Author Topic: UK Quads - Any era, any type (Read 31547 times)

okiehawker · « **Reply #75 on:** February 27, 2019, 11:11:14 PM »

Quote from: Tob on February 27, 2019, 07:19:34 PM

Thanks Jeff! yeah, these are mine...wish I had deep pockets for some of those beauties from the 60s and 70s, but I’m an 80s kid so these make me smile too.

Tob! You just kicked the 80s straight in the butt and came out smelling like sweet poster goodness. Nice going! Okie

skyjackers · « **Reply #76 on:** February 28, 2019, 05:57:32 AM »

Really like the original Nightmare Quad. Great quads too Tob. Always loved both the films and the posters for 'The Lost Boys' and 'Big Trouble in Little China', takes me back to my childhood! I don't have many quads left now but I always liked these:

Tob · « **Reply #77 on:** February 28, 2019, 09:16:17 AM »

Nice, Skyjackers. I've been meaning to buy one of those Graveyard Shift quads for years, it's a striking image!

Quote from: okiehawker on February 27, 2019, 11:11:14 PM

Tob! You just kicked the 80s straight in the butt and came out smelling like sweet poster goodness. Nice going! Okie

Hehe, thanks Okie!

marklawd · « **Reply #78 on:** February 28, 2019, 03:56:34 PM »

I have many quads - here are a few Hitchcocks:-

The Birds (Advance) - Very rare

and the regular

North by Northwest

Psycho - First Printing (Stone Litho) - Very rare

To Catch a Thief

The Wrong Man

Mark

Undead · « **Reply #79 on:** February 28, 2019, 04:56:24 PM »

I have to stop looking at this thread before I start trying to buy quads I can't afford. Really cool stuff everyone!

martinc · « **Reply #80 on:** February 28, 2019, 05:27:40 PM »

Great Hitchcock posters. The Birds "is" coming doesn't sound right somehow but it must be grammatically correct.

Liked the quad from earlier in the thread for The American Friend as well. Bruno Ganz was always watchable, sad about his passing recently.

okiehawker · « **Reply #81 on:** February 28, 2019, 09:02:27 PM »

Hi Mark, Your To Catch a Thief quad really caught my eye! Okie

hepcatpunk · « **Reply #82 on:** February 28, 2019, 09:33:32 PM »

Quote from: okiehawker on February 28, 2019, 09:02:27 PM

Hi Mark, Your To Catch a Thief quad really caught my eye! Okie

Agree...fantastic quads!

okiehawker · « **Reply #83 on:** February 28, 2019, 10:00:30 PM »

Hi Skyjackers, The Monster Squad, oh yeah!!!! 1987 in you face! Okie

Tob · « **Reply #84 on:** March 03, 2019, 05:37:42 AM »

Those Hitchcock quads are special. Especially ‘To Catch a Thief’.

Simes · « **Reply #85 on:** March 03, 2019, 06:42:49 AM »

Never seen the Birds advance.

Curious that in the advance it was 'The birds is coming'. A capital B would have corrected the syntax, 'The Birds is coming'. Otherwise it looks like it should read 'The birds are coming.'

redman · « **Reply #86 on:** March 03, 2019, 09:16:12 AM »

i had planned on having a Hitchcock viewing binge over winter but never got round to it but seeing those quads has got me planning again haha.
does anybody know if the Birds (advance) image was available as a trade ad?

marklawd · « **Reply #87 on:** March 03, 2019, 02:45:48 PM »

There is a trade ad on ebay with a title "The birds is flying high!" - reporting on the first week's box office takings at the Odeon Leicester Square where the film premiered in the UK. I'm thinking mine was perhaps a teaser quad used exclusively for Odeon.

Mark

redman · « **Reply #88 on:** March 03, 2019, 06:04:41 PM »

^ thanks. i have a double page Birds trade ad from Kinematograph Weekly July 25 1963 (type attached by gum, so if you find the mag there is no guarantee the poster will be there..). the ad uses the well known artwork but is on a yellow background like that advance (also says 'Rank release October 13th book it now')

paul waines · « **Reply #89 on:** March 04, 2019, 04:46:40 PM »

Quote from: marklawd on March 03, 2019, 02:45:48 PM

There is a trade ad on ebay with a title "The birds is flying high!" - reporting on the first week's box office takings at the Odeon Leicester Square where the film premiered in the UK. I'm thinking mine was perhaps a teaser quad used exclusively for Odeon.

