Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

Kino Lorber | Release Date: August 16, 2013

7.1	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Ratings

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MatthewasaurusJul 7, 2014

This is a great documentary on the master of film posters, Drew Struzan. It delves into his work for Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Back to the Future, the Goonies, the Muppets, Blade Runner, The Thing, and Harry Potter, among others. It's gotThis is a great documentary on the master of film posters, Drew Struzan. It delves into his work for Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Back to the Future, the Goonies, the Muppets, Blade Runner, The Thing, and Harry Potter, among others. It's got interviews with the best people in the film industry too, like Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford, Guillermo del Toro, and Michael J. Fox.

It even looks into his work for del Toro's Hellboy films and Pan's Labyrinth, and how while del Toro adored them, the studio rejected them in favour of some worse-looking photographic posters. It goes through Struzan's career wonderfully, and ends up exposing the film industry and how greedy it's become, but ends on a pleasant note.… Expand

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DawdlingPoetNov 27, 2021

This is an insightful documentary about a well regarded film poster artist. It is a little dull in places and is very much a talking heads type of a documentary but I did think it was interesting to see the various posters representing filmsThis is an insightful documentary about a well regarded film poster artist. It is a little dull in places and is very much a talking heads type of a documentary but I did think it was interesting to see the various posters representing films which were big Hollywood successes. I can see why he's such a popular artist, why people appreciate his work - the images do certainly seem to be quite evocative and appealing. It was interesting to hear about his background and upbringing. If your a fan of big films from the 70s to the 90s then you'll likely find some films you like that he's done posters of, which feature in this film. It is interesting but I did feel there is the, perhaps inevitable, aspect of it whereby certain actors and, maybe moreso, directors are talking about their memories and basically showing off a bit, in a way that didn't especially add much to the film. People being a little smug and brag-gy doesn't appeal too much to me personally. There are some quite interesting parts of this film and seeing the artwork shown, in the way it is, is pretty good, so I would overall recommend it, if your interested in the work of Drew Struzan but don't expect too much in terms of the finer details of his work or over analysis of his personal life. It's an interesting documentary, thought provoking maybe but not especially great.… Expand

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