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

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

https://img.moviepostershop.com/kiss-my-grits-movie-poster-1982-1020204112.jpg

Kiss My Grits, 1982

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

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/5Rn1gpBafCiJhWMfVSWhPEJiwun.jpg

The Marseille Contract, 1974

incredible column-a, column-b title there

One day I'm gonna tally up how often Michael Caine and James Mason appear in this thread.

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYTAwYjI5ZGQtOGNlMS00MjFkLTg4M2YtZmY4YTU3MzJhZWRlXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjIyNjE2NA@@._V1_.jpg

Undercovers Hero aka Soft Beds, Hard Battles, 1974

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/42/Ebony%2C_Ivory_%26_Jade.jpg

Ebony, Ivory & Jade, 1976

is it short for "mamacita"

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

BUSTY O'SHEA

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.

that's in the original post.

lol d'oh, I ctrl+f'd

you can read this one though!

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

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BODQ4ZWY5ZDQtMTIwMy00YTFhLThiNTEtOWEwMTVjM2Q2NWNkXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjU5OTg5NDc@._V1_SY999_CR0,0,709,999_AL_.jpg

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYWJjOWRhNTEtMzYyNy00ZTEwLThiOTAtOTA2MmY1OTkxODI2XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjUyNDk2ODc@._V1_.jpg

"Mitchell"

I mean, everyone remembers the sequel, right?

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

my my my my mailman

The perspective and utter lack of grip in that helicopter poster are really getting me rn

i just love the blasé look on their faces as they dangle from the copter

if you think that poster's bad, the helicopter scene itself is measurably less thrilling.

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZmQxZmIzNzUtNzE4ZC00ODhkLTk1NjgtZGY4OWE3MWEzY2Y0L2ltYWdlL2ltYWdlXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTM3NzQ5NzQ@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,666,1000_AL_.jpg

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight, 1971

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMzY2ZjllOTUtNjE0ZS00ZDE2LWFmZjgtNzc2YWY4MTJiMjNjXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTQxNzMzNDI@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,621,1000_AL_.jpg

Party Camp, 1987

lol "Party Camp," by that point there was just a machine generating titles, posters and movies.

From the imdb 'More Like This' list:

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMjdhZWQ4YTQtZDE4NC00ZWVlLWJiNjItY2MyMGFjMzliNjM1XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyOTc5MDI5NjE@._V1_.jpg

Beach Fever, 1987, starring Kato Kaelin

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZDRjNzQ4Y2MtZWI5Yi00MGEwLTg3ODYtODU1ZGFlNGJjZmMxXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNzc5MjA3OA@@._V1_.jpg

Gas Pump Girls, 1979

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYjlhZGU2ZWYtZjU2MC00MDc0LTk2YzItMmYyZDU2YzZjYjgzXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNzc5MjA3OA@@._V1_.jpg

The Great Texas Dynamite Chase, 1976

Wow, the Beach Fever poster is magnificent.

Party Camp weirdly shaped like *that* iceberg picture.

(...which iceberg picture?)

The inspirational poster one. Maybe it's just me.

https://images.app.goo.gl/4ucPWJuFvo8xthwA9

never seen that before!

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

"all right you bozo, that's it. i'm assigning you to teach summer school --- in ANTARCTICA!"

https://d1w8cc2yygc27j.cloudfront.net/-3424050904899577017/4542045592072958183.jpg

Day of The Locust, 1975

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

Enjoyers of this thread might also be amused by this compilation of radio ads for non-existent 1970s Hollywood movies: https://youtu.be/dqUbZ8HFqMU

https://gonewiththetwins.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sandpebbles.jpg

The Sand Pebbles, 1966

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/s5eUkywykAaOjjf2I3Uu6xHlUsZ.jpg

Frat House, 1979

That seems like an incredibly bad movie

counterpoint

Not so busy but...

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNTY4MGViNDktNDI3My00MWFlLWJmODAtZDE3Y2E1ODRlMTIyXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNzc5MjA3OA@@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,662,1000_AL_.jpg

Splitz, 1982

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMzZlZTk3YzktZTBlZC00YmQwLThjMGQtZmUxOTM0M2QxMTU0XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMzM4MjM0Nzg@._V1_.jpg

The American Success Company (1980)

RIP Linda Manz

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZDcyOWZjY2QtMDZlMC00MGNlLWE2Y2MtM2EwYmVjNzIzZjE0XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjUyNDk2ODc@._V1_UX182_CR0,0,182,268_AL_.jpg

Boardwalk, 1979

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMmVlNGNkMWYtNmUxOC00YjVkLWIzNTItMjdhMjFiZTBkMWU3XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMDUyOTUyNQ@@._V1_.jpg

Arrivederci, Baby!, 1966

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/wRguyDgAm6vaft7jgudowPKQBaM.jpg

Grand Theft Auto, 1977

Quite the howard family affair that one.

Finally know the source material for the video game