# Most Iconic Movie Posters **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 4, 2017, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-iconic-movie-posters/803554 "2017-12-04T17:54:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2017, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-iconic-movie-posters/803554/21 "2017-12-04T19:48:19Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > And, of course, since this is the SDMB: Airplane! > > [airplane movie poster - Google Search](https://www.google.ca/search?q=airplane+movie+poster&client=ms-android-motorola&prmd=isvn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiP8oXtjfHXAhVl64MKHSH6AtIQ_AUIESgB#imgrc=Adpj2JKVy0o63M:) Surely you can’t be serious. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2017, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-iconic-movie-posters/803554/22 "2017-12-04T19:49:21Z")
Pretty much the first ten I thought of have all been named. [The 1989 Batman poster was a huge hit.](https://www.google.ca/search?q=1989+batman+movie+poster&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiDuK3Cj_HXAhUm94MKHQ7DBtUQ_AUICigB&biw=1920&bih=925#imgrc=CkZTldjoFqqWkM:) Also[Full Metal Jacket](https://www.google.ca/search?biw=1920&bih=925&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=A6YlWomeNanujwT5gomIDQ&q=full+metal+jacket+movie+poster&oq=full+metal+jacket+movie+poster&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0.92372.94914.0.95113.18.13.0.0.0.0.258.1552.0j7j2.9.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..14.4.612...0i13k1j0i7i30k1.0.-AhnIB6S9EU#imgrc=LPfGNPlZa195xM:) [Chinatown](https://www.google.ca/search?biw=1920&bih=925&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=Y6YlWueMNsfbjwSt35uABg&q=chinatown+movie+poster&oq=chinatown+movie+poster&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0l2.75750.76836.0.77542.9.9.0.0.0.0.247.951.0j5j1.6.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..4.5.798...0i7i30k1j0i13k1j0i13i5i30k1j0i8i13i30k1.0.0vpBb69JPg8#imgrc=Y-0WtSbVMxFhnM:) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2017, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-iconic-movie-posters/803554/23 "2017-12-04T19:52:52Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Surely you can’t be serious. Seriously, you can’t be Shirley. ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-iconic-movie-posters/803554/24 "2017-12-04T20:08:40Z")
_One Million Years B.C_. - [https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2F736x%2F5f%2F05%2F8b%2F5f058b39cd1c9bff21712e4478a117cf--one-million-movieposter.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinterest.com%2Foicvintage1%2Fmovie-memorabilia%2F&docid=\_SAo6bulxs2poM&tbnid=rYHPRuakgLsF2M%3A&vet=10ahUKEwin8LOMjvHXAhUMON8KHRScCa4QMwhqKAAwAA..i&w=736&h=1096&bih=1007&biw=1920&q=one%20million%20years%20bc%20poster&ved=0ahUKEwin8LOMjvHXAhUMON8KHRScCa4QMwhqKAAwAA&iact=mrc&uact=8](https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2F736x%2F5f%2F05%2F8b%2F5f058b39cd1c9bff21712e4478a117cf--one-million-movieposter.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinterest.com%2Foicvintage1%2Fmovie-memorabilia%2F&docid=_SAo6bulxs2poM&tbnid=rYHPRuakgLsF2M%3A&vet=10ahUKEwin8LOMjvHXAhUMON8KHRScCa4QMwhqKAAwAA..i&w=736&h=1096&bih=1007&biw=1920&q=one%20million%20years%20bc%20poster&ved=0ahUKEwin8LOMjvHXAhUMON8KHRScCa4QMwhqKAAwAA&iact=mrc&uact=8) _Invasion of the Saucer-Men_ - [https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fi28.tinypic.com%2F2hyjolf.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fmonsterbrains.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2F1950s.html&docid=bWyEpAOTg6do\_M&tbnid=WfTZpQEPkXYRKM%3A&vet=10ahUKEwjO0vvAkfHXAhWhQ98KHTz8CsMQMwgmKAAwAA..i&w=1026&h=1600&bih=1007&biw=1920&q=invasion%20of%20the%20saucer%20men&ved=0ahUKEwjO0vvAkfHXAhWhQ98KHTz8CsMQMwgmKAAwAA&iact=mrc&uact=8](https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fi28.tinypic.com%2F2hyjolf.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fmonsterbrains.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2F1950s.html&docid=bWyEpAOTg6do_M&tbnid=WfTZpQEPkXYRKM%3A&vet=10ahUKEwjO0vvAkfHXAhWhQ98KHTz8CsMQMwgmKAAwAA..i&w=1026&h=1600&bih=1007&biw=1920&q=invasion%20of%20the%20saucer%20men&ved=0ahUKEwjO0vvAkfHXAhWhQ98KHTz8CsMQMwgmKAAwAA&iact=mrc&uact=8) - Alphaville\* - [https://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/61/MPW-30696](https://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/61/MPW-30696) ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2017, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-iconic-movie-posters/803554/25 "2017-12-04T20:34:39Z")
