quick answer. Released with the original Amsel style A& B.
film did poorly (because as a Raymond Chandler adaptation, the film
sucks. more below)
film was pulled & a new comedic ad campaign was designed with MAD
artist Jack Davis.
the film apparently didn't last a couple weeks in it's first release
and it didn't get wide release either, so distribution of posters was minimal.
it is interesting to note I have never been able to find a Pressbook
with the original posters and Walt Reuben says there isn't one,
although the pressbook for the re-issued campaign is very common. The
international design is not in the pressbook.
It is also interesting to note that all four styles do exist as 1sh,
insert, hs & possibly 30x40. I have never seen 3sheets for the Amsel
designs, although I do have the Davis & not too long ago got the
International from Bruce's auctions. It is unusual for a film of this
time period to have 4 different posters in those sizes mentioned.
why Long Goodbye SUCKS
this is really something that gets down to the basic content of the
book and how Altman decided to translate it.
#1 all Marlowe books are "first-person" stories. All scenes written
contain Marlowe and what is described is what he sees.
#2 Altman's movie making philosophy is diametrically opposed to such
a structure. Altman's films are ensemble pieces where each character
is equally as important as all others and even the starring actors
are secondary concepts. Any single character standing out is anathema
to Altman's style
#3 Altman literally destroyed the Marlowe myth as a White Knight. He
changed Marlowe from an intelligent chess player, college grad
(Marlowe broke his nose as a football player in college), a former
investigator in the District Attorney's office and the anti-
misogynist into a bumbling detective who couldn't find his own shoes
under his bed and then finally at the end of the film, a murderer who
happily dances down the road after killing Terry Lennox in cold blood.
the film should have been made as a standard vehicle without any
attribution to Chandler. As a Marlowe movie, it's even worse than the
Brasher Doubloon which also partially destroyed the Marlowe myth, but
wasn't as pretentious as Altman's interpretation of Chandler's work.
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