Animal House movie poster illustrator, Rick Meyerowitz, has just come out with a new book called Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead that recalls the 1970’s glory days of National Lampoon when the magazine was actually funny…
…and before the brand lampooned itself by making cheesy, not funny comedies and committing stock fraud.
To get you through the long Labor Day weekend (and officially take Meansheets to a new all-time low), I’m going to top off “Body Parts Theme Week” by busting out with some of the most obvious overtly sexual movie posters!
And okay, to be fair to the opposite sex, I wanted to come up with a post called “Cocks!” — but there just weren’t enough one-sheets exposing that territory. At least none that weren’t X-Rated.
Btw, if sex truly sells — how come I haven’t heard of a lot of these movies?
Keeping up with the body parts theme, here’s a nice little spread from Imgur via Cinematical…
Sorry if I got you excited — but no, this is not a Loretta Swit aka “Hot Lips” Houlihan from M*A*S*H tribute — though I do love her work!
In the world of movie posters — and I guess this pretty much goes for life, in general — there are some body parts that are just more visually appealing than others…
Laugh and the whole world laughs with you…Scream and you scream alone.
Btw, the French poster for There’s Always A Price Tag (top right) is by French artist, Jacques Fourastie, of Pickpocket fame.
Here’s the 1971 version of Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory vs. Charlie and The Chocolate Factory (2005). (via ImpAwards)
Guy Gérard Noël was born Guy Carré — but later changed his name to Noël because he was born on Christmas day (and also because I’m sure he felt the moniker gave him a little more caché as an artisté).
Although he is undoubtedly most remembered for his seriously spooky output on the Hammer Horror series of posters distributed by Universal from 1950-1973, I personally have always found his romantic drama pieces much more appealing. But that’s just me. If you really want to know Noël, then you must check out EatBrie’s scary collection or, of course, just buy the book.
After retiring to the French countryside in the late 60’s to illustrate books and record covers, Noël died of a heart attack in 1994 at the age of 82.
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