Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
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| Directed by | Erik Sharkey |
| Produced by | Greg Boas Rick Law Charles Ricciardi Erik Sharkey |
| Starring | Drew Struzan Dylan Struzan Harrison Ford Guillermo del Toro George Lucas Michael J. Fox |
| Music by | Ryan Shore |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Drew: The Man Behind The Poster is a 2013 documentary film directed by Erik Sharkey about the career of American film poster artist Drew Struzan. It debuted July 19, 2013 at the San Diego Comic-Con International.
Synopsis
The documentary features interviews with a number of people, including Struzan himself, his wife, Dylan Struzan, his son, Christian Struzan, directors Steven Spielberg, Guillermo del Toro and George Lucas, and actors Harrison Ford and Michael J. Fox. The film follows Struzan's career painting movie posters for films such as Star Wars, The Thing, Back to the Future, the Indiana Jones franchise, and the Harry Potter franchise.[1]
The film delves into Struzan's art for Alice Cooper's album Welcome to My Nightmare, and also how his artwork for Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, and Pan's Labyrinth, though greatly admired by del Toro, was rejected by the studio in favour of more photographic posters.[2] This leads the documentary in a direction about how film studios are interested more in profit rather than quality, how film posters are currently more often photographs of the actors rather than paintings of them.
The documentary concludes with footage of Struzan at the San Diego Comic-Con International in 2010, wherein he receives the Inkpot Award for his illustrations.[3] This is then followed by footage of Struzan talking about and showing his personal paintings not related to film, and how he spends his time painting not for someone else, but now for himself, and how he often plays outside with grandson, Nico.
Critical reception
The documentary has received mixed to positive reviews with a rating of 50% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 8 reviews.[4]
Awards
Best Feature Film at the 2014 Dragon Con Independent Film Festival [5]
Best Documentary at the 2014 Ridgewood Guild Film Festival [6]
Nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 2013 Hollywood Film Festival [7]
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