Original 20th Century-Fox One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the David Cronenberg surreal drama, NAKED LUNCH (1991) starring Peter Weller, Judy Davis, and Ian Holm. This film is not so much an adaptation of beat icon William S. Burroughs’ famous novel; rather, it is mix of Burroughs’ biography combined with elements of his writings to produce a bizarre, drug-induced fantasy. Director Cronenberg brings his own interpretation and experience of reading Burroughs in this visually intense film, and it is significant that the author gave his enthusiastic permission for this project. This original double-sided one sheet poster is unfolded and in very fine plus condition.

Three Original Columbia Pictures Lithographed Color Stills (8×10) for the Bill L. Norton drama, CISCO PIKE (1972) starring Kris Kristofferson, Karen Black, Gene Hackman, and Harry Dean Stanton. With a screenplay by Robert Towne, Kristofferson is memorable in his first starring role about a modern day troubadour down on his luck. He is amazingly charismatic and even sympathetic even though he is a drunken pothead who cheats on his girlfriend (Black) and races to unload $10,000 worth of marijuana in a single weekend. The film is a wonderful time capsule of the hippie music scene in L.A. in the early 1970s. These original color stills are in very fine plus condition.

Six original 8×10 black and white for the indy classic SLACKER directed by Richard Linklater and starring Richard Linklater, Jean Caffeine and a host of Austin Texas “slackers” from two decades ago. One still features Austin Chronicle editor Louis Black. Made on a shoestring, the film is now firmly ensconced in the Independent Feature Firmament and is available on the prestigious Criterion Collection DVD. Linklater made a film that captured that moment just before Austin was to become an International Crossroads for the tech, music and media crowd. Many local folk appeared in the film. Linklater paints a charming and idiosyncratic picture of The Austin That Was. The film was picked up by Orion Classics, essentially launching Linklater’s career as one of the most fondly regarded indy directors. These stills are in excellent condition. Reasonably scarce.

Original Italian locandina (13×27) for LSD-INFERNO PER POCHI DOLLARI [LSD FLESH AND THE DEVIL]. This 1967 drug movie purports to offer something profound about hallucinogenic drugs, but as was most often the case with movies about psychedelics it rather sensationalizes and misses the point entirely. Wonderful poster, but how did they get cowboy Guy Madison over to Italy to star in this? And during the Summer of Love as well!

Original Columbia Pictures Six Sheet Poster (81×81) for the Richard Quine drama, SYNANON (1965) starring Edmond O’Brien, Chuck Connors, Stella Stevens, and Alex Cord. Synanon House was a rehab center for heroin addicts at a time when there were really few avenues of any kind of help for addicts. Director Richard Quine took his cast to a Synanon House in Santa Monica, California to make this film about addicts and their struggle. The story follows the path of an two addicts who meet and fall in love. Their outcomes, are, predictably, different. The film did little business in 1965. The forward nature of the film, as exemplified by this six sheet poster may be a clue as to why. Nevertheless, the movie is a pointer to more films in the seventies and beyond about the taboo subject of drug addiction. The poster is folded but in near mint, never used condition. Six sheets are large posters and this poster is printed on four separate panels which are joined together for display.