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Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay / one sheet / advance NPH / USA

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Heaven Can Wait / one sheet / advance / USA

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Hot Fuzz / one sheet / international

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Hot Fuzz / one sheet / USA

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Title
Hot Fuzz
AKA
Chumbo Grosso (Brazil)
Year of Film
2007
Director
Edgar Wright
Starring
Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent, Timothy Dalton, Paddy Considine, Edward Woodward, Billie Whitelaw, Rafe Spall
Origin of Film
UK
Genre(s) of Film
Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent, Timothy Dalton, Paddy Considine, Edward Woodward, Billie Whitelaw, Rafe Spall,
Type of Poster
One sheet
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
2007
Designer
New Wave Creative
Artist
--
Size (inches)
26 13/16" x 39 6/8"
SS or DS
DS
NSS #
--
Tagline
They're Bad Boys. They're Die Hards. They're Lethal Weapons. They are...

Make no mistake about it, this poster is a direct homage to the US one sheet for Michael Bay’s nutso action ‘classic’ Bad Boys 2. As well as being one of several action films that are referenced and paid homage to in Hot Fuzz, it also features as one half of the double-bill of DVDs that Danny Butterman (Nick Frost) shows to Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg). I like this bit of trivia on the IMDb.

This infamous line was also featured in Fuzz: Shit just got real (HD)

Playing the marketing campaign straight-faced really works and unaware American cinema-goers would have been forgiven for thinking they were in for a traditional all-American action fest. The international one sheet is also great and features the skyline of the sleepy English town where the film is set.

This article from 2006 discusses the poster references in more detail.

Here’s the official trailer for the film and a nice alternative one. If you haven’t caught it already, the film is an absolute must-see.

In Bruges / one sheet / USA

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Innerspace / B2 / photo style / Japan

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Joanna / B2 / Japan

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The Kentucky Fried Movie / one sheet / shoe style / USA

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Kick-Ass / one sheet / limited edition / UK

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Kick-Ass / one sheet / advance / Kick-Ass style / USA

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Kick-Ass / one sheet / advance / Hit Girl style / USA

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Kick-Ass / one sheet / advance / Red Mist style / USA

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Kick-Ass / one sheet / advance / Big Daddy style / USA

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Kick-Ass / one sheet / advance / USA

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Kikujiro / B2 / advance / Japan

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King Kung Fu / one sheet / USA

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Title
King Kung Fu
AKA
--
Year of Film
1976
Director
Lance D. Hayes
Starring
Lance D. Hayes, Allan Baker, John Ballee, Dan Campbell, Tim McGill
Origin of Film
USA
Genre(s) of Film
Lance D. Hayes, Allan Baker, John Ballee, Dan Campbell, Tim McGill,
Type of Poster
One sheet
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
1976
Designer
Unknown
Artist
Joseph Musso
Size (inches)
27" x 40 15/16"
SS or DS
SS
NSS #
--
Tagline
He came from China ... He knew Karate ... The Monster Master of the Martial Arts ... They called him ... "King Kung Fu"

La Matriarca / B2 / re-release / pink style / Japan

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La Matriarca / B2 / re-release / green style / Japan

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Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee / quad / UK

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Leprechaun / one sheet / USA

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Life of Brian / one sheet / style A / USA

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Probably my favourite of the five cinematic outings by the Monty Python crew, Life of Brian is one of the funniest films ever made and the brilliant satirical humour hasn’t diminished at all in the thirty plus years since its release. Infamously causing an uproar with various religious groups, it also saw EMI, the original financial backers, pulling out during production claiming the script was blasphemous. Luckily, George Harrison stepped in with the finance, apparently after realising it may have been the last chance to see another Python film in cinemas. His company HandMade Films was formed as a result of this deal.

The film’s religion-baiting story sees a man called Brian (Graham Chapman) born at the same time as Jesus Christ and initially mistaken for the Messiah, who ends up living an unremarkable life under the Roman occupation of Judea. Things take a fateful turn when his infatuation with a young rebel called Judith (Sue Jones-Davies) leads him to join the People’s Front of Judea, a bickering group who have decided to take a stand against the emperor.

The film raised the ire of several religious groups who were outraged at the concept, despite most of them having never even seen the film, and it was only given a general release once several cuts had been made. Despite the edits, several local UK councils banned the film from being shown at cinemas within their boroughs. Apparently some of these bans lasted until very recently, with the Welsh town of Aberystwyth finally lifting its one in 2009, which then saw a screening of the film attended by Jones, Michael Palin and Sue Jones-Davies, who was the then mayor of the town.

One of the more infamous bans was carried out by the Norwegians who refused to allow the film to be screened at all, which lead some of the international marketing material for the film to be emblazoned with the proclamation ‘So funny it was banned in Norway!’

This is the American one sheet for the release of the film featuring illustration by an artist I have been unable to identify. William Stout had previously provided an illustration for an alternative one sheet, which can be seen here.

The original American trailer can be seen on YouTube.

Little Miss Sunshine / one sheet / advance / USA

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Losin’ It / one sheet / USA

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Mallrats / one sheet / final / USA

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Mallrats / one sheet / advance / USA

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