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Clue -BB17

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YEAR: 1985
FILM STUDIO: Paramount Pictures
TAGLINE: Seven suspects, six weapons, five bodies and three endings.
DIRECTOR: Jonathan Lynn
CAST: Tim Curry, Eileen Brennan, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Martin Mull, Lesley Ann Warren
GENRE: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Original Australian daybill featuring the seven principal suspects beneath a dramatic black silhouette montage of the characters and murder weapons. The predominantly black-and-white design is punctuated by colourful cast portraits and the bold black Clue title with a blood-red underline.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Original Australian theatrical daybill for the cult 1985 murder-mystery comedy based on Cluedo. The film became especially notable for its three alternative theatrical endings and has developed a strong cult following among collectors.

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Clue - BB17

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YEAR: 1985
FILM STUDIO: Paramount Pictures
TAGLINE: Seven suspects, six weapons, five bodies and three endings.
DIRECTOR: Jonathan Lynn
CAST: Tim Curry, Eileen Brennan, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Martin Mull, Lesley Ann Warren
GENRE: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Original Australian daybill featuring the seven principal suspects beneath a dramatic black silhouette montage of the characters and murder weapons. The predominantly black-and-white design is punctuated by colourful cast portraits and the bold black Clue title with a blood-red underline.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Original Australian theatrical daybill for the cult 1985 murder-mystery comedy based on Cluedo. The film became especially notable for its three alternative theatrical endings and has developed a strong cult following among collectors.

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - BB17

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BB17-004 — E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
YEAR: 1982
FILM STUDIO: Universal Pictures
TAGLINE: The story that touched the world.
DIRECTOR: Steven Spielberg CAST: Dee Wallace, Henry Thomas, Peter Coyote, Drew Barrymore, Robert MacNaughton
GENRE: Science Fiction, Family, Adventure
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Original Australian daybill featuring a predominantly deep-blue celestial design, with E.T. and Elliott's fingertips represented as constellations reaching towards a brilliant central star above the curved Earth. The minimalist white E.T. title sits centrally against the blue space background, with the tagline “The story that touched the world” across the top.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: An original Australian theatrical daybill for Steven Spielberg's landmark 1982 film E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. Importantly, the photographed BB17-004 is the 1982 first-release Australian daybill, rather than the later 1985 Australian re-release daybill currently seen in the collector market. Heritage also documents the 1982 Australian daybill and attributes the artwork to celebrated movie-poster artist John Alvin.

Satisfaction - BB17

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YEAR: 1988
FILM STUDIO: NBC Productions / 20th Century Fox
TAGLINE: One band. One dream. One summer.
DIRECTOR: Joan Freeman
CAST: Justine Bateman, Liam Neeson, Trini Alvarado, Scott Coffey, Britta Phillips, Julia Roberts, Debbie Harry
GENRE: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
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POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Original Australian daybill featuring the young band cast against a clean white background, with Justine Bateman prominent at the centre and a guitar-playing Julia Roberts at right. The upper tagline reads “One band. One dream. One summer.” while the lower section contrasts strongly in black with the SATISFACTION title in vivid pink lettering. The photographic ensemble design gives the poster a distinctly late-1980s music and youth-film aesthetic.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Original Australian daybill for the 1988 music comedy-drama Satisfaction. The film is particularly collectable as an early screen appearance of Julia Roberts—her first credited big-screen role—and also features Justine Bateman, Liam Neeson and Debbie Harry, giving the poster crossover appeal for film and music memorabilia collectors.

Where The Boys Are

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]]>BB17-010 — Where the Boys Are ’84
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YEAR: 1984
FILM STUDIO: ITC Productions / Tri-Star Pictures
TAGLINE: When girls want a vacation filled with fun, sun and romance, they go… Where the Boys Are ’84. Where all your dreams come true.
DIRECTOR: Hy Averback
CAST: Lisa Hartman, Lorna Luft, Wendy Schaal, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Russell Todd, Howard McGillin, Christopher McDonald
GENRE: Comedy, Romance
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Original Australian daybill featuring a bright beach photograph of the four female leads in colourful 1980s swimwear carrying a male beachgoer. The yellow script title and ’84 pennant sit prominently above the cast, with the beach and ocean backdrop reinforcing the film’s Fort Lauderdale holiday setting. The photographic design and pastel colouring give the poster a distinctly 1980s summer-comedy aesthetic.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Original Australian daybill for the 1984 remake of Where the Boys Are, produced by Allan Carr and notable as the first film released by the newly formed Tri-Star Pictures. The Australian daybill is a less commonly encountered format than the one sheet, with this example retaining its original cinema-issued folds and Robert Burton printer identification.

