poster. In fact, this was the VERY FIRST framed poster I hung up in my house as an adult.
HILLBILLYS IN A HAUNTED HOUSE:
Ferlin Husky (who?) is B-A-C-K. After the moderate success of LAS VEGAS HILLBILLYS (featuring Mamie Van Doren and Jayne Mansfield!), a sequel came about---this time set in a haunted house. Yowza! Joi Lansing filled in for Mamie...and horror has-beens John Carradine, Lon Chaney and Basil Rathbone are on hand for the horror hijinks. Silly--and filled with country music performances (O' the horror of that!).
JAWS (re-release):
Until I got my copies of the original JAWS poster, I had to settle (for years and YEARS) with this re-release poster. That was okay--it was still the same iconic image--but every time I looked at it, it made me want the original that much more. Ironically, I never saw JAWS in the theater until the re-release. Ha!
PIRANHA:
This was a great little flick (--and it's already been remade twice! Jeepers). I had been shipped off to my bio-father's house for the summer (he lived in the mountains--miles from any theater) when this came out---so I didn't get to see it at first. I later caught it as a co-feature for another film (the poster for it is below. I'll mention it when we get there) and loved it. This is probably my favorite JAWS knock-off.
PIRANHA II: FLYING KILLERS:
PIRANHA II: FLYING KILLERS (aka PIRANHA II: THE SPAWNING) was a dud. The flying piranha were cool---and they made for a nifty poster--but the over all movie was WEAK. I first saw this poster while traveling through Europe in 1981. Zowie! The art made me really want to see the film desperately...but I had trouble with the title as it was usually printed in another language (Spanish, French, Italian, German? I was all over that summer...). I missed it in my home town (I was travelling), but from what I could see, it only played at a drive in when it was here. Oh well--the poster is cool.
KILLER FISH:
I remember seeing the ad in the paper for it when it came out. Ooooo I wanted to go so badly. I didn't get to see it until it debuted on TV (NBC, as I recall) in the fall of 1981. I remember that as I had just gotten back from my stint as an exchange student to Chile. When I saw this flick, I was so taken with it because it featured the Brazilian airline Varig (which had been the airline we had flown from Florida to Rio and then over to Santiago in Chile---and back). While on Varig, at the tender age of 16, I was pleasantly surprised when the stewardess (they were still called stewardesses then--not flight attendants) gave me a bottle of wine with dinner---without asking for ID or charging me for it. Zowie! On the way back home, I had stopped in a duty free shop and purchased a stuffed real piranha while in Rio. So a piranha movie with Varig airlines taking place in South America really resonated with me at the time. The movie is just so-so (dig that cheesy tornado that comes and goes so quickly. It looks like someone doodled it onto the film stock. Ha!), but fun in a campy way.
GREAT WHITE (Teaser):
When this came out, I was in high school. I'd look at the San Francisco Chronicle and Los Angeles Times movie ads in the school library. I saw this picture in the SF paper WEEKS before the film came out...but already knew I HAD to see it.
GREAT WHITE:
When this film came out, it was immediately slapped with a lawsuit by Universal Studios for copyright infringement/plagiarism. I read about the court case in the paper daily. Oh my stars! I HAD to see this. I rushed down to the theater showing this one day via foot/bus---that's how badly I wanted to see it. Yes, it was pretty crappy...but in an awesome way. I am so glad I got to see it, because the very next day it had been yanks from the theater and some double feature of movies that had recently had their run was put in to finish off the week. Universal won the suit---I mean, the lead character is a writer (not a police chief) named Peter Benton (similar to JAWS author Peter Benchley). There is a mayor bent on keeping shark talk hush-hush for fear it will scare away summer tourists and summer dollars. And there is Vic Morrow doing his very best Robert Shaw as Quint imitation.
CROCODILE:
I caught this on video back in the VHS era...and was surprised to find it had played theatrically when I came across this movie poster. Of COURSE I bought it instantly. What a cool poster.
UP FROM THE DEPTHS:
Back in the late 70s and early 80s, I would spend the weekends with my grandmother and we would go to the movies. I usually ended up dragging her off to see some horror flick---which she hated. After going to see DAWN OF THE DEAD with her (I had to---the theater was treating it like an R Rated film and I was only 13 at the time), I knew I could not do that to her any more. (She had walked out of DAWN OF THE DEAD and spent the rest of the movie in the lobby.) So I began to look for alternate movies she could watch while I watched my horror flicks. When UP FROM THE DEPTHS came out, it opened at a 4-plex and was co-billed with PIRANHA. Ooooo I HAD to see that double bill. But what was there for grandma (and my younger brother, who was also along that weekend). I sent them to THE MUPPET MOVIE (which started a long time after my double bill did and finished way earlier than mine). Towards the end of UP FROM THE DEPTHS, my grandmother and brother snuck into my theater to wait with me and watched the rest of the film with me. They had hated THE MUPPET MOVIE. Ha! Oh well. I tried to appease them. UP FROM THE DEPTHS was lousy and the dialogue did not match the mouths--it was just a tad slow. But I dug it any way. The poster was one of the first things I sought out when I first discovered eBay. SOLD!
Thanks for joining me. That's all today. Now, don't go all to pieces. I'll be back again soon with more posters to share.
Greeting! I'm back again with more of my "Classic Collection," which is posters I had BEFORE I started posting online. (Remember, I have been collecting since I was 11 back in 1976.) Although there is nothing about the original KING KONG in this post (I didn't get my 1956 re-release poster until after I started posting online. My 60's international poster I got a second copy of while I was already online as well---so those will not be included in the "classics collection"). However, there are a few later KONGS and a KONG wanna be. So why not salute the BIG guy anyway?
But first, let me say hello to my visitors.
MATT: Thank you for the kind words. I know my posters are not always interesting or exciting (HERBIE GOES BANANAS anyone?), so I TRY to pep the page up as best as I can.
SVEN: Thank you as well with the kind words. No need to post every time. Trust me, I know there's a lot of dreck out there that I buy. Nothing exciting about that. Perhaps in those instances, the less said the better. Ha!
theartofmovieposters: I really dig the GREAT WHITE pair as well. There is a third poster for GREAT WHITE, but it is just one featuring "shark facts" (very similar to the shark facts posters release for JAWS and JAWS 2). Thanks for the thumbs up.
Okay--FINALLY. Here are 10 more classic finds from closet...
KING KONG ESCAPES:
Zowie! It's KING KONG VS MECHA KONG in this wild Toho take on the great ape. The 2nd (and final) Japanese Kong is still obviously a man in a (bad) monkey suit---but hello? It's KING KONG! You gotta love it.
KING KONG (1976 remake):
The 1976 remake may not hold a candle to the original, but it did introduce us to (future) Oscar winning actress, Jessica Lange and di have several other things going for it (like an incredible score by John Barry),. It also had a great poster. This image was EVERYWHERE in the fall of 1976. It was on magazines, on T-Shirts, on beach towels, on lunch boxes, on Slurpee cups at 7-11 and even on trading cards. True--everything is out of scale (the girl, the ape, the aircraft and the buildings), but it is still an awesome look at what the movie promised. (And it was so ingrained in people's minds that it was borrowed for GODZILLA VS MEGALON, with the two monsters duking it out on the World Trade Center, even though that scene never takes place in the film!) I actually got to go up on the roof of one of the towers once (in 1998). I am terrified of heights, so I didn't stay up there long. (I also visited the Empire State Building---hitting all of Kong's hangouts, ya know...) I never got close to any railing to look down (if that was even allowed), but I did go to a widow back down in the visitor's center (top floor) and look down. YIKES!
A*P*E (aka SUPER KING KONG) (Turkish):
Made quickly to cash in on all of the publicity surrounding the new KING KONG remake in 1976, A*P*E was sued by RKO when it was first announced (originally it was to be called THE NEW KING KONG), before receiving its title change for US markets. But overseas, it was marketed as a KING KONG film, as you can see by this wonderful Turkish poster below. A*P8E was also made in 3D amazingly, especially considering that this movie only had a budget of $23,000 (in 1976) and was shot in 14 days. TV's "GROWING PAINS" mom, Joanna Kerns, stars in the film (although she is billed as Joanna Deverona (or something like that) in the movie... God knows where they came up with Gilda McDonall for the poster, though! Ha!)
CARRIE:
This is one of the oldest (meaning I've had it the longest) posters in my collection, probably the 2nd poster I ever owned or so. I love this poster for CARRIE. I wanted to see it so bad as a kid---but got taken to AIRPORT '77 instead when my chance came. Drat it all. The movie is a true classic and holds up so well, despite the clothes and the hair. Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie both deserved their Oscar nominations for this amazing film. Forget the remakes and sequel (Yes, there really was a sequel. THE RAGE: CARRIE 2. Look it up!). The original is still queen of the prom.
A NIGHT IN HEAVEN:
Normally I probably would have passed on this flick, but when I had the chance to meet Christopher Atkins once, I snagged this poster and had him sign it (see close up of signature below). I actually got two copies for him to sign (thinking I could maybe sell one down the road---have not done so yet).
ZOTZ:
William Castle was the king of the gimmicks. Everything from Percepto (tiny shocks to the seats of audience members) in THE TINGLER, to a death by fright insurance policy for MACABRE, or a ghost that floated over the audience (EMERGO) in THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL helped him sell his little horror films back in the 1950s and 60s. I'm a Castle fan and have all of his horror movie posters (with the exception of the beautiful and terribly expensive HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL poster). ZOTZ is about a magic coin...and plastic ZOTZ coins were given out to theater patrons. I have one somewhere (an ebay find many years ago).
MY BLOODY VALENTINE:
Here's the poster for a classic 80's holiday slasher flick. I think I've picked up other copies over the years (it's always nice to have a spare). Apparently this original version of MY BLOODY VALENTINE was savaged by the MPAA to get an R rating. I thought I had heard talk of a special edition video release or something like that with the censored parts restored, but I don't think anything has come of it. The remake was a lot more gruesome and bloody (and in 3D to boot) than the original ever thought of being.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND ('70's re-release):
'Tis Brillig! I got this poster at the Disney MGM Studios (I think it has since changed its name) in Florida at a small shop that was there (back in 1989) that sold original movie memorabilia for Disney flicks. ALICE IN WONDERLAND was always one of my favorites because it is so nonsensical. The color on the poster is wild, too.
CREEPSHOW:
Although I may have picked up another copy of this a while back (and I know I got the original version with the boy reading the comic book---before Warner Bros bought the film), I know I have had this particular poster since long before I started posting online. This was a fun film, too. Great use of color and a great musical score.
HOUSE OF WAX (1970's re-release):
Although I have the original release poster and the 80's re-release poster, this 70's re-release poster for HOUSE OF WAX is my favorite. This is the poster that was displayed outside of the Country Squire Theatre (no longer in existence) when I went to see it. This film is a fun classic and the 3D in the flick made me a die hard fan of the process and of gimmicks of all time. The fire in 3D made it look as if the chairs right ahead of us were burning (amazing) and the paddle ball sequence was just fantastic. Wow! Wow! Wow! I am ever so glad I got to see this as a kid in proper old school 3D. It was sooooo in-your-face fabulous!
Okay--that is another 10 classics. I need to sign off. And remember, It wasn't airplanes. It was beauty killed the beast.
Although I have the original release poster and the 80's re-release poster, this 70's re-release poster for HOUSE OF WAX is my favorite. This is the poster that was displayed outside of the Country Squire Theatre (no longer in existence) when I went to see it. This film is a fun classic and the 3D in the flick made me a die hard fan of the process and of gimmicks of all time. The fire in 3D made it look as if the chairs right ahead of us were burning (amazing) and the paddle ball sequence was just fantastic. Wow! Wow! Wow! I am ever so glad I got to see this as a kid in proper old school 3D. It was sooooo in-your-face fabulous!
Step right up, boys and girls. It's time for the next edition of the SHOCK-A-RAMA POSTER SHOW! What will we have on display today? Some good stuff, some lame stuff...and some stuff I don't usually buy. Oh my! Dare you venture inside?
But first, theartofmovieposters, thanks for dropping by and leaving a note. I've had that HOUSE OF WAX poster longer than I've had the 80s release or the original poster---and I never realized it was my favorite until I was contemplating hanging my original...which is actually fairly dull. CHEERS!
Okay--poster time! Here we go-go:
MY BLOODY VALENTINE (3D Remake Final version):
I probably have this already, but was not sure. I know I have the one that plays up the 3D aspect of the film in the poster, with the audience shown being in peril by stuff from the screen coming out. But this one? I just don't know if I have it or not. So.... here it is. I DID see it in 3D at the cinemas. Some of the 3D was okay---but overall, the film just seemed to be an excuse for gore, gore and more gore. Eh... Missed opportunity, I think.
JOHN DIES AT THE END:
I know i saw this flick on Netflix while visiting friends in Oregon a year or so ago--maybe longer? I remember liking it (or did I?), but I do NOT remember the film at all. The poster is...interesting and it is a movie by Don Coscarelli, the director/writer/creator of PHANTASM...so why not?
MEG (Final?):
I got a different MEG poster not long ago.I know that the box office predictions for this are that it will be a BOMB and fail miserably, but I for one am really looking forward to this flick. It looks fun and adventurous. And, hello? It TOOK long enough to get made. I've been hearing about this movie for YEARS. I'll be seeing it in 3D the week it comes out. CHOMP! CHOMP! CHOMP!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GEMINI:
I've never seen the movie, but I've tried for a while to get this poster with art by (Jack Davis??? Is that his name?), who did a lot of work for MAD Magazine. (I think this is the right artist.) I'm surprised I have not seen this---since Madeline Kahn is in it. She was so awesome.
THE THRILL OF IT ALL:
I've never heard of this old Doris Day / James Garner romantic comedy. It wasn't too expensive, so I thought, why not? Like other things I've purchased lately, my mind is on future resale---not so much my keeping it. (But then i have to get off of my but and actually SELL the thing. UGH!)
FULL HOUSE (3-sheet) :
No, this is not in the best of conditions and yes, I HATE 3 sheets. So what am I doing with this BORING poster? Hello? It features an early MARILYN MONROE. I got this to hopefully resale down the road. I only paid $36 for it. Too much? I've never seen the flick. Any good?
KISMET:
This is actually in a bit worse shape than FULL HOUSE. I don't usually buy posters in such poor condition, but this one I have heard of---and it stars MARLENE DIETRICH!?! Zowie! Again, this is for possible resale down the road. I shelled out $56 for it. Too much? A bargain? Hmm. It will sit in a box until I decide to do something with it, I suppose...
ALPHA (Advance):
I haven't seen this yet as it has not been released yet. However, the preview was intriguing---the fictional story of man and his "best friend" (a dog) meeting for the first time. This takes place in caveman-ish times, but it looks good and I LOVE dogs, so of course I want to see it. The poster wasn't expensive, so why not?
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Hammer remake):
Years ago, I bought the military-style version of this poster. Despite the lack of color on that military poster, I was entranced by the stunning artwork of the Phantom, stradling a blazing chandelier that is falling onto the audience. I had never seen Hammer's version of the classic tale at the time and could only imagine how the rest of the film played out. (I've since seen the hammer version and ...eh.) When I came across this color version of the same poster--despite the tiny bit of paper loss in the upper right corner and wrinkle/extra fold at the right center fold, I wanted to make this mine. That old military poster will eventually be sold off (if I ever get around to digging it up and sending it off).
INFERNO (Spanish):
Not the best of Dario Argento's films (it never even received an official release in US theaters!), but still interesting and part of the Three Mothers Trilogy started with SUSPIRIA. It wasn't expensive, so why not?
Okay, kiddies. That's all for now. Please put your speaker back on the stand before you exit and drive safely. Thanks for visiting and we hope to see you again soon.
Greetings! It is time for another Classic Collection edition of the Shock-A-Rama Poster Show featuring posters I had BEFORE I started posting online. Today, pulled from another closet, is MORE of my framed stuff. Let's take a look:
But first:
SVEN: Glad you like THE MEG poster. I'm hoping to see the film today. Whoo hoo! Thanks for visiting.
MATT: Applause? Ha! THANK YOU kind sir. CHEERS!
Now on to the posters:
BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS:
Planned as an indirect sequel to VALLEY OF THE DOLLS, but mercifully turned in to a sort of parody of Hollywood (Jacqueline Susann sued 20th Century Fox over this pseudo sequel and won posthumously), this is a really weird but fun cult flick---written by (future) movie reviewer Roger Ebert (!) and directed by Russ Meyer (!!). Jaw-dropping in an awesome way. LOVE it!
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (80s re-release):
Yes, this is one of the re-release posters from the 1980s. (The oldest original I have is DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER.) I am okay with the 80's re-release posters as they use the same artwork as the original releases. Sure, i'd love an original---but these will do until I win the lottery. I dig my James Bond and these re-release posters are the only way I could complete my collection.
THUNDERBALL (80's re-release):
This is one of my favorite BOND posters. I saw one in a comic book store in my teens and wanted it desperately---but they wanted too much for it, like $60 or so. Ha! Had I known then what the prices would be today I'd have somehow gotten that poster somehow. Oh well. This 80s re-release fills the void nicely. I know this is a fan favorite in the series, but I didn't like the movie THUNDERBALL all that much.
A VIEW TO A KILL:
Unless my brain is shorting out, I believe this was the last of the Roger Moore Bond films. It was okay--not great, but not god awful either. I loved Grace Jones as May Day. Christopher Walken was good as the bad guy. Tanya Roberts though... Bad choice. She's had an incredible career and I've never really understood how or why. CHARLIE'S ANGELS, BEASTMASTER, SHEENA, this 007 flick, THAT 70's SHOW and even one of my fave genre flicks TOURIST TRAP. Whatever. Just like Bond on the poster, the aim was off on this one. Oh well. It was Bond and it was enjoyable.
NEW YEAR'S EVIL:
One of the earliest "holiday horrors" in the wake of HALLOWEEN, this flick left a LOT to be desired. Roz (Pinky Tuscadero from HAPPY DAYS) Kelly (this may have been her last gig before she fell off of the planet) and former Universal contract player (and former Mr. Linda Lavin) Kip ("Earthquake"/"Airport '75") Niven is the killer (Not a spoiler---you know it is him from the git-go. So much for the whodunnit aspect of suspense. Hello? He's even on the poster!). Forgettable---but I dig the poster. I used to hang it in my entryway between Christmas and New Year's. Now it sits in the closet...
DOCTOR BUTCHER (aka ZOMBIE HOLOCAUST):
This poster just screams CHEAP---crappy art, sleazy and sensational verbiage. It's clearly a grindhouse classic. This 80s zombie flick (which kind of seems to ripoff ZOMBIE, which itself was a knock off of DAWN OF THE DEAD---HA!) is cheesy fun. I had this poster hanging in my bedroom for several years. It lives in the morgue...er, closet now.
THE DEVIL'S NIGHTMARE and IN THE DEVIL'S GARDEN (combo):
I love this double feature poster and it used to be in my bedroom on the wall. THE DEVIL'S NIGHTMARE is a fun Euro-flick with a succubus. There is NO exorcism in the flick (???), so clearly the ad copy on this was trying to cash in on THE EXORCIST in a big way. The devil figure on the left is not in the movie (although I've seen that same image used on a poster for THE WHO). The devil in the movie is really some skinny, creepy/geeky looking tall bald guy with bad teeth in a black robe (right above the word "Devil's"), but he is hardly in it. I like the movie--it's nothing great, just a fun little old school horror flick with marvelous atmosphere. I've never seen IN THE DEVIL'S GARDEN (aka ASSAULT). From what I read, it sounds like it is a kind of slow and plodding British police procedural with possible horrific elements at the end.But the poster is very cool.
RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD:
A zombie classic---the film that introduced "brains" as the zombie food of choice. I was a bit put off by the movie initially because the zombies could talk---but have grown to dig it more and more over time. Followed by 4 sequels. I liked the first sequel, but after that....snore. Great 80s punk zombie art on this jewel.
ABBY:
The blaxploitation take on THE EXORCIST! This flick is kind of hard to find. Warnor Bros threatened to sue for copyright violation. It never did (They DID sue the makers of BEYOND THE DOOR...and LOST), but the studio withdrew the film out of fear they would be sued. Since then it has been tough to track down. But also, it's just not all that good. I was super disappointed when I finally did see it. The poster is kind of fun and look! BLACULA (William Marshall, also the 2nd King of Cartoons on PEE WEE'S PLAYHOUSE) has become THE EXORCIST for this flick. Zowie!
THE EVIL DEAD:
I finally track down my poster for the original EVIL DEAD. I got this (and EVIL DEAD 2) from the same dealer who said he used to work in a theater and was saving the posters to help with his kid's college fund. He should have hung on to them a little longer as I got this (and the other one) for maybe $50 or $60 bucks or so years and years ago---and they are worth far more now. I feel bad for the guy---but glad for me.
And that is it for now. I still have more framed posters in the closests to share---and boxes and boxes to go through. Thanks for joining me. CHEERS!
Welcome to another Classic Collection edition of the SHOCK O RAMA POSTER SHOW, where we look at posters that were in my collection before I started sharing them online. Today, I am afraid, we get a little bogged down with BATMAN stuff (Blame my nephew...). But there are fun things before and after all of that.
But first, hi CHARLIE. Nice to see you here, as always. I am glad you liked some of the things I've posted. It's also nice to know we have similar tastes.
Okay. Let's take a look at these posters:
THE HOUSE OF EXORCISM:
Mario Bava's "LISA AND THE DEVIL" was found to be unmarketable in the wake of THE EXORCIST. So, someone went back, shot scenes of Elke Sommer being possessed and added in a priest, spliced it altogether, and voila! You get HOUSE OF EXORCISM. Most of what was LISA AND THE DEVIL remains--and it is Euro-intriguing. The exorcism at the end necessitated the original "shock" ending...but you get the gist of it without that ending. Telly Savalas sucks on lollipops---just as he did in KOJACK. Ha!
BATMAN FOREVER (BATMAN):
My nephew was once into BATMAN in a big way. This was long before the recent series (with Christian Bale). Anyway, my mother asked me to get some BATMAN posters (and frames for them) from some of the BATMAN films to decorate his room. I got seven of them. When he outgrew them, I "saved them". (His mother was going to sell them in a garage sale for $1 each---hello? The frames alone are worth more than that!) Eventually I will get around to swapping them out for other posters. For now they sit in my closet.
BATMAN FOREVER (ROBIN):
Another of my nephew's old BATMAN posters.
BATMAN FOREVER (RIDDLER):
And another BATMAN poster from the depths of my closet...
BATMAN FOREVER (TWO-FACE):
Yet another BATMAN poster that needs to have something else put in its frame...
BATMAN FOREVER (DR. CHASE MERIDIAN):
I don't know what my nephew thought of this poster. WHO is Chase Meridian (other than the love interest for that particular film?).
BATMAN AND ROBIN (VILLAINS):
Huh? Oh that's right. There WAS a third villain besides Poison Ivy and Mr. Freeze. But who he was (totally downplayed....guess they couldn't get a big enough star to play him?), I do not recall.
BATMAN AND ROBIN (HEROES):
This was the one with George Clooney as Batman, right? Alicia Silverstone was off unemployment for a while doing her Batgirl gig (Has she had a job since?). Is Chris O'Donnell still around?
CARNIVOROUS / RAW MEAT (combo):
Ooooo. I do remember when this combo came to town. it only played at one drive in...and o' I soooo wanted to see it. The ad copy screamed "Secretly filmed--absolutely authentic scenes of cannibalism as practiced today! Filmed by hidden cameras." Zowie! How hideously horrifying it all sounded. Years later when I finally tracked this down, I discovered that it was actually a re-titling of JUNGLE HOLOCAUST from 1977. But I love this poster.
SLAVE OF THE CANNIBAL GOD:
This is a stunning poster. I really appreciate the artwork. As a cannibal movie---it's okay. Ursula Andress and Stacy Keach must have really been hard up for cash to agree to star in this grindhouse epic. But the poster is just gorgeous!
That is all for this time. NOT the best selection---but at least I got those Batman posters out of the way. Ha! Thanks for visiting.
Zowie! Welcome back. You are just in time for another edition of the Classic Collection here at the Shock-O-Rama poster Show. Yes, it's more of the posters I've had since BEFORE I started sharing online. I do have to apologize for the awful photos. I am no photographer---which is why I USUALLY use photos from the auctions I win. Oh well.
CHARLIE: Kidman with a question mark? Hmm. I'd like to see that. Thanks for stopping by again.
Now let's see what I have in store for you today:
THE CORPSE GRINDERS:
I do believe that this (or maybe either release of ASTRO ZOMBIES) is the best poster for a Ted V. Mikels movie. Golly, if this poster didn't make you want to rush out and see this schlock fest, nothing would. You've got to love the terrified girl being pushed, legs first, into a horrifying-looking machine with the promised of "Bone-Crushing Terror! Sine-Tingling Chills" and "turns bones and flesh into screaming, savage blood death!" So---it may be an exaggeration. The people put into the very cardboard-looking machine are already dead (So no terrified, screaming victims as depicted) and, instead of turning them into screaming, savage blood death, they are turned into... cat food. Really. Me-OWWW! But what a poster!
ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE ('80's re-release):
Of the early James Bond flicks, this is probably my favorite---even though it features (in my opinion) the weakest actor portraying Bond. Diana Rigg was absolutely enchanting in this. Blofeld's hideout in the Alps, with the aerial tram to and from, was interesting and made for great snow action---like the bobsled run.
VIVA JAMES BOND (Film Festival poster):
This is an unused (?) poster for a James Bond film festival that was held at some point. The empty square beneath "Bond" was where the title of whatever film(s) was/were playing would be filled in with a snipe or hand written in. I prefer my copy, which leaves the box unmarred. Very cool.
BLOOD AND LACE:
I've never seen this flick, but what a jaw-droppingly horrifying/gruesome poster for a film rated "GP" (the precursor to the "PG" rating). "Shock after shock after shock" as the giant, bloody hammer comes crashing down on the screaming girl's head. EEEK! I used to have this hanging in my bedroom once upon a time. Now it sits in my closet...
VALLEY OF THE DOLLS:
This is a guilty pleasure of mine. It's the unintentional camp classic VALLEY OF THE DOLLS. Sure, it's boring as hell, but I LOVE this movie. The poster could have been better (MUCH better), but it is what it is, and I am thrilled to have one. "Sure, I take dolls. Gotta get some sleep, don't I?, so I can get up in the morning and 'Sparkle, Neely. Sparkle!'" HA!
THE HINDENBURG:
During the 70's disaster era, I found it very difficult to get my mom to take me to see any of the disaster movies. For "THE TOWERING INFERNO," my babysitter took me and my little brother (one walked, two of us had bikes and we traded off) to see it---miles and MILES from the house. "EARTHQUAKE" I didn't get to see initially...but eventually caught it as a co-feature with "THE GREAT WALDO PEPPER". "The Poseidon Adventure" and most of the "Airport" movies I had to catch on TV. NOT fair when you are a movie-obsessed (specifically disaster movies) pre-teen. The one movie i did get my mother to take us to was THE HINDENBURG. SNORE! It was interesting to look at---getting a glimpse of what dirigible travel must have been like---but utterly boring, with the only excitement at the very end of the movie (Duh!). But the poster? WOW! It totally captures the tragedy.
STRAIT-JACKET:
William Castle was one of my movie heroes from the 50's and early 60's. He was the king of the gimmicks---and, as i've said numerous times, I am a sucker for a gimmick. STRAIT-JACKET was pretty much one of the few gimmick-free horror flicks he produced in this era---although the poster does shout that the film "vividly depicts ax murders" and I heard small cardboard axes were given to theater goers---but have never seen any to back that up. Joan Crawford stars and the results are a camp classic of 50s horror. This copy is framed, but is missing a bit o' paper at the crossfold on Joan's cheek. Somewhere I have another/better copy to replace this one with eventually.
FLESH GORDON:
Back in the day when I walked into a long-gone comic book store back in the 1970s and first saw movie posters for sale, I was hooked instantly. Of the posters on display (including LOGAN'S RUN and CARRIE---both purchased there and the original STAR WARS, which I bypassed....and could kick myself for now as it was only $25 back then), the poster for FLESH GORDON was also on display. I never got it back then (How does an 11-year-old explain to his mother that he wants the poster for an x-rated sci-fi porno parody?), but remember being so entranced by the cool artwork. YEARS later I scored this copy on eBay. I am still surprised at how cheap you can find this poster at times. In my opinion, it is just stunning and worth so much more than it seems to be. (And this photo does NOT do it justice).
DAWN OF THE DEAD:
I got this on eBay back in 2005 or so, not long after moving into my house and I started hanging movie posters on my walls for the first time since I had been in high school back in the 1980s. This was a "must have" poster that I remember battling it out for the night it closed. (I've since picked up another copy that went way too cheap.) I've told this story before, but when I was a kid, I loved the movies. Getting to see horror movies though was a rare occurrence. By the time I was 12 or 13, I would convince my grandmother to take me to see these horror flicks. That's how i got to see the original "Halloween" in theaters, among other things. My poor grandma---the horrors I put her through. Anyway, when I was in 8th grade in 1979 (all of 14 years old), DAWN OF THE DEAD came out. It was unrated, but the blurb on the poster reads that NO ONE UNDER 17 WILL BE ADMITTED. Fortunately, the theater showing it interpreted that to mean it was the same as an R rating (instead of what would be an NC 17 today). I got my grandmother to take me to see it (it was playing with another film called "THE DARK"). DAWN OF THE DEAD is a grisly, gross mess-terpiece. My grandmother couldn't take it and went out to sit in the lobby for the rest of the movie. But WOW! What a great experience seeing this as a kid. It is a classic after all. My grandmother was awesome taking me to this and so many others flicks like it.
SUSPIRIA:
I got this poster the same night I got my first copy of DAWN OF THE DEAD on eBay. As I recall, there were several posters being sold off from an obvious horor film collector. I do not recall what others were up for grabs, but I was eyeing several...and was preparing to pounce at the auction's end. There was another bidder after these. This was years ago, back in the day when you could look up and see who you were bidding against and contact them. The other bidder who was hot for the same titles I was struck up a deal. He was going to bid on two of the posters we both wanted without my bidding against him and I could bid on DAWN OF THE DEAD and SUSPIRIA without interference from him. It worked out for both of us (I wish I remembered what it was he was going for---and i wish I had stayed in contact with the guy), but I was THRILLED to have landed my DAWN poster...and especially this SUSPIRIA, which is a poster you almost NEVER see. And what a great film it is, too.
And that's all for this installment. Stay tuned. There are HUNDREDS and HUNDREDS of "classic collection" posters left to go-go.
Welcome back to another Classic Collection posting, featuring posters I had before I started posting them online. Here are ten more for your perusal. Nothing too fabulous necessarily (and my photography is TERRIBLE), but stuff I have.
VALLEY OF THE DOLLS (Fake? Benton Window Card):
I don't usually buy/like window cards. I got this (and I think I have another for KING KONG purchased at/around the same time) early on from eBay just for the title (One of my all-time favorite bad movies). It was only after getting it that I found out that there were FAKES floating around. It had never occurred to me that anyone would want to bother making fake movie posters (or--gasp!--want to bother running off fake window cards), but based on the amount the seller had and the fabulous condition, I am sure it is a fake--despite his denials at the time. Whatever. This got framed---and I really have nothing to replace it with (except, perhaps, that fake KONG), so it stayed in the frame...
EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC:
Yes, I bothered to frame this notoriously awful sequel poster (but this was before BOTH Part 4s stole the crown). I actually (gasp!) LIKED it---because it was awful. Actually Part 2 was the first one I ever got to see. It was on HBO one summer when I was visiting my father. I actually (much later in life) read the "making of" book (they had envisioned such a grand, amazing classic---and look how it failed) and remember the whole rush to tack on a new ending when the film hit an iceberg at the box office and sank faster than the Titanic in a valiant effort to try to save the film. Ha!
MACABRE:
I LOVE the gimmick films of William Castle from the 1950s and 60s. Even though the films were usually fairly pedestrian in their quaint, low budget way, the gimmicks added a (cheap but effective) extra added dimension to the films. This one, MACABRE, is rather snore-inducing. However, it was the first of Castle's gimmick horrors. This one featured "Death by Fright" insurance policies for every theater-going patron. Zowie! No one collected, though...too bad there wasn't also insurance for "Death By Boredom" as well. Ha! Great art, though.
MR. SARDONICUS:
Here is another great William Castle gimmick film, MR. SARDONICUS. This time, the gimmick is explained using about half of the poster to do so. Essentially, theater goers were given glow-in-the-dark "Punishment Poll" cards. The cards could be held either showing a "Thumbs Up" or a Thumbs Down" depending on what the audience member thought the fate of the title character should be. During a moment towards the end, the action in the movie stops as Mr. Castle appears and asks for audiences to vote. He then tallies the votes up. Thumbs up or thumbs down--mercy or no mercy?...and the action resumes. It sounds like there should be two possible endings....but hello? You know what everyone will vote---thumbs down. So only one ending was ever filmed. Such a scam....GREAT gimmick, though.
HOMICIDAL:
William Castle strikes again! William Castle's actual films often leave a LOT to be desired. HOMICIDAL is no different. It's rather slow and pedestrian and not much happens. Ho hum. Before the film ends though, there is a FRIGHT BREAK wherein audience members had a chance to get their tickets refunded. I can see many wanting to take this offer up---as the film is a yawner. However, Castle wanted to ensure that no one went for a refund. During the fright break, those that were too bored, er...TOO SCARED had to walk to the very visible, labeled in large letters "Coward's Corner". To get to the Coward's Corner, the person had to walk on a specific path that had a big yellow line down the middle of it. There, they had to sit--the cowards--through the end of the movie, fully on display for the rest of the crown to see and laugh at ("Look at the 'fraidy cat") before getting their refund. NOT many wanted to endure that humiliation, so very few refunds were given.
The 7 DWARFS TO THE RESCUE:
I had never heard of this movie when I came across it on eBay YEARS ago. It looks like some live-action foreign flick sequel to SNOW WHITE that was imported here for the kiddie matinee crowd. O' the horror. I'm sure it is just awful and all of the children who were forced into seeing it have blocked it from their memories... EEEK! I dig my Kiddie Matinee posters---and Childhood Productions (which this poster is from) had the best posters. I'd love to see it. It must be a complete disaster. Should be good for a few laughs. And is one of the dwarfs in drag? Ha! Who knew?
RETURN TO OZ:
I'm always interested in a new OZ movie. I remember there being a tremendous amount of publicity over this film's release...and the backlash it received from those saying the flick was too scary for children (I'm thinking the electroshock machine scenes?) and the spectacular flop it became. I liked it well enough. Sure--it wasn't the classic WIZARD OF OZ, but pulling off another one of those will never happen. I thought this was a good attempt. It has since kind of become a cult hit, but Disney has still kind of distanced itself from it. Too bad.
SAVAGE WEEKEND:
I think I have picked up another copy (or two?) of this along the way. The movie is lame (I finally saw it not long back), but I've always dug the poster. I used to have it hanging in my guest room, to make my guests feel welcome---NOT! Ha! Now it's in the back of the closet...
DR. TARR'S TORTURE DUNGEON:
Inspired by a story by Edgar Allan Poe, but (to me) a dull and tedious production that is not nearly as colorful and interesting as the poster makes it out to be (and I do apologize I'm not a better photographer---this poster looks so much better in real life).
DAY OF THE DEAD:
The last of the original Dead trilogy started with NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (director/writer George Romero would go on to add LAND, DIARY and SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD to the series) was not nearly as good as its predecessors, but still interesting and intriguing in its own right. This poster does not come up that often---so I am glad I got it back in the day when I did.
Okay---and that is today's presentation. Thanks for stopping in. I hope to see you back very soon.
Greetings! It's another visit to the Classic collection, posters I had BEFORE I started posting online. Let's take a look at the current batch and see what I've got this time:
GHOST DIVER:
I had never heard of this (and still haven't tracked the movie down) until running across the poster. Something rare (?) from the 50s? Sold! This is the poster that called my attention to an actress I had alsop never heard of (and who I have since nicknamed "Tatter"), Audrey "Tatter" Totter. Tatter Totter has been in quite a few things, it seems, including the 3D noir "MAN IN THE DARK"! Anyone ever see this flick?
WICKED, WICKED:
Gimmick alert! This film boasted a new movie-going gimmick (that has never been duplicated) called DUO-VISION, which was an experiment in using a split screen. I saw this on a bootleg DVD and, well... Eh. It's a thriller, but not very thrilling, where you have two points of view (almost) continuously--one the killer, one the victim. Oh well. i'm a sucker for a gimmick, so of course the poster was purchased.
GHOST IN THE INVISIBLE BIKINI:
The last of the Frankie & Annette Beach Party movies---and Frankie and Annette are no where to be seen! However, the rest of the Beach Party gang is on hand, along with newcomer Nancy Sinatra (!). Horror "has beens" (as they were seen back then...such a shame) Boris Karloff and Basil Rathbone add some supernatural shenanigans to the mix, along with Susan Hart, who dons the "invisible bikini" (a blue screen bikini, so she appears not to have boobs or a crotch at all! EEK! See her bikini blend into the white background below and you'll see what I mean). Harmless fun. Geronimo!
THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII / SHE (re-release combo):
I love this poster and was so delighted to win it for very little money and even less competition. Sure, it's only a re-release poster for two flicks from 1935...but the poster for this is from 1948. That was 70 years ago. I'm shocked no one else tried to snag it up. As a bonus, with any luck, I will be visiting the ruins of Pompeii next spring. Whoo hoo!
THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT:
This Edgar Rice Burroughs dino flick made a good enough amount o' cash to inspire the production of AT THE EARTH'S CORE and the sequel to this one, THE PEOPLE THAT TIME FORGOT. All starred Doug McClure. PEOPLE didn't do so well, so there were no more made (leaving the TIME trilogy incomplete without OUT OF TIME'S ABYSS unfilmed). Oh well. The JURASSIC PARK series is way better anyway.
THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN:
Roger Moore's second outing as 007 was serviceable, if not small scale (for a Bond film, especially for what they have become). Herve Villachaize and Christopher "Dracula" Lee are also on hand. Maude Adams shows up and gets killed off...but would be back as OCTOPUSSY a few years later. This was the first James Bond I saw KNOWING I was watching a James Bond flick. Previously I had seen GOLDFINGER at a drive in with my parents, but I had been so young I didn't really know what was going on (I thought they were stealing the gold from the White House...who knew what Fort Knox was?)
