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“Not that it matters, but most of it is true… You never met a pair like Butch and The Kid.”
One of the ultimate ‘feel-good’ films (well up until the last two minutes) George Roy Hill’s “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” is much loved and rightly regarded as a true classic of the cinema. This original, super rare special ‘Wanted’ promotion poster is from 1969 and were distributed to children (and a few adults) exclusively in Odeon cinemas, in the weeks prior to the Film’s release with instructions to be placed where they can be seen in the window at home. An actor, dressed as The Sundance Kid (fully dressed up with stetson, gun and spurs) would then tour the area and hand out prizes to anyone that he saw displaying the poster. Designed to resemble a western WANTED poster with photographs of both Newman & Redford this example is offered folded and comes with full details of the promotion and additional photos printed on the back. A very rare survivor of an inspired cinema promotion and a highly collectable piece of movie memorabilia.
Trivia: According to William Goldman, his screenplay originally was titled “The Sundance Kid and Butch Cassidy.” Steve McQueen and Paul Newman read the script at approximately the same time and agreed to do it, with McQueen playing The Sundance Kid. When McQueen dropped out, the names reversed in the title, as Newman was a superstar.
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Although a relatively recent release any paper for Nicolas Winding Refn’s 2011 violent car-themed actioner “DRIVE” is extremely scarce. His award winning film was complemented with an award winning movie poster created by Empire Design. Although a huge success with audiences and critics alike the movie is considered “art-house” or “independent” and had a very limited cinema release resulting in the scarcity of the poster. Originally rolled (as issued) this looks and displays to excellent effect with minimal handling wear; the colours of the deep blues and blacks are dark and unfaded. An extremely scarce, modern original collectable movie memorabilia from a truly talented director that looks very very cool !
Trivia: In preparation for his role, Ryan Gosling restored the 1973 Chevy Malibu that his character uses in the film.
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Although a relatively recent release any paper for Nicolas Winding Refn’s 2011 violent car-themed actioner “DRIVE” is extremely scarce. His award winning film has been complemented by a series of alternative movie posters and in 2022 Mad Duck commissioned leading artist – Laurent Durieux to create his version. Durieux has produced an outstanding addition to the title, truly eye-catching and super stylish as he focuses on the inside of the Chevy Malibu, replacing the gearshift with a bloodied claw hammer (one of the key scenes from the movie). The deep, rich colours are predominantly blues and greys with ‘Ryan Gosling’ & ‘Drive’ printed in contrasting bright pink ink. Originally rolled (as issued) this looks and displays to excellent effect with very minimal handling wear. An extremely scarce, selling out in near record time modern art print collectable item of movie memorabilia from a truly talented director that looks very very cool !
Trivia: In preparation for his role, Ryan Gosling restored the 1973 Chevy Malibu that his character uses in the film.
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“I am not an animal! I am a human being! I…am…a man!”…Rare and original UK Quad film poster for David Lynch’s 1980 Oscar winning biography of John Merrick, better known in Victorian England as “The Elephant Man”. Originally folded this looks and displays very well with haunting black & white grainy imagery. A beautiful Country of Origin (UK) example featuring striking simple design in INVESTMENT GRADE QUALITY for one of the finest & touching British films ever made.
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“Father of a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife and I shall have my vengeance in this life or the next”.
A guaranteed original 2000 UK Quad movie poster for Ridley Scott’s Oscar winning ancient Rome actioner “Gladiator”. Designed by The Cimarron Group this ‘Reviews’ style UK quad film poster issued for this Oscar winning epic is presented rolled in high grade condition and displays superbly. Perfectly suited by the landscape format the imagery features Russell Crowe as the gladiator Maximus Decimus Meridius with Rome’s famous Colosseum acting as a stunning backdrop.
Trivia: Russell Crowe later admitted that he initially felt unworthy of all the praise and the Oscar for Best Actor that he got for this movie. After seeing the completed movie, he felt it was a “director’s film”, and that the Oscar should have gone to director Sir Ridley Scott instead.
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Martin Scorsese’s “Goodfellas” is an iconic motion picture and a giant of the gangster genre that will stand the test of time for years and years to come. The movie poster imagery that accompanied the 1990 release was equally as striking. The central imagery of the three stars (De Niro, Pesci & Liotta) was used for the worldwide advertising campaign and those three characters are featured here, staring into the trunk of the car on this 2022 alternative movie poster by Florey and Matt Ferguson in one of the most memorable scenes from the movie as they get set to bury Billy Batts in the forest. A clever and eye-catching design this originally rolled (as issued) example displays & presents to excellent effect with beautiful dark colour tones and a red brake light that pops from the paper. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity signed by both artists with a number (#20/200) matching that hand-written on the poster. Hugely desirable and a must have title for the serious poster collector or Goodfellas fan it represents a premium piece of quality collectable movie memorabilia.
