I have had this question bugging me for more years (ok, just a couple) than I care to admit. And whatever the answer, I still regret losing my copy.
When Grindhouse first came out, there were a total of three, yes only three, auctions for a very specific onesheet. All three ended quickly and quietly, and I think only one of them made it to the actual close date without being closed early (first sign of mystery). These posters were double-sided, and featured the "2 1/2 hours of pure dynamite!" tagline. Now all other original, double-sided Grindhouse posters that I have EVER seen, and believe me, I have looked forever, have the tagline "Two great movies for the price of one!" There was speculation before these three onesheets went underground that these were a first-run, onesheet that was recalled because the running time wound up being released LONGER than 2 1/2 hours, making the tagline incorrect. Also keep in mind that these posters were all up on eBay right as the movie was released, or maybe just a little before, and I have never seen another since. What I would like to put to this crowd, probably the most educated dealers in the world, is the following question: *If these posters were in fact recalled, original DS onesheets, wouldn't the limited nature of the poster count actually make this the rarest Tarantino poster ever printed, even pushing out the Pulp Fiction recalled Lucky Strikes (and also by an incredible margin)? And does anyone else have this poster in their inventory/collection that can add to this discussion?* ** I don't remember if I got a pic of mine before I lost it. I suspect I had it in a tube for storage and mailed another poster out to some lucky Basterd (yes, I went there) to discover. But I can look if anyone's interested. ** Would just like to hear some opinions on this one, and actually get a topic going that doesn't deal with fraud or criminal investigations. Steve Zammar [email protected] owner, ds|onesheets 303/478-3973 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
