The name Drew Struzan may draw a blank stare from the average moviegoer, but you’ll likely find few over the last 35 years who haven’t laid their eyes on his artwork. His painted movie posters, often noted for their realism and nostalgic charm, include Raiders of the Lost Art (1981), Risky Business (1983), The Goonies (1985), and Coming to America (1988) along with the comics-inspired films The Flintstones (1994), Hellboy (2004), and The Walking Dead (2010). As a salute to the artist and his impressive portfolio, filmmakers Eric P. Sharkey, Greg Boas, and Charles Ricciardi have produced the as-yet-unreleased documentary Drew: The Man Behind the Poster (see trailer above). Sharkey shares his thoughts on the project here and a nice roundup of Struzan’s posters may be found here.
(Images: theatrical posters for Back to the Future (1985) and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001), Drew Struzan)
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