THOUGHT I WOULD RAISE SOME HELL AND LIST THIS. I HAVE BEEN TELLING PEOPLE FOR YEARS THAT THIS POSTER BEING A BOOTLEG WAS A MYTH CREATED BY PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT AROUND IN THE BUSINESS IN THE 70sAND 80s, OR PEOPLE THAT SAY THEY KNOW SOME EXPERT WHO TOLD THEM IT IS A BOOTLEG. Check out notes on photos

Original 27 X 41 1 sheet ROLLED 1977 STAR WARS Style A Scratched Plate Version + ZIGZAG RETAIL POSTER

LIKE THE STYLE C THERE IS LOTS OF URBAN MYTH ABOUT THIS POSTER. FILMS LIKE STAR WARS HAD POSTERS MADE IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT RUNS AND SOMETIMES SEVERAL DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. THIS LED TO A LOT OF VARIATIONS IN POSTERS. ALSO A LOT OF REJECTED POSTERS ENDED UP IN THE HANDS OF SELLERS AND BUYERS WHEN AN EMPLOYEE OF THE PRINTER WOULD BRING THE POSTERS HOME INSTEAD OF THROWING THEM AWAY. NONE OF US SELLERS TALKED MUCH ABOUT IT BECAUSE AT THAT TIME THERE STILL WAS A GRAY AREA OF THE SELLING OF MOVIE POSTERS BEING LEGAL. FOR EXAMPLE, IN 1989 I WAS EYEWITNESS TO ALL "BATMAN" POSTERS BEING CONFISCATED FROM DEALERS AT A SHOW.

FOR THIS RUN OF STAR WARS POSTERS THE FOREMAN SAID HE WAS AWARE OF TINY FLAWS BUT DID NOT STOP THE RUN BECAUSE IT WAS A RUSH JOB. MY GUESS IS ONLY 500 WERE MADE, VERY FEW MADE IT OUT OF THE NSS WAREHOUSE BUT I DID SEE A FEW USED IN THEATERS AND LUCAS FILM EMPLOYEES HAD A LOT THAT I BOUGHT.

THE SO CALLED "HAIR" IS A SCRATCH IN THE PLATE. NO BIG DEAL UNTIL SOMEONE CALLED THEM "BOOTLEG" ALL I CAN SAY TO THAT IS GOOD LUCK BOOTLEGGING ANY POSTER FOR PROFIT, GOOD LUCK BOOTLEGGING ANY STUDIOS MOVIE POSTER AND SEE IF THEY ARE OK WITH IT.

I ALWAYS FOUND IT INTERESTING, AND I HAVE BEEN POINTING IT OUT FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS THAT THE LICENSED RETAIL POSTER HAS THE SAME FLAW, WHY WOULD LUCAS FILM AND ZIGZAG USE A BOOTLEG POSTER TO MAKE THE RETAIL POSTER? WHY WOULD THE STYLE B WITH THE GAU LEFT OFF TO NOT UPSET THE UNION BE CALLED A BOOTLEG BUT THIS SO CALLED BOOTLEG HAS THE GAU ON IT? ONE MORE THING THAT I CAN NOT PROVE BUT SINCE I HAVE BEEN SELLING MOVIE MEMORABILIA FOR 45 YEARS, I QUESTION THE SO CALLED TEST PROOF STYLE As AND Cs THAT SEEM TO CAME FLOODING INTO THE BUSINESS ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO. I BELIEVE THOSE POSSIBLY ARE TEST PROOFS FOR THE RETAIL POSTER NOT FOR THE MOVIE THEATRES, JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE WITH NO PROOF :-)

ONE LAST THING. MOVIE POSTERS WERE NOT HIGH QUALITY, NOT LIMITED EDITION MASTERPRINTS WITH A LOT OF QUALITY CONTROL OF THE FINISHED PRODUCT, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT FACTORY WORKERS WORKING IN DIFFERENT SHIFTS, SOMETIMES UNION, AND SOMETIMES NOT. EVERYONE SHOULD REMEMBER THIS ABOUT MOVIE ADVERTISING OF ALL KINDS. AS A STUDIO SPOKESMAN SAID IN PEOPLE MAGAZINE IN RESPONSE TO AN INTERVIEW OF ME ABOUT "TITANIC", AND THE ACTORS MEMORABILIA NOT SELLING A COUPLE YEARS AFTER THE HUGE AMOUNT OF THOSE ITEMS BEING SOLD DURING IT'S RELEASE. HE SAID "WE ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF SELLING MOVIES, NOT POSTERS"

IF YOU DISAGREE WITH MY DESCRIPTION, PLEASE DO NOT BUY IT AND SEND IT BACK

Theaters were given several items for display. 8x10 and 11x14 lobby cards, b/w photos, 14x36 "inserts", 22x28 "1/2 sheet", "1 sheet" posters originally 27x41 and currently 27x40, 30x40, 40x60, 41x81 etc. The decision as to what was purchased was made by, the manager, owner,regional manager of a chain of theaters etc. Free items from the studio had no cut and dry rule either.

THERE MAY BE A FLASH GLARE IN THE PICTURE.ANY FLAW THAT IS IN THE ITEM IS TINY. I AM NOT TRYING TO HIDE ANYTHING WITH A BAD PHOTO :-). MONEY BACK GUARANTEE IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED,

IF THE PICTURE DOESNT SHOW!, PLEASE CONTACT ME.