City Heat

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]]>BB17-015 — City Heat
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YEAR: 1984
FILM STUDIO: The Malpaso Company / Deliverance Productions / Warner Bros.
TAGLINE: Take Clint the street-smart cop... take Burt the wise-guy private eye... and then take cover!
DIRECTOR: Richard Benjamin
CAST: Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds, Jane Alexander, Madeline Kahn, Rip Torn, Irene Cara, Richard Roundtree, Tony Lo Bianco
GENRE: Crime, Comedy, Action
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Original Australian daybill featuring large illustrated portraits of Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds as 1930s lawmen, both holding revolvers, surrounded by smaller action and character scenes. A red border, bold red star billing and the City Heat street-sign title create a strong period crime-comedy design. The artwork used on this Australian daybill is credited to Julian Pucken.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Original first-release Australian daybill for the 1984 crime comedy City Heat, pairing two major screen stars of the era, Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds. Set in 1930s Kansas City, the film teams Eastwood’s police lieutenant with Reynolds’ private investigator in a Prohibition-era gangster story. The combination of both stars on a single illustrated Australian daybill gives the poster particularly good crossover appeal for Eastwood, Reynolds and 1980s cinema collectors.

The Island

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]]>BB17-017 — The Island
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YEAR: 1980
FILM STUDIO: Universal Pictures / Zanuck-Brown Productions
TAGLINE: For three hundred years, a terrifying secret has been kept from the outside world.
DIRECTOR: Michael Ritchie
CAST: Michael Caine, David Warner, Angela Punch McGregor, Frank Middlemass, Don Henderson
GENRE: Adventure, Thriller, Horror
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POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Dramatic Australian daybill featuring a tattooed fist clutching a knife as it rises from vivid blue water, with a motorboat and dark island silhouette beyond. The oversized white title, deep blue and purple sky and skull-and-crossbones tattoo create a strong nautical horror image. The artwork is attributed to illustrator Charles Gehm.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Original Australian daybill for the 1980 Peter Benchley adaptation starring Michael Caine. The connection to Benchley, author of Jaws and The Deep, together with Michael Caine, pirate imagery and Charles Gehm artwork, gives this poster appeal across horror, adventure, nautical and 1980s cinema collecting.

Starman

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]]>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.

Murphy's Romance

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]]>BB17-019 — Murphy’s Romance
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YEAR: 1985
FILM STUDIO: Fogwood Films / Columbia Pictures
TAGLINE: “Just when you think you’ve found the right guy, someone even worse comes along.”
DIRECTOR: Martin Ritt
CAST: Sally Field, James Garner, Brian Kerwin, Corey Haim
GENRE: Romantic Comedy
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Original Australian daybill featuring a full-length photographic portrait of Sally Field against a soft cream background, with James Garner pictured in a smaller inset wearing a cowboy hat. Large burgundy typography places the stars’ names prominently around the central image, while the film title runs vertically down the left side. The restrained design and warm colour palette reflect the film’s character-driven romantic comedy style.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: An original Australian daybill for Murphy’s Romance, featuring Sally Field and James Garner in one of Garner’s most acclaimed later-career roles. Garner received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for the film. The combination of two highly recognisable stars, its distinctly Australian daybill format and attractive photographic artwork gives this poster good appeal for collectors of 1980s cinema, romantic comedies and classic Hollywood stars.

