Mexican Lobby Card: Dynasty of Dracula (1980)
La Dinastia Dracula, Dynasty of Dracula, has a very effective Mexican lobby card.
Azteca/Mexican Lobby Cards
Mexican Lobby Card:
Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules
More sword and sandal artistry on this Mexican lobby card for the Italian movie, Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules (1961). Beautiful, stylized illustration, font, and inset scene placement make this a colorful lobby for promoting the movie.
Mexican Lobby Card: The Giant Claw (1957)
Here’s the Mexican lobby card for The Giant Claw, La Garra Gigante. (See the movie pressbook here.) None of the actors knew what the giant bird they were reacting to looked like until after the movie was in the can. Special effects for the creature were farmed out to the wrong people. Much hilarity for audiences ensued. Interesting that the lobby card shows what strongly appears to be an eagle. Actor Jeff Morrow was so mortified during a first time showing in his home-town theater he snuck out to avoid his friends and family after the showing. Dialog in this one’s a turkey, as is the scientific hooey to justify the alien bird. I suppose this one was destined to…lay an egg at the box office.
Mexican Lobby Card:
Goliath Against the Giants (1961)
I'm a peplum movie addict: I admit it. Here's the Mexican lobby card for Goliath Against the Giants.
Mexican Lobby Card:
Corridors of Blood (1958)
Good movie. The inset scene on this Mexican lobby card for Corridors of Blood shows Christopher Lee and Boris Karloff.
Mexican Lobby Card:
Vacations of Terror 2 (1991)
Here’s the Mexican lobby card for Vacaciones De Terror 2. I haven’t seen it (or Vacaciones De Terror 1, either), but it’s a Mexican movie from the 1990s, so I’m game. There’s a lack of sense, sensibility, and sanity in much of the color Mexican horror movies circa 1980s to 90s, which makes them fun to watch, so I’ll track this one down for sure.
Mexican Lobby Card: Batman (1966)
It's difficult to describe the phenomenon that was television's Batman, starring Adam West and Burt Ward, but let's keep it simple by saying it was cooler than all the other cool pop culture things we lovingly remember about the 1960s. So any kid worth his or her cape and tights went to see this movie because it was the cool thing to do.
Mexican Lobby Card:
The Last Starfighter (1984)
I remember this one because my dad took me to see it. I insisted. He didn't care for it much, thinking it was too "cute," but I liked it (that Death Blossom was awesome). This movie was one of the early birds to use computer graphics extensively to create the fantasy-reality of the science fiction storyline. Hey, it even had Will Wheaton in it! Until they cut his scenes, that is. Now, you may be wondering why the Mexican lobby card shown here is in English, except for the "El Ultimo Guerrero." The litho credit is USA, so this was printed in the United States, probably for US theaters catering to Spanish-speaking audiences. My educated guess is that they took a regular English lobby card, added the Spanish title, and thereby saved money. But this is the first time I've seen this, so I;m not too sure about that.
Mexican Lobby Card: Ghost Chase (1987)
I've not seen this German and American production directed by Roland Emmerich (his third movie). It hit VHS shelves and did get a DVD release but that died quickly. Still, may be worth a look. The story (see Wikipedia article on Hollywood-Monster, this movie's alternate title) reads rather well in synopsis. It's getting that story onto the screen that's the hard part.
Mexican Lobby Card:
Dragonslayer (1981)
An unexpectedly gritty and mature movie from Disney is Dragonslayer. While its initial release to theaters may have confused parents, this movie became a VHS treasure with its special effects and Dark Ages storyline. With no happy ending for the princess, and a questionable future for the young magician and his love, this movie kept it dark indeed.
Mexican Lobby Card:
The Thing With Two Heads
One of the wilder horror movies out there. Way out there. Ray Milland and Rosey Grier butt heads in El Regreso Del Monstruo (The Thing With Two Heads, 1972)
Mexican Lobby Card:
The Empire of Dracula (1967)
Here' the Mexican lobby card for The Empire of Dracula (El Imperio De Dracula, 1967). The sexuality of the vampire began with Bram Stoker's seminal work, then materialized in cinema with Bela Lugosi and Christopher Lee's portrayals, and was beaten to death with a stake by various horror movies ever since.