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

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/nJZxNYikjY5vyfh8sRGHcc3WjdR.jpg

The Party Animal (1984)

Does that German poster say "The big wetmakers?"

well, if we’re just posting 1980s posters, here’s some bonus Adams:

Troma Entertainment promotional materials for "Death to the Pee Wee Squad", a 1980s homemade feature film written, produced and directed by Neal Adams - starring his kids, and featuring comics people like Denys Cowan, Larry Hama, Gray Morrow and Gary Groth. pic.twitter.com/oA2hjyzIp2

— God Hurricane “JOG” (@snubpollard) April 30, 2022

lol this Spartacus poster:

THE 70MM FILM FESTIVAL continues today with *2 Brand New* 70MM Prints!

2:30pm - SPARTACUS - 2nd ever screening of this print!
7:30pm - AIRPORT - 1st public screening of this print!

Sponsored by @mubiusa
Get Tickets: https://t.co/aF0aCHpWUC pic.twitter.com/MIS0unxRJp

— Music Box Theatre (@musicboxtheatre) June 19, 2022

https://www.2dgalleries.com/planches/800W/2018/209/fair-charlie-bubbles-1967-movie-poster-painting-prototype-37zu.jpg

Charlie Bubbles, 1968

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/qCFZL4mVWIBz22GV4TkgR5pZpl2.jpg

The Funny Farm, 1983

Although it's not in the same style I was struck by this poster for Spartacus, which seems to be based on the standard UK/US poster, but drawn in a cartoonish style:
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0598/2925/products/C6cu4bZ.jpg?v=1531004670

"See A MAN WHO MIGHT BE KIRK DOUGLAS SPIT BLOOD, and also see HIS ANIME LADY WIFE". I didn't realise until googling it that Spart started a wave - or restarted a wave - of Italian Spartacus films, including Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators and the Steve Reeves-starring Son of Spartacus, which sidestepped the major barrier to a sequel by having Reeves portray Spartacus' son.

Sadly there isn't a Conan vs Spartacus. Yet. Did Spartacus have a superpower? He was just good with a sword, and charismatic.

Paul Sorvino's passing made me think of the forgotten 1986 comedy Vasectomy, which I was delighted to discover scored a Mort Drucker illustration -- sadly less busy than some:

https://e.snmc.io/i/300/s/6e63f3bfdc98283455c0e3b8a8d5daa2/4787358

^^Classic. We had some fun with that one upthread.

https://iegybest.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Chad-and-JT-Go-Deep-5.jpg

Chad & JT Go Deep (Netflix series), 2022

This looks like a fake poster created for some other series' background art.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/464402-door-to-door

Door to Door, 1985

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/33box3FgRWAaP0ME9YSREsLsJvt.jpg

Starring Paul Simon and Bing Crosby?

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMjI3ODA1NTA5NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDQ5MDQ3NA@@._V1_.jpg

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way (1978)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8d/Hallelujah_trail32.jpg

The Hallelujah Trail (1965)

96% of the fun is contained in the poster, leaving very little to spread across the three-hour running time.

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMjAwNDIxNzE4NF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwODM4MDE5._V1_.jpg

thought for a second that was chris elliot on the cover and wanted to hear the podcast
martin mull must have some stories

RIP Kirstie Alley

https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/2908/29080239_sa.jpg

Madhouse, 1990

These Ross Macdonald covers! pic.twitter.com/yd9h16TVKW

— Harry Siegel (@harrysiegel) December 10, 2022

Mother Jones, February 2023

Why is Bannon wearing only one shirt?

Le Coup de Sirocco (1979)

https://pics.filmaffinity.com/Le_coup_de_sirocco-647491909-large.jpg

1970 Playboy All-Star Band:

https://www.drumforum.org/attachments/88bd09dd-9576-4d9e-9018-ed2723253a12-jpeg.499776/

Herb Alpert - first trumpet
Al "He's The King" Hirt - second trumpet
Doc Severinsen - third trumpet
Miles Davis - fourth trumpet

if there's a rock and roll Hefner
Well you know he's got a hell of a band

Miles talking to that no-playing motherfucker from BS&T.

Miles was 1st Trumpet in 1966

...and he was 2nd Trumpet in 1973

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/KiyKR9m6h01eIvGObGmpt16U3F.jpg

House Party, 2023

OMG at Miles.

I saw a cool Instagram thing of Wayne talking about Miles the other day.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CmUCSopAWBW/

https://fffmovieposters.com/wp-content/uploads/185.jpg

The Comeback Trail (2020)
https://www.cowboysindians.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/TCBT_27x40_Payoff_Theatrical_OneSheet_finish_JUL23-cropped-768x1125.jpg

FP’d

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/2EYM8gxnH3QZu4OZvcpjOktr4in.jpg

Champions, 2023

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070075/mediaviewer/rm603466496/?ref_=tt_ov_i

Frasier, the Sensuous Lion

with theme song by Sarah Vaughan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STMFuC4lPhk

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:ANd9GcTjeW_qhBqLjgHLep1E5rbG0kya97NCHJfnpQ6veb5wAAgy3Fgf&usqp=CAc

Vacation Friends 2, 2023

The First Time (1981)

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BY2NkODFjYzAtNjA4MC00OGFhLWEzZGMtNmNkN2QwMzkzZTgxXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyOTc5MDI5NjE@._V1_.jpg

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNDRhMTg4NDYtZWYyZS00ZTcwLTgzYjctMTY5YjhlMjU2ZjdiXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjUyNDk2ODc@._V1_.jpg

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTU2MzA5MjQzNl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwOTg3ODI0MDE@._V1_.jpg

the bottom one is Sam Viviano, I think?

the same director did a film called 'My Demon Lover' (imdb synopsis "A homeless street musician becomes a demon when sexually aroused") which would have totally had one of these posters if came out a few years earlier, but sadly it was released in 1987 so the poster looked like this:

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYmZhNDVjYjMtYWNiOC00YTIxLTgxM2UtNWFmNmQyYjZhMzRkXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTQxNzMzNDI@._V1_.jpg

the German poster is a little more like it, but it's still clear that the golden age was over

https://media-cache.cinematerial.com/p/500x/wukfkq0u/my-demon-lover-german-movie-poster.jpg?v=1482480318

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BODc0ODBjZWYtMTE3Yy00MmI1LWJlMDMtZDhjNWU5Y2YzMjUwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTM1NjM2ODg1._V1_FMjpg_UY3024_.jpg

Camp Hideout, 2023

Good one, classic homage to the aesthetic. I hadn't realized Christopher Lloyd was still working, and then I looked at his wikipedia and holy shit he works a lot! 9 movies just in the last 3 years, though I will not be investigating their quality

The Comic Art of Jack Davis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJQIfUig_6o

The best Boston movie pic.twitter.com/Ydut30342R

— Dan Chiasson (@dchiasso) January 2, 2024

aha, yes - it's here: post movie posters done in a busy/claustrophobic caricature style from the 70s and 80s

― (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, March 6, 2019 4:06 PM (four years ago)

Between The Lines is a great movie, and that is a wonderful poster

And I just bought the poster.