Peggy Sue Got Married ..Or Will She

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]]>BB17-020 — Peggy Sue Got Married
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YEAR: 1986
FILM STUDIO: Tri-Star Pictures / Rastar / Zoetrope Studios
TAGLINE: Knowing what you know now, what would you do differently? Tonight she’s going back in time, with the chance to change her destiny.
DIRECTOR: Francis Ford Coppola
CAST: Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage, Barry Miller, Catherine Hicks, Joan Allen, Jim Carrey
GENRE: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Original Australian daybill featuring Kathleen Turner framed within a large keyhole while holding a key, surrounded by a blue-and-white dreamlike composition of clouds, stars and romantic imagery. The keyhole motif cleverly reflects Peggy Sue’s journey back into her own past, while the pink title treatment and photographic montage give the poster a distinctly 1980s fantasy-romance appearance.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Original Australian daybill for Francis Ford Coppola’s 1986 time-travel comedy-drama Peggy Sue Got Married. Kathleen Turner received an Academy Award nomination for her performance, while the cast also includes Nicolas Cage and early appearances by Joan Allen and Jim Carrey. The Coppola connection, recognisable 1980s artwork and unusual keyhole design give this Australian daybill good crossover appeal for collectors of 1980s cinema, fantasy and time-travel films.

It's My Turn

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]]>BB17-024 — It’s My Turn
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YEAR: 1980
STUDIO / DISTRIBUTOR: Rastar Films / Columbia Pictures
TAGLINE: “Just when she thinks she has everything right… in steps the man who says ‘wrong.’”
DIRECTOR: Claudia Weill WRITER: Eleanor Bergstein
CAST: Jill Clayburgh, Michael Douglas, Charles Grodin
GENRE: Romance / Comedy-Drama
FORMAT: Original Australian Daybill
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd. — visible at the bottom of this example.The film is a 1980 romantic comedy-drama centred on mathematics professor Kate Gunzinger, played by Jill Clayburgh, whose settled life is disrupted after meeting former baseball player Ben Lewin, played by Michael Douglas.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Australian photographic daybill design dominated by a large portrait of Jill Clayburgh embracing Michael Douglas, with a restrained cream, grey, black and red colour palette. The three principal stars — Clayburgh, Douglas and Charles Grodin — are prominently identified above the distinctive red It’s My Turn title treatment.

COLLECTOR’S NOTE: An original Australian daybill for It’s My Turn (1980), starring Jill Clayburgh, Michael Douglas and Charles Grodin. Directed by Claudia Weill and written by Eleanor Bergstein, the film explores career, independence and relationships through a successful mathematics professor whose carefully ordered life takes an unexpected romantic turn. The Australian daybill’s strong photographic presentation of Clayburgh and Douglas gives it additional appeal for collectors of either star and early Michael Douglas cinema material.

Waitress!

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]]>BB17-059 — WAITRESS!
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YEAR: 1981
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Troma Entertainment / Lloyd Kaufman–Michael Herz Production
TAGLINE: “The Wildest Film of the Year!” / “Make Your Reservations Now For… Waitress!”
DIRECTORS: Lloyd Kaufman (credited as Samuel Weil) and Michael Herz
CAST: Jim Harris, Carol Drake, Carol Bevar, Renata Majer, Hunt Block, Tony Denison
GENRE: Comedy / Sex Comedy / Sexploitation
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Waitress! is an early Troma comedy about three waitresses contending with the chaos of a New York restaurant. It was made before Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz took Troma into the cult exploitation territory for which the company later became famous. AFI records the film as a Troma production directed by Kaufman, under his Samuel Weil credit, and Michael Herz.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A very distinctive Australian Daybill using black, white and vivid red, dominated by a large circular photograph of three waitresses dressed in revealing restaurant-themed costumes. The oversized red Waitress! title sits beneath the Australian promotional wording, while a second photographic scene occupies the bottom panel. The Australian R classification, Blake Films branding and M.A.P.S. printer credit add strong local theatrical-release details. The relatively simple photographic design is unmistakably early-1980s exploitation advertising.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This one has an important cult-film connection: Waitress! belongs to Troma's early run of adult-oriented comedies, preceding the company's breakthrough with The Toxic Avenger. It was the second of Troma's so-called “sexy comedies,” following Squeeze Play! and preceding Stuck on You! and The First Turn-On!. The film also contains the first feature-film appearance of Chris Noth, later widely known for Law & Order and Sex and the City. This gives the poster additional crossover interest for Troma, cult cinema and exploitation-film collectors.