Mark

Hey Mark, can you tell me why you think that?

redman · « **Reply #90 on:** March 05, 2019, 06:55:00 AM »

^ Birds UK premiere was 10 September 1963, the ad showing takings from initial run uses same font for "the birds are flying high" that is used on the advance poster strongly suggesting the advance was used at odeon, leicester sq for that premiere (my trade ad from july doesn't use that font - or have poor syntax!). this is all a guess on my part of course

would this have been shown all over uk? if so where are they. anyone seen more copies? maybe school teachers forced a recall

Simes · « **Reply #91 on:** March 05, 2019, 10:51:21 AM »

Quote from: redman on March 05, 2019, 06:55:00 AM

...maybe school teachers forced a recall

paul waines · « **Reply #92 on:** March 05, 2019, 11:54:53 AM »

I have a Double Crown for this, even more scarce than the Quad, but there will have been other showings around the country at this time, so I don't think the posters are exclusive to the Odeon, just stating what the takings are there on that poster, Leicester Square Odeon is more of an industry Yardstick...

marklawd · « **Reply #93 on:** March 05, 2019, 01:55:49 PM »

It's just a personal theory Paul. The marketing campaign in the UK was very London-centric with photocalls in Trafalgar Square (for pigeons), Tower of London (for ravens) and the London Zoo aviary. Given the scarcity of this teaser and that trade-ad I was thinking there may have been an exclusive initial run at the Odeon.

"The birds is coming" was a deliberate marketing slogan Hitchcock thought up, to get people talking.

Mark

m154cath · « **Reply #94 on:** March 06, 2019, 06:53:40 AM »

some great quads

peckinpath - ive always loved that Pirates of Blood River quad
Undead - nothing needs to be said really! all classics
Tob - totally jealous! its like looking at my wants list

Skyjacker - all smashing & that Monster Squad goes for silly money on ebay. Ive never even watched it. another to add to the list!
Mark - all fantastic but my favourite would have to be To Catch a Thief - feel free to post a few more

poster art · « **Reply #95 on:** March 25, 2019, 05:30:54 PM »

Quote from: Crazy Vick on February 10, 2019, 10:24:02 AM

Still only have one quad - need to get some more, especially love those double bills.

Only one Quad? But this is an excellent one to have. Wouldn't say no to have this in my collection.

poster art · « **Reply #96 on:** March 25, 2019, 05:33:54 PM »

Quote from: marklawd on February 28, 2019, 03:56:34 PM

I have many quads - here are a few Hitchcocks:-

The Birds (Advance) - Very rare

and the regular

North by Northwest

Psycho - First Printing (Stone Litho) - Very rare

To Catch a Thief

The Wrong Man

Mark

Oh so wicked!! Original Hitchcock Quads!!! Some really nice ones there and The Birds and To Catch a Thief are awesome, very rare. I wish I had them!!

poster art · « **Reply #97 on:** March 25, 2019, 05:39:22 PM »

Just acquired this little known 70s quad. Cheap and cheerful with a nice little bit of art of Clint with is Chimp!!

okiehawker · « **Reply #98 on:** March 25, 2019, 09:28:41 PM »

Quote from: poster art on March 25, 2019, 05:39:22 PM

Just acquired this little known 70s quad. Cheap and cheerful with a nice little bit of art of Clint with is Chimp!!

I really liked this movie when it first came out. Now, I feel bad about Clyde and it's not the same movie for me anymore. It is a cool poster, though! Don't tell anyone, but If it came down to it and Clyde needed a safe home and couldn't go back to the wild, I'd still like to give him a ride in my pickup. Okie

paul waines · « **Reply #99 on:** April 25, 2019, 09:11:48 AM »

One thing about British posters, there was a lot made that look amazing using a Blacklight.

I think UK Cinemas missed a trick here....

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Author Topic: UK Quads - Any era, any type (Read 31547 times)