This is an 18.5" x 28" Yugoslavian poster for the 1987 Oliver Stone
film Wall Street written by Oliver Stone and Stanley Weiser and
starring Charlie Sheen as Bud Fox. Plot summary: As an ambitious
stockbroker, Bud Fox seeks mentoring from corporate raider Gordon
Gekko [Michael Douglas]. He is taken aback by some questionable
schemes that arise in the relationship.
Cast and crew: Oliver Stone, Stanley Weiser, Michael Douglas,
Charlie Sheen, Daryl Hannah, Tamara Tunle, Franklin Cover, Chuck
Pfeiffer, John C. McGinley, Hal Holbrook, James Karen, Leslie Lyles,
Michael Douglas, Faith Geer, Frank Adonis, John Capodice, Martin
Sheen, Suzen Murakoshi, Dani Klein
This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster designed by Morteda Anise for the
1996 Stephen Hopkins film The Ghost and the Darkness based on a
screenplay by William Goldman and starring Michael Douglas as Charles
Remington. Plot summary: In 1898 two vicious man-eating Tsavo lions
named "The Ghost" and "The Darkness" are disrupting construction of
the Uganda Mombasa Railway in Africa, a project under the supervision
of Military Engineer Lt. Colonel John Henry Patterson [Val Kilmer].
Renowned hunter Charles Remington is summoned to find and kill the
animals.
Cast and crew: William Goldman, Michael Douglas, Stephen Hopkins, Tom Wilkinson, John Kani, Bernard Hill, Brian McCardie, Emily Mortimer, Om Puri, Henry Cele, Kurt Engelhof, Satcu Annamalai, Val Kilmer
This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster by an unknown designer for the
1997 David Fincher film The Game written by John Brancato and
Michael Ferris and starring Michael Douglas as Nicholas "Nicky" Van
Orton. Plot summary: Nicholas Van Orton is a wealthy investment
banker who has long been alone and estranged from family and friends.
On his 48th birthday his long-lost brother Conrad [Sean Penn] turns up
unexpectedly and presents him with a voucher for participation in a
game being staged by a recreational services company. Conrad tells
him the game will change his life. Nicholas reports for participation
in the game. After taking admissions tests, filling out forms and
undergoing a physical examination, Nicholas soon finds himself in a
virtual hall of mirrors where reality keeps shifting from one
frightening illusion to another.
Cast and crew: Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger,
James Rebhorn, David Fincher, Peter Donat, Carroll Baker, Anna
Katarina, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Charles Martinet, Scott Hunter McGuire,
Florentine Mocanu, Elizabeth Dennehy, Caroline Barclay, Daniel Schorr,
John Aprea
This is a US 27" x 40" single-sided one-sheet printed to promote the
1989 Ridley Scott Film Black Rain starring Michael Douglas
as Nick Conklin and based on a story by Craig Bolotin and Warren
Lewis. Plot summary: The city is Osaka. We see gasoline-powered
motorcycles that are too loud and too fast. These are supposed to be
symbols of power but they are actually just big noisy toys the people
in the movie audience can easily afford. People in movie audiences do
not have much power, but most of them would like to have more and can
easily be induced to buy motorcycles with the right kind of movie. The
tough-guy cops in this film learn momentous life lessons about how to
be more convincing tough guys. One of these lessons is that the
tough-guy rules in Japan are different than the tough-guy rules in the
USA. The film has many night scenes and dark interiors creating a deep
mood for an unfolding mystery; this is a feeling that keeps suggesting
something startling is about to emerge, but the tale is really a
simple one about American detectives who have come to Japan to work
with Japanese detectives; the dialogue, like the props and the
lighting, is harsh and meant for younger audiences who like
competitive action and violence. Example: Nick (Michael Douglas):
You've got to choose a side! Joyce (Kate Capshaw): I did: I'm on MY
side! Ken Takakura is Masahiro, the Japanese detective who works with
the Americans to teach them about Japan and help them arrest a member
of the Yakuza gang for extradition back to the USA. As required for
all such films, the mission is a success and at the end all the
participants part company with strong bonds, snappy punch lines and
fond memories.
Cast and crew: Ridley Scott, Craig Bolotin,Warren Lewis, Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Ken Takakura, Kate Capshaw, Yusaku Matsuda, Shigeru Koyama, John Spencer, Guts Ishimatsu, Yuya Uchida, Tomisaburo Wakayama, Miyuki Ono, Luis Guzman, John Costelloe, Stephen Root, Richard Riehle
