This site is dedicated to the art of X-rated
movie posters from the 1960s and 1970s. Considered by most to
be the Golden Age of the pornographic movie, the period's rising
production budgets generated a dramatic improvement in film quality
and plot. Several all-time classics emerged. Deep Throat
(1972), Behind The Green Door (1972), The Opening
of Misty Beethoven (1976) and Debbie Does Dallas
(1978) were among the many box-office hits – films even
the critics admired. The success of two French-produced movies,
Emmanuelle (1974) and The Story Of O (1975),
also helped introduce the porno movie to the mass market.
Tony Nourmand and Bruce Marchant of The Reel
Poster Gallery in London have compiled a collection of original
X-rated movie posters. With their amusing images and taglines,
they all have a kitsch appeal. However, a large number of the
posters are actually very sleek and stylish. Even today, these
designs provide a rich source of inspiration and reference for
creatives and social scientists.
Over 150 poster images have been taken from this
collection to form the basis of a new book, X-rated Adult Movie
Posters of the 60s and 70s (Volume One). This title is available
from September 2003 and is edited by Tony Nourmand and Graham
Marsh. It is the first time that a book on X-rated movie posters
has been published and only a couple of the images have ever been
reproduced before.
For the experts, these posters provide a new
and enlightening insight, not only into the sex industry, but
also into the more liberal society of the 1960s and 1970s. For
the rest of us, they simply serve to amuse and excite.