> [@Dropo](#): > > _Invasion of the Saucer-Men_ - [https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fi28.tinypic.com%2F2hyjolf.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fmonsterbrains.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2F1950s.html&docid=bWyEpAOTg6do\_M&tbnid=WfTZpQEPkXYRKM%3A&vet=10ahUKEwjO0vvAkfHXAhWhQ98KHTz8CsMQMwgmKAAwAA..i&w=1026&h=1600&bih=1007&biw=1920&q=invasion%20of%20the%20saucer%20men&ved=0ahUKEwjO0vvAkfHXAhWhQ98KHTz8CsMQMwgmKAAwAA&iact=mrc&uact=8](https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fi28.tinypic.com%2F2hyjolf.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fmonsterbrains.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2F1950s.html&docid=bWyEpAOTg6do_M&tbnid=WfTZpQEPkXYRKM%3A&vet=10ahUKEwjO0vvAkfHXAhWhQ98KHTz8CsMQMwgmKAAwAA..i&w=1026&h=1600&bih=1007&biw=1920&q=invasion%20of%20the%20saucer%20men&ved=0ahUKEwjO0vvAkfHXAhWhQ98KHTz8CsMQMwgmKAAwAA&iact=mrc&uact=8) [Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1955)](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1416/8662/products/invasion_of_the_body_snatchers_original_film_art_a_spo_grande.jpg?v=1505179675) [Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1416/8662/products/invasion_of_the_body_snatchers_original_film_art_a_spo_grande.jpg?v=1505179675) [Attack of the 50 foot Woman](https://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large/attack-of-the-50-foot-woman-allison-everett.jpg) [Queen of Outer Space](https://loftcinema.org/files/2015/05/queen_of_outer_space_poster_01.jpg) [Pink Flamingos](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BODZlZDUwNzctOWRmNi00OTE2LTg1NGQtNjAxYzBhYjFhNmVlXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTQxNzMzNDI@._V1_UY1200_CR68,0,630,1200_AL_.jpg) [Pulp Fiction](http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NTAwWDM1Nw==/z/E-kAAMXQyY1TVmdU/$_3.JPG?set_id=2) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2017, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-iconic-movie-posters/803554/26 "2017-12-04T20:44:58Z")
\*\*\*Jaws \*\*\*is the most iconic poster I can think of. It really stands out. \*\*_One Million Years B.C_. \*\*is a great one though as far as recognition. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2017, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-iconic-movie-posters/803554/27 "2017-12-04T21:01:25Z")
The Graduate [https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiB6qGioPHXAhXs34MKHRSQBxMQjhwIBQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goposter.it%2Fgb%2Fhome%2F251-movie-poster-scarface-mitra-70x100-cm.html&psig=AOvVaw14JwZIpgr\_pvdkwHUIu50a&ust=1512507644161348](https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiB6qGioPHXAhXs34MKHRSQBxMQjhwIBQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goposter.it%2Fgb%2Fhome%2F251-movie-poster-scarface-mitra-70x100-cm.html&psig=AOvVaw14JwZIpgr_pvdkwHUIu50a&ust=1512507644161348) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2017, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-iconic-movie-posters/803554/28 "2017-12-04T21:12:19Z")
> [@Don\_Draper](#): > > [Attack of the 50 foot Woman](https://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large/attack-of-the-50-foot-woman-allison-everett.jpg) That woman is _clearly waaaay_ taller than 50 feet! ---
**Author:** ![journeyman\_southpaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5e9695/32.png) [@journeyman\_southpaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/journeyman_southpaw)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2017, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-iconic-movie-posters/803554/29 "2017-12-04T21:26:19Z")
I’d say [Home Alone](https://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/66/MPW-33289) is fairly iconic since it was [parodied](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51WGnJIEHQL._SX314_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg) a lot. ---
