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Auction History Result 3j0573 HALLOWEEN linen Aust daybill 1979 great different Myers image, the trick is to stay alive! Date Sold 12/20/2022 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original 1979 (from the first release of this movie in Australia) Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Australian Daybill Movie Poster (db; measures 13 1/2" x 30" [34 x 76 cm]) (Learn More) Halloween, the classic 1978 John Carpenter horror slasher thriller ("The Night He Came Home!"; "When were you last scared out of your wits by a movie?"; "Written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill") starring Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, P.J. Soles, Nancy Kyes (billed as "Nancy Loomis"), Nick Castle (as The Shape, aka Michael Myers), Will Sandin (as the young Michael Myers), Tony Moran (briefly as unmasked Michael Myers at the end of the film), Charles Cyphers, Kyle Richards, Brian Andrews, John Michael Graham, Nancy Stephens, Arthur Male, Mickey Yablans, Brent Le Page, Adam Hollander, Robert Phalen, Sandy Johnson, David Kyle, Peter Griffish, and Jim Windburn. Note that the iconic Michael Myers mask was originally a Star Trek Captain Kirk mask that was painted and slightly altered by Tommy Lee Wallace. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that just about everyone agrees that the image on this poster, which is completely different from the U.S. posters, and posters from other countries, is the best image created for the first release of this classic Halloween movie. It is very desired by collectors! Also note that there are two different versions of Australian Halloween daybills. One measures approximately 13" x 30", and the other measures 13 1/2" x 27 3/4". I have discussed this with Australian experts, and they think that this is because this movie came out at the time that printers of daybills switched from the ones that were 30" long to the ones that were slightly under 28" long, and because this was made at that exact time, there was a version of the daybill in each size. No one I talked to could say that one predated the other, and they told me that as far as they know, both sizes are considered "first release" by Australian collectors. This auction is for the 13" x 30" version (but the poster was slightly "stretched" during linenbacking and now measures 13 1/2" wide). If anyone knows more about this, please e-mail us and we will post it here. What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster had very minor wear on the folds. It had a faint scuff in the background below the center of the title, and the most minor of border wear. Portions of the poster are printed very slightly out of register (it is not very noticeable from a normal viewing distance). We've seen other examples of this poster printed in this way. Overall, the poster was in very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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