1980 – Page 7 – Robin Johnson

AFD Campaign Pressbook (pages 1-4)

25 July, 2015 Sean 0 Comments 1 category

“Newcomer Robin Johnson is a revelation as Nicky…” The Campaign Pressbook from Associated Film Distribution was a promotional tool for theater owners. The first part repeated almost verbatim the biographical articles from the Press Materials folder, but supplied them in a format with illustrations that could be sent directly

U.S. Insert Card Poster

16 July, 2015 Sean 0 Comments 1 category

Insert cards aren’t made anymore, but they were my favorite form of movie poster, because the three windows in my bedroom way back when were spaced perfectly to fit two insert cards between. Also, the heavier card stock made them more durable when taking them down and putting them

The U.S. Movie Poster

7 July, 2015 Sean 0 Comments 1 category

The final design for the movie poster retains the two overlapping askew rectangles from the poster side of the double-sided poster. That poster had a black rectangle over a purple rectangle over a red background; here it’s changed to yellow over blue over white. The colorized collage of Nicky and

Designed to be opened one fold at a time, the blue side ia a promotional presentation for "Times Square" and its soundtrack, and the red side is a full poster. This is the red side. Text: TIMES SQUARE Can you feel my fever? Can you hear me howl? I'm just a Damn Dog. Tune into me because I am tuned into you. STICK IT IN YOUR EAR. NO SENSE MAKES SENSE They tell me I'm crazy. But the truth is I just know bullshit when I see it.

The Mystery of the Double-Sided Poster, Side Two

28 June, 2015 Sean 0 Comments 1 category

Fully opening the two-sided poster reveals my favorite version of the image most associated with Times Square. As I mentioned last time, I find the red background more visually pleasing than the yellow used on the movie poster and soundtrack album cover. There are several other differences in this version,

The full opened outside of the 2-sided promotional poster. As this was designed to be looked at while being opened and then turned to the other side, the sections comprising the folded outside are upside down. Text: THERE'S NOTHING TO DO BUT PLAY MUSIC AND SCREAM YOUR LUNGS OUT. TIMES SQUARE ROBERT STIGWOOD PRESENTS TIMES SQUARE STARRING TIM CURRY TRINI ALVARADO ROBIN JOHNSON PETER COFFIELD HERBERT BERGHOF SCREENPLAY BY JACOB BRACKMAN STORY BY ALAN MOYLE AND LEANNE UNGER DIRECTED BY ALAN MOYLE PRODUCED BY ROBERT STIGWOOD AND JACOB BRACKMAN EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS KEVIN McCORMICK AND JOHN NICOLELLA ASSOCIATE PRODUCER BILL OAKES R RESTRICTED UNDER 17 REQUIRES ACCOMPANYING PARENT OR ADULT GUARDIAN SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE ON RSO RECORDS AND TAPES AN EMI RELEASE DISTRIBUTED BY AFD EMI RSO® Records Inc. AFD ©1980 Associated Film Distribution DESIGN: SEININGER & ASSOCIATES PRINTED IN U.S.A. THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY AND THAT'S RUNNING AWAY AND HANGING OUT AND SETTING YOURSELF FREE. TIMES SQUARE THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK FROM THE MOTION PICTURE 2 RECORD SET FEATURING MUSIC BY "ROCK HARD" - SUZI QUATRO "TALK OF THE TOWN" - THE PRETENDERS "SAME OLD SCENE" - ROXY MUSIC "DOWN IN THE PARK" - GARY NUMAN "HELP ME!" - MARCY LEVY & ROBIN GIBB "LIFE DURING WARTIME" - TALKING HEADS "PRETTY BOYS" - JOE JACKSON "TAKE THIS TOWN" - XTC "I WANNA BE SEDATED" - THE RAMONES "DAMN DOG" - ROBIN JOHNSON "YOUR DAUGHTER IS ONE" - ROBIN JOHNSON & TRINI ALVARADO "BABYLON'S BURNING" - THE RUTS "YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE" - D.L. BYRON "WALK ON THE WILD SIDE" - LOU REED "THE NIGHT WAS NOT" - DESMOND CHILD & ROUGE "INNOCENT, NOT GUILTY" - GARLAND JEFFREYS "GRINDING HALT" - THE CURE "PISSING IN THE RIVER" - PATTI SMITH GROUP "FLOWERS IN THE CITY" - DAVID JOHANSEN & ROBIN JOHNSON

The Mystery of the Double-Sided Poster, Side One

19 June, 2015 Sean 0 Comments 1 category

I think this was the first promotional piece I found after Times Square had come, been, and gone. (Not this copy, but I’ll get to that.) I don’t recall exactly where it came from… it was a tiny store dealing in rock memorabilia in Manhattan somewhere, probably between 34th and

Robin Johnson’s Times Square Headshot, “TS-Spec.3”

10 June, 2015 Sean 0 Comments 1 category

This is one of my favorite pictures of Robin, appearing for the first time not in character. I agree with DefeatedandGifted that it wasn’t part of the US press kit, even though it’s designed identically and even came with a folded-over caption sheet, just like the the photos in

Times Square Press Material folder (post 5 of 5)

1 June, 2015 Sean 0 Comments 1 category

The last photos from the press kit. To the left, Pammy and Nicky on the roof from which they toss their first television set, although here Nicky appears to be translating a radio broadcast for Pammy. Nothing like this occurs in the film; this photo, however, will be

Times Square Press Material folder (post 4 of 5)

23 May, 2015 Sean 0 Comments 1 category

On the left is the same photo as this one, cropped differently and of course without the autograph. On the right is the photo that may be the one used the most to promote the film. We’ll have a better idea about that once I’m done with all this

Times Square Press Material folder (post 3 of 5)

14 May, 2015 Sean 0 Comments 1 category

“… in one of those inexplicable chance occasions, out of the blue, Robin Johnson appeared…” Four more stills from the Times Square U.S. press kit. I don’t really have anything to say about these, but when have I let that stop me. It means nothing, but I notice in

Times Square Press Material folder (post 2 of 5)

5 May, 2015 Sean 0 Comments 1 category

“Times Square… introduces Robin Johnson, dynamic 16-year-old Brooklyn actress and singer in her film debut.” Okay, forget what I said last time about posting the pictures in the order they occur in the film. There are too many without Robin in them to do it in a way that I

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