PANORAMA BLUE:
No, I've never seen this adult flick. The attraction was, of course, the gimmick. Clearly a take off of CINERAMA---this was "Filmed in 70 MM Super Widescreen Panoramascope with 4 track stereo sound" Zowie!
ROLLERCOASTER (Sensurround style):
Yes, SENSURROUND was the attraction to this poster. I DID see this flick in SENSURROUND (with MIDWAY, also in SENSURROUND). ROLLERCOASTER is actually a nifty little thriller. It's kind of funny to see Magic Mountain in 1976 with the opening of the newest, most amazing coaster in the world that actually makes an upside down loop, The Revolution---which has since been dwarfed and minimalized by other coasters in the same park. The destruction of the coaster at the old Ocean View Park at the beginning is a shocker.
GOLDFINGER (80's re-release):
This is the very first James Bond movie I ever saw...in fact, I believe this is the first movie I ever saw period. I was a toddler when I saw this with my parents at the Winchester Drive In in San Jose, California. Even though I didn't know what was going on and didn't even know it was a James Bond film at that age---and it took me YEARS to figure out what movie this had been--I have clearly been a Bond fan for life.
THE ADVENTURES OF BULLWHIP GRIFFIN:
Two careers ago, before I was a nurse or wrote for the newspaper, I was a teacher. I mostly taught fourth grade--which was a GREAT grade. In social studies, we did California history including the Gold Rush. During the the gold rush lessons, we would read a book called "By The Great Horn Spoon" or something like that. The kids liked the book a lot. I eventually became aware that Disney had made a movie version of the book, and this, THE ADVENTURES OF BULLWHIP GRIFFIN, was it. While it follows the basic storyline of the book, the movie strays far and wide from the source material. I got the poster to hang in the classroom the next time I taught the gold rush lesson---but never taught 4th grade again.
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Greetings, and welcome to another Classic Collection posting of posters I had BEFORE I started posting online. Today we have the last (??) of my framed posters and several loose posters that have had their frames swapped out recently for something else to be on my walls.
Okay--enough dilly-dallying. Let's take a look:
LOGAN'S RUN:
This is the poster that started it off for me. (Well, NOT this particular copy...but you know what I mean). It's been a favorite ever since. I had it hanging on my walls (or ceiling) all through high school and after. It was up in my hallway when I started hanging posters on the walls as an adult. Today---uh, I don't have it up, opting to go with vintage horror all over instead. But it hangs in my heart. (Ahhh...)
VALLEY OF THE DOLLS/BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS (combo re-release):
Wow---what a cool combo...but also what an odd combo. I love both of these cult films for different reasons. Pairing them together may seem like a natural because of their titles, but the films are polar opposites content-wise. The audience for BEYOND would be bored to tears by VALLEY and the audience for VALLEY would be shocked by BEYOND. Ha! Oh well. I dig 'em both and am thrilled to have this poster-a-go-go!
LEATHERFACE: THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE III:
Not the best sequel---and severely edited upon release, so I read---but what you gonna do? It's still a TCM movie. I got this signed (hard to see---and I should have gotten a close-up of the signature to add to this) right above the word "Leatherface" by Leatherface himself (at least for this flick), R.A. Mihailoff. One Halloween season, he and George Wilbur (Michael Myers from HALLOWEEN 4 & 6) were appearing at these Halloween stores. I had them both sign posters. Mihailoff's signature I liked on the poster. Wilbur's on a "Halloween 4" one sheet, I did NOT like. I thought it ruined the poster---so I sold it off and got another, unsigned copy. This film also stars unsung horror star William Butler. Butler has come up against Leatherface, Jason ("Friday the 13th Part 6"), zombies ("The Night of the Living Dead" remake from 1990), Freddy Krueger (on the "Freddy's Nightmares" TV series). He just needs an encounter with Michael Myers to round out his resume. On the B-movie scale, he was in "Ghoulies 2" and wrote "Return of the Living Dead 4 & 5 and the "Gingerdead Man" series.
THE EXORCIST:
This poster needs no introduction... I will say that, with the exception of seeing parts of this out of the back window of our blue Ford Pinto at a drive in, I did not see THE EXORCIST until I was about 15 or so at a double feature with THE SHINING. Classic horror--Deserving of its reputation. As an aside, in regards to the novel's cover photo (see below), for years and years and YEARS I could not make out what it was. In my eyes, all I could make out was some sort of demonic figure--like a little warped Kewpie doll, with arms and a torso. It was not until 10 or 15 years ago, after reading an interview with William Peter Blatty who stated that they used a photo of his daughter that somehow did not come out right for the cover was I able to actually (finally) see the face/girl in the picture. Now it is almost impossible for me to see the eerie figure I once saw.
ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES:
For years, I hated this movie. While BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES is complete crap, this one bothered me endlessly. The idea of the Apes being in early 70s Los Angeles seemed asinine to me---not I've grown to appreciate it and how the baby brings the story full circle. The ending, though, was sad. The films tramped on for two more flicks. CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES was okay---but really restrained feeling and "small". I wish there had been more story about what happened between CONQUEST and BATTLE. Oh well.
CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES:
This was one of my earliest poster and the very first poster of the PLANET OF THE APES series I ever had---not because it was my favorite (it wasn't), but because it was the one I came across first.
GO APE! ("Planet of the Apes" series marathon):
This is surprisingly hard to get---at least it was for me. The similar poster promoting the TV series was everywhere. I wish I had gotten it---because now it is hard to get. UGH! Cool and clever poster. I remember when this happened. I wanted to go so badly....but didn't get to. I never saw any of the original APES films in the theaters. Oh well.
BARRACUDA:
Another forgettable JAWS knockoff. I did see this in the theaters---and scrambled to buy it on DVD when it came out (if anything, time had NOT been kind). Love my JAWS knockoffs. Ha! The star Wayne Crawford is probably best remembered for JAKE SPEED (anyone?), which was fairly forgettable in its own way. Crawford co-directed this with Harry Kerwin, whose brother, William Kerwin plays the sheriff. William Kerwin was the star of many of HG Lewis' horror flicks, like BLOOD FEAST and 2000 MANIACS. He was even married to BLOOD FEAST's leading lady CONNIE MASON ("You've read about her in Playboy") until his death. Blah blah blah...I've found the trailer. You can see it is a mess of a movie. Here's the link: https://youtu.be/HKcJtI-bu_Y
HERCULES / HERCULES UNCHAINED (combo re-release):
This was my first HERCULES / peplum/sword and sandal poster---and what a great poster---a double feature for HERCULES and HERCULES UNCHAINED starring STEVE REEVES ---the films that started the whole toga party in the first place.
WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY:
I'm sorry, but the original; WILLY WONKA is way better than the Tim Burton remake thang. I am super glad to have this poster (I believe I have another as well). This film, for its time, was brilliant. I can not believe it was shunned by author Roald Dahl and that it wasn't a bigger hit. I saw it in its original release and caught it a couple of times at matinees before it went to TV. It's a great movie. It's scrumdidilyumptious!
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SEXUAL EXPLOITS OF NAUGHTY PENNY / SEX WORLD (British Quad combo):
Why did I buy this? Sure, I had it in my eBay watch list because it was a double-feature poster I didn't have---but I wanted it primarily for SEX WORLD, the fake adult sequel to WESTWORLD and FUTURE WORLD. The other day at work, I tuned in to my emails on my phone and got an announcement that this was closing soon. I clicked on it, saw the current price, bid above it and forgot all about it---until I got home and found out I had won it. I had not really been paying attention when I bid on it--and found out I bid way too much, especially considering (DUH!) I already have the one sheet for SEX WORLD. UGH!. Oh well...
SOLO - A STAR WARS STORY (International? Indian?):
I am no STAR WARS fan, but usually pick up STAR WARS stuff if it is cheap enough for possible resale down the road. I hadn't seen this SOLO poster before. It is double-sided, measures 28x40. and from India (but the text is all in English). This may just be a general international poster that ended up in india? I don't know. I know the film was is considered a flop, despite it making more that $200 million here and nearly $400 million worldwide....but I'm hoping this will increase in value.
SANTO VS THE MARTIAN INVASION (Re-Release?):
I'm not quite sure what this is. The original listing said this was a "re-release". Did they re-release Mexican Santo movies...in Peru? That's where this is coming from, Peru. I asked the seller some questions before purchasing it. I wanted to make sure something wasn't being lost in translation. He said: "I am in Peru, posters were sent from Mexico to Peru for theatrical exhibition after its Premier. It is not from the original release, it is a re-released poster printed in Mexico for theaters in Peru and the paper is old, I do not think that it is a reproduction. But the original release poster has a better resolution. There is no date or seal on the back of the poster. I think that this poster is a re-release because the film was exhibited on 1974 in Peru." Original release or re-release, I was thrilled with it...and then I realized why it seemed so familiar to me. Ha! It's is a total ripoff of the poster for ROBINSON CRUSOE ON MARS. Too funny.
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (10th Anniversary re-release):
This is yet another story of bidding on things---forgetting about it--and discovering you actually won it later. Last week on Heritage, this was up with a couple of other things. I bid before going to work, knowing I'd be out bid....and forgot all about them. Until a week later when I had bid on an item or two on HA again during work. After work I checked to see if I won anything that day---NOPE! But I did discover this week old invoice for this. Oops! I didn't really need this--but I also didn't have one either.
HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS:
I know nothing about this. I think it is based on a popular kid's book, right? Looks kind of dorky, I think...but so did GOONIES back in the day...and look at the price for that poster now. I probably wasted my money--but thought why not?
BE KIND REWIND:
This movie was dated when it came out. VHS tapes were pretty much over when this hit theaters. So why buy it? In my home town, they have an annual "Swede Fest". The idea of "Sweding" a movie comes from this film. In the film, they needed a "Ghostbusters" tape---and didn't have one, so they remade it and rented it as the original. Then they remade other hits---all on a shoestring budget. That was "sweding".I thought I'd get the poster in honor of our festival. (More about the festival HERE).
INDEPENDENCE DAY (Style B Advance):
A long while back I decided to buy the INDEPENDENCE DAY posters...got one and that was it. Here is a second one (or do I have this one already?). $3. CHEAP!
SANTA CLAUS:
I already have a copy of this K. Gordon Murray kiddie matinee poster for the Mexican import movie. It was part of some obscure auction I came across online.(Yes---the photo below is really how they presented it in the auction.) I bid a few bucks ($8), for got about it and last night I found out I had "won" it. Whoopie...
TERROR IS A MAN:
I've gotten copies of this poster in the past. I don't know why I bothered again (poster addict). This is an obscure horror movie from 1959 that riffs heavily (and blatantly) from "THE ISLAND OF DR MOREAU". The attraction, as far as the poster goes, is the gimmick that is mentioned---the bell system for the squeamish and faint-hearted. The gimmick is only used once in the film---during a brief scene showing a real open-heart surgery (stock footage lifted from somewhere else).
SON OF SINBAD (3 sheet):
UGH--this was a MISTAKE to buy. What was I thinking? I am NO FAN of three sheets. (UGH! I hate the size---far too big, yet I have several.) Also, this was list as being in 9.4 condition. I didn't look too closely---but now that it is mine and too late, closer inspection reveals that there is no way this is a 9.4. Oh well. I do like Sinbad---and have posters from many of his incarnations (including those foreign offerings that were not Sinbad movies---but became so due to dubbing and retitling, such as Russian THE MAGIC VOYAGE OF SINBAD and Japanese THE LOST WORLD OF SINBAD). This 1955 Howard Hughes produced actioner features Dale Robertson in the title role along with Vincent Price and Lili St Cyr! It was presented in SUPERSCOPE (whatever that was---some wide screen process, no doubt).
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Welcome to another edition of the Classic Collection, those posters I had BEFORE I started posting online.
JAWS 3-D:
I have JAWS and a couple of various styles of JAWS 2, so of course i would have a JAWS 3-D! And yes, i DID see this back in the day in 3D. What a piece of crap. I loved it. (But it's still crap). The poster is cool though.
JAWS THE REVENGE:
Here is the poster that put the final nail in the JAWS franchise coffin. If you thought JAWS 3-D was bad, here's JAWS THE REVENGE. This time it's personal ...and really, really bad. I saw this at the theater---TWICE. Ha!
BARRACUDA and THE INGLORIOUS BASTARDS (British quad combo):
I got this for BARRACUDA, of course. THE INGLORIOUS BASTARDS is NOT related to the similarly named, but alternately spelled flick by Quentin Tarantino. I had this hanging on the wall above the bathtub in my guest bathroom before I had a shower put in. Ha!
MUSCLE BEACH PARTY:
The Frankie and Annette Beach Party flicks have always been a guilty pleasure. They're inane and and fairly vacuous, but harmless and campy, too. Bond bad girl LUCIANA ("THUNDERBALL") PULUZZI stars as a rich contessa looking for a muscle man....namely Peter (TV's "Mission Impossible") Lupus (who is billed in the film--not the poster--as "Rock Stevens") who plays body building champion Flex Martian. Don Rickles (as "Jack Fanny"---think about it), Morey Amsterdam and Buddy Hackett all found work in this flick. Peter Lorre pops up at the end in a cameo, Stevie Wonder (billed as "Little Stevie Wonder") also appears. Dick Dale and the Del Tones are also in it, often seen hanging out with the Beach Party gang--and even surfing along with Frankie and company (and looking far older than any "teenager" ever should). But my favorite aspect of the movie is Candy Johnson. Candy was in the original BEACH PARTY, but here she has a name and lines. She also has her own brand of superpowers! Candy is this wild go-go dancer who always wears a lot of fringe. She has the amazing ability to launch those swinging hips at a guy (or film credits) and watch them go tumbling off as they are literally bowled over by her amazing go-go whammy! Candy went on to appear in most of the other films in the series. She was my fave. She was just so interesting (and exhausting) to watch. Sadly, she died of brain cancer in 2012. Here is a video of the end credits of Muscle Beach Party featuring Candy knocking out the credits while Little Stevie Wonder sings. https://youtu.be/6tpOOLX2-dY As a bonus, here is a second video (edited by someone else) showing Candy using her go-go powered wonder hips! https://youtu.be/5sqMOXOEI3U Zowie!
BIKINI BEACH:
The third in the series... This one also features go-go dancing Candy Johnson (on the poster!). This flick featured Frankie Avalon in a dual role (as surfer Frankie and as British singing sensation, the Potato Bug!) and the fad the gang is into is drag racing. Don Rickles returns, but this time is called Big Drag. Little Stevie Wonder comes back and there is an appearance by bald surf band The Pyramids. Keenan Wynn is also in it and Boris Karloff pops up for a cameo at near the end. One of the daughters from "Pettycoat Junction", Meredith MacRae, is also in this, but is uncredited on the poster.
BEACH BLANKET BINGO:
The 4th and most well-known (!?!) of the Beach Party series, this one has the gang interested in ski diving. Don Rickles (for the final time) appears as Big Drop. Linda Evans is Sugar Cane, a singer. Her future co-star Michael "Mike" Nader is one of the Beach Party gang---and was in all of the movies, getting more and more screen time with each film. Paul Lynde plays Evans' agent. Earl Wilson is in this as is Buster Keaton. "Lost In Space" star Marta Kristen plays a mermaid!
HOW TO STUFF A WILD BIKINI:
The 5th and final Frankie & Annette Beach movie. Frankie's part was greatly reduced (per his request) and he doesn't even get his name on the poster. Annette is visibly pregnant in this flick--although she still plays chaste and virginal. Buster Keaton is back, along with Dwayne Hickman and Mickey Rooney. The title had to be changed to "HOW TO FILL A WILD BIKINI" for Australian audiences and "Stuff" had a vulgar sexual connotation there. (I wonder what they did about the title song? Hmm.) The Frankie & Annette-less Beach Party returned for GHOST IN THE INVISIBLE BIKINI.
PAJAMA PARTY:
A Beach Party movie---sort of. There were two off shoots of the official Beach Party series. This one featured both Frankie & Annette and the entire Beach Party gang (and the biker bad guys)--But Annette is playing someone besides her usual "Dee Dee"/"Dolores" character and Frankie is, well...He is a Martian commander seen only in an extended cameo. This was the last of the series to feature go-go dancing Candy Johnson. But it also features the Bride of Frankenstein herself, Elsa Lanchester along with Buster Keaton and Dorothy Lamour. Former Disney star Tommy Kirk is the male lead. He is a martian (in a total ripoff of "My Favorite Martian").
SKI PARTY:
The other Beach Party offshoot again features the regular Beach Party gang and the bad guy bikers. Frankie and Annette are in this---but again playing different characters. Frankie is a single college student. Annette (in the briefest of cameos) is a college professor (!!!). Leslie Gore and James Brown and the Famous Flames are featured along with Yvonne "Batgirl" Craig and Dwayne "Dobbie Gillis" Hickman.
THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE:
Possibly one of the greatest disaster films ever made (and one that inspired a sequel, TV movie remake and a theatrical remake---all of which bombed).I love the poster art on this. I never caught this in a theater--but was glued to the television when it made its broadcast debut. Wow!
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Hi there. Welcome to another posting of my "classic collection"---those posters I had BEFORE I started posting online. I know I've been away a while. I was gone on a two week trip and I've just been busy with work and life in general. But I am B-A-C-K with 10 more things from my pre-online past.
But first, RICK, I am glad you like my posters. THANK YOU for saying so.
Now here are the posters for this post:
DR. NO (80s re-release):
Yes, this is an 80s re-release. (I have a couple in this posting). I am fine with this being a re-release as it uses the same art as the original release poster and the original is CRAZY expensive. These re-release posters are getting crazy expensive, too. I'm glad I got mine when I did. Yowza!
YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (80s re-release):
Another 80's re-release showcasing Bond in his gyrocopter (which, I believe was called the "Little Jenny"? Or am I flashing on something else?). I like this poster, i just wish they had also re-issued the poster with Bond in the bath with the Japanese ladies. I like that one a lot, too. (I wasn't so wild about the third poster in the volcano base with bond walking sideways on a ladder.)
THUNDERBALL / YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (re-release combo):
This very well could have been my first poster for a Connery Bond movie (or, as it turns out, a double feature). Zowie! I had no idea these re-release combo posters existed until the early 2000s. This was the first purchased---but I believe I have scored all of them now.
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER:
My oldest Connery first release Bond poster---DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (did they even bother with an 80s re-release poster of this?). Bond's little space buggy is (used to be?) on display in Las Vegas (where the bulk of the action takes place) in the Planet Hollywood restaurant in the Roman Forum shops at Caesar's Palace. It is also strange to see CIRCUS CIRCUS---then the swanky, gimmicky new casino/hotel--in this when it is at the lower end of the strip now and probably not long from demolition.
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME:
The first movie I ever saw as a kid was GOLDFINGER at the Winchester Drive In in San Jose, California---but I was too young to understand what was happening and it took me YEARS to figure out what the movie had been. The first movie I ever saw that I knew was a James Bond movie was THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN on HBO. But the first Bond flick--where I knew it was a Bond flick--in the theater? THE SPY WHO LOVED ME. This was a great first "real" introduction (although I had really enjoyed GOLDEN GUN and the little bit I had gleaned from GOLDFINGER). Years later I got to interview Richard "JAWS" Kiel in his home. He had a small reproduction of this hanging in his home office/study. I couldn't believe I had an original and he didn't. I almost offered it to him, but restrained myself.
