BB17-018 — Starman
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YEAR: 1984
FILM STUDIO: Columbia Pictures TAGLINE: In 1977 Voyager II was launched into space, inviting all life forms in the universe to visit our planet. Get Ready. Company’s Coming.
DIRECTOR: John Carpenter
CAST: Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith, Richard Jaeckel
GENRE: Science Fiction, Romance, Drama
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Original Australian daybill with a minimalist science-fiction design dominated by a deep blue star field. Two outstretched hands cradle a brilliant glowing light beneath a streaking object in the night sky, while the large outlined STARMAN title sits above. The expansive white upper section carries the Voyager-inspired promotional copy, giving the Australian poster a particularly clean and atmospheric composition.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: An original Australian daybill for John Carpenter’s Starman, pairing one of the director’s best-known science-fiction films with Jeff Bridges’ Academy Award-nominated performance. The Australian daybill format, Robert Burton printing and distinctive celestial artwork make it an appealing piece for collectors of John Carpenter, 1980s science fiction and Australian cinema advertising.