FUTUREWORLD
TITLE: Futureworld
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YEAR: 1976
FILM STUDIO: American International Pictures / The Aubrey Company
DIRECTOR: Richard T. Heffron
CAST: Peter Fonda, Blythe Danner, Arthur Hill, Yul Brynner, John Ryan, Stuart Margolin
TAGLINE: “Where ‘Westworld’ stopped — Futureworld begins!”
GENRE: Science Fiction — AFI classifies the film as Science Fiction. AFI Catalog
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: Roadshow — Australian theatrical distribution is recorded for 1976. IMDb
POSTER DESIGN FEATURES:
Original Australian Daybill with a striking purple and acid-yellow colour scheme. The design places the bold Futureworld title across the upper section, with the campaign line “Where ‘Westworld’ stopped — Futureworld begins!” immediately establishing it as the sequel. The central artwork combines a large futuristic robotic face/profile with a stylised domed cityscape and running figures, while the lower section includes small photographic panels of scenes from the film. The purple-and-yellow palette gives this Australian release poster a very distinctive 1970s science-fiction look.
COLLECTOR’S NOTES:
Futureworld is the sequel to Michael Crichton’s Westworld and continues the story of the Delos amusement resort after its deadly robot malfunction. Peter Fonda and Blythe Danner star as reporters investigating the newly reopened resort, while Yul Brynner reprises his role as the Gunslinger, giving the film an important direct connection to the original. AFI Catalog
The film is also notable in effects history for using early computer-generated imagery, including animated face and hand sequences developed with work connected to the University of Utah computer science program. AFI Catalog This gives the poster additional crossover appeal for collectors interested in early CGI, robotics, AI-themed cinema and the wider Westworld franchise.
PROVENANCE:
This original Australian cinema poster is being sold directly by the family of its original collector, a projectionist who screened films during their Australian theatrical release. It is supplied with documented provenance and a Certificate of Authenticity confirming its originality and collection history, providing a direct connection between the poster and its working Australian cinema past.