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- 2013
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- Kino Lorber
- 1 h 37 m
- 2013
- Not Rated
- Kino Lorber
- 1 h 37 m
Summary Drew: The Man Behind The Poster is a feature-length documentary highlighting the career of artist and illustrator Drew Struzan, whose most popular works include the Indiana Jones, Back to the Future and Star Wars trilogy posters.
Written By: Erik Sharkey
- 2013
- Not Rated
- Kino Lorber
- 1 h 37 m
- 2013
- Not Rated
- Kino Lorber
- 1 h 37 m
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
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Summary Drew: The Man Behind The Poster is a feature-length documentary highlighting the career of artist and illustrator Drew Struzan, whose most popular works include the Indiana Jones, Back to the Future and Star Wars trilogy posters.
Written By: Erik Sharkey
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Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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29% Positive
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71% Mixed
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Erik Sharkey’s documentary is far less adventurous than Struzan’s own creations, using a straightforward chronological structure and talking-head format to pay tribute to Struzan’s legendary output.
The director commissioned Struzan to paint the one-sheet for his debut, “Sexina: Popstar P.I.,” and while this sophomore effort is no masterpiece, it’s far more deserving of Struzan’s talent.
Although it offers some insight into his distinctive technique, it could have gone much further. But viewers will appreciate spending time with this cheerful, unassuming man, and will enjoy seeing the artist acknowledged by celebrities who owe him so much
A colorful account of the life and art of the recently retired Drew Struzan, whose amazing poster work from the 1970s onward still delights cineastes and casual observers.
At length, the cheerleading...becomes a mildly taxing torrent. And Mr. Struzan, while an agreeable presence, is not an especially engrossing speaker. But then there is his artwork, an essential aid to the movies — and often their superior.
Despite its title, Drew: The Man Behind the Poster is not a documentary about movie poster artist Drew Struzan. Instead, Struzan's poster art is the film's real subject.
There’s a context to Struzan—not just biographically, but culturally—and while Sharkey seems to understand that, his movie, ironically, doesn’t illustrate it particularly well.
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Production Company
Torino Pictures,
Hefty,
Sharkey Productions
Release Date Aug 16, 2013
Duration 1 h 37 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards
Dragon*Con Independent Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Ridgewood Guild Film Festival, US
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Hollywood Film Awards
• 1 Nomination