BB17-046 — POPCORN AND ICE CREAM
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YEAR: 1978
ORIGINAL TITLE: Popcorn und Himbeereis
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Lisa Film / Barthonia Film
TAGLINE: “Young People! Young Love! Young Music”
DIRECTOR: Franz Josef Gottlieb
CAST: Benny Schnier, Olivia Pascal, Zachi Noy, Gesa Thoma, Bea Fiedler, Alexander Grill, Herbert Fux, Ursula Buchfellner
MUSIC: Gerhard Heinz
GENRE: Comedy / Romance / Sex Comedy
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Popcorn and Ice Cream is the Australian title for the 1978 West German comedy Popcorn und Himbeereis. It stars Benny Schnier, Olivia Pascal and Zachi Noy and was directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb.


POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A wonderfully bright late-1970s Australian Daybill using turquoise blue, yellow and hot pink with a combination of illustrated and photographic artwork. The central image shows Benny Schnier sitting amid spilled popcorn while holding an oversized ice cream, with Olivia Pascal and Zachi Noy pictured above. A photographic montage across the bottom promotes the film's youthful cast and music, while promotional lines including “Hear the Hits!” reinforce its late-1970s youth-culture styling. The Australian R classification and local M.A.P.S. printer credit complete the period presentation.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This Australian Daybill captures the colourful European youth-comedy style of the late 1970s particularly well. Zachi Noy appeared in the hugely successful Lemon Popsicle in the same year, while Olivia Pascal became a recognisable figure in German film and television. Interestingly, Formula One World Champion Niki Lauda also appears as himself in the film. Popcorn and Ice Cream also received recognition in Germany's 1978 Bravo Otto awards, placing among that year's German films.