The Shock-O-Rama Poster Show 2021 #10

Welcome back to the Shock-O-Rama Poster Show! As July winds down, I hope you are keeping cool and have been enjoying your summer so far. I've been busy the last several weeks with company, doctor visits, and packing for my upcoming move. Ugh! My posters are taking forever to sort through and prep for moving...and what do I do? Continue to buy MORE! I'm such an idiot.

Today, I've just arrived home from yet another visit to Stanford. I put most of the finishing touches on this post while I was away...and now it's ready to be shared. As usual (ho-hum), there's nothing that uber-exciting,  but I hope there's a poster or two that strikes your fancy. (Or at least saves this post from total suckage.,..)

Oops! Grab your seats! 

It looks like the poster show is about to begin...

HALLOWEEN KILLS (Piece of movie set?):

This is questionable (and, I'm aware, it's NOT a poster), but,,, it might also be interesting. This is a piece of a brick that apparently was used in HALLOWEEN KILLS at the set for Haddonfield Memorial Hospital. Having not seen the flick yet, it's impossible to know if it plays into the action...or if some guy on eBay just got a bunch of broken brick pieces and is making a quick buck. Whatever. It wasn't expensive. It's also tiny. The bag fits in my hand.

THE FLAMBOYANT SEX:

SEE: The torridly sexy "finger" scene! Even Paris was SHOCKED! I already had one of these posters, but when I was looking to pad out the shipping of some other posters and saw the dealer had this cheap ($4.99!?!), I snagged it. SEE: Barbara bewitched by caressing eyes! Ha! 

HOT CHILD IN THE CITY:

Why did I get this poster? Believe it or not, it reminded me of a poster I WANT to get for a Raquel Welch flick's poster I've yet to get (for a movie I've yet to see) called RESTLESS. In the Welch poster, Raquel is in baby doll pajamas, swinging a bloody ax over her head with the title written in a circular fashion around her. Okay---this woman is not Raquel Welch and a red rose is not a bloody ax...But it is something until I can score that poster... (Is the movie RESTLESS any good? It's not one that ever comes up when discussing Welch's filmography...) I just noticed John Holmes (under the name John Wadd) was in this flick and it stars someone named L'Oriele. Oo la la? Who knows? (This was a cheap-o! So, who cares?)

HUMAN EXPERIMENTS:

Hooray! This is the movie I read about in a very early issue (possibly the first one?) of Fangoria magazine. I kept watching for this flick to show up in my town. it never did. I never saw it anywhere during the VHS years. I've seen several similarly themed titles turn up and wondered if that was this with a different title? But nope... Now, at last, I've finally scored the poster...and I also recently got this on DVD. I'll be seeing it soon hopefully. This poster is only 25x38, but it hasn't been trimmed. I hope--after all of this time--the movie doesn't suck. Ha!

SPIRAL:

This was not something I expected to add to my collection. I mean, I saw it---and have seen all of the SAW movies. However, except for the original film (and maybe the 3D final chapter), I am sure I passed on all of the posters for the sequels. By and large, except for the bigger horror franchises (HALLOWEEN, FRIDAY THE 13TH, etc.), James Bond, and a few others, I try to avoid posters for sequels. So why SPIRAL? Easy. It was FREE. I'd gone to a nearby theater (to see THE CONJURING 3). This particular theater gives away posters. Usually they are utter crap. While many would consider this one crap as well, I am actually happy to have it. While not the best entry in the SAW series, it was okay. I'd have never purchased this poster---but as a freebie, I'll gladly take it. Whoo hoo!

SCHLOCK:

While I am reasonably sure I have one of these (?!?!?), I was not sure. This is John Landis's debut as a director, writer, and actor. This was also one of make-up artist Rick Baker's first credited gigs. Originally filmed and also known as THE BANANA MONSTER, SCHLOCK (not to be confused with Joan Crawford's last flick TROG) is a wacky, low-budgeter that is an obvious calling card for Landis to get the KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE gig next (and for Baker to get the 1976 KING KONG remake)! Starring the Schlockthropus!!! (Actually, Landis starred as the big, hairy one.) Baker has an uncredited small role as does producer Jack H. Harris (producer behind THE 4D MAN, DINOSAURUS!, EQUINOX, DARK STAR, THE EYES OF LAURA MARS, and all three of THE BLOB films). Famous Monsters' editor Forrest J. Ackerman also has a cameo. This is the original release, full-color one sheet. (The 1977 rerelease uses the same image, but is not in color.)

SOLO (Advance-Chewie style):

I've said before, I'm not a STAR WARS fan. I occasionally buy STAR WARS posters when I can get them cheap-ish to hopefully a turn a profit down the road. This one was kind of the exception. I paid more for this than I should/wanted to, but it was the only one of the character advance sheets for SOLO that I didn't have.

THE DAY TIME ENDED (International style?):

I have the one sheet for THE DAY TIME ENDED. But when I came across this poster, I was totally confused. This poster was completely new to me--completely different art than the uber-cheezy original (which can be seen HERE). How had I not seen this before? And then I noticed it had no ratings box. Of course, I realized, it had to be a n international one sheet. With an interesting cast, an alien, a monster, and UFOs, this Charles Band flick looks like low-budget fun.

FLESH GORDON MEETS THE COSMIC CHEERLEADERS (International)(aka FLESH GORDON 2):

I know this flick is not all that great. I actually do not remember all that much about it (it's been YEARS since I've seen it). Frankly, the only thing I truly do remember is the poo people. Yes, you heard me. Poo people (as in people dressed like giant turds!) Obviously this movie is as clASSy as they come. NOT! FLESH GORDON MEETS THE COSMIC CHEERLEADERS is the 1990 sequel to 1974's X-rated FLESH GORDON. I don't think many people are aware of this sequel. In fact, I don't even think all that many people are aware of the original these days. Zowie! Both films were, in my opinion, missed opportunities. The original FLESH GORDON one sheet is GORGEOUS, though. (I also have the Spanish and the Italian posters.) I had long wanted the one sheet for the sequel to go with it, but I am not even sure it had a theatrical release...at least stateside (and I DO have the US video release poster). I came across this one sheet (sold out of the UK) and am thinking it is an international one sheet--possibly a video poster? Maybe not. I do have a quad with different art for this flick. Anyway, I came across this one and, even though it was far more than I wanted to pay (for the shipping alone), I snatched it up. 

REVOLT OF THE ZOMBIES (rerelease):

I have one of these posters already--and paid far more than I wanted to for this copy. However, my copy has a slight misprint. This copy was in extremely good condition...so I thought I'd upgrade. I can always sell off my original copy. Yes, this is a rerelease poster. However, the original has completely different art and is crazy-hard to find. I am super happy with this rerelease poster.

And that's it for now. Thank you for visiting.  It is always a pleasure seeing you.  I hope you enjoyed yourself.  I hope to see you next time, as well. Enjoy the rest of your summer.

Cheers!

One little PS... I got to meet a fellow movie poster collector who goes by the name of "Okie Hawker" on the All Posters Forum movie poster collectors website. "Okie" became a member  a few years after me, but his taste in posters is far more classy and classic than the trash-o-rama I like. Despite that, he is still a very cool guy and a valued member of the forum. He was coming to California and let me know. Voila! We met. How groovy is that?