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crossoverman — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:54:51 -0800

Movie poster artist draws a line. Drew Struzan is retiring. Responsible for some of the most iconic movie posters from the last thirty years, some of his non-poster work can be seen at his official site. Many of the original images are for sale, starting at $30,000. Some of his paintings and drawings might be considered NSFW.

By: Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese

Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:36:22 -0800

Here's a good collection of his movie posters.

By: Auden

Auden — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:31:58 -0800

Timeless, iconic classics. But I prefer my posters in the original Polish.

By: maudlin

maudlin — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:47:31 -0800

He's definitely talented, but I'm either indifferent to or annoyed by most of his movie illustrations. They feel very mannered, fussy, and over-polished, or just -- off. (That's John Cusack?) The only movie-related items I like are Hellboy and the Bladerunner piece from 2003. It might be because I have mixed feelings, at best, about most of these movies, or because he seems to blandify a bunch of distinctive actors. Or maybe it's just because the stuff I like is more recent and he's gotten looser over the years. But I like his studio pieces a lot. They're just more playful and mucky and fluid. He simply seems to be having more fun with these.

By: Ambrosia Voyeur

Ambrosia Voyeur — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:48:39 -0800

It makes me sad to think such warm, luscious nudes might be NSFW for someone.

By: hal9k

hal9k — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:55:26 -0800

No, we all love the poster. But... uh... Swayze walked and now we signed Jeff Bridges to the role.

By: SmileyChewtrain

SmileyChewtrain — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:38:21 -0800

I think The Thing is one of my favorite all time posters.

By: nosila

nosila — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:58:20 -0800

Exactly, Auden. Those Polish posters put American movie posters to shame.

By: jca

jca — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:11:32 -0800

The "most" iconic poster link in the original post (for Raiders of the Lost Ark style B) is by Richard Amsel, not Drew Struzan.

By: ric2046

ric2046 — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:20:39 -0800

Iconic is the word! Struzan is legendary. I have the movie poster of The Thing on my wall and it never ceases to amaze me every time I stare at it. It's probably one of my top 3 favorite movie posters of all-time.