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  • Die Hard Movie Poster

    Die Hard

    £495.00

    “It’s Christmas Eve In L.A. And The Party Action’s About To Explode… On The Fortieth Floor!”

    One of the defining action films of the 1980s, “Die Hard” is represented here by its eye-catching UK Quad cinema poster from first year of release, 1988. John McTiernan’s celebrated thriller stars Bruce Willis as New York police officer John McClane, with Alan Rickman delivering an unforgettable performance as Hans Gruber.

    Created specifically for the British release, the dramatic landscape design combines McClane’s watchful expression with an exploding Nakatomi Plaza and a helicopter above the Los Angeles skyline. The bold red title and memorable “40 Storeys High” tagline capture the film’s relentless suspense, excitement and towering scale.

    Measuring 30 × 40 inches, this highly collectable poster is presented rolled (as issued) and remains in high-grade condition. A superb example with outstanding display appeal for collectors of 1980s cinema and classic action films. “Yippee-ki-yay!”

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  • Salem's Lot Movie Poster

    Salem’s Lot

    £175.00

    “Open the window, Mark. Open the window, Mark. Please! Let me in! It’s OK, Mark, I’m your friend. ‘HE’ commands it !”

    A truly influential horror classic…Tobe Hooper’s adaption of the Stephen King vampire novel “Salem’s Lot”. This original 1981 (first year of release in Japan) Japan B2 film poster features great great horror imagery and often referred to as the “montage style” featuring the evil vampire Kurt Barlow over shadowing the vampire hunters including David Soul. “Salem’s Lot” originally aired in the USA as a 2-night mini-series with the first episode airing on November 17, 1979 and the second episode airing the following week on November 24, 1979. It was the first television mini-series (and the second film) to be based on the writings of author Stephen King and was a huge ratings success with word of mouth (the social media of the 80’s) creating the popular need for cinematic releases worldwide. Unique Japanese design and with no US or British big screen theatre release this is an extremely desirable and very rare film poster. In excellent unrestored condition this tri-folded (as issued) example presents & displays to superb effect and represents an exciting and scarce country unique piece of original horror film movie memorabilia.

    Trivia: The biggest issue that divides fans of the novel and miniseries is the fact that Barlow is depicted as a hissing Nosferatu-like monster in the adaptation, as opposed to the speaking Dracula-like character of the novel. In an interview with Richard Kobritz he said the decision to go with the terrifying monster figure came out of concerns that a speaking, romanticized villain just wouldn’t be frightening enough, especially as John Badham‘s remake of Dracula (1979) starring Frank Langella was released in 1979. Stephen King was against the change at first, but after he saw the footage, he thought it may help the audience focus more on the main characters.

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