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Star Wars (1977) Directed by George Lucas Writing credits George Lucas Cast ,Mark Hamill .... Luke Skywalker Harrison Ford .... Han Solo Carrie Fisher .... Princess Leia Organa Peter Cushing .... Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin Alec Guinness .... Obi-Wan Ben Kenobi Anthony Daniels .... C-3PO Kenny Baker (I) .... R2-D2 Peter Mayhew (II) .... Chewbacca David Prowse .... Darth Vader James Earl Jones .... Darth Vader (voice) Phil Brown (I) .... Uncle Owen Lars Shelagh Fraser .... Aunt Beru Lars Jack Purvis .... Nebit/Kitik Keed'kak Alex McCrindle .... General Jan Dodonna Eddie Byrne .... Commander Vanden Willard Drewe Henley .... Red Leader Garven 'Dave' Dreis Denis Lawson .... Red 2 Wedge Antilles (as Dennis Lawson) Garrick Hagon .... Red 3 Biggs Darklighter Jack Klaff .... Red 4 John 'D.' William Hootkins .... Red 6 Jek Porkins Angus MacInnes .... Gold Leader Jon 'Dutch' Vander (as Angus McInnes) Jeremy Sinden .... Gold 2 Tiree Graham Ashley .... Gold 5 Davish 'Pops' Krail Don Henderson (II) .... General Tagge Richard LeParmentier .... Admiral Motti Leslie Schofield .... Chief Bast rest of cast listed alphabetically Mark Austin (III) .... Boba Fett (uncredited) Rick Baker .... Hem Dazon/Figrin D'an (uncredited) Jon Berg .... Tech Mo'r (uncredited) Doug Beswick .... Lirin Car'n/Ickabel G'ont (uncredited) Paul Blake (II) .... Greedo (uncredited) Janice Burchette .... Thuku (uncredited) Ted Burnett .... Wuher (uncredited) Stephen Calcutt .... Tzizvvt (uncredited) John Chapman (V) .... X-Wing Pilot (uncredited) Gilda Cohen .... Little Aunt Beru (uncredited) Barry Copping .... Wioslea (uncredited) Alfie Curtis .... Dr. Evazan (uncredited) Billy Davies .... Takeel (uncredited) Robert Davies (V) .... Local Ugly Man #4 (uncredited) Maria De Aragon .... Greedo (uncredited) Robert A. Denham .... Hrchek Kal Fas (uncredited) Fraser Diamond .... Jawa (uncredited) Peter Diamond (I) .... Stormtrooper/Garouf Lafoe/Tusken Raider (uncredited) Warwick Diamond .... Jawa (uncredited) Sadie Eddon (II) .... Reegesk (uncredited) Kim Falkinburg .... Djas Puhr (uncredited) Anthony Forrest .... Stormtrooper (uncredited) Salo Gardner .... Local Ugly Man #5 (uncredited) Steve Gawley .... Death Star Trooper (uncredited) Barry Gnome .... Kabe (uncredited) Rusty Goffe (uncredited) Isaac Grand .... Bureaucrat #2 (uncredited) Nelson Hall (I) .... Stormtrooper (uncredited) Alan Harris (III) .... Rebel Commander (uncredited) Christine Hewitt .... Brea Tonnika (uncredited) Tommy Ilsley .... Ponda Baba (uncredited) Joe Johnston .... Death Star Trooper (uncredited) Annette Jones .... Tawss Khaa (uncredited) Linda Jones (I) .... Neesh (uncredited) Joe Kaye .... Solomahal (uncredited) Melissa Kurtz .... Jawa (uncredited) Tiffany L. Kurtz .... Jawa (uncredited) Anthony Lang .... Local Ugly Man #3 (uncredited) Laine Liska .... Muftak/Nalan Cheel (uncredited) Mahjoub .... Jawa (uncredited) Alf Mangan .... Takeel (uncredited) Mardji .... Bantha (uncredited) Rick McCallum (I) .... Special Edition Stormtrooper (uncredited) Grant McCune .... Death Star Gunner (uncredited) Jeff Moon .... Local Ugly Man #6 (uncredited) Mandy Morton .... Swilla Corey (uncredited) Lorne Peterson .... Massassi Base Rebel Scout (uncredited) Marcus Powell .... Rycar Ryjerd (uncredited) Shane Rimmer .... Rebel Technician - Incom Engineer (uncredited) Ken Robertson (I) .... Hrchek Kal Fas (uncredited) Pam Rose .... Leesub Sirln (uncredited) Erica Simmons .... Mosep (uncredited) Tom St. Amand .... Bom Vimdin/Tedn Dahai (uncredited) Angela Staines .... Senni Tonnika (uncredited) George Stock .... Bureaucrat #1 (uncredited) Roy Straite .... Local Ugly Man #2 (uncredited) Peter Sturgeon .... Sai'torr Kal Fas (uncredited) Peter Sumner .... Lieutenant Pol Treidum (uncredited) John Sylla .... Stormtrooper (voice) (uncredited) Tom Sylla .... Stormtrooper (voice) (uncredited) Malcolm Tierney .... Lieutenant Shann Childsen (uncredited) Phil Tippett .... Myo/Doikk Na'ts (uncredited) Burnell Tucker .... Del Goren (uncredited) Hal Wamsley .... Dathcha (uncredited) Larry Ward .... Greedo (voice) (uncredited) Diana Sadley Way .... Nabrun Leids (uncredited) Harold Weed .... Ketwol/Melas (uncredited) Steve 'Spaz' Williams .... Man Entering Cantina (uncredited) Fred Wood .... Local Ugly Man #1 (uncredited) Produced by Gary Kurtz (producer) George Lucas (executive producer) Rick McCallum (I) (producer: special edition) Original music by John Williams