MOONRAKER:
I liked the first half of this film---and then it turned into a campfest...and fell apart (in my eyes). Still, it was a huge hit and I am thrilled to have the poster (I'm thrilled to have all of the Bond posters).
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG:
Obviously NOT a Bond film, but written by Bond author Ian Fleming and produced by the Bond team. I love this flick---although I do believe it was considered somewhat of a flop when it came out, it has gone on to become a great cult success.
THE LOST WORLD OF SINBAD:
A SINBAD movie in (retitled/dubbed) named only. This is actually a Japanese fantasy flick that AIP acquired and wisely released as a SINBAD flick to cash in on the success of the Ray Harryhausen SINBAD (THE SEVENTH VOYAGE OF SINBAD). Fun art---but have never seen the flick. I've gotten several copies of this poster over the years (why do I do that? Grrr)--but this is the first one I owned.
BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES:
I know most people dismiss this first sequel to THE PLANET OF THE APES---but I dig it. I am also thrilled to have the poster for it.
BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES:
This was the second APES poster I owned (after CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES which I'd scored as a teenager). Notice the apparent discoloration on the lower right side? That was because the eBay seller wasn't very careful when he packed this up---and got some of the sticky glue/tape stuff on those USPS Priority Mail boxes on the poster. (No, the poster was NOT wrapped in plastic or anything else protective. Just shoved in a box, sealed, and sent. I had to painstakingly super slowly peel it away, That discoloration is a thin layer of the box still attached to the back of the poster. GRRR. I have purchased another copy or two since getting this one. But this remains my least favorite film in the series as well as my least favorite poster.
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ANDY WARHOL'S HOLLYWOOD (aka ANDY WARHOL'S HEAT):
I had been wanting one of these for AGES. I had won one once before, but somehow the seller ruined the poster when preparing it for shipment. I was THRILLED to get this one---but unfortunately i was on vacation when it was up and had to use my phone for everything...and didn't realize until later that it was only a small 12x19 copy---NOT the full-sized poster size. Oh well. I'll take it. I found it extremely snore-inducing and DULL. I do like the HOLLYWOOD alternative title as used in Germany, though.
BIRTH OF THE LIVING DEAD:
I have not seen this documentary on George Romero's 1968 horror opus, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. But I would love to. I've been after one of these for a while---and now, yippie---I finally have one. I dig the mondo-style art on this as well.
ANTS (Lebanese):
I have been after a regular one sheet for ANTS for years (Do I already have one? Hmm.) this very different Lebanese poster came up and I went for it. ANTS was a TV movie---that played theatrically outside of the US. I have not seen it, but have it on DVD to watch eventually. It is most notable for starring a pre-(?) "THREE'S COMPANY" Suzanne Somers shirtless (with arms obscuring her breasts) and covered with ants. EEEK!
SEPTEMBER STORM:
I already have several copies of this poster---but i am a sucker for a gimmick, especially 3D. 3D, you ask? It doesn't mention 3D anywhere. You are right. Although it IS a 3D flick, the 3D craze was over by the time this debuted in the early 60s. So the producers cleverly renamed 3D and made it sound like a whole new process. Ha! I've never seen the flick, but hope to soon. I can say that I donated money on Kickstarter or GoFundMe---or one of those sites---to help "save" the film and preserve/restore it (in 3D as well as 2D) on BluRay. My "reward" was a copy on BluRay---but alas, I am still trying to acquire a 3D TV. ARGH!
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?:
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? is a film my best friend loves---and I can NOT stand. Geez. Two hours of non-stop shouting and yelling and general squabbling between Elizabeth taylor and Richard Burton. UGH! I don't know why he likes it so much. I got the poster for him, but won't give it to him. (He'll never hang it.) Do I need to give this flick another shot?
THE LONG GOODBYE:
I've not seen this film---but love the MAD Magazine art (by Jack Davis) and cartoon captions on the poster. It was a no brainer...I needed it. How is the movie?
J.D.'S REVENGE:
Yahoo! Another long-sought blaxploitation title snagged. I've never seen this flick, but I do like my 70s blaxploitation movies---especially the horror titles. I'm NOT sure about this one, but it seems to cover reincarnation and/or possession. Now if I could just get myself a BLACKENSTEIN poster, I'd be set.
WITHOUT WARNING:
Yes, I already have this poster. I saw it and couldn't resist buying it. It kind of riffs on the original FRIDAY THE 13TH poster---but with an alien silhouette instead that of a knife-welding killer. I saw this flick in the theaters as a teen. It was just okay---but for some reason it has stayed with me.
THE HILLS HAVE EYES:
I have several copies of this classic as well---so why not another? Ha! Wes Craven's THE HILLS HAVE EYES is a great flick I saw on a double feature with the awful DON'T GO IN THE WOODS. HILLS was several years older---but was way better and packed a powerful punch.
HALLOWEEN (2018 International version :
Zowie! It has been 40 years since the original HALLOWEEN. Boy do I feel old(er). I am excited about the new HALLOWEEN sequel (but am expecting to be disappointed somehow). I jumped on this "International Version B" poster when I saw it, knowing that the prices may rise considerably if the flick is a hit (but will probably become bargain basement cheapos....just my luck). I did see the trailer for this with "THE NUN" and was not very impressed. Oh well. I'll see what happens when it comes out.
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Welcome to another edition of my Classic Collection---those posters I had BEFORE I started posting online.
CHARLIE: It is always a pleasure having you visit. How kind of you to leave a note, too. Serious paper? I'm glad you like it---but I didn't think there was anything THAT special in that batch, but thank you anyway. Speaking of things being NOT all that special....
Today's offering is not all that exciting. There is nothing you urgently need to see. So sit back, relax and let the show begin.
SHARKY'S MACHINE:
An old Burt Reynolds poster (never saw the movie) from the 80s. This is sitting in my "sell pile" (where ever that ended up...in a box somewhere). Now would be the time to do it, in the wake of the actor's passing. Hmm. Where did I put it. I think this poster came in a "lot".
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME:
I've gotten other copies of this same poster that I have posted online. But this is the original copy I had. I had it framed and would hang it in my entry way around my birthday every year.
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 3:
I saw this TWICE in the theaters back in the day--gimmick freak that I am. I still have the glasses from it somewhere. While this poster does convey the 3D aspect of the film nicely, the over all poster is kind of lame. But MOST of the early FRIDAY the 13th posters (after the brilliant original poster) were total DUDS. Part 2? Part 4? Part 5? Snore. NO IMAGES---just words. Missed opportunities. Oh well.
THE WONDERFUL LAND OF OZ:
I had never heard of this "sequel" to THE WIZARD OF OZ until I came across this poster for it. Zowie! I've since seen it and it is a low budget MESS for the kiddie matinee crowd of the mid-60s. Directed by Barry Mahon (the man responsible for things like "SANTA AND THE ICE CREAM BUNNY" and "FANNY HILL MEETS DR. EROTICO") and starring his son Channy as Tip (who is later transformed into Ozma, a girl!!!!). This is based upon the second book in the OZ series, "The Marvelous Land of Oz"--and Dorothy is nowhere to be seen. The poster screams "So many thrills you'll be Ozified!" I'm not so sure about that. But it is beyond bad in a somewhat entertaining way. Bad acting. Awful songs. Crappy sets. I had to have the poster! Ha!
JOURNEY BACK TO OZ:
I remember seeing this when it came out in the early 70s. It's a cheap-looking animated flick (by Filmation---the people who did such Saturday morning stuff as THE GROOVIE GOOLIES, the STAR TREK animated series, THE BRADY KIDS, and FAT ALBERT AND THE COSBY KIDS...and also the live-action shows like SHAZAM!, ISIS and JASON OF STAR COMMAND). But there are fascinating things about it. It was apparently started in 1962---but abandoned due to financial reasons. Once Filmation was back on its feet financially (due to its television success), the film was resurrected and finished/released. It plays like a sequel to the 1939 WIZARD OF OZ more or less. Liza Minnelli (quite young in 1962 when she did her voice work) sounds amazingly like her mother Judy Garland in the role of Dorothy. Margaret Hamilton does the voice of--not the Wicked Witch, but---Aunt Em. Other stars include Milton Berle, Danny Thomas, Paul Lynde and Ethel Merman, among others. I've since collected a few of the animation cells used to create this flick. Nothing special--but an interesting side note for the OZ enthusiast.
THE MAGIC VOYAGE OF SINBAD:
Not really a true Sinbad movie. This was a Russian produced fantasy movie based upon a Russian legend that was very similar to Sinbad. Some savvy distributor picked it up, redubbed/retitled is and made it a Sinbad flick. I think I have seen this on DVD or VHS somewhere along the way. It's a blur, but I do remember the creepy bird woman somewhat. I do like my Sinbad flicks, so i needed this poster.
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD AND HER FRIENDS:
K. Gordon Murray was (im)famous for importing kiddie movies from other countries, redubbing them and releasing them here in the US on unsuspecting kids all over the country. His biggest success was the Mexican import "SANTA CLAUS", which made him a lot of cash and he released it over and over and over. Returning to Mexico, he picked up several other productions to dub and release here. Among them was the LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD series. This one, the 2nd in the series, was kind of hard to track down as it was not as popular as the first LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD or the third (LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD AND THE MONSTERS). I've never seen any of them...
PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE:
Pee Wee Herman (Paul Rubens) and a young Tim Burton were a match made in cinematic heaven. I LOVED this flick when I first saw it. I've been a Pee Wee fan ever since. I even tracked down the dinosaurs in the beginning of the movie (in Cabazon, California--now park of some religious park that claims dinosaurs were part of creation and man and dinos co-existed). This poster used to hang in my guest room.
DISASTER:
I've gotten other copies of this over the years---but have never seen the flick. I'm a sucker for disaster flicks. I had never heard of this until finding the half sheet at a flea market. The half sheet was very different, showing people standing around piles of rubble and ruined buildings. I snagged that half sheet and waited YEARS until tracking down the one sheet. I need to see this flick eventually.
GONE WITH THE WIND (70s re-release):
GONE WITH THE WIND was my grandmother's favorite movie. This was the poster I knew from the 70s as a kid. GONE WITH THE WIND's big re-release that decade was 1974. However, when the new Festival Cinemas opened in 1976 (with SIX screens! Zowie!), GONE WITH THE WIND and JAWS were among the movies playing there. The first time I saw GONE WITH THE WIND was on television, then on VHS and on DVD. I eventually did see it in the theater--twice. I took my grandmother both times. It really is a great film.
That's about it for now...but I'll be back. I hope you'll call again when I do return.
Comments
JAWS:
Yes, I already have a JAWS poster. I got it as a birthday gift for myself 3 years ago. Where it is, I have NO IDEA. Did I ever receive it? ARGH! I can NOT find it anywhere and I want it up on my walls. So, I got this one instead. (ANOTHER "birthday gift," I suppose you could say...) It's from the recent HA auction and I paid more than I wanted to for it (Isn't that always the case?), but I do believe it is in much better condition than my other one.
Hello, it's time for another look at some of the posters I had before I ever started posting online. I thought, for this one time, it might be nice to post these "classics" alongside some classics of literature (that never existed). That was probably a dumb idea (it IS a dumb idea, actually). At the time I collected these images, though...it was a fun idea. So, just to use them up, here they are.
MEL, I have many unopened roles and packages of poster. About a hundred or so. I'm so bad about getting them opened and sorted. I do not know what is where. Glad you can relate.
Now on to the posters....
HALLOWEEN II:
I really like this image they used for HALLOWEEN II. I have kept it framed... I used to have it hanging in my bedroom several years ago, but it now resides in a closet. Oh well. It may go back up eventually.
DIE SISTER, DIE!:
I dig this fun, creepy, nightmarish poster. Too bad NOTHING like this happens in the snore-inducing movie.
PROM NIGHT:
Jamie Lee Curtis, who appeared in this fresh from her success in "HALLOWEEN", apparently refers to this film as "Disco Death" (I read that somewhere). Whatever. It is still fun (and unintentionally funny)---and way better than the remake. See: Jamie Lee as a disco queen strutting her stuff on the dance floor! See: Leslie Nielsen in (one of?) his last dramatic roles before becoming a full-time funny guy ("Naked Gun", "Repossessed", etc.) See: Jamie Lee Curtis fall for the most boring and wooden male lead in horror history and find yourself actually hoping he gets killed. Followed by 3 unrelated (except they all take place at "Hamilton High") sequels and the dull remake.
WINTER A-GO-GO:
Aside from the fact this poster is for a namesake Go-Go "cousin", why is this poster framed? I would occasionally deck out my house with winter themed posters in the winter months. I've stopped doing that. This poster remains framed though because I can NOT get some of the screws in the back loose. GRRR!. Whatever. Here is a winter BEACH PARTY ripoff ( the BEACH PARTY series had it's own winter flick, SKI PARTY) that featured musical acts you've never heard of.
CREEPSHOW 2:
Normally, I would never have bothered buying a CREEPSHOW 2 poster (probably). I received one as a gift, although it was not in the best condition (folded an extra time or two). I bought this as a replacement and stuck in a frame when the friend came to visit. I can NOT get the screws loose on the back to change it out. So it sits in the closet...
BIG TOP PEE WEE:
I raced to see this when it came out, having loved PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE so much. Yeah, I was disappointed. Hmm. Oh well. It had its moments...and Pee Wee did have a talking pig named Vance. Still, I dig Pee Wee. This was hanging with the BIG ADVENTURE poster in a guest room at one time. Now it sits in the closet.
ZOMBIE:
This is a great poster that conveys what the movie is about---and it's just a photo from the flick with a startling tag line. We are going to eat you. Classic horror/gore flick. This used to hang in my bedroom, but for now it is stuck in a closet.
AIRPORT '77:
I love the movies (and posters) of the 70's disaster era. I had this hanging in my dining room years ago along with AIRPORT '75 (my favorite). I later swapped out '77 for THE CONCORDE: AIRPORT '79 (second favorite--so bad it's funny). Now it just sits in a closet. AIRPORT '77 was the first AIRPORT flick I got to see in the theater. Why wasn't there an AIRPORT '81 or AIRPORT '83 etc.? Waaaagh!
EYES OF LAURA MARS:
This isn't much of a poster (just a faint shot of Faye Dunaway's face)--and it was hard to photograph (This was my best attempt...sorry for the flash glare, etc.). I won tickets to the opening night of this from a local radio station. I had to have my mother go with me as I was only 13 at the time. But my mom and I loved this movie. It's more of a suspense thriller than a true horror flick.. But, yowza! Such an interesting movie (to me). From a story idea by John Carpenter (before he was anyone famous really---this came out in August 1978, before HALLOWEEN debuted). I know it is pretty much forgotten today and even then it didn't have much of a reputation---but Mom and I both found it suspenseful and shocking. I guess I just saw it at the right time in my life for it to stick with me. The poster lives in my closet though...
GODZILLA 1985:
The big budget (well, sort of) reboot of the original GODZILLA...complete with Raymond Burr reprising his role of a reporter covering the story. I saw this at the drive in. It wasn't great---but was okay. It was the LAST cinematic appearance of the Big G on US screens until the awful Matthew Broderick version that appeared in the late 90s. I've been trying to track down all of the GODZILLA posters between the original and this one. I only have a few left to go (including the It's-So-Expensive-I'll-Never-Have-One original poster for the original flick. This is a nice poster if not the greatest movie.
And that's it for now. Thanks for looking. CHEERS!
PS: Here are five more links to re-creations of long, lost posts from the past:
Re-Creation 146: https://mymoviepostercollectionagogo.blogspot.com/2018/07/monster-gogos-shock-o-rama-poster-show_23.html
Re-Creation 147: https://mymoviepostercollectionagogo.blogspot.com/2018/07/monster-gogos-shock-o-rama-poster-show_47.html
Re-Creation 148: https://mymoviepostercollectionagogo.blogspot.com/2018/07/monster-gogos-shock-o-rama-poster-show_31.html
Re-Creation 149: https://mymoviepostercollectionagogo.blogspot.com/2018/07/monster-gogos-shock-o-rama-poster-show_2.html
Re-Creation 150: https://mymoviepostercollectionagogo.blogspot.com/2018/07/monster-gogos-shock-o-rama-poster-show_63.html
Hi there. It's time for another Shock-O-Rama Poster Show. It's still summer and I thought I'd just use up the gifs that were bottom o' the barrel that have been sitting in my files forever. You'll see why they're left overs. Ha! Mostly they are guys--and is that some boy band? Whatever---this really is the last of the crappy beach/summer gifs. The posters are rather hodge-podge themselves. Not a lot to see---as you'll see.
Did everyone tune in for the great Heritage Auction major auction today? I watched---but didn't bid. I'm broke and in the process of refinancing my house. I was told not to make any big purchases until escrow closes. Sigh. There were so many goodies. I'd have loved to just scored one. oh well. Next time, perhaps. How did YOU do?
MEL: Thanks---I'll maybe hunt the book down. Looks cool.
Now let the poster games begin....
HERBIE GOES BANANAS:
Ever have one of those moments where you see a poster for auction and think 'I know! I'll start collecting that series.' Thus I have HERBIE GOES BANANAS. Oops. What was I thinking? I only saw the first two HERBIE movies---when I was a CHILD. I never saw this one (or HERBIE GOES TO MONTE CARLO...or even the remake/sequel thing with Lindsey Lohan). Oh well.
TIARA TAHITI:
I have no clue as to what this movie is. I had never heard of it before until I saw the poster. Tahiti sounded tropical. Future tiki room (bar) poster? Maybe. It was cheap...but not that exciting. (Maybe it would look better after a few Mai Tais?)
GOR:
I have no idea what this is. I've seen the GOR books--but never read any. This movie looks like it was probably BAD. Ha! This was a cheap-o. Why not?
THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM (Italian 4F 1975 re-release):
I kind of wish I had NOT gotten this. There are a couple of things about I'm not thrilled with. The guy on the slab and the blade are the same artwork as on the US poster...and I didn't realize until too late that it is a 4 foglio size---meaning it is in 2 pieces, which I hate. They're just TOO BIG! Oh well. The image of Vincent Price is a nice added feature.
SON OF SAMSON:
Yes, I already have this poster---but it was less than $7 and I do like my "Hercules movies". Have I seen this? Hmm. I think I have (probably have), but do not recall now.
THOSE REDHEADS FROM SEATTLE (3D):
Well, YAHOO! Another vintage 3D title from the 1950s. This was part of the 3D explosion of 1953 (following the breakout success of BWANA DEVIL, the first 3D feature length movie in 1952) that saw the release of 29 3D feature films and numerous 3D shorts. While I have several vintage 3D posters....this one was not one of them until now. This is allegedly in better shape than it looks. I've never seen this, but it stars Agnes (Endora from "Bewitched") Moorehead? Oh my. I can NOT imagine her in a musical. Ha! Wish I could see it (but only if it were in 3D, of course).
THE YELLOW HOUSE ON PINNASBERG:
Ha! Talk about phallic... This poster made me laugh---so, since it was under $5, I bought it. I looked this up (after buying it). Apparently it is a West German sex comedy from the early 1970s about a brothel for frustrated and lonely housewives (staffed by mostly men--hence the shape of the house, perhaps?). Also known as "The Sex Nest" apparently. I've never seen it---it would probably suck--but the poster is ribald fun.
