Famous 70s Movie Posters
Here is a list of ten of the most iconic wall posters from that era.
Famous 70s movie posters. Teens created shrines to their favorite hot celebrity favorite band and even favorite movie by hanging every poster they could get their hands on. From cult horror to iconic romances the cinema of the decade showcased some fantastic art. Before photoshop movie posters were an art form and the 80s were the last decade in which film art was inventive creative and iconic.
People could buy posters almost anywhere. Shop affordable wall art to hang in dorms bedrooms offices or anywhere blank walls aren t welcome. I deliberately left off this list wall posters that depicted the following sports figures joe namath ali etc movie stars farrah fawcett and her red one piece swimsuit pose musicians music bands woodstock hendrix etc movies star wars jaws etc and.
But the poster s strongest suit is the way it stirs up memories of older more cerebral sci fi movies from the 70s like 2001. The social network wasn t the first poster to start the big letters on a face poster trend but it was the most memorable and effective. And there was no better decade for the movie poster than the 70s.
1967 re release poster still the highest grossing movie of all time when taking inflation into account victor fleming s epic romance was re released in theaters by this fiery sexy one sheet. Nearly every teen bedroom in the 1960s and 1970s had posters covering all the walls. Her pose showing off her beautiful smile and the hairstyle that would become one of the most famous of all time sold a record 7 million units i have seen the figure listed as 11 million in some sources and was most certainly the best selling personality poster of all time.
Take a look at some of the most recognizable posters from. Movie posters used to be an art form back before movie studios started photoshopping famous and attractive faces on one sheets. The 70s saw a boost in the interest in personality pin up posters thanks to the mega success of farrah fawcett s redswimsuit poster from 1976.
It was a clever way for the designer to indicate that moon was more of a thinking man s sci fi movie than your typical space opera fare. You could find any type of poster imaginable there.