Atlantic City

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]]>BB17-062 — ATLANTIC CITY
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YEAR: 1980
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: International Cinema Corporation (ICC) / Selta Films / Cine-Neighbor / Famous Players / Canadian Film Development Corporation
DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount Pictures / Australian poster marked “A Roadshow Release”
TAGLINE: “Laugh, Cry, and Dream…”
DIRECTOR: Louis Malle
CAST: Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Michel Piccoli, Kate Reid, Robert Joy, Hollis McLaren, Al Waxman, Robert Goulet
SCREENPLAY: John Guare
MUSIC: Michel Legrand
GENRE: Crime / Drama / Romance
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Atlantic City is Louis Malle's acclaimed 1980 French-Canadian crime drama starring Burt Lancaster as ageing small-time gangster Lou Pascal and Susan Sarandon as Sally Matthews, whose lives intersect amid the changing casino city. The film was nominated for all five major Academy Awards — Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress and Original Screenplay — and won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A particularly attractive Australian Daybill with a rich golden-yellow background and finely rendered blue monochrome artwork. Large portraits of Burt Lancaster and Susan Sarandon dominate the upper half beneath the Australian advertising line “LAUGH, CRY, AND DREAM…”, while smaller illustrated scenes depict the casino and Atlantic City setting. The ornate Atlantic City title treatment resembles casino and boardwalk signage, with the Australian M classification, Roadshow release credit and M.A.P.S. Litho printer mark completing the local theatrical design.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: An excellent crossover poster for collectors of Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon and director Louis Malle, with unusually strong critical credentials for a mainstream theatrical release. Atlantic City received Academy Award nominations in all of the “Big Five” categories and won the Golden Lion at the 1980 Venice Film Festival. The film was later selected for preservation in the US National Film Registry, adding further significance to what is otherwise a relatively affordable piece of original cinema history.

They Laughed

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]]>BB17-063 — THEY ALL LAUGHED
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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.

Paradise

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]]>BB17-066 — PARADISE
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YEAR: 1982
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: RSL Films / Guardian Trust Company
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: Hoyts Distribution
TAGLINE: “…a world where a boy and a girl discover the most intimate secret of all.”
DIRECTOR: Stuart Gillard
CAST: Willie Aames, Phoebe Cates, Tuvia Tavi, Richard Curnock
SCREENPLAY: Stuart Gillard
MUSIC: Paul Hoffert
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Adam Greenberg
GENRE: Adventure / Romance / Coming-of-Age
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Paradise is a 1982 romantic adventure starring Willie Aames and Phoebe Cates as two young survivors who find themselves alone together after their caravan is attacked while travelling through the Middle East. The film marked Stuart Gillard's feature directing debut and was one of Phoebe Cates' first two feature films, released the same year as Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A very photographic Australian Daybill dominated by a full-colour image of Phoebe Cates and Willie Aames together beside a tropical waterfall, with the film's suggestive Australian promotional line positioned at upper right. The lower section switches to a vivid turquoise panel carrying the large white PARADISE title and compact production credits. Unlike many illustrated Daybills of the period, the close-up photographic design makes the two young stars the overwhelming focus of the poster. The Hoyts Distribution credit and Robert Burton printer mark identify the Australian theatrical presentation.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: The principal collector draw here is Phoebe Cates, appearing at the very beginning of the screen career that would shortly include Fast Times at Ridgemont High and later Gremlins. Paradise also has a cult connection to The Blue Lagoon-style romantic adventure cycle of the period. Cates additionally performed the film's vocal theme, giving the title another connection to her early career.