CONCORDE AFFAIR (aka CONCORDE AFFAIRE '79 and S.O.S. CONCORDE) (Italian 2F):
Zowie! Italian filmmakers, especially in the '70s and '80s, were the kings of copyright infringement. Thank goodness, or we wouldn't have such jewels as ZOMBIE or BEYOND THE DOOR, etc. Universal Studios was prepping to unleash its 4th AIRPORT flick on the world, THE CONCORDE: AIRPORT '79, when the Italians beat them to the punch with this ripoff---CONCORDE AFFAIR (which was widely released as CONCORDE AFFAIR '79. See the confusing similarity? Ha!). This is one of the few disaster flicks I've not yet tracked down and watched, but I have seen the French trailer (under the "S.O.S. CONCORDE" title). It looks like the movie is all over the place, ripping off more than just the AIRPORT series. The trailer I saw has a shark, a boating disaster (small scale), chase scenes (on land), etc. And this film apparently does its best to combine THE CONCORDE: AIRPORT '79 with the previous AIRPORT '77 by having it crash/become submerged under the ocean on a ledge (as shown with a ridiculously lousy model). This isn't the most interesting poster ever (far from it), but I am happy to have it to add to my disaster collection.
SKYSCRAPER:
I know this is probably just another Dwayne Johnson movie....but it looks like it could be very TOWERING INFERNO-esque (just with Dwayne Johnson getting in the way doing Dwayne Johnson-type things). The disaster element was the draw for me here. No, I have not seen the movie yet---but I may. (I sat through SAN ANDREAS and RAMPAGE for the earthquake/Kong-esque parts.)
SON OF FRANKENSTEIN (Italian 2F 1963 re-release):
I had a French re-release of SON OF FRANKENSTEIN, which I sold a while back. I kind of regret that (classic Universal horror in any form is kind of hard to find), but I just was not wild about the poster. This Italian poster has different art than I've ever seen for a Frankenstein flick. It's nice. I'm not sure if I love it or not, yet. The creature's skin tone is the same as the other guy's...not green, gray or pastey or bluish. He is wearing his typical, stylish outfit though (blazer, t-shirt, pants--although they almost look like blue jeans). With the chain, this almost makes it look like a Frankenstein juvenile delinquent story. It is a colorful poster, though. I'm hoping it will grow on me.
That's it for now. I'll let you get back into the swim of things and enjoy the rest of your summer.
CHEERS!
PS Here are five more re-creations of posts past:
Re-Creation 151: https://mymoviepostercollectionagogo.blogspot.com/2018/07/monster-gogos-shock-o-rama-poster-show_28.html
Re-Creation 152: https://mymoviepostercollectionagogo.blogspot.com/2018/07/monster-gogos-shock-o-rama-poster-show_32.html
Re-Creation 153: https://mymoviepostercollectionagogo.blogspot.com/2018/07/monster-gogos-shock-o-rama-poster-show_57.html
Re-Creation 154: https://mymoviepostercollectionagogo.blogspot.com/2018/07/monster-gogos-shock-o-rama-poster-show_43.html
Re-Creation 155: https://mymoviepostercollectionagogo.blogspot.com/2018/07/monster-gogos-shock-o-rama-poster-show_41.html
Welcome back! It's another look at my "classic collection"--posters I had BEFORE I started posting online. This time, we are surrounded by more "classic" books that never existed (the leftovers from before---and these really are the last of 'em. Promise!).
CHARLIE: Thanks for your visit. Always nice to see you here.
Let's see what I dug up today, shall we?
DIARY OF THE DEAD:
Yet another sequel to the amazing NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. George Romero churned out six of these--NIGHT, DAWN, DAY, LAND, DIARY, and SURVIVAL (OF THE DEAD). They were not always great---and none after equaled the shock of the first two--but they were all at least good and better than a lot of the other junk that has gone straight to video.
KING KONG LIVES:
One of the all-time worst sequels/movies---I loved it! Ha! So bad it was awesome. So, of COURSE, I had to have the poster. If you have not seen this flick, you owe it to yourself to do so...for it's jaw-dropping unbelievability. See KONG get a Volkswagen-sized artificial heart. See KONG and "Lady Kong" (really!) escape together and spend a romantic night on Honeymoon Ridge (really!). See the birth of (totally out of proportion) "Baby Kong"! You'll be amazed this was ever released---let alone MADE! Zowie! You just can't make crap like this up. Ha!
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (remake lenticular):
Yes, I rushed out to see this. NOT because I thought the movie would be good, but because it was in 3D. This was, I think, the first BIG hit in the modern 3D revival. I wasn't thrilled with the film--nor was I thrilled with the posters for it, but I was lucky (?) enough to snag the lenticular version. Now i just need the lightbox to hang it in. (Sorry for the reflection of the other posters on my wall)
SHARKBOY AND LAVAGIRL (lenticular):
No, I did NOT see this flick...but gladly bought this poster for it as it was a groovy lenticular. Love those lenticulars...
MOTHER'S DAY:
This was an awesome, yet harrowing, movie. I believe it was unrated. In many ways, it reminded me of I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE. Thrilled with the poster. Classick horror.
GRINDHOUSE:
I was fortunate enough to go to the sneak preview showing of this in my town. I expected the theater to be packed and got there hours early. Not many people were there. I was stunned. When the film flopped, I was equally stunned. While I wasn't a fan of DEATH PROOF, i loved PLANET TERROR and all of the fake trailers (I'm still hoping they'll actually make THANKSGIVING like they did with MACHETE).
WEEKEND MURDERS and THE BLACK BELLY OF THE TARANTULA (combo re-release):
I dig having this combo double feature poster more than I would having posters for each individual film (which I may have?). I love the images and the double feature adds to the cheesiness of it all. No, I've never seen either flick. Do I need to?
CONAN THE BARBARIAN (remake):
I won this poster in a contest promoting the film---and I am thrilled about it. I saw the flick in 3D. It was okay. However, what makes this poster special is because it is autographed by three of the stars in it; Jason Momoa, Rose McGowan and Rachel Nichols.
Rachel Nichols
CORPSE BRIDE:
Tim Burton's stop-motion follow-up to A NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS was not the big hit Jack Skellington's flick was---but it was still quite visually stunning in Burton's own unique way. I dig the poster.
MULHOLLAND DR.:
Here is the other style of poster for David Lynch's masterpiece (I posted the other style a while back). Of COURSE I needed these. Love my David Lynch stuff. I'm savoring the 25-years-later third season of TWIN PEAKS now. I am glad to see Naomi Watts (from this film) appearing in the series.
SILENT MADNESS:
Here's one of the 80s 3D flicks I missed---as it NEVER played here. Waaaagh! Although i am sure it is crap-o-rama awful, i'd love to see it in axe-n-your-face 3D. Zowie!
FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE SPACE MONSTER and CURSE OF THE VOODOO (half sheet):
The first time I ever heard of this movie or saw the poster art for it was when I stumbled on the auction for this half sheet. WOW! The poster was in rough condition---something I would normally avoid---and was a half sheet (I also avoid those) but I HAD to have it. I bid way, way, WAY too much---but I really needed it. I won it and had it framed. I was have since gotten a pristine one sheet for this combo---which is hanging in my hallway now. Crappy movie---but I LOVE the poster.
Okay--that was actually 12 posters (instead of my usual 10)(I was using up all of the "book" spacer photos). There are LOTS more in the closests, boxes,and tubes. Stay tuned. And now, what an ordeal. It's time to get some rest. Tomorrow is another day.
CHEERS!
PS Here are five more re-creations of posts past. These are the LAST ONES (Thank goodness):
Re-Creation 156: https://mymoviepostercollectionagogo.blogspot.com/2018/07/monster-gogos-shock-o-rama-poster-show_30.html
Re-Creation 157: https://mymoviepostercollectionagogo.blogspot.com/2018/07/monster-gogos-shock-o-rama-poster-show_97.html
Re-Creation 158: https://mymoviepostercollectionagogo.blogspot.com/2018/07/monster-gogos-shock-o-rama-poster-show_35.html
Re-Creation 159: https://mymoviepostercollectionagogo.blogspot.com/2018/07/monster-gogos-shock-o-rama-poster-show_18.html
Re-Creation 160: https://mymoviepostercollectionagogo.blogspot.com/2018/07/monster-gogos-shock-o-rama-poster-show_69.html
Welcome back to the Shock-O-Rama Poster Show! Today we are returning to the vaults for more "classic" posters from my collection (posters I had BEFORE I started posting them online). With the exception of the first two, the bulk of this post will be devoted to JAWS knock offs. Joy! I do want to apologize for the photos---I am no photographer (and you'll see why I usually post the photos from the auctions I win from). So let's let the poster parade begin!
REVENGE OF THE SHOGUN WOMEN (3D):
I love this poster.I've never seen the movie--and probably never will. It's a long forgotten martial arts movie from the '70s. Snore. But why do i love the poster? It's just the art. It really tries to convey the 3D experience. The characters and their weapons are popping off of the painted screen while the audience members below scramble to dodge out of the way. Couple that with some eye=popping color and you have a fun poster. In fact, this was the VERY FIRST framed poster I hung up in my house as an adult.
HILLBILLYS IN A HAUNTED HOUSE:
Ferlin Husky (who?) is B-A-C-K. After the moderate success of LAS VEGAS HILLBILLYS (featuring Mamie Van Doren and Jayne Mansfield!), a sequel came about---this time set in a haunted house. Yowza! Joi Lansing filled in for Mamie...and horror has-beens John Carradine, Lon Chaney and Basil Rathbone are on hand for the horror hijinks. Silly--and filled with country music performances (O' the horror of that!).
JAWS (re-release):
Until I got my copies of the original JAWS poster, I had to settle (for years and YEARS) with this re-release poster. That was okay--it was still the same iconic image--but every time I looked at it, it made me want the original that much more. Ironically, I never saw JAWS in the theater until the re-release. Ha!
PIRANHA:
This was a great little flick (--and it's already been remade twice! Jeepers). I had been shipped off to my bio-father's house for the summer (he lived in the mountains--miles from any theater) when this came out---so I didn't get to see it at first. I later caught it as a co-feature for another film (the poster for it is below. I'll mention it when we get there) and loved it. This is probably my favorite JAWS knock-off.
PIRANHA II: FLYING KILLERS:
PIRANHA II: FLYING KILLERS (aka PIRANHA II: THE SPAWNING) was a dud. The flying piranha were cool---and they made for a nifty poster--but the over all movie was WEAK. I first saw this poster while traveling through Europe in 1981. Zowie! The art made me really want to see the film desperately...but I had trouble with the title as it was usually printed in another language (Spanish, French, Italian, German? I was all over that summer...). I missed it in my home town (I was travelling), but from what I could see, it only played at a drive in when it was here. Oh well--the poster is cool.
KILLER FISH:
I remember seeing the ad in the paper for it when it came out. Ooooo I wanted to go so badly. I didn't get to see it until it debuted on TV (NBC, as I recall) in the fall of 1981. I remember that as I had just gotten back from my stint as an exchange student to Chile. When I saw this flick, I was so taken with it because it featured the Brazilian airline Varig (which had been the airline we had flown from Florida to Rio and then over to Santiago in Chile---and back). While on Varig, at the tender age of 16, I was pleasantly surprised when the stewardess (they were still called stewardesses then--not flight attendants) gave me a bottle of wine with dinner---without asking for ID or charging me for it. Zowie! On the way back home, I had stopped in a duty free shop and purchased a stuffed real piranha while in Rio. So a piranha movie with Varig airlines taking place in South America really resonated with me at the time. The movie is just so-so (dig that cheesy tornado that comes and goes so quickly. It looks like someone doodled it onto the film stock. Ha!), but fun in a campy way.
GREAT WHITE (Teaser):
When this came out, I was in high school. I'd look at the San Francisco Chronicle and Los Angeles Times movie ads in the school library. I saw this picture in the SF paper WEEKS before the film came out...but already knew I HAD to see it.
GREAT WHITE:
When this film came out, it was immediately slapped with a lawsuit by Universal Studios for copyright infringement/plagiarism. I read about the court case in the paper daily. Oh my stars! I HAD to see this. I rushed down to the theater showing this one day via foot/bus---that's how badly I wanted to see it. Yes, it was pretty crappy...but in an awesome way. I am so glad I got to see it, because the very next day it had been yanks from the theater and some double feature of movies that had recently had their run was put in to finish off the week. Universal won the suit---I mean, the lead character is a writer (not a police chief) named Peter Benton (similar to JAWS author Peter Benchley). There is a mayor bent on keeping shark talk hush-hush for fear it will scare away summer tourists and summer dollars. And there is Vic Morrow doing his very best Robert Shaw as Quint imitation.
CROCODILE:
I caught this on video back in the VHS era...and was surprised to find it had played theatrically when I came across this movie poster. Of COURSE I bought it instantly. What a cool poster.
UP FROM THE DEPTHS:
Back in the late 70s and early 80s, I would spend the weekends with my grandmother and we would go to the movies. I usually ended up dragging her off to see some horror flick---which she hated. After going to see DAWN OF THE DEAD with her (I had to---the theater was treating it like an R Rated film and I was only 13 at the time), I knew I could not do that to her any more. (She had walked out of DAWN OF THE DEAD and spent the rest of the movie in the lobby.) So I began to look for alternate movies she could watch while I watched my horror flicks. When UP FROM THE DEPTHS came out, it opened at a 4-plex and was co-billed with PIRANHA. Ooooo I HAD to see that double bill. But what was there for grandma (and my younger brother, who was also along that weekend). I sent them to THE MUPPET MOVIE (which started a long time after my double bill did and finished way earlier than mine). Towards the end of UP FROM THE DEPTHS, my grandmother and brother snuck into my theater to wait with me and watched the rest of the film with me. They had hated THE MUPPET MOVIE. Ha! Oh well. I tried to appease them. UP FROM THE DEPTHS was lousy and the dialogue did not match the mouths--it was just a tad slow. But I dug it any way. The poster was one of the first things I sought out when I first discovered eBay. SOLD!
Thanks for joining me. That's all today. Now, don't go all to pieces. I'll be back again soon with more posters to share.
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Dang, you got get a award for the most animated and descriptive posts.
Greeting! I'm back again with more of my "Classic Collection," which is posters I had BEFORE I started posting online. (Remember, I have been collecting since I was 11 back in 1976.) Although there is nothing about the original KING KONG in this post (I didn't get my 1956 re-release poster until after I started posting online. My 60's international poster I got a second copy of while I was already online as well---so those will not be included in the "classics collection"). However, there are a few later KONGS and a KONG wanna be. So why not salute the BIG guy anyway?
But first, let me say hello to my visitors.
MATT: Thank you for the kind words. I know my posters are not always interesting or exciting (HERBIE GOES BANANAS anyone?), so I TRY to pep the page up as best as I can.
SVEN: Thank you as well with the kind words. No need to post every time. Trust me, I know there's a lot of dreck out there that I buy. Nothing exciting about that. Perhaps in those instances, the less said the better. Ha!
theartofmovieposters: I really dig the GREAT WHITE pair as well. There is a third poster for GREAT WHITE, but it is just one featuring "shark facts" (very similar to the shark facts posters release for JAWS and JAWS 2). Thanks for the thumbs up.
Okay--FINALLY. Here are 10 more classic finds from closet...
KING KONG ESCAPES:
Zowie! It's KING KONG VS MECHA KONG in this wild Toho take on the great ape. The 2nd (and final) Japanese Kong is still obviously a man in a (bad) monkey suit---but hello? It's KING KONG! You gotta love it.
KING KONG (1976 remake):
The 1976 remake may not hold a candle to the original, but it did introduce us to (future) Oscar winning actress, Jessica Lange and di have several other things going for it (like an incredible score by John Barry),. It also had a great poster. This image was EVERYWHERE in the fall of 1976. It was on magazines, on T-Shirts, on beach towels, on lunch boxes, on Slurpee cups at 7-11 and even on trading cards. True--everything is out of scale (the girl, the ape, the aircraft and the buildings), but it is still an awesome look at what the movie promised. (And it was so ingrained in people's minds that it was borrowed for GODZILLA VS MEGALON, with the two monsters duking it out on the World Trade Center, even though that scene never takes place in the film!) I actually got to go up on the roof of one of the towers once (in 1998). I am terrified of heights, so I didn't stay up there long. (I also visited the Empire State Building---hitting all of Kong's hangouts, ya know...) I never got close to any railing to look down (if that was even allowed), but I did go to a widow back down in the visitor's center (top floor) and look down. YIKES!
A*P*E (aka SUPER KING KONG) (Turkish):
Made quickly to cash in on all of the publicity surrounding the new KING KONG remake in 1976, A*P*E was sued by RKO when it was first announced (originally it was to be called THE NEW KING KONG), before receiving its title change for US markets. But overseas, it was marketed as a KING KONG film, as you can see by this wonderful Turkish poster below. A*P8E was also made in 3D amazingly, especially considering that this movie only had a budget of $23,000 (in 1976) and was shot in 14 days. TV's "GROWING PAINS" mom, Joanna Kerns, stars in the film (although she is billed as Joanna Deverona (or something like that) in the movie... God knows where they came up with Gilda McDonall for the poster, though! Ha!)
CARRIE:
This is one of the oldest (meaning I've had it the longest) posters in my collection, probably the 2nd poster I ever owned or so. I love this poster for CARRIE. I wanted to see it so bad as a kid---but got taken to AIRPORT '77 instead when my chance came. Drat it all. The movie is a true classic and holds up so well, despite the clothes and the hair. Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie both deserved their Oscar nominations for this amazing film. Forget the remakes and sequel (Yes, there really was a sequel. THE RAGE: CARRIE 2. Look it up!). The original is still queen of the prom.
A NIGHT IN HEAVEN:
Normally I probably would have passed on this flick, but when I had the chance to meet Christopher Atkins once, I snagged this poster and had him sign it (see close up of signature below). I actually got two copies for him to sign (thinking I could maybe sell one down the road---have not done so yet).
ZOTZ:
William Castle was the king of the gimmicks. Everything from Percepto (tiny shocks to the seats of audience members) in THE TINGLER, to a death by fright insurance policy for MACABRE, or a ghost that floated over the audience (EMERGO) in THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL helped him sell his little horror films back in the 1950s and 60s. I'm a Castle fan and have all of his horror movie posters (with the exception of the beautiful and terribly expensive HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL poster). ZOTZ is about a magic coin...and plastic ZOTZ coins were given out to theater patrons. I have one somewhere (an ebay find many years ago).
MY BLOODY VALENTINE:
Here's the poster for a classic 80's holiday slasher flick. I think I've picked up other copies over the years (it's always nice to have a spare). Apparently this original version of MY BLOODY VALENTINE was savaged by the MPAA to get an R rating. I thought I had heard talk of a special edition video release or something like that with the censored parts restored, but I don't think anything has come of it. The remake was a lot more gruesome and bloody (and in 3D to boot) than the original ever thought of being.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND ('70's re-release):
'Tis Brillig! I got this poster at the Disney MGM Studios (I think it has since changed its name) in Florida at a small shop that was there (back in 1989) that sold original movie memorabilia for Disney flicks. ALICE IN WONDERLAND was always one of my favorites because it is so nonsensical. The color on the poster is wild, too.
CREEPSHOW:
Although I may have picked up another copy of this a while back (and I know I got the original version with the boy reading the comic book---before Warner Bros bought the film), I know I have had this particular poster since long before I started posting online. This was a fun film, too. Great use of color and a great musical score.
