A Christmas Story
One sheet original movie poster for the classic American holiday film
A Christmas Story, released in 1983. The film is widely considered a staple of the holiday season, known for its nostalgic portrayal of Christmas in the 1940s.
Movie Details
Release Date: November 18, 1983.
Director: The film was directed by Bob Clark.
Plot: The story centers on a young boy named Ralphie Parker, played by Peter Billingsley, who desperately wants an "official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle" for Christmas, despite warnings from adults that he will "shoot his eye out".
Cast: Key cast members include Peter Billingsley (Ralphie), Melinda Dillon (Mother Parker), and the late Darren McGavin (The Old Man). The film is narrated by author Jean Shepherd, whose semi-autobiographical book In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash inspired the movie.
Legacy: The movie is famous for iconic scenes like Flick getting his tongue stuck to a flagpole and the "leg lamp" major award. It airs annually in a 24-hour marathon on television channels like TBS and TNT during the Christmas holiday.
The artist who created the illustration for the original
A Christmas Story movie poster is Robert Tanenbaum. The poster art was commissioned by MGM specifically to mimic the style of a Norman Rockwell Saturday Evening Post cover.
Details about the Artwork
Style: The artwork is an illustration, painted to emulate the nostalgic, all-American style of Norman Rockwell, which fits the film's 1940s setting.
Process: Tanenbaum created the painting using black-and-white production stills from the movie as reference material.
Details & Discrepancies:
Because he worked from black-and-white photos, he was unaware that Ralphie's infamous bunny suit was pink, which has become a notable anecdote about the poster's creation.
For Mrs. Parker's legs (Melinda Dillon), full-body images were not available, so Tanenbaum used a model's legs to draw them in the iconic leg lamp pose.
He even incorporated his own likeness into the illustration as the face of Santa Claus coming down the chimney.
Recognition: Tanenbaum is a celebrated movie poster artist known for his work in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. He recently gained attention for his long-standing effort to receive proper attribution and fair compensation for his work on this iconic poster.
A Christmas Story, released in 1983. The film is widely considered a staple of the holiday season, known for its nostalgic portrayal of Christmas in the 1940s.
Movie Details
Release Date: November 18, 1983.
Director: The film was directed by Bob Clark.
Plot: The story centers on a young boy named Ralphie Parker, played by Peter Billingsley, who desperately wants an "official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle" for Christmas, despite warnings from adults that he will "shoot his eye out".
Cast: Key cast members include Peter Billingsley (Ralphie), Melinda Dillon (Mother Parker), and the late Darren McGavin (The Old Man). The film is narrated by author Jean Shepherd, whose semi-autobiographical book In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash inspired the movie.
Legacy: The movie is famous for iconic scenes like Flick getting his tongue stuck to a flagpole and the "leg lamp" major award. It airs annually in a 24-hour marathon on television channels like TBS and TNT during the Christmas holiday.
The artist who created the illustration for the original
A Christmas Story movie poster is Robert Tanenbaum. The poster art was commissioned by MGM specifically to mimic the style of a Norman Rockwell Saturday Evening Post cover.
Details about the Artwork
Style: The artwork is an illustration, painted to emulate the nostalgic, all-American style of Norman Rockwell, which fits the film's 1940s setting.
Process: Tanenbaum created the painting using black-and-white production stills from the movie as reference material.
Details & Discrepancies:
Because he worked from black-and-white photos, he was unaware that Ralphie's infamous bunny suit was pink, which has become a notable anecdote about the poster's creation.
For Mrs. Parker's legs (Melinda Dillon), full-body images were not available, so Tanenbaum used a model's legs to draw them in the iconic leg lamp pose.
He even incorporated his own likeness into the illustration as the face of Santa Claus coming down the chimney.
Recognition: Tanenbaum is a celebrated movie poster artist known for his work in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. He recently gained attention for his long-standing effort to receive proper attribution and fair compensation for his work on this iconic poster.
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