Teaser Poster For HAIRSPRAY Film Released

[CapnHook]

Posted: 3/13/07 at 12:50am

http://latinoreview.com/filmpreview_image.php?id=10404

Keep in mind this is a promotional teaser poster released at the 2007 ShoWest convention. I doubt it will be used in theatres.

[neddyfrank2]

Posted: 3/13/07 at 12:52am

Didn't Sott Wittman also write the lyrics!

[Rose_MacShane]

Posted: 3/13/07 at 12:52am

I kinda hope it won't be used in theaters. It's pretty boring.

[Mistress_Spouzic]

Posted: 3/13/07 at 12:52am

i like the background pattern but i think the names in white pop more than the names in black. im not sure if that was intentional.

[Link Larkin Wanabe]

Posted: 3/13/07 at 12:53am

Hah...I was just about to ask about Scott too!

Akiva

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 3/13/07 at 12:55am

Most of the teaser posters I've seen at Show West have been used later to market the film wide. But gee I hope I'm wrong in this case as that is one of the ugliest most blah teaser posters I've ever seen.

[alphieboy]

Posted: 3/13/07 at 12:56am

It reminds me of Hair.

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 3/13/07 at 12:56am

That is seriously ugly.

[Luckydave14]

Posted: 3/13/07 at 12:57am

They should probably use a design similar to the Broadway one as it is the most recognizable and people would probably associate the two together. A random person who doesn't know a movie is being made of the Hairspray musical on Broadway might think is a random movie called Hairspray. Also, Amanda Bynes shouldn't be billed above the title if none of the other kids are. They should switch her and Allison Janney around.

[thevolleyballer]

Posted: 3/13/07 at 12:59am

Eh. It's a teaser poster -- they're not often amazing. Some rarities turn out to be amazing teaser posters, but quite often, they're just little teases meant to piss you off.

Indeed. This just pisses me off -- but, I might say, in a good way. If that makes any sense.

[Mistress_Spouzic]

Posted: 3/13/07 at 12:59am

it might be in her contract that shes billed with the bigger names...

[Luckydave14]

Posted: 3/13/07 at 1:05am

It definately is in her contract, or else she never would have been placed there. Nowadays, Zac Efron is a bigger name than Amanda Bynes anyways. They probably should just bill everyone above the title in like two rows.

[Luckydave14]

Posted: 3/13/07 at 1:05am

double Updated On: 3/13/07 at 01:05 AM

[CapnHook]

Posted: 3/13/07 at 1:08am

Luckydave14 - let the marketing directors decide what to do. Having Bynes be billed above the title is a contract agreement.

And what they DON'T want is a duplicate of the Broadway production. That would confuse the two - which is the film and which is the stage show?

They need to (and are) distinguish themselves as a seperate film from the older film and stage production. I don't particularly like this poster, and yes it does remind me of HAIR - but I suspect this was just made up for ShoWest. Michael Bennett is right - most of the artwork displayed at ShoWest is used later across the country. But I've only noticed that with blockbuster films: King Kong, Superman Returns, Spiderman, Pirates, etc. HAIRSPRAY could become a blockbuster, but at the moment it's just a summer popcorn flick with huge names attached.

[Mrs.LinkLarkin2]

Posted: 3/13/07 at 1:14am

That poster is bad. i can see them liking it cause it shows off the amazing cast but that's it. they should use something similiar to the show poster (hanging on my wall)

[BDrischBDemented]

Posted: 3/13/07 at 1:20am

Well, that's...orange...

[Craww]

Posted: 3/13/07 at 1:24am

It's a retro sort of ugly. That might actually be appealing if it was invoking the correct era in its ugliness.

They'll probably have something more visual as the official poster. Either cast photos arranged in the standard movie poster way, or something.

[dididda]

Posted: 3/13/07 at 1:25am

zzzzzzzzzzzz....next....

[VIETgrlTerifa]

Posted: 3/13/07 at 1:26am

Anyone know why Whitman's name isn't listed?

[TheActr97J]

Posted: 3/13/07 at 1:44am

My first reaction to it was, that it reminds me of Hair. Glad I'm not crazy.

Pretty blah if you ask me.

[Luckydave14]

Posted: 3/13/07 at 1:50am

If this is what ends up in any movie theaters, the marketing directors really should be fired. It is a terrible poster and doesn't do anything for the movie. Our Mateo could probably make a very nice poster.

[bjh2114]

Posted: 3/13/07 at 1:55am

The Marc Shaiman thing was the first thing I noticed too. Poort Scott Wittman, lol.

[Julian2]

Posted: 3/13/07 at 2:23am

1. Where is Scott Wittman?!?!?!?!?
2. It looks like a psychadelic '70s movie, it just screams "lava lamp".
3. Is the backround supposed to be a "beehive" in reference to the hairstyle? That's a little weak.

It seems like they're just relying on their names at this point. I know it still early, but they need to make the names "pop" and make people interested. Just using the names only turns on the "super" fans of actors. You need to get peak people's interest so then they can say "Oh ________'s in it? I think I may have to see that."

I don't know, just my two cents.

[Act4ever]

Posted: 3/13/07 at 2:32am

It looks a little gay. And I mean gay as in homosexual (not "dumb".) What's with the rainbow lettering?

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 3/13/07 at 6:43am

I was going to say the same thing, Act4ever. They would NEVER use this poster to market the film across the country. The rainbow lettering screams GAY and is a total turn off to the mainstream American moviegoer.