1980 – Page 7 – Robin Johnson

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

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 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

Times Square Press Material folder (post 1 of 5)

26 April, 2015 Sean 0 Comments 1 category

Generally referred to as The Press Kit, this is the big-ass promotional package AFD released in North America. Since they didn’t have a table of contents, I can’t be sure what all was in it, not without examining all of them… which is impossible because I’m afraid most of them

Times Square Rejected Movie Poster Concept Art

17 April, 2015 Sean 0 Comments 1 category

This is either the only truly unique item I have, or the most worthless. It’s a 15″ x 22.5″ board, unsigned, gray on the back, and the front being pen and colored ink or watercolor (I don’t know nearly enough about art technique to be able to tell reliably). I’ve

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