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

How was it?

Also, kind of a photo variation of busy/claustrophobic:

On this date 25 years ago, “The Paper,” a Ron Howard comedy starring Michael Keaton, Glenn Close, Marisa Tomei, Randy Quaid and Robert Duvall opened in theaters. pic.twitter.com/JvYjargBkZ

— Charles Apple (@charlesapple) March 18, 2019

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/8d9BDqQ2Hy1PcTs5K1Eel1kxYNc.jpg

Un permiso para ligar (1980)

I say this every time that The Paper surfaces in an ILX thread but I love that movie

Pretty sure this is posted somewhere uncaptioned upthread, but:

https://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/239/MPW-119574

https://cdn.cinematerial.com/p/500x/qk8q1ldt/here-come-the-tigers-movie-poster.jpg

Here Come the Tigers (1978)

From that rare subgenre of Bad News Bears knockoffs.

http://i65.tinypic.com/xfzprr.jpg

Dragged Across Concrete (2019)

I dunno, this style of poster feels like the slicker 90s cousin to the busy/claustrophobic etc. I remember a lot of the Grisham movies having posters similar to this.

that one is neither busy nor does it contain caricature

It is busy in the sense that a lot of actors faces are crammed into it. Like I said, the less fun 90s variant on what we're talking about here.

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/smT4ODfRxrvUwPEq1u4QCZpdt8n.jpg

The Magic of Lassie (1978)

Another latter day parody of the style, this one is particularly dire:

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BODI3YmVkOTItNjMzZi00ZmY3LWJmNDMtNTFhZjQwY2U3ZGZmXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTI0Mjk2OTQ@._V1_SY1000_SX675_AL_.jpg

Came Death 3 in 2D! (2018)

Came Camp Death 3 in 2D! (2018)

https://www.moviemem.com/images/pictures/store/victorian-shed-movie-posters/PINKANGELS1SHHRws.jpg

The Pink Angels (1971). Huge, high-quality version here. Probably posted before without caption, what a piece of work. The Davis-esque artist is C. Bruce Steffenhagen, also responsible for:

https://fffmovieposters.com/wp-content/uploads/15837.jpg

Up Your Alley (1972)....

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71LQu4twaSL._SY500_.jpg

Close Shave (1979)... and also Alice Goodbody, aka Gosh (1974), already posted upthread.

I so want to pitch a coffee table book of the best of this thread one of these days...

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BY2FlODczMWMtNzU5MS00YmUzLWIwOGYtMDU0MzI1MTAxMTkwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMzU0NzkwMDg@._V1_SX178_AL_.jpg

Utilities, 1983

This was another poster for the film:

https://www.picclickimg.com/d/l400/pict/152458571882_/Vintage-1-sheet-27x41-Movie-Poster-Utilities-1983.jpg

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNWMwZDAwMTUtMTdjMy00ZGU4LTg5ZjctZDZjY2I5MDIwZWNmXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNzc5MjA3OA@@._V1_SX178_AL_.jpg

Your Three Minutes Are Up, 1973

I thought surely Kentucky Fried Movie would have one of these, but its poster was surprisingly tasteful.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0f/Kentucky_Fried_Movie_movie_poster.jpg/220px-Kentucky_Fried_Movie_movie_poster.jpg

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/krDRplxmeDJK4YIPTuwLws0vF5b.jpg

Combat Academy (1986)

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/rsvzS1eM5IQBq8RVjdPH3MJR4C.jpg

The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (1979)

https://i.ibb.co/rk9GVzX/E6-CD9045-DE33-431-C-BF30-EA16-E9-AA715-A.jpg

Once Upon A Time In...Hollywood, 2019

kind of amazing tarantino has restrained himself from doing this for every single movie

that’s some cast for Combat Academy

https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/65377011_10219704134858395_575736397479018496_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&_nc_oc=AQmd4VRtRC1n4a1OKGwkVKPJgmSdpkswe_Olli_xVqCJVcKjj1Qs0kD-yxJRjt34nQ4&_nc_ht=scontent-lht6-1.xx&oh=a88fd4ecc3579675abcab07ddec76928&oe=5D8ECD69

i need to see this one. to believe it.

bert convy was in all of these wasn't he

Lol

RIP Torn

http://i65.tinypic.com/117qzhj.jpg

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1416/8662/products/Smokey_Bites_the_Dust_original_film_art_spo_2000x.jpg?v=1551802924

Smokey Bites the Dust (1981)

Man, that movie looks cool! I bet there's a bunch of car chases, explosions, ramp-jumpin'... who knows, maybe a little sex and wait, SWORDS? Oh yeah! I am definitely –

Wait, wha?

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

haahhaaha

Sixpack Annie
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNzNmYmE1YjAtYTlmNi00NjA0LTk0YWQtNmZkZTEwNzM1MDc2L2ltYWdlL2ltYWdlXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNzc5MjA3OA@@._V1_SY1000_SX658_AL_.jpg

gave this one a shot and goddam it was depressing. couldn't continue.

wait...Six Pack-Annie? wtf

if you can stomach it, here's the opening theme song. the yt description says: "The opening scene from Sixpack Annie features a great song by Minette Allton and Melissa Wilson, performed by Tim Hayfield. The moment Annie lovably bellows "Oh... who says we're wearing any pants!" I knew I was going to like this film." to me it sounds like they sent in some lyrics to MSR to have rodd keith have a go at it. just total garbage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X92-sLnM9mo

Doodles Weaver is a name I know only through MST3K.

Sixpack Annie three or four years ahead of the Dukes of Hazzard with that font..

dying to see this tbh
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a7/Pandemonium_FilmPoster.jpeg

Paul Reubens, Tom Smothers and Tab Hunter, together at last!

BOOBdemonium

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

Tanya's Island is a marvel, Pandemonium would struggle to live up to it

ah sorry, it's hard to keep track of what's already been posted!

Ahem.

https://letterboxd.com/jer_fairall/list/movie-posters-done-in-a-busy-claustrophobic/

yeah w/o ppl posting the titles it’s impossible to ctrl-f! somehow I remembered the Paul Reubens citation 2 yrs later

oh crypto is that your letterboxd account??

Yup!

it's a great list! bravo for assembling. at one point i started making a google sheet for the thread with the idea of getting very precise about the genre's peak years, but got horribly bogged down by my early, foolish notion of also transcribing the taglines.

https://images2.static-bluray.com/products/20/43099_1_front.jpg

Kiss My Grits, 1982

Good one! This thread was made for movies with titles like Kiss My Grits.

I posted something about this in the Podcasts thread, but since I discovered the podcast in question here (thanks Doctor Casino!), I should mention here was really sad to learn that the 80s All Over guys were unable to see that project through to the end. A nostalgic and informative listen for 80s kids like me, and a great source for material for this thread.

https://www.80sallover.com/podcast/2019/7/1/psn7ptm90dfxaieh9a8qz9dnsnioky

I wonder how many people went to that movie and we're disappointed that it wasn't about Flo.