That is a pretty bold statement Mel, and one that can't be verified as far as I know. Todd at MPGrading did a fiber analysis on the full-sized reprints for Blade Runner (which has crushed shadow detail), Pulp Fiction (which has slightly different colors and paper) and Thing (not sure how to identify this one yet, or even which style was copied) and they all came from the same paper stock -- which means they were printed in the 90s after PFs release. I highly doubt these were studio printings as there were different studios involved.
If you are talking about pre-90s extra stock being printed and sold commercially with the studios blessing... I'd want to hear some realistic proof -- from someone other than tloce.
I'm primarily talking about the "endless" perfect rolled posters (BTTF, Blade, Dune, Fast Times, Thing, 1941, Pulp Fiction) that the
MoviePosterZone brothers are selling. A reputable dealer told me they have "lifetime" supplies of these posters and they obtained directly from the original printers (or studios). Their Blade Runners, for example, clearly were printed from the original printing plates as the 30x40 since they have the same printing defects (the light "ORI
GINAL"). Dan R. thinks the MPZ posters are generally legit.
Egbert also claims
Miramax sold 10,000 copies of Pulp Fiction directly to dealers, which were resold and split up among various dealers. Obviously he has a poor reputation in the hobby but he did name his specific contacts at Miramax, plus there are endless quantities of these for sale from multiple dealers, so I tend to credit it.
Locust ain't talking to me and I wouldn't believe him anyway since I have two of his low-quality digital reprints.