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
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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
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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
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― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 26 July 2020 00:21 (three years ago) link
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― "...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
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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
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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
The inspirational poster one. Maybe it's just me.
https://images.app.goo.gl/4ucPWJuFvo8xthwA9
― Mud... jam... failure (aldo), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 21:10 (three years ago) link
never seen that before!
― Steppin' RZA (sic), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 21:35 (three years ago) link
but we can get that AI to write a quick sex comedy about the inhabitants of an antarctic research base, and cover the 'berg with cartoons of people chasing each other in furry parkas & mittens, with no pants
― Steppin' RZA (sic), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 21:37 (three years ago) link
"all right you bozo, that's it. i'm assigning you to teach summer school --- in ANTARCTICA!"
― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 12:19 (three years ago) link
https://d1w8cc2yygc27j.cloudfront.net/-3424050904899577017/4542045592072958183.jpg
Day of The Locust, 1975
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 29 July 2020 17:24 (three years ago) link
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/718olHAwheL._SX300_.jpg
https://www.hometheaterforum.com/community/data/xfmg/thumbnail/6/6138-4325784b7ffcf33dd80d80da8f4f6333.jpg?1587756990
Don't Drink The Water, 1969
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 30 July 2020 03:23 (three years ago) link
Enjoyers of this thread might also be amused by this compilation of radio ads for non-existent 1970s Hollywood movies: https://youtu.be/dqUbZ8HFqMU
― Steppin' RZA (sic), Thursday, 30 July 2020 10:55 (three years ago) link
https://gonewiththetwins.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sandpebbles.jpg
The Sand Pebbles, 1966
― Life is a banquet and my invitation was lost in the mail (j.lu), Sunday, 2 August 2020 14:12 (three years ago) link
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Frat House, 1979
― A White, White Gay (cryptosicko), Friday, 7 August 2020 20:33 (three years ago) link
That seems like an incredibly bad movie
― Pinche Cumbion Bien Loco (stevie), Saturday, 8 August 2020 07:10 (three years ago) link
counterpoint
― Steppin' RZA (sic), Saturday, 8 August 2020 07:17 (three years ago) link
Not so busy but...
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Splitz, 1982
― visiting, Tuesday, 11 August 2020 00:28 (three years ago) link
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The American Success Company (1980)
― Infanta Terrible (j.lu), Wednesday, 12 August 2020 23:44 (three years ago) link