Starring George Clooney, John Ratzenberger and Jamie Farr, fact fans.
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Wednesday, 24 June 2020 00:44 (three years ago) link
(also, it is terrible.)
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Wednesday, 24 June 2020 00:45 (three years ago) link
You could field a Hollywood Squares or Match Game out of that supporting cast!
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 24 June 2020 00:55 (three years ago) link
Neal Israel's involvement in that movie reminds me of some 80s Mad magazine parody - perhaps their Teen Movies Awards - that joked about the Pat Proft University Of Joke-Writing.
Also, awks:
After being hired by director Amy Heckerling to work on Johnny Dangerously, the two began a relationship and married in July 1984.[1] The couple divorced in 1990 after making Look Who's Talking Too together. Israel believed their daughter, Mollie, was biologically his until a DNA test showed she was the biological daughter of director Harold Ramis.[4][5]
Harold Ramis was a guy who fucks.
― Pinche Cumbion Bien Loco (stevie), Wednesday, 24 June 2020 07:34 (three years ago) link
Another Neal Isreal, this may not be quite busy enough for the thread, but it is so in the spirit of it that it deserves a mention nonetheless:
https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/3LSxYMsuUCzuYqRfvV80qn8vhzZ.jpg
Americathon, 1979
― A White, White Gay (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 24 June 2020 18:20 (three years ago) link
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BM2I4MmRkYWItODQyOC00MWRlLWI3Y2EtNWI2MjY1ZTY4MDc3XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMDczMjgyNw@@._V1_UY1200_CR65,0,630,1200_AL_.jpg
https://pics.videospace.fi/md-front-release-20815-1556882826-601.jpeg
Nutcase, 1980
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 24 June 2020 18:34 (three years ago) link
I think we've had Americathon up before. It falls into the wacky illustration subgenre, usually utilized for anthology/sketch films like Kentucky Fried Movie or Loose Shoes.
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 24 June 2020 18:41 (three years ago) link
Nutcase, starring Boris Johnson
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Wednesday, 24 June 2020 19:04 (three years ago) link
Americathon also leaning into the American Graffiti neon-sign letterform style.Have we ever hit on a name for what this style evolved into/was replaced by in the course of the 80s? Thinking of things like Night Shift, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, or Big Trouble in Little China ... more realistic faces, bold outlines around the figures, softer (airbrushed?) gradients... it's a very distinct aesthetic in its own right. Often still claustrophobic, but not necessarily. Maybe easier to build out of separate, Colorform-esque elements that got rearranged and overlapped as part of the design process...?
― Doctor Casino, Friday, 26 June 2020 16:30 (three years ago) link
could raider of the lost ark started this trend
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1057/4964/products/raiders-of-the-lost-ark-vintage-movie-poster-original-1-sheet-27x41-6360.jpg?v=1534414855
― jbn, Friday, 26 June 2020 23:20 (three years ago) link
Thinking of things like Night Shift, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, or Big Trouble in Little China
This is presumably just a case of people imitating Drew Struzan, much as half the pre-1980s examples in the thread are either Jack Davis or people imitating Jack Davis
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Friday, 26 June 2020 23:39 (three years ago) link
sure, fair enough --- just interesting to contemplate why struzan's style was sought-after, apart from the obvious thing that he had done the posters for several extremely successful movies.
― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 28 June 2020 03:00 (three years ago) link
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNTYzOWQ1OTQtMmMwNy00NTc3LTllMWUtZWIzMTRjMzJiMGJjXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjE5MjUyOTM@._V1_.jpgSearch for Beauty, 1934
― Life is a banquet and my invitation was lost in the mail (j.lu), Sunday, 28 June 2020 13:17 (three years ago) link
Just spitballing, but the Struzan style better fits the kind of broad lighting / extensive production design / low-grain / colour style of post-Spielberg general audience movies, whereas a lot of these earlier comedies would have been in smaller location buildings with lots of natural light, or cheaper sets, and making more out of the character actor faces they were filled with, rather than spectacle
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Sunday, 28 June 2020 19:53 (three years ago) link
^^ you can totally imagine a Struzan-style poster for It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. In fact, you're doing it right now, aren't you
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Sunday, 28 June 2020 19:55 (three years ago) link
https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/bEwdIkXKKcGWYSpEms7T0GyJF66.jpg
Wanda Nevada, 1979
― A White, White Gay (cryptosicko), Sunday, 28 June 2020 20:31 (three years ago) link
sic, that's interesting! i'm not sure i buy that the movies WERE all that different (i can imagine Night Shift coming out ten years earlier with basically the same locations etc.) but maybe the art helps convey the sense that they ARE.... after you've seen one too many plodding laughless drive-in duds with the old style of posters, you need something to tell you that THIS is fresh, 80s-ready, Spielberg-ish, etc...
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 30 June 2020 15:30 (three years ago) link
RIP Carl Reiner
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/714ztePfJ5L._AC_SY445_.jpg
https://cdn.cinematerial.com/p/500x/cvwuzjwx/the-one-and-only-german-movie-poster.jpg?v=1469056464
The One And Only, 1978
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 30 June 2020 16:56 (three years ago) link
but maybe the art helps convey the sense that they ARE
yeah, obv not everything changed look immediately, but it became aspirational and fashionable - & if you couldn't afford to make your movie look like that, you might be able to afford a poster that does
― time is running out to retweet boing.gif (sic), Tuesday, 30 June 2020 18:24 (three years ago) link
https://img.moviepostershop.com/kiss-my-grits-movie-poster-1982-1020204112.jpg
Kiss My Grits, 1982
― visiting, Monday, 6 July 2020 18:18 (three years ago) link
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMjI3NjkwNjUxN15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMjAzMTM4NA@@._V1_UY1200_CR80,0,630,1200_AL_.jpg
https://media-cache.cinematerial.com/p/500x/ubtisn2g/a-small-town-in-texas-german-vhs-movie-cover.jpg?v=1523442149
A Small Town In Texas, 1976
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 6 July 2020 18:29 (three years ago) link
https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/5Rn1gpBafCiJhWMfVSWhPEJiwun.jpg
The Marseille Contract, 1974
― A White, White Gay (cryptosicko), Sunday, 12 July 2020 19:58 (three years ago) link
incredible column-a, column-b title there
― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 12 July 2020 20:24 (three years ago) link
One day I'm gonna tally up how often Michael Caine and James Mason appear in this thread.
― A White, White Gay (cryptosicko), Sunday, 12 July 2020 21:00 (three years ago) link
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYTAwYjI5ZGQtOGNlMS00MjFkLTg4M2YtZmY4YTU3MzJhZWRlXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjIyNjE2NA@@._V1_.jpg
Undercovers Hero aka Soft Beds, Hard Battles, 1974
― visiting, Thursday, 23 July 2020 17:39 (three years ago) link
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/42/Ebony%2C_Ivory_%26_Jade.jpg
Ebony, Ivory & Jade, 1976
― A White, White Gay (cryptosicko), Thursday, 23 July 2020 17:46 (three years ago) link
is it short for "mamacita"
― Steppin' RZA (sic), Thursday, 23 July 2020 20:17 (three years ago) link
RIP Regis Philbin
https://cdn.traileraddict.com/content/unknown/sextette.jpg
Sextette, 1977
https://i.etsystatic.com/10683147/r/il/6cc16a/1661275710/il_570xN.1661275710_3bg2.jpg
The Bad News Bears Go To Japan, 1978
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/cf/94/63/cf946333c2973367f3fbe55fbbdee5b3.jpg
Malibu Express, 1985
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 25 July 2020 20:33 (three years ago) link
BUSTY O'SHEA
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 25 July 2020 20:34 (three years ago) link
Mentioned six years ago, but not posted - The Long Goodbye (1973) by Jack Davis:
https://assets.mubicdn.net/images/notebook/post_images/6568/images-w1400.jpg
which was commissioned to replace the original poster(s) by Altman's preferred artist Richard Amsel, after the studio figured the odd tone of the movie needed to be signalled.
