Lot 424 - Poster Live Auction - UK Quad - Local, 1974 | TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, THE (2003)

Contact |

|

Contact
Sign In | Register

Sold Stock #148699 | Sold Sep 26 2022

TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, THE (2003)

Poster Live Auction - Fall 2022

Lot #424 - Poster Live Auction - UK Quad - Local, 1974

Sell One Like This Now

Interested in something like this?

Our expert's notes

This lot will be auctioned on Thursday, September 15th. The auction will begin at 3:00pm BST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace.

Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre has become one of the most debated films of all time bringing (at the time) nauseating, forceful horror to the screen with a focussed realism that was new to mainstream cinema. Arguments raged as most councils and cinemas across the country banned it's release with only a handful of cinemas eventually bowing to public demand and showing the film. The extremely limited release resulted in two versions of poster being produced (both incredibly rare); an X certificate for LONDON cinemas and an X certificate for LOCAL. The example offered here is from a LOCAL screening. With a design by FEREF unique to the British release it features one of the horror genre most memorable images from perhaps the most influential cult horror film of the modern era.

30" x 40" (76 x 102 cm)

Condition: Good to Very Good

Unrestored, folded (as issued). Handling and edge wear with a 1.5" tear on the centre left border. A few small scuffs but the image remains largely unaffected. Displays to excellent effect.

Artist: FEREF

£600 - 800

VAT Status: M
Size

Item size: 40" × 30" × 0.04" (101.6cm × 76.2cm × 0.1cm)