BB17-063 — THEY ALL LAUGHED
Shop Now YEAR: 1981
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Moon Pictures / Time-Life Films
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: Roadshow — poster marked “A Roadshow Release”
TAGLINE / AUSTRALIAN PROMOTION: “A gorgeously entertaining and uninhibited comedy about a bizarre detective agency and its amorous clients.”
DIRECTOR: Peter Bogdanovich
CAST: Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, John Ritter, Colleen Camp, Patti Hansen, Dorothy Stratten, George Morfogen, Blaine Novak
SCREENPLAY: Peter Bogdanovich and Blaine Novak
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Robby Müller
GENRE: Romantic Comedy / Comedy
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill
They All Laughed is Peter Bogdanovich's 1981 New York romantic comedy about private detectives who become romantically involved with the women they have been hired to follow. The film brings together Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, John Ritter and Dorothy Stratten in one of Bogdanovich's most personal films. AFI confirms the principal production and cast details.
POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A striking Australian Daybill using predominantly black, pale blue and white, with a large photographic group portrait occupying the centre. Three prominent review quotes — “Gorgeous Fun,” “Totally Captivating Romp” and “Irrepressible Joy” — fill the black upper panel. The hand-drawn white They All Laughed title sits against black, while Audrey Hepburn and Ben Gazzara receive prominent turquoise billing immediately beneath. The Roadshow release statement and M.A.P.S. Litho printer credit firmly identify this as an Australian theatrical-release poster.
COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This poster has several particularly strong collector connections. It represents Audrey Hepburn's second-last theatrical feature film and pairs her with director Peter Bogdanovich, whose credits include The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon and What's Up, Doc?. The film was also the final completed screen performance of Dorothy Stratten, who was murdered in 1980 before the film's release; the finished film was dedicated to her. Bogdanovich later described They All Laughed as a particularly personal work, giving the title an enduring cult following beyond its original theatrical reception.
