Tom Jung Wall Decorations

Presented is an original movie poster for Warner Brothers 1983 film, “The Right Stuff.” Tom Jung designed this one-sheet poster, which features profile illustrations of the seven test pilots, set against a starry sky, and a singular pilot emerging from a wrecked test. The movie’s title, “The Right Stuff,” and catch-phrase, “How the future began,” are printed at bottom center. A collectible piece of movie history, this poster is made even more desirable with the addition of test-pilot Chuck Yeager’s signature on the poster at middle left. In 1972, journalist Tom Wolfe covered the launch of the final Moon mission, Apollo 17, for Rolling Stone. He wrote a four-part article about the astronauts for the magazine, entitled “Post-Orbital Remorse,” which appeared in Rolling Stone throughout 1973. After his piece was completed, Wolfe was still curious about the emotional and psychological bravery required to rocket into space, and so he began researching a broader history of the United States’ human spaceflight program. Throughout much of the 1970s, Wolfe worked on the research and writing for his book, The Right Stuff. In his foreword, Wolfe notes that as late as 1970, almost one in four career Navy pilots died in accidents. "The Right Stuff," he explains, "became a story of why men were willing--willing?--delighted!--to take on such odds in this, an era literary people had long since characterized as the age of the anti-hero." Focusing on the earliest American human spaceflights of Project Mercury and writing 15 years after the events themselves, Wolfe had the benefit of hindsight, archives, and first-hand recollections to help him answer that question. Wolfe interviewed test pilots, the astronauts, and their wives, among other experts in the field of space, flight, and psychology. The book was well received by critics upon publication in 1979. It was hailed as “one of the most romantic and thrilling books ever written about men who put themselves in peril." (The Boston Globe). It was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and won the National Book Award for Nonfiction. This success prompted the development and creation of the Warner Brothers film, of the same title. Written and directed by Philip Kaufman, the 1983 film chronicles the first 15 years of America’s space program. Similar to Wolfe’s book, the movie follows the Mercury Seven test pilots closely, humanizing the professional and personal trials, tribulations, stressors, and pressure each faced. The film starred Sam Shepard, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn, Fred Ward, Dennis Quaid, Barbara Hershey and Kim Stanley. It was narrated by Levon Helm...

Widely regarded as the greatest sequel of all time (certainly one of), The Empire Strikes Back smashed into movie theatres in 1980 and changed blockbuster films and science fiction f...

Widely regarded as the most beautiful design of the Star Wars series, this original "Style-A" poster created for The Empire Strikes Back is from the original release of the film in 1...

Widely regarded as the most beautiful design of the Star Wars series, this original "Style-A" poster created for The Empire Strikes Back is from the original release of the film in 1...

A rare US 30x40 cardstock poster for the first instalment of George Lucas' original, genre-defining, sci-fi trilogy 'Star Wars,' featuring Tom Jung's famous 'Style A' artwork designed for the more commonly seen US 'Style A' One Sheet posters, which has become one of the most instantly recognisable poster designs of all time. Perhaps economising, the printers simply used the One Sheet printing plate to print the 30x40 format poster rather than altering the design or dimensions. Jung was chosen to create the first poster artwork for the 1977 release of 'Star Wars,' based only on set photographs, a plot synopsis and descriptions of the characters and their motivations, along with a general theme of "Good over Evil," which he represented through the 'cross' formed by Luke Skywalker's lightsaber against the ghostly background visage of Darth Vader. Although a glamorous Princess Leia poses next to Luke, robes flowing behind her, Han Solo is notably absent. Droids C-3PO and R2-D2 were also omitted from Jung's original design, only added before the poster went to press by comic book artist Nick Cardy after a second, more fanciful reworking of Jung's composition was completed by the Hildebrandt Brothers, which included the droids on Lucasfilm's request. US 30x40 and 40x60 posters...

The Empire Strikes Back 1980 US 1 Sheet Style B film poster, Jung, linen backed Arguably the best film of the Star Wars saga, we certainly believe that the US 1 Sheet Style B desi...

Arguably the best film of the Star Wars saga, we certainly believe that the style B is one of the finest US poster art. Original vintage movie poster size 27 x 41 inches. In excel...

Arguably the best film of the Star Wars saga, we certainly believe that the style B is one of the finest US poster art. Original Vintage Movie Poster size 27 x 41 inches. In Excel...

Original vintage movie poster for the action film directed by Lee H Katzin - Le Mans - starring Steve McQueen as Michael Delaney and featuring footage from the 24 Heures Le Mans race, 1970. "Steve McQueen takes you for a drive in the country...

Original vintage three-sheet movie poster for the first release in 1977 of the iconic sci-fi Star Wars saga by George Lucas (later known as Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope) with mus...

Original vintage advance poster for the forthcoming release of the second film in the original Classic sci-fi Star Wars trilogy: The Empire Strikes Back - The Star Wars saga continue...

Fantastic artwork on Star Wars saga, The Empire Strike Back movie poster. Featuring all the main cast on this Style B vintage post...