**Author:** ![caligulathegod](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caligulathegod/32/9685_2.png) [@caligulathegod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caligulathegod)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2017, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-iconic-movie-posters/803554/30 "2017-12-04T21:30:06Z")
[Animal House](http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Animalhouse1.jpg). [It’s Alive](https://fiu-assets-2-syitaetz61hl2sa.stackpathdns.com/static/use-media-items/18/17920/full-1887x2869/56702fda/its_alive_poster_01.jpeg?resolution=0) ---
**Author:** ![DooWahDiddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2017, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-iconic-movie-posters/803554/31 "2017-12-04T21:40:40Z")
A lot of the ones already mentioned were done by John Alvin; I’m friends with his daughter. I’m still blown away by the fact that that’s her hand in the E.T. poster! The one where she’s touching E.T.'s finger and it’s glowing; he used his daughter (I think she was 5 at the time) as the model. He passed away relatively recently and her mom (Alvin’s wife) released a book of his artwork. It proudly sits on my coffee table; I highly [recommend it](https://www.amazon.com/Art-John-Alvin-Andrea/dp/0857689290)! ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2017, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-iconic-movie-posters/803554/32 "2017-12-04T22:57:27Z")
None of the Polish movie posters. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2017, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-iconic-movie-posters/803554/33 "2017-12-04T23:01:43Z")
[Metropolis](https://imgc.allpostersimages.com/img/print/metropolis-german-movie-poster-1926_u-l-p99v9n0.jpg?src=gp) ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2017, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-iconic-movie-posters/803554/34 "2017-12-04T23:19:23Z")
[The Rocketeer](http://www.picturepalacemovieposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/rocketeer_teaser_UKquad.jpg) [Metropolis](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/1e/c2/bd/1ec2bd8d866197856531e668217c54bf.jpg) [The Outlaw](https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4093/4861972805_775ee112b7_b.jpg) ETA: Well played, **Pepperwinkle** ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2017, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-iconic-movie-posters/803554/35 "2017-12-04T23:47:13Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > None of the Polish movie posters. Korczak > **[Korczak (1990) ⭐ 7.4 | Biography, Drama, War](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099949/)** > > 1h 58m | Unrated One of the best Holocaust movies made. ---
**Author:** ![mack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mack)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-iconic-movie-posters/803554/36 "2017-12-05T00:01:29Z")
I don’t know how iconic it is, but this poster for [The Miracle Worker](https://goo.gl/images/eqW8T2) is one of my favorites, especially after having seen the movie. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-iconic-movie-posters/803554/37 "2017-12-05T01:55:37Z")
_For Your Eyes Only_ was not a particularly memorable movie, but the [poster](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qnj7nH233m0/UNaKR7zGBuI/AAAAAAAAbX0/q6RbuhoyoYM/s1600/For+Your+Eyes+Only+full+film+poster.jpg) is a classic. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-iconic-movie-posters/803554/38 "2017-12-05T02:18:04Z")
I think BACK TO THE FUTURE managed it. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-iconic-movie-posters/803554/39 "2017-12-05T02:22:03Z")
The [Close Encounters](https://www.allposters.com/-st/Close-Encounters-of-the-Third-Kind-Posters_c42402_.htm) mesa poster. Not so much the highway one. And who doesn’t know the [Rocky Horror](https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1&biw=1280&bih=609&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=dQEmWvqXAovVmwG-hr_QAw&q=rocky+horror+picture+show&oq=rocky+&gs_l=psy-ab.3.1.0i67k1j0j0i67k1l6j0j0i67k1.166117.167407.0.169902.6.5.0.1.1.0.111.512.2j3.5.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..0.6.518....0.S2p5RHCFhWU#imgrc=KStqlg51IGxspM:) lips? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-iconic-movie-posters/803554/40 "2017-12-05T02:47:38Z")
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