 The Sword and The Sorcerer
By : Deborah Susan Jones : Editor
The Sword and the Sorcerer was a 1982 film
release directed by Albert Pyun, starring Lee Horsley,
Richard Lynch, and Richard Moll, and produced my
Marriane and Brandon Chase of Group One Films in Los
Angeles with poster art created by the artist after a
meeting with Brandon Chase at The Inn on The Park hotel
in London.
According to an entry on Wikipedia "Variety
(magazine) gave the movie a negative review, citing its
lackluster script, non-too-talented performers, and fast
paced, "atrocity-a-minute" action scenes. Similarly, The
New York Times described it as "nonsensical" and "inept"
and Roger Ebert gave it half a star, describing it as
"an Identikit movie" and one "that doesn't care much
about character".
However, the film became classic grossed
$39,103,425 at the box office, making it the most
profitable independent film of 1982 (so nobody much on
the team that created it really cared what the press
said, including the artist!)
A large visual proposal, at the same size as
the poster to be printed, was drawn by the artist with
the layout created by Trevor Goring (who subsequently went
on to live and work in the U.S.A. on many, many movies)
who
worked with Peter as a small team they'd set up along
with ex-art school friend Peter Weston called "Smart
Moves" to carry out various creative inputs into both
film and television, following several years they'd both
spent working freelance for B.B.C. television. The
"rough" was then couriered to Los Angels whereupon it
was agreed to by Brandon Chase as a 2nd version for the
European market to the original version already created
by the artist for the American market. As was frequently
the case, because such "roughs and visuals" became
damaged or lost or destroyed, the artist also created a
second identical visual so that it could be photocopied
and faxed to Los Angeles if the need arose.
Deborah
Susan Jones
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