HOUSE OF WAX (1970's re-release):
Although I have the original release poster and the 80's re-release poster, this 70's re-release poster for HOUSE OF WAX is my favorite. This is the poster that was displayed outside of the Country Squire Theatre (no longer in existence) when I went to see it. This film is a fun classic and the 3D in the flick made me a die hard fan of the process and of gimmicks of all time. The fire in 3D made it look as if the chairs right ahead of us were burning (amazing) and the paddle ball sequence was just fantastic. Wow! Wow! Wow! I am ever so glad I got to see this as a kid in proper old school 3D. It was sooooo in-your-face fabulous!
Okay--that is another 10 classics. I need to sign off. And remember, It wasn't airplanes. It was beauty killed the beast.
CHEERS!
PS NO---NOT another re-creation. This is my thoughts on seeing the Kirk Hammett Collection at the San Francisco Airport (they have small galleries there and lots of art of different types on display) back in November 2015. Take a look or don't. Here is the link: https://mymoviepostercollectionagogo.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-kirk-hammett-collection-at-san.html
Step right up, boys and girls. It's time for the next edition of the SHOCK-A-RAMA POSTER SHOW! What will we have on display today? Some good stuff, some lame stuff...and some stuff I don't usually buy. Oh my! Dare you venture inside?
But first, theartofmovieposters, thanks for dropping by and leaving a note. I've had that HOUSE OF WAX poster longer than I've had the 80s release or the original poster---and I never realized it was my favorite until I was contemplating hanging my original...which is actually fairly dull. CHEERS!
Okay--poster time! Here we go-go:
MY BLOODY VALENTINE (3D Remake Final version):
I probably have this already, but was not sure. I know I have the one that plays up the 3D aspect of the film in the poster, with the audience shown being in peril by stuff from the screen coming out. But this one? I just don't know if I have it or not. So.... here it is. I DID see it in 3D at the cinemas. Some of the 3D was okay---but overall, the film just seemed to be an excuse for gore, gore and more gore. Eh... Missed opportunity, I think.
JOHN DIES AT THE END:
I know i saw this flick on Netflix while visiting friends in Oregon a year or so ago--maybe longer? I remember liking it (or did I?), but I do NOT remember the film at all. The poster is...interesting and it is a movie by Don Coscarelli, the director/writer/creator of PHANTASM...so why not?
MEG (Final?):
I got a different MEG poster not long ago.I know that the box office predictions for this are that it will be a BOMB and fail miserably, but I for one am really looking forward to this flick. It looks fun and adventurous. And, hello? It TOOK long enough to get made. I've been hearing about this movie for YEARS. I'll be seeing it in 3D the week it comes out. CHOMP! CHOMP! CHOMP!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GEMINI:
I've never seen the movie, but I've tried for a while to get this poster with art by (Jack Davis??? Is that his name?), who did a lot of work for MAD Magazine. (I think this is the right artist.) I'm surprised I have not seen this---since Madeline Kahn is in it. She was so awesome.
THE THRILL OF IT ALL:
I've never heard of this old Doris Day / James Garner romantic comedy. It wasn't too expensive, so I thought, why not? Like other things I've purchased lately, my mind is on future resale---not so much my keeping it. (But then i have to get off of my but and actually SELL the thing. UGH!)
FULL HOUSE (3-sheet) :
No, this is not in the best of conditions and yes, I HATE 3 sheets. So what am I doing with this BORING poster? Hello? It features an early MARILYN MONROE. I got this to hopefully resale down the road. I only paid $36 for it. Too much? I've never seen the flick. Any good?
KISMET:
This is actually in a bit worse shape than FULL HOUSE. I don't usually buy posters in such poor condition, but this one I have heard of---and it stars MARLENE DIETRICH!?! Zowie! Again, this is for possible resale down the road. I shelled out $56 for it. Too much? A bargain? Hmm. It will sit in a box until I decide to do something with it, I suppose...
ALPHA (Advance):
I haven't seen this yet as it has not been released yet. However, the preview was intriguing---the fictional story of man and his "best friend" (a dog) meeting for the first time. This takes place in caveman-ish times, but it looks good and I LOVE dogs, so of course I want to see it. The poster wasn't expensive, so why not?
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Hammer remake):
Years ago, I bought the military-style version of this poster. Despite the lack of color on that military poster, I was entranced by the stunning artwork of the Phantom, stradling a blazing chandelier that is falling onto the audience. I had never seen Hammer's version of the classic tale at the time and could only imagine how the rest of the film played out. (I've since seen the hammer version and ...eh.) When I came across this color version of the same poster--despite the tiny bit of paper loss in the upper right corner and wrinkle/extra fold at the right center fold, I wanted to make this mine. That old military poster will eventually be sold off (if I ever get around to digging it up and sending it off).
INFERNO (Spanish):
Not the best of Dario Argento's films (it never even received an official release in US theaters!), but still interesting and part of the Three Mothers Trilogy started with SUSPIRIA. It wasn't expensive, so why not?
Okay, kiddies. That's all for now. Please put your speaker back on the stand before you exit and drive safely. Thanks for visiting and we hope to see you again soon.
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Once again!
Greetings! It is time for another Classic Collection edition of the Shock-A-Rama Poster Show featuring posters I had BEFORE I started posting online. Today, pulled from another closet, is MORE of my framed stuff. Let's take a look:
But first:
SVEN: Glad you like THE MEG poster. I'm hoping to see the film today. Whoo hoo! Thanks for visiting.
MATT: Applause? Ha! THANK YOU kind sir. CHEERS!
Now on to the posters:
BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS:
Planned as an indirect sequel to VALLEY OF THE DOLLS, but mercifully turned in to a sort of parody of Hollywood (Jacqueline Susann sued 20th Century Fox over this pseudo sequel and won posthumously), this is a really weird but fun cult flick---written by (future) movie reviewer Roger Ebert (!) and directed by Russ Meyer (!!). Jaw-dropping in an awesome way. LOVE it!
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (80s re-release):
Yes, this is one of the re-release posters from the 1980s. (The oldest original I have is DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER.) I am okay with the 80's re-release posters as they use the same artwork as the original releases. Sure, i'd love an original---but these will do until I win the lottery. I dig my James Bond and these re-release posters are the only way I could complete my collection.
THUNDERBALL (80's re-release):
This is one of my favorite BOND posters. I saw one in a comic book store in my teens and wanted it desperately---but they wanted too much for it, like $60 or so. Ha! Had I known then what the prices would be today I'd have somehow gotten that poster somehow. Oh well. This 80s re-release fills the void nicely. I know this is a fan favorite in the series, but I didn't like the movie THUNDERBALL all that much.
A VIEW TO A KILL:
Unless my brain is shorting out, I believe this was the last of the Roger Moore Bond films. It was okay--not great, but not god awful either. I loved Grace Jones as May Day. Christopher Walken was good as the bad guy. Tanya Roberts though... Bad choice. She's had an incredible career and I've never really understood how or why. CHARLIE'S ANGELS, BEASTMASTER, SHEENA, this 007 flick, THAT 70's SHOW and even one of my fave genre flicks TOURIST TRAP. Whatever. Just like Bond on the poster, the aim was off on this one. Oh well. It was Bond and it was enjoyable.
NEW YEAR'S EVIL:
One of the earliest "holiday horrors" in the wake of HALLOWEEN, this flick left a LOT to be desired. Roz (Pinky Tuscadero from HAPPY DAYS) Kelly (this may have been her last gig before she fell off of the planet) and former Universal contract player (and former Mr. Linda Lavin) Kip ("Earthquake"/"Airport '75") Niven is the killer (Not a spoiler---you know it is him from the git-go. So much for the whodunnit aspect of suspense. Hello? He's even on the poster!). Forgettable---but I dig the poster. I used to hang it in my entryway between Christmas and New Year's. Now it sits in the closet...
DOCTOR BUTCHER (aka ZOMBIE HOLOCAUST):
This poster just screams CHEAP---crappy art, sleazy and sensational verbiage. It's clearly a grindhouse classic. This 80s zombie flick (which kind of seems to ripoff ZOMBIE, which itself was a knock off of DAWN OF THE DEAD---HA!) is cheesy fun. I had this poster hanging in my bedroom for several years. It lives in the morgue...er, closet now.
THE DEVIL'S NIGHTMARE and IN THE DEVIL'S GARDEN (combo):
I love this double feature poster and it used to be in my bedroom on the wall. THE DEVIL'S NIGHTMARE is a fun Euro-flick with a succubus. There is NO exorcism in the flick (???), so clearly the ad copy on this was trying to cash in on THE EXORCIST in a big way. The devil figure on the left is not in the movie (although I've seen that same image used on a poster for THE WHO). The devil in the movie is really some skinny, creepy/geeky looking tall bald guy with bad teeth in a black robe (right above the word "Devil's"), but he is hardly in it. I like the movie--it's nothing great, just a fun little old school horror flick with marvelous atmosphere. I've never seen IN THE DEVIL'S GARDEN (aka ASSAULT). From what I read, it sounds like it is a kind of slow and plodding British police procedural with possible horrific elements at the end.But the poster is very cool.
RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD:
A zombie classic---the film that introduced "brains" as the zombie food of choice. I was a bit put off by the movie initially because the zombies could talk---but have grown to dig it more and more over time. Followed by 4 sequels. I liked the first sequel, but after that....snore. Great 80s punk zombie art on this jewel.
ABBY:
The blaxploitation take on THE EXORCIST! This flick is kind of hard to find. Warnor Bros threatened to sue for copyright violation. It never did (They DID sue the makers of BEYOND THE DOOR...and LOST), but the studio withdrew the film out of fear they would be sued. Since then it has been tough to track down. But also, it's just not all that good. I was super disappointed when I finally did see it. The poster is kind of fun and look! BLACULA (William Marshall, also the 2nd King of Cartoons on PEE WEE'S PLAYHOUSE) has become THE EXORCIST for this flick. Zowie!
THE EVIL DEAD:
I finally track down my poster for the original EVIL DEAD. I got this (and EVIL DEAD 2) from the same dealer who said he used to work in a theater and was saving the posters to help with his kid's college fund. He should have hung on to them a little longer as I got this (and the other one) for maybe $50 or $60 bucks or so years and years ago---and they are worth far more now. I feel bad for the guy---but glad for me.
And that is it for now. I still have more framed posters in the closests to share---and boxes and boxes to go through. Thanks for joining me. CHEERS!
Welcome to another Classic Collection edition of the SHOCK O RAMA POSTER SHOW, where we look at posters that were in my collection before I started sharing them online. Today, I am afraid, we get a little bogged down with BATMAN stuff (Blame my nephew...). But there are fun things before and after all of that.
But first, hi CHARLIE. Nice to see you here, as always. I am glad you liked some of the things I've posted. It's also nice to know we have similar tastes.
Okay. Let's take a look at these posters:
THE HOUSE OF EXORCISM:
Mario Bava's "LISA AND THE DEVIL" was found to be unmarketable in the wake of THE EXORCIST. So, someone went back, shot scenes of Elke Sommer being possessed and added in a priest, spliced it altogether, and voila! You get HOUSE OF EXORCISM. Most of what was LISA AND THE DEVIL remains--and it is Euro-intriguing. The exorcism at the end necessitated the original "shock" ending...but you get the gist of it without that ending. Telly Savalas sucks on lollipops---just as he did in KOJACK. Ha!
BATMAN FOREVER (BATMAN):
My nephew was once into BATMAN in a big way. This was long before the recent series (with Christian Bale). Anyway, my mother asked me to get some BATMAN posters (and frames for them) from some of the BATMAN films to decorate his room. I got seven of them. When he outgrew them, I "saved them". (His mother was going to sell them in a garage sale for $1 each---hello? The frames alone are worth more than that!) Eventually I will get around to swapping them out for other posters. For now they sit in my closet.
BATMAN FOREVER (ROBIN):
Another of my nephew's old BATMAN posters.
BATMAN FOREVER (RIDDLER):
And another BATMAN poster from the depths of my closet...
BATMAN FOREVER (TWO-FACE):
Yet another BATMAN poster that needs to have something else put in its frame...
BATMAN FOREVER (DR. CHASE MERIDIAN):
I don't know what my nephew thought of this poster. WHO is Chase Meridian (other than the love interest for that particular film?).
BATMAN AND ROBIN (VILLAINS):
Huh? Oh that's right. There WAS a third villain besides Poison Ivy and Mr. Freeze. But who he was (totally downplayed....guess they couldn't get a big enough star to play him?), I do not recall.
BATMAN AND ROBIN (HEROES):
This was the one with George Clooney as Batman, right? Alicia Silverstone was off unemployment for a while doing her Batgirl gig (Has she had a job since?). Is Chris O'Donnell still around?
CARNIVOROUS / RAW MEAT (combo):
Ooooo. I do remember when this combo came to town. it only played at one drive in...and o' I soooo wanted to see it. The ad copy screamed "Secretly filmed--absolutely authentic scenes of cannibalism as practiced today! Filmed by hidden cameras." Zowie! How hideously horrifying it all sounded. Years later when I finally tracked this down, I discovered that it was actually a re-titling of JUNGLE HOLOCAUST from 1977. But I love this poster.
SLAVE OF THE CANNIBAL GOD:
This is a stunning poster. I really appreciate the artwork. As a cannibal movie---it's okay. Ursula Andress and Stacy Keach must have really been hard up for cash to agree to star in this grindhouse epic. But the poster is just gorgeous!
That is all for this time. NOT the best selection---but at least I got those Batman posters out of the way. Ha! Thanks for visiting.
Cheers!
Zowie! Welcome back. You are just in time for another edition of the Classic Collection here at the Shock-O-Rama poster Show. Yes, it's more of the posters I've had since BEFORE I started sharing online. I do have to apologize for the awful photos. I am no photographer---which is why I USUALLY use photos from the auctions I win. Oh well.
CHARLIE: Kidman with a question mark? Hmm. I'd like to see that. Thanks for stopping by again.
Now let's see what I have in store for you today:
THE CORPSE GRINDERS:
I do believe that this (or maybe either release of ASTRO ZOMBIES) is the best poster for a Ted V. Mikels movie. Golly, if this poster didn't make you want to rush out and see this schlock fest, nothing would. You've got to love the terrified girl being pushed, legs first, into a horrifying-looking machine with the promised of "Bone-Crushing Terror! Sine-Tingling Chills" and "turns bones and flesh into screaming, savage blood death!" So---it may be an exaggeration. The people put into the very cardboard-looking machine are already dead (So no terrified, screaming victims as depicted) and, instead of turning them into screaming, savage blood death, they are turned into... cat food. Really. Me-OWWW! But what a poster!
ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE ('80's re-release):
Of the early James Bond flicks, this is probably my favorite---even though it features (in my opinion) the weakest actor portraying Bond. Diana Rigg was absolutely enchanting in this. Blofeld's hideout in the Alps, with the aerial tram to and from, was interesting and made for great snow action---like the bobsled run.
VIVA JAMES BOND (Film Festival poster):
This is an unused (?) poster for a James Bond film festival that was held at some point. The empty square beneath "Bond" was where the title of whatever film(s) was/were playing would be filled in with a snipe or hand written in. I prefer my copy, which leaves the box unmarred. Very cool.
BLOOD AND LACE:
I've never seen this flick, but what a jaw-droppingly horrifying/gruesome poster for a film rated "GP" (the precursor to the "PG" rating). "Shock after shock after shock" as the giant, bloody hammer comes crashing down on the screaming girl's head. EEEK! I used to have this hanging in my bedroom once upon a time. Now it sits in my closet...
VALLEY OF THE DOLLS:
This is a guilty pleasure of mine. It's the unintentional camp classic VALLEY OF THE DOLLS. Sure, it's boring as hell, but I LOVE this movie. The poster could have been better (MUCH better), but it is what it is, and I am thrilled to have one. "Sure, I take dolls. Gotta get some sleep, don't I?, so I can get up in the morning and 'Sparkle, Neely. Sparkle!'" HA!
THE HINDENBURG:
During the 70's disaster era, I found it very difficult to get my mom to take me to see any of the disaster movies. For "THE TOWERING INFERNO," my babysitter took me and my little brother (one walked, two of us had bikes and we traded off) to see it---miles and MILES from the house. "EARTHQUAKE" I didn't get to see initially...but eventually caught it as a co-feature with "THE GREAT WALDO PEPPER". "The Poseidon Adventure" and most of the "Airport" movies I had to catch on TV. NOT fair when you are a movie-obsessed (specifically disaster movies) pre-teen. The one movie i did get my mother to take us to was THE HINDENBURG. SNORE! It was interesting to look at---getting a glimpse of what dirigible travel must have been like---but utterly boring, with the only excitement at the very end of the movie (Duh!). But the poster? WOW! It totally captures the tragedy.
STRAIT-JACKET:
William Castle was one of my movie heroes from the 50's and early 60's. He was the king of the gimmicks---and, as i've said numerous times, I am a sucker for a gimmick. STRAIT-JACKET was pretty much one of the few gimmick-free horror flicks he produced in this era---although the poster does shout that the film "vividly depicts ax murders" and I heard small cardboard axes were given to theater goers---but have never seen any to back that up. Joan Crawford stars and the results are a camp classic of 50s horror. This copy is framed, but is missing a bit o' paper at the crossfold on Joan's cheek. Somewhere I have another/better copy to replace this one with eventually.
FLESH GORDON:
Back in the day when I walked into a long-gone comic book store back in the 1970s and first saw movie posters for sale, I was hooked instantly. Of the posters on display (including LOGAN'S RUN and CARRIE---both purchased there and the original STAR WARS, which I bypassed....and could kick myself for now as it was only $25 back then), the poster for FLESH GORDON was also on display. I never got it back then (How does an 11-year-old explain to his mother that he wants the poster for an x-rated sci-fi porno parody?), but remember being so entranced by the cool artwork. YEARS later I scored this copy on eBay. I am still surprised at how cheap you can find this poster at times. In my opinion, it is just stunning and worth so much more than it seems to be. (And this photo does NOT do it justice).
DAWN OF THE DEAD:
I got this on eBay back in 2005 or so, not long after moving into my house and I started hanging movie posters on my walls for the first time since I had been in high school back in the 1980s. This was a "must have" poster that I remember battling it out for the night it closed. (I've since picked up another copy that went way too cheap.) I've told this story before, but when I was a kid, I loved the movies. Getting to see horror movies though was a rare occurrence. By the time I was 12 or 13, I would convince my grandmother to take me to see these horror flicks. That's how i got to see the original "Halloween" in theaters, among other things. My poor grandma---the horrors I put her through. Anyway, when I was in 8th grade in 1979 (all of 14 years old), DAWN OF THE DEAD came out. It was unrated, but the blurb on the poster reads that NO ONE UNDER 17 WILL BE ADMITTED. Fortunately, the theater showing it interpreted that to mean it was the same as an R rating (instead of what would be an NC 17 today). I got my grandmother to take me to see it (it was playing with another film called "THE DARK"). DAWN OF THE DEAD is a grisly, gross mess-terpiece. My grandmother couldn't take it and went out to sit in the lobby for the rest of the movie. But WOW! What a great experience seeing this as a kid. It is a classic after all. My grandmother was awesome taking me to this and so many others flicks like it.