― Steppin' RZA (sic), Saturday, 25 July 2020 20:52 (three years ago) link
that's in the original post.
― visiting, Saturday, 25 July 2020 20:54 (three years ago) link
lol d'oh, I ctrl+f'd
you can read this one though!
― Steppin' RZA (sic), Saturday, 25 July 2020 20:56 (three years ago) link
RIP John Saxon
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMjQxOTBjYzYtN2U5MS00MWQ3LWEyMmMtYWM3YzI4MjExNjhkXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjI4MjA5MzA@._V1_.jpg
Mitchell!, 1975
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ukNNuI78clE/WCYQIbFslzI/AAAAAAAABD0/WtoH4xifaEU_BC6payLqwLk7X5n9JaZVACLcB/s1600/Moonshine%2BCounty%2BExpress%2BBlu.jpg
Moonshine County Express, 1977
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 26 July 2020 00:19 (three years ago) link
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BODQ4ZWY5ZDQtMTIwMy00YTFhLThiNTEtOWEwMTVjM2Q2NWNkXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjU5OTg5NDc@._V1_SY999_CR0,0,709,999_AL_.jpg
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 26 July 2020 00:21 (three years ago) link
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYWJjOWRhNTEtMzYyNy00ZTEwLThiOTAtOTA2MmY1OTkxODI2XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjUyNDk2ODc@._V1_.jpg
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 26 July 2020 00:24 (three years ago) link
"Mitchell"
― pplains, Sunday, 26 July 2020 01:37 (three years ago) link
I mean, everyone remembers the sequel, right?
https://i.imgur.com/DBeshuj.jpg
― pplains, Sunday, 26 July 2020 01:41 (three years ago) link
my my my my mailman
― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 26 July 2020 22:47 (three years ago) link
The perspective and utter lack of grip in that helicopter poster are really getting me rn
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Monday, 27 July 2020 14:19 (three years ago) link
i just love the blasé look on their faces as they dangle from the copter
― Piven After Midnight (The Yellow Kid), Monday, 27 July 2020 14:46 (three years ago) link
if you think that poster's bad, the helicopter scene itself is measurably less thrilling.
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 27 July 2020 17:40 (three years ago) link
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZmQxZmIzNzUtNzE4ZC00ODhkLTk1NjgtZGY4OWE3MWEzY2Y0L2ltYWdlL2ltYWdlXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTM3NzQ5NzQ@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,666,1000_AL_.jpg
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight, 1971
― visiting, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 17:16 (three years ago) link
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMzY2ZjllOTUtNjE0ZS00ZDE2LWFmZjgtNzc2YWY4MTJiMjNjXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTQxNzMzNDI@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,621,1000_AL_.jpg
Party Camp, 1987
― visiting, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 17:25 (three years ago) link
lol "Party Camp," by that point there was just a machine generating titles, posters and movies.
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 18:14 (three years ago) link
From the imdb 'More Like This' list:
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMjdhZWQ4YTQtZDE4NC00ZWVlLWJiNjItY2MyMGFjMzliNjM1XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyOTc5MDI5NjE@._V1_.jpg
Beach Fever, 1987, starring Kato Kaelin
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 18:46 (three years ago) link
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZDRjNzQ4Y2MtZWI5Yi00MGEwLTg3ODYtODU1ZGFlNGJjZmMxXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNzc5MjA3OA@@._V1_.jpg
Gas Pump Girls, 1979
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 18:52 (three years ago) link
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYjlhZGU2ZWYtZjU2MC00MDc0LTk2YzItMmYyZDU2YzZjYjgzXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNzc5MjA3OA@@._V1_.jpg
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase, 1976
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 18:56 (three years ago) link
Wow, the Beach Fever poster is magnificent.
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 20:18 (three years ago) link
Party Camp weirdly shaped like *that* iceberg picture.
― Mud... jam... failure (aldo), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 20:29 (three years ago) link
(...which iceberg picture?)
― Steppin' RZA (sic), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 20:43 (three years ago) link