Lot 595 One Sheets (2) (27 X 41) Regular and Advance Very Fine Folded

Sold Stock #167198 | Sold Dec 14 2023

SCANNERS (1981)

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Lot # 595: One Sheets (2) (27" X 41"); Regular and Advance; Very Fine+ Folded

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One Sheets (2) (27" X 41"); Regular and Advance
Very Fine+ Folded; Artist Joanne Daley (Regular)
Avco Embassy, 1981

This lot features an exceptional teaser poster (note the "Advance Teaser" notation in the bottom right) for this fan-favorite film, far more subtle and compelling than the graphic one sheet issued for the general release.

Both posters are in presentable condition and have minor scattered crimping and some fold wear. The advance poster has a faint two-inch scratch in the lower left panel and the regular poster has some light wear to the lower two panels.

In 1981, Canadian auteur David Cronenberg added to his then-brief catalog of "body horror" films with the release of Scanners, about a group of psychics with mighty telekinetic and telepathic powers, powers that can be used to deadly effect (hence the tagline, "Their thoughts can kill") and the large corporation that wants to use them as weapons. Rushed into production without a finished script - Cronenberg wrote individual scenes for the film instead of a traditional narrative - the film eventually required nine months of editing and reshooting, becoming "the longest post-production of any film I've ever done," according to the director.

Estimate: $300 - 600
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