SUSPIRIA:
I got this poster the same night I got my first copy of DAWN OF THE DEAD on eBay. As I recall, there were several posters being sold off from an obvious horor film collector. I do not recall what others were up for grabs, but I was eyeing several...and was preparing to pounce at the auction's end. There was another bidder after these. This was years ago, back in the day when you could look up and see who you were bidding against and contact them. The other bidder who was hot for the same titles I was struck up a deal. He was going to bid on two of the posters we both wanted without my bidding against him and I could bid on DAWN OF THE DEAD and SUSPIRIA without interference from him. It worked out for both of us (I wish I remembered what it was he was going for---and i wish I had stayed in contact with the guy), but I was THRILLED to have landed my DAWN poster...and especially this SUSPIRIA, which is a poster you almost NEVER see. And what a great film it is, too.
And that's all for this installment. Stay tuned. There are HUNDREDS and HUNDREDS of "classic collection" posters left to go-go.
CHEERS!
Welcome back to another Classic Collection posting, featuring posters I had before I started posting them online. Here are ten more for your perusal. Nothing too fabulous necessarily (and my photography is TERRIBLE), but stuff I have.
VALLEY OF THE DOLLS (Fake? Benton Window Card):
I don't usually buy/like window cards. I got this (and I think I have another for KING KONG purchased at/around the same time) early on from eBay just for the title (One of my all-time favorite bad movies). It was only after getting it that I found out that there were FAKES floating around. It had never occurred to me that anyone would want to bother making fake movie posters (or--gasp!--want to bother running off fake window cards), but based on the amount the seller had and the fabulous condition, I am sure it is a fake--despite his denials at the time. Whatever. This got framed---and I really have nothing to replace it with (except, perhaps, that fake KONG), so it stayed in the frame...
EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC:
Yes, I bothered to frame this notoriously awful sequel poster (but this was before BOTH Part 4s stole the crown). I actually (gasp!) LIKED it---because it was awful. Actually Part 2 was the first one I ever got to see. It was on HBO one summer when I was visiting my father. I actually (much later in life) read the "making of" book (they had envisioned such a grand, amazing classic---and look how it failed) and remember the whole rush to tack on a new ending when the film hit an iceberg at the box office and sank faster than the Titanic in a valiant effort to try to save the film. Ha!
MACABRE:
I LOVE the gimmick films of William Castle from the 1950s and 60s. Even though the films were usually fairly pedestrian in their quaint, low budget way, the gimmicks added a (cheap but effective) extra added dimension to the films. This one, MACABRE, is rather snore-inducing. However, it was the first of Castle's gimmick horrors. This one featured "Death by Fright" insurance policies for every theater-going patron. Zowie! No one collected, though...too bad there wasn't also insurance for "Death By Boredom" as well. Ha! Great art, though.
MR. SARDONICUS:
Here is another great William Castle gimmick film, MR. SARDONICUS. This time, the gimmick is explained using about half of the poster to do so. Essentially, theater goers were given glow-in-the-dark "Punishment Poll" cards. The cards could be held either showing a "Thumbs Up" or a Thumbs Down" depending on what the audience member thought the fate of the title character should be. During a moment towards the end, the action in the movie stops as Mr. Castle appears and asks for audiences to vote. He then tallies the votes up. Thumbs up or thumbs down--mercy or no mercy?...and the action resumes. It sounds like there should be two possible endings....but hello? You know what everyone will vote---thumbs down. So only one ending was ever filmed. Such a scam....GREAT gimmick, though.
HOMICIDAL:
William Castle strikes again! William Castle's actual films often leave a LOT to be desired. HOMICIDAL is no different. It's rather slow and pedestrian and not much happens. Ho hum. Before the film ends though, there is a FRIGHT BREAK wherein audience members had a chance to get their tickets refunded. I can see many wanting to take this offer up---as the film is a yawner. However, Castle wanted to ensure that no one went for a refund. During the fright break, those that were too bored, er...TOO SCARED had to walk to the very visible, labeled in large letters "Coward's Corner". To get to the Coward's Corner, the person had to walk on a specific path that had a big yellow line down the middle of it. There, they had to sit--the cowards--through the end of the movie, fully on display for the rest of the crown to see and laugh at ("Look at the 'fraidy cat") before getting their refund. NOT many wanted to endure that humiliation, so very few refunds were given.
The 7 DWARFS TO THE RESCUE:
I had never heard of this movie when I came across it on eBay YEARS ago. It looks like some live-action foreign flick sequel to SNOW WHITE that was imported here for the kiddie matinee crowd. O' the horror. I'm sure it is just awful and all of the children who were forced into seeing it have blocked it from their memories... EEEK! I dig my Kiddie Matinee posters---and Childhood Productions (which this poster is from) had the best posters. I'd love to see it. It must be a complete disaster. Should be good for a few laughs. And is one of the dwarfs in drag? Ha! Who knew?
RETURN TO OZ:
I'm always interested in a new OZ movie. I remember there being a tremendous amount of publicity over this film's release...and the backlash it received from those saying the flick was too scary for children (I'm thinking the electroshock machine scenes?) and the spectacular flop it became. I liked it well enough. Sure--it wasn't the classic WIZARD OF OZ, but pulling off another one of those will never happen. I thought this was a good attempt. It has since kind of become a cult hit, but Disney has still kind of distanced itself from it. Too bad.
SAVAGE WEEKEND:
I think I have picked up another copy (or two?) of this along the way. The movie is lame (I finally saw it not long back), but I've always dug the poster. I used to have it hanging in my guest room, to make my guests feel welcome---NOT! Ha! Now it's in the back of the closet...
DR. TARR'S TORTURE DUNGEON:
Inspired by a story by Edgar Allan Poe, but (to me) a dull and tedious production that is not nearly as colorful and interesting as the poster makes it out to be (and I do apologize I'm not a better photographer---this poster looks so much better in real life).
DAY OF THE DEAD:
The last of the original Dead trilogy started with NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (director/writer George Romero would go on to add LAND, DIARY and SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD to the series) was not nearly as good as its predecessors, but still interesting and intriguing in its own right. This poster does not come up that often---so I am glad I got it back in the day when I did.
Okay---and that is today's presentation. Thanks for stopping in. I hope to see you back very soon.
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Greetings! It's another visit to the Classic collection, posters I had BEFORE I started posting online. Let's take a look at the current batch and see what I've got this time:
GHOST DIVER:
I had never heard of this (and still haven't tracked the movie down) until running across the poster. Something rare (?) from the 50s? Sold! This is the poster that called my attention to an actress I had alsop never heard of (and who I have since nicknamed "Tatter"), Audrey "Tatter" Totter. Tatter Totter has been in quite a few things, it seems, including the 3D noir "MAN IN THE DARK"! Anyone ever see this flick?
WICKED, WICKED:
Gimmick alert! This film boasted a new movie-going gimmick (that has never been duplicated) called DUO-VISION, which was an experiment in using a split screen. I saw this on a bootleg DVD and, well... Eh. It's a thriller, but not very thrilling, where you have two points of view (almost) continuously--one the killer, one the victim. Oh well. i'm a sucker for a gimmick, so of course the poster was purchased.
GHOST IN THE INVISIBLE BIKINI:
The last of the Frankie & Annette Beach Party movies---and Frankie and Annette are no where to be seen! However, the rest of the Beach Party gang is on hand, along with newcomer Nancy Sinatra (!). Horror "has beens" (as they were seen back then...such a shame) Boris Karloff and Basil Rathbone add some supernatural shenanigans to the mix, along with Susan Hart, who dons the "invisible bikini" (a blue screen bikini, so she appears not to have boobs or a crotch at all! EEK! See her bikini blend into the white background below and you'll see what I mean). Harmless fun. Geronimo!
THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII / SHE (re-release combo):
I love this poster and was so delighted to win it for very little money and even less competition. Sure, it's only a re-release poster for two flicks from 1935...but the poster for this is from 1948. That was 70 years ago. I'm shocked no one else tried to snag it up. As a bonus, with any luck, I will be visiting the ruins of Pompeii next spring. Whoo hoo!
THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT:
This Edgar Rice Burroughs dino flick made a good enough amount o' cash to inspire the production of AT THE EARTH'S CORE and the sequel to this one, THE PEOPLE THAT TIME FORGOT. All starred Doug McClure. PEOPLE didn't do so well, so there were no more made (leaving the TIME trilogy incomplete without OUT OF TIME'S ABYSS unfilmed). Oh well. The JURASSIC PARK series is way better anyway.
THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN:
Roger Moore's second outing as 007 was serviceable, if not small scale (for a Bond film, especially for what they have become). Herve Villachaize and Christopher "Dracula" Lee are also on hand. Maude Adams shows up and gets killed off...but would be back as OCTOPUSSY a few years later. This was the first James Bond I saw KNOWING I was watching a James Bond flick. Previously I had seen GOLDFINGER at a drive in with my parents, but I had been so young I didn't really know what was going on (I thought they were stealing the gold from the White House...who knew what Fort Knox was?)
PANORAMA BLUE:
No, I've never seen this adult flick. The attraction was, of course, the gimmick. Clearly a take off of CINERAMA---this was "Filmed in 70 MM Super Widescreen Panoramascope with 4 track stereo sound" Zowie!
ROLLERCOASTER (Sensurround style):
Yes, SENSURROUND was the attraction to this poster. I DID see this flick in SENSURROUND (with MIDWAY, also in SENSURROUND). ROLLERCOASTER is actually a nifty little thriller. It's kind of funny to see Magic Mountain in 1976 with the opening of the newest, most amazing coaster in the world that actually makes an upside down loop, The Revolution---which has since been dwarfed and minimalized by other coasters in the same park. The destruction of the coaster at the old Ocean View Park at the beginning is a shocker.
GOLDFINGER (80's re-release):
This is the very first James Bond movie I ever saw...in fact, I believe this is the first movie I ever saw period. I was a toddler when I saw this with my parents at the Winchester Drive In in San Jose, California. Even though I didn't know what was going on and didn't even know it was a James Bond film at that age---and it took me YEARS to figure out what movie this had been--I have clearly been a Bond fan for life.
THE ADVENTURES OF BULLWHIP GRIFFIN:
Two careers ago, before I was a nurse or wrote for the newspaper, I was a teacher. I mostly taught fourth grade--which was a GREAT grade. In social studies, we did California history including the Gold Rush. During the the gold rush lessons, we would read a book called "By The Great Horn Spoon" or something like that. The kids liked the book a lot. I eventually became aware that Disney had made a movie version of the book, and this, THE ADVENTURES OF BULLWHIP GRIFFIN, was it. While it follows the basic storyline of the book, the movie strays far and wide from the source material. I got the poster to hang in the classroom the next time I taught the gold rush lesson---but never taught 4th grade again.
Zowie! And that's another batch o' posters. Okay. Thanks for visiting. I hope to see you again soon.
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Greetings, and welcome to another Classic Collection posting of posters I had BEFORE I started posting online. Today we have the last (??) of my framed posters and several loose posters that have had their frames swapped out recently for something else to be on my walls.
Okay--enough dilly-dallying. Let's take a look:
LOGAN'S RUN:
This is the poster that started it off for me. (Well, NOT this particular copy...but you know what I mean). It's been a favorite ever since. I had it hanging on my walls (or ceiling) all through high school and after. It was up in my hallway when I started hanging posters on the walls as an adult. Today---uh, I don't have it up, opting to go with vintage horror all over instead. But it hangs in my heart. (Ahhh...)
VALLEY OF THE DOLLS/BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS (combo re-release):
Wow---what a cool combo...but also what an odd combo. I love both of these cult films for different reasons. Pairing them together may seem like a natural because of their titles, but the films are polar opposites content-wise. The audience for BEYOND would be bored to tears by VALLEY and the audience for VALLEY would be shocked by BEYOND. Ha! Oh well. I dig 'em both and am thrilled to have this poster-a-go-go!
LEATHERFACE: THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE III:
Not the best sequel---and severely edited upon release, so I read---but what you gonna do? It's still a TCM movie. I got this signed (hard to see---and I should have gotten a close-up of the signature to add to this) right above the word "Leatherface" by Leatherface himself (at least for this flick), R.A. Mihailoff. One Halloween season, he and George Wilbur (Michael Myers from HALLOWEEN 4 & 6) were appearing at these Halloween stores. I had them both sign posters. Mihailoff's signature I liked on the poster. Wilbur's on a "Halloween 4" one sheet, I did NOT like. I thought it ruined the poster---so I sold it off and got another, unsigned copy. This film also stars unsung horror star William Butler. Butler has come up against Leatherface, Jason ("Friday the 13th Part 6"), zombies ("The Night of the Living Dead" remake from 1990), Freddy Krueger (on the "Freddy's Nightmares" TV series). He just needs an encounter with Michael Myers to round out his resume. On the B-movie scale, he was in "Ghoulies 2" and wrote "Return of the Living Dead 4 & 5 and the "Gingerdead Man" series.
THE EXORCIST:
This poster needs no introduction... I will say that, with the exception of seeing parts of this out of the back window of our blue Ford Pinto at a drive in, I did not see THE EXORCIST until I was about 15 or so at a double feature with THE SHINING. Classic horror--Deserving of its reputation. As an aside, in regards to the novel's cover photo (see below), for years and years and YEARS I could not make out what it was. In my eyes, all I could make out was some sort of demonic figure--like a little warped Kewpie doll, with arms and a torso. It was not until 10 or 15 years ago, after reading an interview with William Peter Blatty who stated that they used a photo of his daughter that somehow did not come out right for the cover was I able to actually (finally) see the face/girl in the picture. Now it is almost impossible for me to see the eerie figure I once saw.
ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES:
For years, I hated this movie. While BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES is complete crap, this one bothered me endlessly. The idea of the Apes being in early 70s Los Angeles seemed asinine to me---not I've grown to appreciate it and how the baby brings the story full circle. The ending, though, was sad. The films tramped on for two more flicks. CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES was okay---but really restrained feeling and "small". I wish there had been more story about what happened between CONQUEST and BATTLE. Oh well.
CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES:
This was one of my earliest poster and the very first poster of the PLANET OF THE APES series I ever had---not because it was my favorite (it wasn't), but because it was the one I came across first.
GO APE! ("Planet of the Apes" series marathon):
This is surprisingly hard to get---at least it was for me. The similar poster promoting the TV series was everywhere. I wish I had gotten it---because now it is hard to get. UGH! Cool and clever poster. I remember when this happened. I wanted to go so badly....but didn't get to. I never saw any of the original APES films in the theaters. Oh well.
BARRACUDA:
Another forgettable JAWS knockoff. I did see this in the theaters---and scrambled to buy it on DVD when it came out (if anything, time had NOT been kind). Love my JAWS knockoffs. Ha! The star Wayne Crawford is probably best remembered for JAKE SPEED (anyone?), which was fairly forgettable in its own way. Crawford co-directed this with Harry Kerwin, whose brother, William Kerwin plays the sheriff. William Kerwin was the star of many of HG Lewis' horror flicks, like BLOOD FEAST and 2000 MANIACS. He was even married to BLOOD FEAST's leading lady CONNIE MASON ("You've read about her in Playboy") until his death. Blah blah blah...I've found the trailer. You can see it is a mess of a movie. Here's the link: https://youtu.be/HKcJtI-bu_Y
HERCULES / HERCULES UNCHAINED (combo re-release):
This was my first HERCULES / peplum/sword and sandal poster---and what a great poster---a double feature for HERCULES and HERCULES UNCHAINED starring STEVE REEVES ---the films that started the whole toga party in the first place.
WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY:
I'm sorry, but the original; WILLY WONKA is way better than the Tim Burton remake thang. I am super glad to have this poster (I believe I have another as well). This film, for its time, was brilliant. I can not believe it was shunned by author Roald Dahl and that it wasn't a bigger hit. I saw it in its original release and caught it a couple of times at matinees before it went to TV. It's a great movie. It's scrumdidilyumptious!
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SEXUAL EXPLOITS OF NAUGHTY PENNY / SEX WORLD (British Quad combo):
Why did I buy this? Sure, I had it in my eBay watch list because it was a double-feature poster I didn't have---but I wanted it primarily for SEX WORLD, the fake adult sequel to WESTWORLD and FUTURE WORLD. The other day at work, I tuned in to my emails on my phone and got an announcement that this was closing soon. I clicked on it, saw the current price, bid above it and forgot all about it---until I got home and found out I had won it. I had not really been paying attention when I bid on it--and found out I bid way too much, especially considering (DUH!) I already have the one sheet for SEX WORLD. UGH!. Oh well...
SOLO - A STAR WARS STORY (International? Indian?):
I am no STAR WARS fan, but usually pick up STAR WARS stuff if it is cheap enough for possible resale down the road. I hadn't seen this SOLO poster before. It is double-sided, measures 28x40. and from India (but the text is all in English). This may just be a general international poster that ended up in india? I don't know. I know the film was is considered a flop, despite it making more that $200 million here and nearly $400 million worldwide....but I'm hoping this will increase in value.
SANTO VS THE MARTIAN INVASION (Re-Release?):
I'm not quite sure what this is. The original listing said this was a "re-release". Did they re-release Mexican Santo movies...in Peru? That's where this is coming from, Peru. I asked the seller some questions before purchasing it. I wanted to make sure something wasn't being lost in translation. He said: "I am in Peru, posters were sent from Mexico to Peru for theatrical exhibition after its Premier. It is not from the original release, it is a re-released poster printed in Mexico for theaters in Peru and the paper is old, I do not think that it is a reproduction. But the original release poster has a better resolution. There is no date or seal on the back of the poster. I think that this poster is a re-release because the film was exhibited on 1974 in Peru." Original release or re-release, I was thrilled with it...and then I realized why it seemed so familiar to me. Ha! It's is a total ripoff of the poster for ROBINSON CRUSOE ON MARS. Too funny.
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (10th Anniversary re-release):
This is yet another story of bidding on things---forgetting about it--and discovering you actually won it later. Last week on Heritage, this was up with a couple of other things. I bid before going to work, knowing I'd be out bid....and forgot all about them. Until a week later when I had bid on an item or two on HA again during work. After work I checked to see if I won anything that day---NOPE! But I did discover this week old invoice for this. Oops! I didn't really need this--but I also didn't have one either.
HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS:
I know nothing about this. I think it is based on a popular kid's book, right? Looks kind of dorky, I think...but so did GOONIES back in the day...and look at the price for that poster now. I probably wasted my money--but thought why not?
BE KIND REWIND:
This movie was dated when it came out. VHS tapes were pretty much over when this hit theaters. So why buy it? In my home town, they have an annual "Swede Fest". The idea of "Sweding" a movie comes from this film. In the film, they needed a "Ghostbusters" tape---and didn't have one, so they remade it and rented it as the original. Then they remade other hits---all on a shoestring budget. That was "sweding".I thought I'd get the poster in honor of our festival. (More about the festival HERE).
INDEPENDENCE DAY (Style B Advance):
A long while back I decided to buy the INDEPENDENCE DAY posters...got one and that was it. Here is a second one (or do I have this one already?). $3. CHEAP!
SANTA CLAUS:
I already have a copy of this K. Gordon Murray kiddie matinee poster for the Mexican import movie. It was part of some obscure auction I came across online.(Yes---the photo below is really how they presented it in the auction.) I bid a few bucks ($8), for got about it and last night I found out I had "won" it. Whoopie...
TERROR IS A MAN:
I've gotten copies of this poster in the past. I don't know why I bothered again (poster addict). This is an obscure horror movie from 1959 that riffs heavily (and blatantly) from "THE ISLAND OF DR MOREAU". The attraction, as far as the poster goes, is the gimmick that is mentioned---the bell system for the squeamish and faint-hearted. The gimmick is only used once in the film---during a brief scene showing a real open-heart surgery (stock footage lifted from somewhere else).
