post movie posters done in a busy/claustrophobic caricature style from the 70s and 80s

til that there's an American remake of No Activity starring Jesse Plemons, Jason Mantzoukas, Cristin Milioti, Bob Odenkirk, Amy Sedaris, Chris Gethard, JK Simmons and Joe Mangianello, that still stars the Australian lead and is still entirely directed and substantially written by the Australian writer/director

https://img.moviepostershop.com/black-marble-movie-poster-1980-1020232859.jpg

The Black Marble, 1980

the marketing campaign wrote itself the moment the studio learned they'd locked down JOSEPH WAMBAUGH

I’ve always wanted to see that one but it seems to be available nowhere.

In contrast to conventionally heroic fictional policemen, Wambaugh brought a gritty texture to his flawed police characters.

WAMBAUGH

RIP Mort Drucker

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/04/10/obituaries/10Drucker6/09Drucker6-superJumbo.jpg

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/arts/mort-drucker-dead.html?smid=em-share

RIP Brian Dennehy

https://fffmovieposters.com/wp-content/uploads/53043.jpg

The Check Is in the Mail..., 1985

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMjE1NDY0NDk3Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMTAzMTM3NA@@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,666,1000_AL_.jpg

carl!

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMjE1NDY0NDk3Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMTAzMTM3NA@@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,666,1000_AL_.jpg

btw if that works

Someone suggested this one to me on my Letterboxd list version of this thread, so why not:

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/8JOzt7uFZyshcuzCBmYU6CDJL4D.jpg

The Rules of the Game, 1939

Speaking of Criterion covers...

https://www.theraffon.net/~spookcentral/tcpmedia/iwannaholdblu01.jpg

Sorel is getting v far from the remit of the thread imo, but it's nice to look at, so

That Rules of the Game cover is wild.

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SmCj_suiRHY/XrGkCv5Ox_I/AAAAAAAAOCc/QmM88jFAGOcpD8cgeQVq-KWqG3Rs2R8ywCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/American%2BTickler.jpg

American Tickler, 1977

"The Grateful For Any Time Players", hmm

https://i.imgur.com/PPZBPQr.jpg

Ok, look. I see what's happening here, but that's not the Joan Summer I was looking for.

Taking of Pelham looks like it could be a MAD fold-in.

anyway, back to the hits.

Hometown U.S.A. (1979)
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BN2MyODNlYzYtMTU3Ni00NDAxLWE0NTctMjFiMzFmZmJiYjBjXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNzc5MjA3OA@@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,658,1000_AL_.jpg

7 months late on this one, but i bet the movie title C.O.D. stands for CarOl Davis, who is a star of the film!

Swap Meet
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYmQ1MDljMjEtYzE5OS00MDI4LTk1MTMtZmIzY2QyOWI4MzkwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjUyNDk2ODc@._V1_.jpg

Scavenger Hunt
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMmEzY2I1NGYtOWJlYS00Y2ZkLWJkMTYtMDY3MWU2MGM0MGZlXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjI4MjA5MzA@._V1_.jpg

beat midnight madness to screens by a year!

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51y5T2PbxbL._SY445_.jpg

Y'all ready for this?

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/xjLdD0BkbLKXO9HI6jeveVJ1suM.jpg

Meatballs III: Summer Job, 1986

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/eoMBHQLUny9jyyHM7fQBubSABs3.jpg

The Pink Chiquitas, 1987

https://alchetron.com/cdn/Rebel-High-images-8147d397-93fb-4ff2-a757-87dbac894ab.jpg

Rebel High, 1987

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51PX010M55L._AC_.jpg

The Mystery of the Million Dollar Hockey Puck, 1975

https://pics.filmaffinity.com/the_park_is_mine_tv-164637507-large.jpg

The Park is Mine, 1986

https://www.filmonpaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/WelcomeToBloodCity_onesheet_UK-1-500x738.jpg

Welcome to Blood City, 1977

And finally, while I am not always a fan of self-conscious modern day attempts at the style, this is a decent attempt:

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/uM0kH9ekRAoMccB5AsmVxduJ12w.jpg

Ryan's Babe, 2000

That Drew Struyzan Meatballs III poster is so beautifully painted. I daresay more care and craft was expended on it than the movie itself.

the Rebel High one looks like it was done as a collaboration between Struzan and Sienkiewicz, in about three hours

A dog lifting its leg to pee on something seems like it should be a bigger staple of these posters.

Every time this thread pops up I think of the Tuna Fishin' poster from Mr. Show.

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BM2NlY2I2ODctY2QxZi00NjRmLTlmYmItN2UwNGRjNGY2NDMxXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjUyNDk2ODc@._V1_UY1200_CR80,0,630,1200_AL_.jpg

is that poster by Sam Viviano?

someone please change their user name to "the 'm*a*s*h' of socialized medicine!"

King Kung Fu needs the "NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH KING KONG" sticker. i'm confused. that would help.

Related matter: how many of these movies are copycats and/or homages to previous successful films? The mockbuster phenomenon is as old as the film industry.

for the comedies it's gotta be like 95% - the sheer profit ratio and low barrier-to-entry of M*A*S*H, American Graffiti, Smokey and the Bandit, Animal House and Airplane! made a spree of ripoffs inevitable for each one.

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNjAyNDA1MDc3MF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMTgxOTM2NA@@._V1_UY1200_CR84,0,630,1200_AL_.jpg

^ The Night They Raided Minsky's, 1968

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYzE4Njg1NzctOTljMC00MzBkLTk1NzMtZGI1YjhlMzI0Y2E3XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTE4NzE2NjE@._V1_UY1200_CR110,0,630,1200_AL_.jpg

Flush, 1982

Came up in that search. Hadn't seen one of these for this film before...

https://s.hdnux.com/photos/61/77/22/13104278/3/rawImage.jpg

Fast Times At Ridgemont High, 1982

actually it seems like it was just being called "Fast Times" there? Must have been a really early poster?

Looking closer at the bottom right corner, it says "Printed In England", so I guess it's the Brit poster?

Lads?

https://www.blackhorrormovies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Old-Dracula-large.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4a/Vampiraposter.jpg

Old Dracula/Vampira, 1974

Count Dracula is an old vampire who, because of his advanced age, is forced to host tours of his castle to get new victims. In an attempt to revive his long-lost love, Vampira, Dracula sets out to collect blood from the bevy of Playboy Playmates living at his castle. However, one of the Playmates whose blood is drained is black, turning the revived Vampira into a black woman.

Dracula enthralls the hapless Marc to collect blood from three white women in hopes of restoring Vampira's original skin color. Dracula transfuses the blood into her but she is unchanged; however, her bite turns Dracula black. Marc and his love Angela race to destroy Dracula but are taken aback upon seeing Dracula's new skin tone. Their surprise gives the vampires time to slip away to catch a flight to Rio for Carnival.

this sounds appalling, appalling, and also I must see it

that sounds like it would be extremely fun to see in a pub