Showing posts with label Film Posters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Film Posters. Show all posts

16 June 2009

Misleading Film Posters

Even though this poster for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre states "What happened is true. Now the motion picture that's just as real" the events in the film are entirely fictional. Similarly the main inspiration for Hostel came from a presumably fake website that Eli Roth saw, offering individuals the opportunity to shoot someone in the head for $10,000. The film isn’t exactly "Inspired by true events" as the poster claims.

Despite playing the main character Danny Embling in Flirting, Noah Taylor either doesn't appear on posters for the film or he only appears in silhouette. He also isn't featured on the DVD cover whereas Nicole Kidman, who only has a minor role in the film, is prominently.

Due to incorrect proportions, this poster for Attack of the 50 Foot Woman makes it appear as though Nancy Fowler Archer (Allison Hayes) is at least 200 feet tall and the strange proportions on this poster for Changeling make it look as though Angelina Jolie plays a gigantic (possibly child-eating) woman!

12 April 2009

Banned Film Posters

The Motion Picture Association of America thought the dismembered fingers on this poster for Saw II were unacceptable under Advertising Administration standards.

This poster for Dying Breed was banned from bus shelters in Australia as it was considered too gruesome.

After it was banned in the UK, the image on this poster for The Devil's Rejects was only used for online promotions.

31 March 2009

Film Poster Comparisons

Film posters that reference, parody or borrow from other films:

The tagline A Different Set Of Jaws, used on this poster for The Rocky Horror Picture Show, was a reference to Jaws which was released in the same year.

This Fanboys poster is a parody of the poster for The 40-Year-Old Virgin, with a Darth Vader helmet replacing Steve Carell's head.

This poster for American Teen is almost identical to The Breakfast Club poster, highlighting the similarities between the documentary and the film.