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Goodbye, Norma Jean

£75.00

Film

Goodbye, Norma Jean

Additional information

Year

1976

Size/Type

UK Quad (30" x 40") Single Sided

Country of Origin

UK / British

Condition

Very Fine minus ; originally folded (as issued)

Director

Larry Buchanan

Actor/Actress

Marilyn Monroe, Misty Rowe, Patch Mackenzie, Preston Hanson, Terrence Locke

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“They knew her as Norma Jean Baker. The world would soon know her as Marilyn Monroe”

Larry Buchanan’s “Goodbye, Norma Jean” portrayed a gritty vision of  Monroe’s quest for stardom, the aspiring starlet being exploited shamelessly by the Hollywood machine. The UK quad poster for this 1976 biopic about the early days of Marilyn Monroe (aka Norma Jean Baker) was beautifully rendered by acclaimed film mposter artist Tom Chantrell who re-creates one of Marilyn’s trademark poses & provides the title script in day-glo neon to evoke a suitably retro feel. Though lookalike actress Misty Rowe was cast as Marilyn, Chantrell clearly draws inspiration from the actual Ms Monroe in his depiction after having memorably illustrated the poster for Marilyn Monroe’s 1956 film “Bus Stop”, Chantrell was adept at translating Monroe’s image to paper This rare originally folded (as issued) 1976 movie poster features gorgeous country unique (British) art & presents very well. Genuinely hard to find due to a limited cinema release this very collectable example represents a highly desirable piece of Marilyn Monroe related memorabilia.

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Film Description

Goodbye, Norma Jean Movie Poster

“This is not the Marilyn Monroe legend. Not even the way she told it. This is the way it was”

Playboy magazine had a spread with Misty Rowe when this film was made. She recreated Marilyn Monroe‘s poses for the magazine and I wanted to see the movie because of it. I wish I never did, Goodbye, Norma Jean ranks as one of the worst films I ever saw. I mean total trash, no wonder it never got theatrical release.

The movie is a retelling of Marilyn Monroe’s life, I think it may have been adapted from one of the books that Robert Slatzer‘s published about Miss Monroe. You know him, he’s the guy who claimed to have been Marilyn’s confidant and husband for about a weekend. All his claims were never proved as a matter of fact his marriage claim was totally disproven when a check dated at the same time of their wedding and signed by Miss Monroe proved that she was in Los Angeles at the time. Even if it weren’t based on Slatzer’s writing it’s just plain garbage.

Source material aside it was the whole film was a mess. The editing looked jumpy, the acting terrible, the dialogue lame and it sounds as if everything the actors said reverberated on the wall. The film looked like it was shot with the wost film stock they can find. I think it may have been shot in 8MM, I mean it looked horrible. As for the casting, they casts “Hee Haw” Honey Misty Rowe as Marilyn. I mean I always thought Miss Rowe was a total babe but come on she absolutely look nothing like Marilyn Monroe.
Two things that really stuck in my mind is the theme song, a soft rock/folk rock tune that went “Norma Jean wants to be a movie queen” and the other thing is when she finally gets her big break she utters the immortal words “I never have to perform fellatio again”, except in a more graphic term.

 

Vintage Movie Posters Grading Criteria

Mint
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LOBBY CARD
11 x 14″ printed on heavy stock paper. Used as display in theatre lobbies. Originally made in sets of eight. Some sets have a title card, which contains credits and artwork, essentially a mini-poster. The remaining seven cards are coloured photographic credits and poster artwork showing different scenes from the movie.

WINDOW CARD
14 x 22″ printed on heavy stock paper with the top 4-6 inches usually left blank for the local cinema owner to fill in the cinema and the date it was due to play. Largely discontinued during the 1970’s.

HALF SHEET
22 x 28″ printed on heavy stock paper. The image displayed is normally a smaller version of the main poster, although some do have different artworks and sometimes come in two versions.

INSERT
14 x 36″ printed on heavy stock paper. Inserts usually have the same artwork as a one sheet. Popular with collectors since they are smaller and easier to frame. Normally come tri folded or rolled.

STYLE Y/FORTY BY SIXTY
40 x 60″ printed on heavy stock paper. Rare since they were primarily used for major motion pictures only. Designed to be used outside the theatre, on an easel, normally at a drive-in movie theatre.

ONE-SHEET
27 x 41″ printed on paper. This is the most common size of poster, intended to be displayed in a glass “marquee” case. It is the most sought after size by collectors. Since the 1980’s most posters are sent to the theatre rolled and maybe slightly smaller measuring 27″ by 40″ and with the advent of backlit light boxes a growing number of modern movie posters are available double-sided and the more traditional single-sided.

THREE-SHEET
41 x 81″ printed on paper. These were printed on two or three separate sheets designed to overlap, few survive. Used for larger advertising spaces, normally posted on walls, perfect for huge movie theatres the drive-in, where people could see them from a distance. From the 1970’s on, three-sheets were sometimes printed in one piece and issued as “international” versions to be used abroad.

BRITISH Posters

BRITISH QUAD
30 x 40″ Most common poster size used in the UK. British Quads are horizontal and may have different artwork to the US one sheet. Like a US one sheet they normally come in two versions. Like a US one sheet they are usually supplied single-sided or more commonly now as a double sided poster.

BRITISH ONE-SHEET
27 X 40″, printed on paper. Very rarely used size.

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ITALIAN LOCANDINA
13 x 28″ six inches shorter than the US insert, very nice size to frame. Italian poster illustrators are some of the best in the industry.

ITALIAN PHOTOBUSTA
18 x 26″ Glossy, high quality, used as lobby cards in Italy. Size may vary, either vertical or horizontal format. There are also double Photobusta or mini Photobusta.

2-FOGLIO (DUE)
(DUE): 39 x 55″ This is the standard poster size used in Italy. Italian poster illustrators are some of the best in the industry.

4-FOGLIO
(QUATTRO) 55 x 79″ Very large Italian poster printed in two pieces, often contains very beautiful artwork.

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FRENCH
47 x 63″ (GRANDE) or 24 x 33″ (PETITE) French movie posters normally come with different artwork to either the US or the UK. Like the Italian’s some of the artwork is extrememly beautiful.