Lost Boys one sheet authentication

[CJ138]

Does anyone have anything to look for to authenticate a Lost Boys one sheet? I just bought one advertised as 27x40.2.

[eatbrie]

1988, right?  Seems right to me.

[CJ138]

Thanks T, do you happen to know if there is an NSS number on this particular poster? I know the late 80's were pretty transitional with poster sizes, shipping methods (rolled v folded), and studio issued non NSS paper.

[Ed_209uk]

Mine measures the same and doesn't have an NSS number, just 'Printed in USA' in the bottom right. I bought mine from Graeme a few years ago so I'm very confident that it's legit.

[CJ138]

Thank you Ed. I recently received mine and noted the printed in the USA was present. I bought from a dealer with a good rep and after looking it over I believe it is legit.
Thanks again,
Conor

[erik1925]

Hey Conor.

i just dug mine out.. its been rolled up and forgotten about for years.. it a very cool poster, for sure! And the movie came out in 1987. Is yours rolled or folded? I have seen both.

Jeff

[CJ138]

Mine is rolled as well. It seems feasible that in 1987 posters were shipped rolled as well as folded. I am glad mine is rolled though!

[erik1925]

Mine is rolled as well. It seems feasible that in 1987 posters were shipped rolled as well as folded. I am glad mine is rolled though!

Indeed.. i've seen images of folded ones.. was the transition one of the transition years, from folded to rolled.

Thumbs up to it being a rolled copy, too!

Jeff

[Severen]

I have a couple of these and they both measure around the 40.2 mark. Every one I have ever seen has been a studio release poster so no NSS info. So it looks to me like you are in good shape. Hope this helps.

[archie leach]

I have a couple of these and they both measure around the 40.2 mark. Every one I have ever seen has been a studio release poster so no NSS info. So it looks to me like you are in good shape. Hope this helps.

Since it's a late 80's WB release, I wouldn't be surprised if a good chunk of the rolled examples (along with some of the folded) were actually video one sheets, basically indistinguishable from the theatrical version.

I don't have any direct info that this is the case, since I don't collect on this specific title, but it's always a possibility with WB posters from this era (80's to very early 90's).

This is not to say that your posters are not originals, I just wanted give you a heads up to the possibility.

[erik1925]

Since it's a late 80's WB release, I wouldn't be surprised if a good chunk of the rolled examples (along with some of the folded) were actually video one sheets, basically indistinguishable from the theatrical version.

I don't have any direct info that this is the case, since I don't collect on this specific title, but it's always a possibility with WB posters from this era (80's to very early 90's).

This is not to say that your posters are not originals, I just wanted give you a heads up to the possibility.

Jason,

If they are indistinguishable, are you saying that WB may have sent out original, theatrical OS, once the film was ready for video release? I would have thought they would have had the Warner Home Video snipe printed on them somewhere, as seen on the German video OS? 



Jeff

[erik1925]

Related, by film, only... another style OS for THE LOST BOYS.   

this was the German video release poster:

[archie leach]

If they are indistinguishable, are you saying that WB may have sent out original, theatrical OS, once the film was ready for video release?

Yes, I know a poster shop (still in business) that used to search out WB video posters from local video shops in order to re-sell as original theater posters.

Sometimes, there would be distinguishing marks, like Goodfellas which has an awards snipe, but many titles were identical.

[Severen]

Since it's a late 80's WB release, I wouldn't be surprised if a good chunk of the rolled examples (along with some of the folded) were actually video one sheets, basically indistinguishable from the theatrical version.

I don't have any direct info that this is the case, since I don't collect on this specific title, but it's always a possibility with WB posters from this era (80's to very early 90's).

This is not to say that your posters are not originals, I just wanted give you a heads up to the possibility.

Archie I think you are right on the money here, I would have to say that a lot of the rolled examples probably were video posters. The movie did have a decent theatrical release for the time (like 1250 theaters) but there are just too many original 1 sheets floating around for this title imo. There are a number of movies around that time that had a wider release that you don't see near the amount of available posters for. Very interesting.

[erik1925]

What I am confused about is.. if they are no different than the original, theatrical OS, is what you are saying that the studio sent out original theatrical OS when the video was due to be released? Or did they print up re-strikes for this?

Jeff