SON OF SINBAD (3 sheet):
UGH--this was a MISTAKE to buy. What was I thinking? I am NO FAN of three sheets. (UGH! I hate the size---far too big, yet I have several.) Also, this was list as being in 9.4 condition. I didn't look too closely---but now that it is mine and too late, closer inspection reveals that there is no way this is a 9.4. Oh well. I do like Sinbad---and have posters from many of his incarnations (including those foreign offerings that were not Sinbad movies---but became so due to dubbing and retitling, such as Russian THE MAGIC VOYAGE OF SINBAD and Japanese THE LOST WORLD OF SINBAD). This 1955 Howard Hughes produced actioner features Dale Robertson in the title role along with Vincent Price and Lili St Cyr! It was presented in SUPERSCOPE (whatever that was---some wide screen process, no doubt).
And that's about it for this time. Thanks for visiting. See you next time. Now---time to grab some dinner...
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Welcome to another edition of the Classic Collection, those posters I had BEFORE I started posting online.
JAWS 3-D:
I have JAWS and a couple of various styles of JAWS 2, so of course i would have a JAWS 3-D! And yes, i DID see this back in the day in 3D. What a piece of crap. I loved it. (But it's still crap). The poster is cool though.
JAWS THE REVENGE:
Here is the poster that put the final nail in the JAWS franchise coffin. If you thought JAWS 3-D was bad, here's JAWS THE REVENGE. This time it's personal ...and really, really bad. I saw this at the theater---TWICE. Ha!
BARRACUDA and THE INGLORIOUS BASTARDS (British quad combo):
I got this for BARRACUDA, of course. THE INGLORIOUS BASTARDS is NOT related to the similarly named, but alternately spelled flick by Quentin Tarantino. I had this hanging on the wall above the bathtub in my guest bathroom before I had a shower put in. Ha!
MUSCLE BEACH PARTY:
The Frankie and Annette Beach Party flicks have always been a guilty pleasure. They're inane and and fairly vacuous, but harmless and campy, too. Bond bad girl LUCIANA ("THUNDERBALL") PULUZZI stars as a rich contessa looking for a muscle man....namely Peter (TV's "Mission Impossible") Lupus (who is billed in the film--not the poster--as "Rock Stevens") who plays body building champion Flex Martian. Don Rickles (as "Jack Fanny"---think about it), Morey Amsterdam and Buddy Hackett all found work in this flick. Peter Lorre pops up at the end in a cameo, Stevie Wonder (billed as "Little Stevie Wonder") also appears. Dick Dale and the Del Tones are also in it, often seen hanging out with the Beach Party gang--and even surfing along with Frankie and company (and looking far older than any "teenager" ever should). But my favorite aspect of the movie is Candy Johnson. Candy was in the original BEACH PARTY, but here she has a name and lines. She also has her own brand of superpowers! Candy is this wild go-go dancer who always wears a lot of fringe. She has the amazing ability to launch those swinging hips at a guy (or film credits) and watch them go tumbling off as they are literally bowled over by her amazing go-go whammy! Candy went on to appear in most of the other films in the series. She was my fave. She was just so interesting (and exhausting) to watch. Sadly, she died of brain cancer in 2012. Here is a video of the end credits of Muscle Beach Party featuring Candy knocking out the credits while Little Stevie Wonder sings. https://youtu.be/6tpOOLX2-dY As a bonus, here is a second video (edited by someone else) showing Candy using her go-go powered wonder hips! https://youtu.be/5sqMOXOEI3U Zowie!
BIKINI BEACH:
The third in the series... This one also features go-go dancing Candy Johnson (on the poster!). This flick featured Frankie Avalon in a dual role (as surfer Frankie and as British singing sensation, the Potato Bug!) and the fad the gang is into is drag racing. Don Rickles returns, but this time is called Big Drag. Little Stevie Wonder comes back and there is an appearance by bald surf band The Pyramids. Keenan Wynn is also in it and Boris Karloff pops up for a cameo at near the end. One of the daughters from "Pettycoat Junction", Meredith MacRae, is also in this, but is uncredited on the poster.
BEACH BLANKET BINGO:
The 4th and most well-known (!?!) of the Beach Party series, this one has the gang interested in ski diving. Don Rickles (for the final time) appears as Big Drop. Linda Evans is Sugar Cane, a singer. Her future co-star Michael "Mike" Nader is one of the Beach Party gang---and was in all of the movies, getting more and more screen time with each film. Paul Lynde plays Evans' agent. Earl Wilson is in this as is Buster Keaton. "Lost In Space" star Marta Kristen plays a mermaid!
HOW TO STUFF A WILD BIKINI:
The 5th and final Frankie & Annette Beach movie. Frankie's part was greatly reduced (per his request) and he doesn't even get his name on the poster. Annette is visibly pregnant in this flick--although she still plays chaste and virginal. Buster Keaton is back, along with Dwayne Hickman and Mickey Rooney. The title had to be changed to "HOW TO FILL A WILD BIKINI" for Australian audiences and "Stuff" had a vulgar sexual connotation there. (I wonder what they did about the title song? Hmm.) The Frankie & Annette-less Beach Party returned for GHOST IN THE INVISIBLE BIKINI.
PAJAMA PARTY:
A Beach Party movie---sort of. There were two off shoots of the official Beach Party series. This one featured both Frankie & Annette and the entire Beach Party gang (and the biker bad guys)--But Annette is playing someone besides her usual "Dee Dee"/"Dolores" character and Frankie is, well...He is a Martian commander seen only in an extended cameo. This was the last of the series to feature go-go dancing Candy Johnson. But it also features the Bride of Frankenstein herself, Elsa Lanchester along with Buster Keaton and Dorothy Lamour. Former Disney star Tommy Kirk is the male lead. He is a martian (in a total ripoff of "My Favorite Martian").
SKI PARTY:
The other Beach Party offshoot again features the regular Beach Party gang and the bad guy bikers. Frankie and Annette are in this---but again playing different characters. Frankie is a single college student. Annette (in the briefest of cameos) is a college professor (!!!). Leslie Gore and James Brown and the Famous Flames are featured along with Yvonne "Batgirl" Craig and Dwayne "Dobbie Gillis" Hickman.
THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE:
Possibly one of the greatest disaster films ever made (and one that inspired a sequel, TV movie remake and a theatrical remake---all of which bombed).I love the poster art on this. I never caught this in a theater--but was glued to the television when it made its broadcast debut. Wow!
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Hi there. Welcome to another posting of my "classic collection"---those posters I had BEFORE I started posting online. I know I've been away a while. I was gone on a two week trip and I've just been busy with work and life in general. But I am B-A-C-K with 10 more things from my pre-online past.
But first, RICK, I am glad you like my posters. THANK YOU for saying so.
Now here are the posters for this post:
DR. NO (80s re-release):
Yes, this is an 80s re-release. (I have a couple in this posting). I am fine with this being a re-release as it uses the same art as the original release poster and the original is CRAZY expensive. These re-release posters are getting crazy expensive, too. I'm glad I got mine when I did. Yowza!
YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (80s re-release):
Another 80's re-release showcasing Bond in his gyrocopter (which, I believe was called the "Little Jenny"? Or am I flashing on something else?). I like this poster, i just wish they had also re-issued the poster with Bond in the bath with the Japanese ladies. I like that one a lot, too. (I wasn't so wild about the third poster in the volcano base with bond walking sideways on a ladder.)
THUNDERBALL / YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (re-release combo):
This very well could have been my first poster for a Connery Bond movie (or, as it turns out, a double feature). Zowie! I had no idea these re-release combo posters existed until the early 2000s. This was the first purchased---but I believe I have scored all of them now.
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER:
My oldest Connery first release Bond poster---DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (did they even bother with an 80s re-release poster of this?). Bond's little space buggy is (used to be?) on display in Las Vegas (where the bulk of the action takes place) in the Planet Hollywood restaurant in the Roman Forum shops at Caesar's Palace. It is also strange to see CIRCUS CIRCUS---then the swanky, gimmicky new casino/hotel--in this when it is at the lower end of the strip now and probably not long from demolition.
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME:
The first movie I ever saw as a kid was GOLDFINGER at the Winchester Drive In in San Jose, California---but I was too young to understand what was happening and it took me YEARS to figure out what the movie had been. The first movie I ever saw that I knew was a James Bond movie was THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN on HBO. But the first Bond flick--where I knew it was a Bond flick--in the theater? THE SPY WHO LOVED ME. This was a great first "real" introduction (although I had really enjoyed GOLDEN GUN and the little bit I had gleaned from GOLDFINGER). Years later I got to interview Richard "JAWS" Kiel in his home. He had a small reproduction of this hanging in his home office/study. I couldn't believe I had an original and he didn't. I almost offered it to him, but restrained myself.
MOONRAKER:
I liked the first half of this film---and then it turned into a campfest...and fell apart (in my eyes). Still, it was a huge hit and I am thrilled to have the poster (I'm thrilled to have all of the Bond posters).
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG:
Obviously NOT a Bond film, but written by Bond author Ian Fleming and produced by the Bond team. I love this flick---although I do believe it was considered somewhat of a flop when it came out, it has gone on to become a great cult success.
THE LOST WORLD OF SINBAD:
A SINBAD movie in (retitled/dubbed) named only. This is actually a Japanese fantasy flick that AIP acquired and wisely released as a SINBAD flick to cash in on the success of the Ray Harryhausen SINBAD (THE SEVENTH VOYAGE OF SINBAD). Fun art---but have never seen the flick. I've gotten several copies of this poster over the years (why do I do that? Grrr)--but this is the first one I owned.
BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES:
I know most people dismiss this first sequel to THE PLANET OF THE APES---but I dig it. I am also thrilled to have the poster for it.
BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES:
This was the second APES poster I owned (after CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES which I'd scored as a teenager). Notice the apparent discoloration on the lower right side? That was because the eBay seller wasn't very careful when he packed this up---and got some of the sticky glue/tape stuff on those USPS Priority Mail boxes on the poster. (No, the poster was NOT wrapped in plastic or anything else protective. Just shoved in a box, sealed, and sent. I had to painstakingly super slowly peel it away, That discoloration is a thin layer of the box still attached to the back of the poster. GRRR. I have purchased another copy or two since getting this one. But this remains my least favorite film in the series as well as my least favorite poster.
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Welcome back to the Shock-O-Rama Poster Show. Get your tickets now. The tour of my latest purchases is about to depart.
ANDY WARHOL'S HOLLYWOOD (aka ANDY WARHOL'S HEAT):
I had been wanting one of these for AGES. I had won one once before, but somehow the seller ruined the poster when preparing it for shipment. I was THRILLED to get this one---but unfortunately i was on vacation when it was up and had to use my phone for everything...and didn't realize until later that it was only a small 12x19 copy---NOT the full-sized poster size. Oh well. I'll take it. I found it extremely snore-inducing and DULL. I do like the HOLLYWOOD alternative title as used in Germany, though.
BIRTH OF THE LIVING DEAD:
I have not seen this documentary on George Romero's 1968 horror opus, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. But I would love to. I've been after one of these for a while---and now, yippie---I finally have one. I dig the mondo-style art on this as well.
ANTS (Lebanese):
I have been after a regular one sheet for ANTS for years (Do I already have one? Hmm.) this very different Lebanese poster came up and I went for it. ANTS was a TV movie---that played theatrically outside of the US. I have not seen it, but have it on DVD to watch eventually. It is most notable for starring a pre-(?) "THREE'S COMPANY" Suzanne Somers shirtless (with arms obscuring her breasts) and covered with ants. EEEK!
SEPTEMBER STORM:
I already have several copies of this poster---but i am a sucker for a gimmick, especially 3D. 3D, you ask? It doesn't mention 3D anywhere. You are right. Although it IS a 3D flick, the 3D craze was over by the time this debuted in the early 60s. So the producers cleverly renamed 3D and made it sound like a whole new process. Ha! I've never seen the flick, but hope to soon. I can say that I donated money on Kickstarter or GoFundMe---or one of those sites---to help "save" the film and preserve/restore it (in 3D as well as 2D) on BluRay. My "reward" was a copy on BluRay---but alas, I am still trying to acquire a 3D TV. ARGH!
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?:
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? is a film my best friend loves---and I can NOT stand. Geez. Two hours of non-stop shouting and yelling and general squabbling between Elizabeth taylor and Richard Burton. UGH! I don't know why he likes it so much. I got the poster for him, but won't give it to him. (He'll never hang it.) Do I need to give this flick another shot?
THE LONG GOODBYE:
I've not seen this film---but love the MAD Magazine art (by Jack Davis) and cartoon captions on the poster. It was a no brainer...I needed it. How is the movie?
J.D.'S REVENGE:
Yahoo! Another long-sought blaxploitation title snagged. I've never seen this flick, but I do like my 70s blaxploitation movies---especially the horror titles. I'm NOT sure about this one, but it seems to cover reincarnation and/or possession. Now if I could just get myself a BLACKENSTEIN poster, I'd be set.
WITHOUT WARNING:
Yes, I already have this poster. I saw it and couldn't resist buying it. It kind of riffs on the original FRIDAY THE 13TH poster---but with an alien silhouette instead that of a knife-welding killer. I saw this flick in the theaters as a teen. It was just okay---but for some reason it has stayed with me.
THE HILLS HAVE EYES:
I have several copies of this classic as well---so why not another? Ha! Wes Craven's THE HILLS HAVE EYES is a great flick I saw on a double feature with the awful DON'T GO IN THE WOODS. HILLS was several years older---but was way better and packed a powerful punch.
HALLOWEEN (2018 International version
:
Zowie! It has been 40 years since the original HALLOWEEN. Boy do I feel old(er). I am excited about the new HALLOWEEN sequel (but am expecting to be disappointed somehow). I jumped on this "International Version B" poster when I saw it, knowing that the prices may rise considerably if the flick is a hit (but will probably become bargain basement cheapos....just my luck). I did see the trailer for this with "THE NUN" and was not very impressed. Oh well. I'll see what happens when it comes out.
And that concludes our tour this time. Please exit to your left and make sure you remember to take all purses, coats, jackets and small children you may have brought on board. Thank you for visiting and we hope to see you again soon.
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Welcome to another edition of my Classic Collection---those posters I had BEFORE I started posting online.
CHARLIE: It is always a pleasure having you visit. How kind of you to leave a note, too. Serious paper? I'm glad you like it---but I didn't think there was anything THAT special in that batch, but thank you anyway. Speaking of things being NOT all that special....
Today's offering is not all that exciting. There is nothing you urgently need to see. So sit back, relax and let the show begin.
SHARKY'S MACHINE:
An old Burt Reynolds poster (never saw the movie) from the 80s. This is sitting in my "sell pile" (where ever that ended up...in a box somewhere). Now would be the time to do it, in the wake of the actor's passing. Hmm. Where did I put it. I think this poster came in a "lot".
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME:
I've gotten other copies of this same poster that I have posted online. But this is the original copy I had. I had it framed and would hang it in my entry way around my birthday every year.
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 3:
I saw this TWICE in the theaters back in the day--gimmick freak that I am. I still have the glasses from it somewhere. While this poster does convey the 3D aspect of the film nicely, the over all poster is kind of lame. But MOST of the early FRIDAY the 13th posters (after the brilliant original poster) were total DUDS. Part 2? Part 4? Part 5? Snore. NO IMAGES---just words. Missed opportunities. Oh well.
THE WONDERFUL LAND OF OZ:
I had never heard of this "sequel" to THE WIZARD OF OZ until I came across this poster for it. Zowie! I've since seen it and it is a low budget MESS for the kiddie matinee crowd of the mid-60s. Directed by Barry Mahon (the man responsible for things like "SANTA AND THE ICE CREAM BUNNY" and "FANNY HILL MEETS DR. EROTICO") and starring his son Channy as Tip (who is later transformed into Ozma, a girl!!!!). This is based upon the second book in the OZ series, "The Marvelous Land of Oz"--and Dorothy is nowhere to be seen. The poster screams "So many thrills you'll be Ozified!" I'm not so sure about that. But it is beyond bad in a somewhat entertaining way. Bad acting. Awful songs. Crappy sets. I had to have the poster! Ha!
JOURNEY BACK TO OZ:
I remember seeing this when it came out in the early 70s. It's a cheap-looking animated flick (by Filmation---the people who did such Saturday morning stuff as THE GROOVIE GOOLIES, the STAR TREK animated series, THE BRADY KIDS, and FAT ALBERT AND THE COSBY KIDS...and also the live-action shows like SHAZAM!, ISIS and JASON OF STAR COMMAND). But there are fascinating things about it. It was apparently started in 1962---but abandoned due to financial reasons. Once Filmation was back on its feet financially (due to its television success), the film was resurrected and finished/released. It plays like a sequel to the 1939 WIZARD OF OZ more or less. Liza Minnelli (quite young in 1962 when she did her voice work) sounds amazingly like her mother Judy Garland in the role of Dorothy. Margaret Hamilton does the voice of--not the Wicked Witch, but---Aunt Em. Other stars include Milton Berle, Danny Thomas, Paul Lynde and Ethel Merman, among others. I've since collected a few of the animation cells used to create this flick. Nothing special--but an interesting side note for the OZ enthusiast.
THE MAGIC VOYAGE OF SINBAD:
Not really a true Sinbad movie. This was a Russian produced fantasy movie based upon a Russian legend that was very similar to Sinbad. Some savvy distributor picked it up, redubbed/retitled is and made it a Sinbad flick. I think I have seen this on DVD or VHS somewhere along the way. It's a blur, but I do remember the creepy bird woman somewhat. I do like my Sinbad flicks, so i needed this poster.
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD AND HER FRIENDS:
K. Gordon Murray was (im)famous for importing kiddie movies from other countries, redubbing them and releasing them here in the US on unsuspecting kids all over the country. His biggest success was the Mexican import "SANTA CLAUS", which made him a lot of cash and he released it over and over and over. Returning to Mexico, he picked up several other productions to dub and release here. Among them was the LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD series. This one, the 2nd in the series, was kind of hard to track down as it was not as popular as the first LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD or the third (LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD AND THE MONSTERS). I've never seen any of them...
PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE:
Pee Wee Herman (Paul Rubens) and a young Tim Burton were a match made in cinematic heaven. I LOVED this flick when I first saw it. I've been a Pee Wee fan ever since. I even tracked down the dinosaurs in the beginning of the movie (in Cabazon, California--now park of some religious park that claims dinosaurs were part of creation and man and dinos co-existed). This poster used to hang in my guest room.
DISASTER:
I've gotten other copies of this over the years---but have never seen the flick. I'm a sucker for disaster flicks. I had never heard of this until finding the half sheet at a flea market. The half sheet was very different, showing people standing around piles of rubble and ruined buildings. I snagged that half sheet and waited YEARS until tracking down the one sheet. I need to see this flick eventually.
GONE WITH THE WIND (70s re-release):
GONE WITH THE WIND was my grandmother's favorite movie. This was the poster I knew from the 70s as a kid. GONE WITH THE WIND's big re-release that decade was 1974. However, when the new Festival Cinemas opened in 1976 (with SIX screens! Zowie!), GONE WITH THE WIND and JAWS were among the movies playing there. The first time I saw GONE WITH THE WIND was on television, then on VHS and on DVD. I eventually did see it in the theater--twice. I took my grandmother both times. It really is a great film.
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