When it first came out, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, and I am scared to see it again for fear of major let-down.
But Neil, couldn't it have gone the other way round? Maybe he started with 100 ways to kill, and someone at the studio (for fear of a lawsuit) lowered the total to a suit-proof 12? Bruce On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 8:02 AM, Phil Edwards <p...@cinemarts.com> wrote: > I love stuff like this, too. > Advertising is fascinating to study, especially the exploitational kind. > THE MECHANIC was such a great story, never been done right. > Michael Winner stories are legendary in the British film industry. > Phil > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Neil Jaworski <neiljawor...@yahoo.co.uk> > *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > *Sent:* Monday, May 30, 2011 10:48 PM > *Subject:* [MOPO] emovieposter's The Mechanic Styles A & B > > I was just looking through some of bruce's latest auctions and saw that > he was offering the style A & B one sheets for *The Mechanic* which, when > considered together, offer an amusing insight into the 1970s United Artists > publicity department. > > The style A gravely intones: "He has more than a dozen ways to kill and > they all work" > > http://www.emovieposter.com/gallery/inc/large_size.php?lot=2s465 > > But by the time they had finalised the design for the style B, someone at > UA had decided a "more than a dozen" was woefully inadequate *and had also > taken issue with the general lack of underlining and absence of apostrophes! > * > > http://www.emovieposter.com/gallery/inc/large_size.php?lot=2s466 > > well it amused me anyway. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 25 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. Box 874 West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take lunch) our site <http://www.emovieposter.com/> our auctions <http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
