MAD MAX – Aust daybill

Mad Max, the classic 1979 (released in the U.S. in 1980, and released in Italy as “Interceptor”) George Miller Australian post-apocalyptic action crime thriller (“The Maximum Force of the Future.”; “When the gangs take over the highway… Remember he’s on your side”; “The last law in a world gone out of control. Pray that he’s out there somewhere.”; “Music by Brian May”; “Written by James McCausland and George Miller”) starring Mel Gibson (in the title role as Mad Max Rockatansky), Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne (as Toecutter), Steve Bisley, Tim Burns, and Roger Ward
Note that this is a “country of origin” poster for this Australian movie! Note that this movie had a very limited first release in 1979, and the one-sheets and daybills are a sort of purple color. When it became a big hit, a very limited number of orange posters were printed, and then “semi-gloss/matte” blue posters were printed, all in 1979. In 1981, the movie had a major re-release, and full-gloss blue posters were printed for that re-release. The daybill offered here is the ultra-rare 1979 purple daybill from the very first release of this classic movie.

Condition: good. The daybill has pinholes in the corners and some are enlarged due to rough removal. It has tiny dot stains scattered in some areas (there are not very many but the ones that are there are pretty noticeable when the daybill is displayed – see our image). This is the kind of poster that responds really well to restoration. It is likely that much or most of the discoloration can be removed chemically, and after proper restoration the highly desirable daybill will display well