Gregory's Girl

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]]>BB17-069 — GREGORY'S GIRL
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YEAR: 1981
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Lake Films / National Film Finance Corporation / Scottish Television
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: GUO Film Distributors
TAGLINE: “What Gregory doesn’t know about women fills a wonderful new comedy.” / “…there’s a little bit of him in all of us.”
DIRECTOR: Bill Forsyth
CAST: John Gordon Sinclair, Dee Hepburn, Clare Grogan, Jake D’Arcy, Chic Murray, Alex Norton, John Bett
SCREENPLAY: Bill Forsyth
PRODUCERS: Davina Belling and Clive Parsons
MUSIC: Colin Tully
GENRE: Romantic Comedy / Coming-of-Age / Teen Comedy
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Gregory’s Girl is Bill Forsyth’s much-loved Scottish coming-of-age comedy about awkward teenager Gregory, who becomes infatuated with Dorothy after she joins his school football team. The film stars John Gordon Sinclair, Dee Hepburn and Clare Grogan and has become an enduring favourite of Scottish and British cinema.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A particularly attractive Australian Daybill dominated by warm peach, apricot and burgundy tones. The illustrated artwork places John Gordon Sinclair as Gregory front and centre, clutching a rather battered bunch of flowers while giving an optimistic thumbs-up. The distinctive handwritten Girl treatment crosses the heavier GREGORY’S title, while the generous white border and restrained lower credit panel give this poster a cleaner, more sophisticated appearance than many Australian comedy Daybills of the period. GUO Film Distributors and Robert Burton printer markings provide clear Australian-release identifiers.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This is a strong title within 1980s British cinema rather than simply another teen comedy. Bill Forsyth won the BAFTA for Best Screenplay for Gregory’s Girl, while the film itself was nominated for Best Film and Forsyth for Best Direction. John Gordon Sinclair also received a BAFTA nomination for Most Promising Newcomer. The film is particularly associated with the emergence of Forsyth’s distinctive Scottish filmmaking style and also features an early performance by Clare Grogan of Altered Images.

The Four Seasons

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]]>BB17-103 — THE FOUR SEASONS
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YEAR: 1981
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Martin Bregman Production / Universal Pictures
TAGLINE: “Here’s to our friends… and the strength to put up with them.”
DIRECTOR: Alan Alda
CAST: Alan Alda, Carol Burnett, Len Cariou, Sandy Dennis, Rita Moreno, Jack Weston, Bess Armstrong
SCREENPLAY: Alan Alda
PRODUCER: Martin Bregman
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Victor J. Kemper
GENRE: Comedy-Drama / Romantic Comedy
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

The Four Seasons is a 1981 comedy-drama written, directed by and starring Alan Alda, following three long-time couples whose friendships and relationships are tested during a series of seasonal holidays together. It marked Alda's feature-film directorial debut.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Soft grey and blue Australian Daybill featuring a large illustrated portrait of Carol Burnett and Alan Alda raising their glasses, signed “Cadino”, above a smaller boating scene depicting the ensemble cast. Bright red title lettering and the handwritten-style tagline reinforce the film's friendship theme.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: The Four Seasons was a substantial box-office success and received four Golden Globe nominations, including Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical and acting nominations for Alan Alda and Carol Burnett. The title refers to Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, which forms an important part of the film's musical soundtrack.

Night Shift

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]]>BB17-104 — NIGHT SHIFT
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YEAR: 1982
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: The Ladd Company / Brian Grazer Production / Warner Bros.
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: Roadshow
TAGLINE: “Meet the mousy nobody who became a spunky somebody!”
DIRECTOR: Ron Howard
CAST: Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton, Shelley Long, Gina Hecht, Bobby Di Cicco
SCREENPLAY: Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel
PRODUCER: Brian Grazer
MUSIC: Burt Bacharach
CINEMATOGRAPHY: James Crabe
GENRE: Comedy
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Night Shift is the 1982 Ron Howard comedy starring Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton and Shelley Long, about two New York morgue attendants who turn their workplace into the unlikely headquarters for an escort business.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Bold red, purple and white Australian Daybill featuring large photographic images of Henry Winkler and Shelley Long against a Manhattan skyline, with smaller scenes from the film across the lower section. Bright yellow title lettering and the strong red border give the poster a distinctive early-1980s comedy look.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Particularly collectible as Michael Keaton's first starring feature-film role, alongside Happy Days star Henry Winkler, and an early directing credit for Ron Howard. The film also contains small early appearances by Kevin Costner and Shannen Doherty.

