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Auction History Result 4w0925 OVER THE EDGE 1sh 1979 Jonathan Kaplan, nobody listened to the kids, Gehm art! Date Sold 8/3/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) Over the Edge, the cult classic 1979 Jonathan Kaplan crime teen rebellion melodrama ("They're at the rebel point... and there's no turning back."; "A real story of teenage rebellion."; "Nobody listened. Nobody cared. Until the night they went 'Over the Edge'"; "It really happened"; "Watch out for children"; "Hear the music of Cheap Trick, The Cards, Van Halen, Little Feat, The Ramones, Valerie Carter, and Jimi Hendrix"; "8:30 The parents hold an emergency meeting in the junior high schools windowless auditorium."; "9:00 Their sons and daughters gather outside."; "9:01 The kids of New Granada are ready.") starring Michael Eric Kramer, Pamela Ludwig, Matt Dillon (in his very first movie role!), Vincent Spano, and Tom Fergus. Note that this movie, which brought Matt Dillon into the public eye, has a very unusual history! It was made right after The Warriors and The Wanderers were released in 1979, and since both those movies sparked teen violence after their openings, supposedly the studio decided not to give Over The Edge a release in the U.S. (apart from a few cities on a test run basis). But after it was well-received by many critics and it was successfully shown on HBO in 1980, the studio gave the film a U.S. limited release in 1981, and a wider release in 1982! However, based on newspaper ads for theaters, the release in 1979 may have been larger than previously thought. There are 4 U.S. one-sheet posters for this movie and we had believed that some were created for the later releases, but all four styles show up in newspapers promoting the film from mid-1979 into early 1980 (usually outside of "major" markets), and not the 1981 or 1982 releases. So apart from newspaper reviews, we're not sure what advertising campaign they used in 1981 or 1982 (we've seen only a single 1982 22x29 poster with no taglines). So obviously there is still considerable mystery about the release of this movie! If anyone knows more, please e-mail us and we will post it here. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Charles Gehm Important Added Info: Note that this was a great "little" movie that had a limited release outside of most "major" U.S. markets in 1979, but received much acclaim from critics. Four one-sheets were used for the original 1979 campaign. One features Rudy Obrero artwork of teens in a car crashing into a billboard, which seems likely to have been an attempt to make the public think that this was a "standard" teen movie of the time. One features Wilson McClain artwork of creepy looking kids in a stop sign with a tagline that says "Watch Out For Children" above it, and that surely was made to try to sell this as a horror movie, which it certainly is not! One features Charles Gehm artwork and a fourth style with a different photo image of the cast and Matt Dillon standing on a police cruiser (and those two styles far better reflect what this movie is about then the other two styles!) Condition: good to very good. The poster was never folded. It has light creases scattered throughout (with a few fine creases). There are smudges and scuffs on back of approximately 7" of the lower edge, and some of that shows through to the front. It is otherwise in generally nice condition and while it could be displayed just as is, after some restoration it would look great! Learn More about condition grades 
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