Magnificent Mel has gifted me another eccentric delight: a 11" x 17" reproduction of a primary Beneath the Planet of the Apes poster.
Not only is James Franciscus, Charlton Heston and Linda Harrison featured, but (in larger formats) James Gregory and Natalie Trundy.
I adore the Apes franchise. Beneath is an acclaimed follow-up for good reason, and anything associated with it (and the ongoing series in general) stays close to my dystopian heart.
For a swell, science-fiction supplement, Mel also surprised me with a 11" x 17" Rocketship X-M reproduction poster: a print that I had years ago, but alas, it ended up damaged.
As with Beneath, Rocketship X-M is another of my favorites and its promotional graphics feature headliners Lloyd Bridges, Hugh O'Brien, John Emery, Osa Massen and Noah Berry Jr. Yeah, talk about star power, and well before a number of them were even higher-echelon celebrities.
Rocketship X-M is more of a Mars expedition flick than a moon-landing one, thus distinguishing it from the movie that rushed it into production, Destination Moon. (In my estimation, both movies are pretty darn cool.)
I thank Mel for bringing out the starry-eyed kid in me once again!
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