Hanky Panky

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]]>BB17-107 — HANKY PANKY
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YEAR: 1982
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Columbia Pictures / Martin Ransohoff Production
TAGLINE: “When you’re wanted for a murder you didn’t commit, chased for secrets you didn’t steal, and running from people who want to kill you, the worst mistake you can make is falling in love.”
DIRECTOR: Sidney Poitier
CAST: Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner, Kathleen Quinlan, Richard Widmark
SCREENPLAY: Henry Rosenbaum and David Taylor
PRODUCER: Martin Ransohoff
MUSIC: Tom Scott
GENRE: Comedy / Crime / Thriller
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Hanky Panky is a 1982 comedy-thriller pairing Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner in a mistaken-identity adventure involving murder, espionage and an increasingly chaotic cross-country chase.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Full-colour illustrated Australian Daybill dominated by Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner escaping in a helicopter, pursued by armed men in a second helicopter. The blue sky and desert landscape contrast strongly with the bright red-and-white title treatment. The artwork is signed Velez.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Hanky Panky has an important connection beyond the film itself — Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner met while making the movie, beginning the relationship that later led to their marriage. It was also directed by acclaimed actor and filmmaker Sidney Poitier. Heritage specifically notes the Wilder/Radner connection in its catalogue entry for the film's original poster material.

Roar

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YEAR: 1981
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: American Filmworks / Film Consortium
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: Filmways
TAGLINE: “…a ferocious comedy”
DIRECTOR: Noel Marshall
CAST: Tippi Hedren, Noel Marshall, Melanie Griffith, John Marshall, Jerry Marshall, Kyalo Mativo
SCREENPLAY: Noel Marshall
PRODUCERS: Tippi Hedren and Noel Marshall MUSIC: Terence P. Minogue
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jan de Bont
GENRE: Adventure / Comedy / Thriller
POSTER PRINTER: Not identified with enough certainty
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Roar is a 1981 adventure film starring Tippi Hedren and Melanie Griffith, made using numerous untrained lions, tigers and other big cats. Importantly for this poster, the film's world premiere was held in Sydney on 30 October 1981, making the Australian theatrical campaign particularly relevant to its release history.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Striking Australian Daybill with huge hand-painted red ROAR lettering over a yellow sun, above illustrated action artwork showing lions and tigers surrounding a vintage car. A prominent burst announces “NOW rated G for the whole family!”, identifying this as advertising for the edited Australian G-rated release rather than the initial Australian version.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This is an especially interesting Australian release poster. Roar originally received an Australian NRC/PG-equivalent classification, but was subsequently edited and re-released in Australia with a G rating — exactly the version promoted on this Daybill. The film became notorious for its hazardous production with untrained big cats, and cinematographer Jan de Bont later became the director of Speed and Twister.

Brubaker

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]]>BB17-112 — BRUBAKER
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YEAR: 1980
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: 20th Century-Fox / Ted Mann–Ron Silverman Production
TAGLINE: “The most wanted man in Wakefield prison is the Warden.”
DIRECTOR: Stuart Rosenberg
CAST: Robert Redford, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Alexander, Murray Hamilton, David Keith, Tim McIntire, Morgan Freeman
SCREENPLAY: W. D. Richter
STORY: W. D. Richter and Arthur Ross
PRODUCERS: Ron Silverman and Ted Mann
MUSIC: Lalo Schifrin
GENRE: Drama / Prison Drama
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Brubaker is a 1980 prison drama starring Robert Redford as a newly appointed prison warden who secretly enters his own institution as an inmate, allowing him to witness its corruption and brutality firsthand.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Restrained photographic Australian Daybill dominated by a large sepia-toned portrait of Robert Redford behind a graphic prison fence and razor wire. The muted brown and cream palette, minimal typography and stark prison imagery give the poster a serious, dramatic appearance.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Inspired by the experiences documented by prison reformer Thomas Murton, Brubaker combines Robert Redford with director Stuart Rosenberg, whose earlier prison classic was Cool Hand Luke. The supporting cast also includes Morgan Freeman in an early feature-film role.VIEW THIS POSTER: See the current price and availability in our Vintage Movie Poster Collection.

