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Sneak Preview One-Sheet (30.5" x 45")
Fine+ Rolled
Universal, 1982

This initial poster was from an early Las Vegas public preview of the 80s sci-fi classic and was said to have been one of two - the other taken by Director John Carpenter himself. With significant studio apprehension, the marketing following such screenings was virtually changed overnight. The sober, predominately black-and-white imagery on this poster was replaced with the now familiar "glow face" work by artist Drew Struzan. The tagline "Man Is The Warmest Place To Hide" written by publicist Stephen Frankfort, who famously wrote the Alien tagline "In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream," was replaced with "The Ultimate In Alien Terror" via the studio who was suddenly desperate to display the word "Alien" above the title. An original piece of early marketing that is an auction rarity, this one is a must for sci-fi fans.

Glossy and on heavier stock, this poster has minor sporadic crimping, creasing, smudges, and nicks. The borders have some scattered general smudging and tiny tears, with a single long tear in the lower center going up into the credits that have been backed on the verso by archival tape.

Master of horror John Carpenter's finest hour, splicing a frosty atmosphere of paranoiac dread with spectacularly gory creature effects (courtesy of Rob Bottin) as a group of researchers in Antarctica must contend with a parasitic alien life-form that's infiltrated their base.

Estimate: $1,000 - 2,000
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