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We were in Denver,PA today at a HUGE multidealer antique shop. There was this one man and he had a 1974 magazine called Famous Monsters. Linda Blair painting on the front. $15 for it. I couldn't walk away! Do any of you guys have it?
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Is it rare? Did I over pay? I would love any info on it! Thank you!
Cool, so I didn't over buy according to ebay, cheapest one is 15 and some change. XD And it is a freaky picture indeed. I really like it. ;D
Cover was painted by Basil Gogos. Famous Monsters did 2 issues full of drawings by a guy who's name eludes me (I've got them here somewhere) maybe Paul Day or somesuch?
Warner's were very unhappy about it as there was a ban on photos of the makeup at the time. They could do nothing about it though as they were just drawings, but it was evident someone had supplied the artist with stills to work from. Despite his claims he sat through the movie multiple times and did them from memory.
I was old enough to see this on the comic display way back then. It's awful that I couldn't buy it, but my parents ruled (although my dad took me to the film when I was a kid). Go figure.
Yes. You paid fair market value.
Jagged, you jogged my memory about the painting because WB had fits over anything except the levitation scene which aired often on talk shows and news programs. That was the only thing you could see … Regan's body in a side shot and no more. The face was the factor to the illusion. Today, WB wouldn't have a chance at keeping stills and even videos off the net.
Father Bowdern
They didn't want stills out? Why would they care?
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FB, about how old were you whenyou saw it? Must've been something to see it with your parents.
WB cared a lot. They wanted that mystique and word-of-mouth about “that thing upstairs.” The whole concept that Dick Smith created was much than a monster. It was a great marketing tool that worked very effectively. On another note, Steven Spielberg guarded the sets during the filming of Close Encounters because he didn't want the press to publish how they worked or what they looked like. It was a success and so was his film, of course.
Let's see, I was the same age that Linda Blair was portraying in film! My dad (a non-Catholic) took me to see it, while my mother (Irish Catholic) refused to go based on that “word-of-mouth” thing I mentioned above. At the age of 12, the only things I remembered specifically from that viewing is the crucifix scene, projectile vomiting, “that thing upstairs” face, and the horrific voice coming from a sick little girl's mouth. My mother raised her children as Catholic, so I could very easily associate with some facets of the film.
Father Bowdern
Oh, I see. I know when I saw all that behind the scenes stuff and Linda in half makeup, not as scary. It didn't take away from the movie but didn't add either. :/
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I guess your mother wasn't too happy about you seeing it. It must of been something to see that at such a young age. I saw it when I was 14 and it baffled me.
I saw it when I was five (because I somehow managed to drag my parents to see it).  For many years, I regretted it. LOL!
Wow, at five? XD I'd been trying to convice my mother to see it since I was 10 or something. I was going for the horror movies back then and REALLY wanted to see it. Didn't happen till 4 years later. Caught the horror thing on the rebound I guess. XD
The actual painting was auctioned off not long ago. I have a very large HQ scan of it I can post if anyone's interested.
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