BB17-023 — Swim Team
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YEAR: 1979
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: FilmTel Ltd.
TAGLINE: “When You Have To Win — Anything Goes…!” / “…it’s wet & wild!”
DIRECTOR: James Polakof
CAST: James Daughton, Stephen Furst, Richard Young, Jenny Neumann, Elise-Anne, Buster Crabbe, Gunilla Hutton
GENRE: Comedy / Sports Comedy
FORMAT: Original Australian Daybill
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd. — visible on this example.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Colourful illustrated Australian daybill with a bright orange, blue and white palette and chaotic poolside artwork featuring swimmers, bikini-clad characters, flying drinks, a cameraman and even a shark. A prominent promotional box connects stars James Daughton and Stephen Furst with Animal House, giving the artwork a distinctly late-1970s teen-comedy marketing style.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: An original Australian daybill for the 1979 comedy Swim Team, written and directed by James Polakof. The film stars James Daughton and Stephen Furst, both coming directly from National Lampoon's Animal House, and follows a struggling swimming team attempting to turn around a seven-year losing streak. The exuberant illustrated artwork, late-1970s comedy styling and Australian daybill format make it a fun piece of period cinema memorabilia.