My Bodyguard

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YEAR: 1980
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Melvin Simon Productions / 20th Century-Fox
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: Roadshow
TAGLINE: “Superman can go fly a kite… Dennis Lillee can give himself a bumper… and Luke Skywalker can gallop up some other galaxy!”
DIRECTOR: Tony Bill
CAST: Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin, Matt Dillon, Ruth Gordon, Martin Mull, John Houseman, Joan Cusack
SCREENPLAY: Alan Ormsby
PRODUCERS: Melvin Simon and Don Devlin
MUSIC: Dave Grusin
GENRE: Comedy-Drama / Coming-of-Age / Teen Drama
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

My Bodyguard is a 1980 coming-of-age comedy-drama about a bullied Chicago schoolboy who befriends the school's intimidating outsider for protection, only for their arrangement to develop into a genuine friendship. It marked Tony Bill's feature directing debut and features several young actors at the beginning of significant careers.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Distinctive turquoise, black and white Australian Daybill featuring photographic cut-outs of the young cast and a deliberately cheeky Australian advertising campaign. Of particular interest is the locally tailored headline referencing Australian cricketer Dennis Lillee alongside Superman and Luke Skywalker, giving this poster a strong piece of Australian popular-culture history.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: My Bodyguard features early performances from Matt Dillon and Adam Baldwin, with Baldwin making his film debut. Joan Cusack appears in her first major film role, while Jennifer Beals has a small uncredited appearance. The Australian-specific Dennis Lillee tagline makes this Daybill particularly interesting compared with overseas poster campaigns.

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The Big Brawl

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YEAR: 1980
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Golden Harvest / Fred Weintraub Production / Warner Bros.
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: Roadshow
TAGLINE: “A Martial Arts fight to the finish. Filmed in America by the producers of ‘Enter the Dragon’.”
DIRECTOR: Robert Clouse
CAST: Jackie Chan, Kristine DeBell, Mako, Ron Max, David Sheiner, Rosalind Chao, Lenny Montana, José Ferrer
SCREENPLAY: Robert Clouse
PRODUCERS: Fred Weintraub and Terry Morse Jr.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Raymond Chow
MUSIC: Lalo Schifrin
GENRE: Martial Arts / Action / Comedy
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Also released as Battle Creek Brawl, The Big Brawl was Jackie Chan's first major attempt to break into the American film market. The Hong Kong–American production teamed Chan with director Robert Clouse and producer Fred Weintraub, both closely associated with Enter the Dragon.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Strong pink, black and red Australian artwork dominated by Jackie Chan in a fighting pose, surrounded by smaller martial-arts action scenes and a period car. The design places JACKIE CHAN prominently at the top and directly promotes the film's connection to Enter the Dragon.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: An important early Jackie Chan Hollywood crossover poster. The film predates Chan's eventual American breakthrough by more than a decade, making original theatrical material an interesting part of his international career. The Australian Daybill is specifically recognised by Australian poster dealers as an original local issue, with this duotone artwork currently described as a distinct variant.

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Masquerade

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YEAR: 1988
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Michael I. Levy Enterprises
TAGLINE: “An heiress. A hustler. A set-up. A murder. It’s not a game anymore.”
DIRECTOR: Bob Swaim
CAST: Rob Lowe, Meg Tilly, Kim Cattrall, Doug Savant, John Glover
SCREENPLAY: Dick Wolf
PRODUCER: Michael I. Levy
MUSIC: John Barry
CINEMATOGRAPHY: David Watkin
GENRE: Mystery / Thriller / Romance / Neo-Noir
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Masquerade is a 1988 romantic mystery thriller starring Rob Lowe as a yacht captain who becomes involved with a wealthy young heiress, played by Meg Tilly, in a story of seduction, deception and murder. Kim Cattrall and Doug Savant co-star.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Dark photographic Australian Daybill dominated by an intimate image of Rob Lowe and Meg Tilly, contrasted with the torn-paper style red MASQUERADE title. The sparse design and four-part “An heiress. A hustler. A set-up. A murder.” headline strongly emphasise the film's romantic-thriller storyline.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Masquerade combines several notable late-1980s names, including Rob Lowe, Meg Tilly and Kim Cattrall. It is also an early feature screenplay by Dick Wolf, who later created the Law & Order television franchise, while its score was composed by five-time Academy Award winner John Barry. The film was shot extensively around New York and the Hamptons, including East Hampton, Montauk Harbor and Shelter Island.