Trivia: The “How am I funny?” scene is based on something that actually happened to Joe Pesci. While working in a restaurant, a young Pesci apparently told a mobster that he was funny, a compliment that was met with a less-than-enthusiastic response. Pesci relayed the anecdote to Martin Scorsese, who decided to include it in the film. Scorsese didn’t include the scene in the shooting script, so that Pesci and Ray Liotta‘s interactions would elicit genuinely surprised reactions from the supporting cast.
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“Guardians of the Galaxy”… A bizarre assembly of misfits and losers which includes a gun-wielding genetically altered raccoon and a fighting tree creature whose could only speak a single phrase…“I am Groot”. Marvel was taking a chance, but needn’t have worried…Guardians was critical and commercial juggernaut which redefined the super hero genre and direction Marvel was to take. A sequel was obvious & in 2017 “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” was released. Design agency LA have created a stunning all-action, epic poster for the ‘Final Release’ 2017 British UK quad film poster offered here that certainly wins the most colourful poster award featuring an explosion of bright colours and frenetic energy, it is an incredible kinetic looking image. Originally rolled (as issued) this looks and displays to excellent effect, absolutely stunning; the deep red / blue/purple colour range is superb. Guaranteed original this represents a scarce item of modern original collectable movie memorabilia from a truly exciting and cool film franchise. Fantastic to display as is, but if you own a lightbox this is a poster you want to put in it – super stunning when backlit.
Trivia: The sensor that Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) looks at when detecting the extra-dimensional creature during the opening of the movie is a modified 1977 Mattel handheld “Electronic Football” video game. Selling over one million units, this was one of the hottest items of Christmas 1977. The beep at the beginning is the “touchdown” sound, whilst the other beeps are the sound of the ball moving down the field.
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Armando Iannucci’s British satirical black comedy “In the Loop” (2009) follows political parties in the UK and the US as they contemplate and attempt to prevent a war in the Middle East. Designed by OTMentertain, and originally issued as a set of three advance teaser one-sheets, each showing one of the main characters, including Lt. General. George Miller (James Gandoldini), Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi) and offered here is the ‘I’m on the verge of taking a stand’ Simon Foster (Tom Hollander) version. The design of all three is heavily inspired by the Barack Obama “Hope” poster created by artist Shepard Fairey, finished in shades of red, beige and blue. This example looks and displays to excellent effect and represents an extremely hard to find, modern original collectable item of cinematic movie memorabilia from a truly talented and clever writer/director.
Trivia: Keira Knightley is cited by the Minister for International Development Simon Foster as a good choice for a companion on a deserted island. Simon Foster is played by Tom Hollander, who worked with Knightley in Pride and Prejudice and the Pirates of Caribbean saga.
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Armando Iannucci’s British satirical black comedy “In the Loop” (2009) follows political parties in the UK and the US as they contemplate and attempt to prevent a war in the Middle East. Designed by OTMentertain, and originally issued as a set of three advance teaser one-sheets, each showing one of the main characters, including Lt. General. George Miller (James Gandoldini), Simon Foster (Tom Hollander) and offered here is the ‘Don’t ever call me f***ing English again’ Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi) version. The design of all three is heavily inspired by the Barack Obama “Hope” poster created by artist Shepard Fairey, finished in shades of red, beige and blue. This example looks and displays to excellent effect and represents an extremely hard to find, modern original collectable item of cinematic movie memorabilia from a truly talented and clever writer/director.
Trivia: The word ‘fuck’ is uttered 135 times in the film, 86 of which are said by Malcolm Tucker.
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Armando Iannucci’s British satirical black comedy “In the Loop” (2009) follows political parties in the UK and the US as they contemplate and attempt to prevent a war in the Middle East. Designed by OTMentertain, and originally issued as a set of three advance teaser one-sheets, each showing one of the main characters, including Simon Foster (Tom Hollander), Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi) and offered here is the ‘You’re going to use him like a little meat puppet’ Lt. General. George Miller (James Gandolfini) version. The design of all three is heavily inspired by the Barack Obama “Hope” poster created by artist Shepard Fairey, finished in shades of red, beige and blue. This example looks and displays to excellent effect and represents an extremely hard to find, modern original collectable item of cinematic movie memorabilia from a truly talented and clever writer/director.
Trivia: To research his role, James Gandolfini was given access to the Pentagon to interview real generals.
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A classic and scarce original 2019 BFI 50th Anniversary 4K release British UK quad film poster for John Schlesinger’s multi Award winning “Midnight Cowboy”, still the only X-Rated movie to win an Oscar. It was nominated for seven and won three including Best Director for John Schlesinger which was an (then) unheard of return for an ‘X’ film. Beautiful distinctive character imagery; a great black & white character shot of ‘Ratso’ (Dustin Hoffman and ‘Joe’ (Jon Voight). Originally rolled (as issued) this example displays and presents to excellent effect with pure bright white background and crisp colour imagery. Showing in only a handful of independent and art-house cinemas the advertising campaign was very low key and the UK film poster that accompanied the extremely limited cinema release is truly hard to find with this fine example representing an impressive item of collectable original cinematic memorabilia.
Trivia: Dustin Hoffman kept pebbles in his shoe to ensure his limp would be consistent from shot to shot.
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