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She's Having a Baby - BB17

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YEAR: 1988
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Hughes Entertainment / Paramount Pictures
TAGLINE: “Man. Woman. Life. Death. Infinity. Tuna casserole. One movie dares to tell it all.”
DIRECTOR: John Hughes
CAST: Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Baldwin, William Windom, Holland Taylor, Cathryn Damon, Paul Gleason
SCREENPLAY: John Hughes
PRODUCER: John Hughes
MUSIC: Stewart Copeland
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Donald Peterman
GENRE: Romantic Comedy / Comedy-Drama
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian DaybillShe's Having a Baby is John Hughes' 1988 comedy-drama about newlyweds Jake and Kristy Briggs navigating marriage, careers, family expectations and eventually parenthood. Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth McGovern lead the film, with Alec Baldwin as Jake's best friend.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Soft photographic Australian Daybill featuring Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth McGovern facing one another, with the image fading into a dark lower panel. The understated design is headed “A John Hughes Film” and uses the film's wonderfully offbeat “Man. Woman. Life. Death. Infinity. Tuna casserole.” advertising line.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: A strong piece of John Hughes 1980s cinema memorabilia, made during the same period as Planes, Trains and Automobiles and The Great Outdoors. The film also has notable music crossover appeal: Stewart Copeland composed the score, while Kate Bush's “This Woman's Work” was originally written for the film and accompanies its climactic birth sequence.

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Go for It - BB17

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YEAR: 1983
ORIGINAL TITLE: Nati con la camicia
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Laguna Productions
AUSTRALIAN RELEASE: Warner Bros. / Columbia Pictures
DIRECTOR: E.B. Clucher (Enzo Barboni)
CAST: Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, Buffy Dee, David Huddleston, Riccardo Pizzuti, Faith Minton
SCREENPLAY: Marco Tullio Barboni
MUSIC: Franco Micalizzi
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Ben McDermott
GENRE: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Spy Parody
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Go for It is a 1983 action-comedy starring the hugely popular screen partnership of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. After being mistaken for secret agents, Rosco and Doug become caught up in a CIA mission involving a criminal organisation and a plot threatening the United States.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Colourful Australian Daybill featuring Terence Hill in roller-skating gear alongside a handcuffed Bud Spencer, surrounded by a truck, space shuttle, Cadillac, henchmen and the film's female villain. The artwork is by renowned Italian movie-poster artist Renato Casaro, whose artwork is specifically identified on the Australian Daybill by an Australian specialist dealer.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: A particularly fun Hill-and-Spencer poster with additional appeal for collectors of European action-comedy and 1980s spy spoofs. The film sends up elements of the James Bond series, including references to Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever, The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker. The Renato Casaro artwork gives this Australian issue an additional recognised poster-art connection.

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Go for It - BB17

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Clash of the Titans - BB17

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YEAR: 1981
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Charles H. Schneer Productions
TAGLINE: “An Epic Entertainment Spectacular!”
DIRECTOR: Desmond Davis
CAST: Harry Hamlin, Judi Bowker, Laurence Olivier, Burgess Meredith, Maggie Smith, Ursula Andress, Claire Bloom, Siân Phillips
SCREENPLAY: Beverley Cross
PRODUCERS: Charles H. Schneer and Ray Harryhausen
MUSIC: Laurence Rosenthal
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Ted Moore
GENRE: Fantasy / Adventure / Greek Mythology
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Clash of the Titans is the 1981 fantasy adventure based on the Greek myth of Perseus, following his battles with Medusa, the Kraken and other mythological creatures in his quest to save Andromeda.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Spectacular Australian Daybill dominated by fantasy artwork of Perseus riding Pegasus above the enormous Kraken, surrounded by fire, sea and mythological figures. A vertical strip of character portraits includes Harry Hamlin, Judi Bowker, Laurence Olivier, Burgess Meredith, Maggie Smith and Ursula Andress. The dark background and large gold-and-red title give the poster a strong classic fantasy appearance.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: An especially collectable title for fans of Ray Harryhausen, as Clash of the Titans was the legendary stop-motion effects artist's final feature film. Harryhausen created the film's celebrated Medusa, Kraken, Pegasus and other creatures and also produced the film with his long-time collaborator Charles H. Schneer. The theatrical poster campaign was designed by Bill Gold with artwork by Greg and Tim Hildebrandt.

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