Robin Johnson

This was sold to me as a Press Kit, but it looks to me more like the AFD Campaign Pressbook in intent, as it has a list of available promotional materials on the back. Theater owners might have a use for that, the press wouldn’t.

The Danish publicity for Times Square surprisingly abandoned the Cummins painting used in most of the rest of Europe, and instead went all the way back to the original promotional design by Seiniger & Associates that had only appeared on a promotional piece for American theater owners and record stores, which had inspired simplified versions for the US movie poster and the soundtrack album cover.

The artwork, unfortunately, in black and white. I assume the actual posters were in color, but as of this writing I haven’t seen one. They are essentially the double-sided poster poster art with the English text replaced by Danish.

ROBERT STIGWOOD præsenterer “TIMES SQUARE”
Med TIM CURRY TRINI ALVARADO og ROBIN JOHNSON
Med PETER COFFIELD • HERBERT BERGHOF • DAVID MARGUUES • ANNA MARIA HORSFORD
Executive Producers KEVIN McCORMICK • JOHN NICOLELLA
Instruktion ALAN MOYLE
Produceret af ROBERT STIGWOOD og JACOB BRACKMAN
Drejebog JACOB BRACKMAN
Manuskript af ALAN MOYiE og LEANNE UNGER
Associate Producer Bill OAKES
En EMI-ITC Produktion

Soundtrack forefindes på plade og kassette

RSO

And, here’s the text from the promotional side, with my attempt at a translation. I welcome any corrections. I’d also be interested in copies of the actual publications/reviews the pull quotes came from.

Annonce-kliché nr. 1

Tekst-kliché nr. 2

Annonce-kliché nr. 2

TO PIGER GØR OPRØR MOD DERES FORÆLDRE, MYNDIGHEDERNE, SAMFUNDET – DET HELE!

FILMENS LÆNGDE:
3025 meter
CENSUR-FARVE:
RØD
WIDESCREEN

TRAILER:
35 m/RØD

UDLEJNING:

Udlejning: A/S Nordisk Film Udlejning

2 sp. annonce-kliché nr. 5

I 1955 blev »ungdomsoprør« personificeret i James Dean’s portræt afen rebelsk teenager i filmen »Vildt blod«. I 1969 skildrede Peter Fonda og Dennis Hopper 60-ungdommen i »Easy Rider«. 70’erne producerede en ny helt for de unge, da John Travolta blev berømt på »Saturday Night Fever«, og det er den samme producent, Robert Stigwood, der står bag filmen
TIMES SQUARE
der til tonerne af new wave-musik skildrer et par unge piger i New York i 1980.
Robin Johnson og Trini Alvarado har hovedrollerne som to teenagere, der løber hjemmefra og vender sig mod det bestående samfund ved bl.a. at gå i outreret tøj, dyrke new wave-musik og smadre TV-apparater. En nat-discjockey fatter interesse for dem og opmuntrer dem i sine radioprogrammer, og inden længe har der dannet sig en hel kult af »Klude-dukker« – et begreb, de to piger har skabt. Det går naturligvis ikke i længden, og de to sætteret festligt punktum for deres virksomhed ved at afholde en ulovlig midnatskoncert for deres fans på Times Square.
TIMES SQUARE er instrueret af canadieren Alan Moyle, der er meget kendt i sit hjemland som både skuespiller og instruktør. Robin Johnson debuterer i denne film, og Trini Alvarado har optrådt siden hun var 7. Sin filmdebut fik hun i Robert Altman’s »Rich Kids«. Alan Moyle har skrevet manuskriptet sammen med Leanne Unger. (Moyle fik ideen, da han fandt en ung piges dagbog gemt i en gammel sofa), og drejebogen skyldes Jacob Brackman, der har produceret filmen sammen med Robert Stigwood. Musikken i filmen synges, foruden af Robin Johnson, af en lang række kendte navne, bl.a. Roxy Music, Susi Quatro og Lou Reed.

»NEW YORKS SVAR PÅ STORKESPRINGVANDET…
Der er en masse god new-wave-musik i filmen«. Kaj Gosvig, Aktuelt

»TEENAGE-FILM MED MASSER AF MUSIK…
byder på spænding, dramatik, komik – og masser af musik!«
Peder Lyng, Ung Nu

»Robin Johnson er klart nyt fund som pigen, der er grim som arve-
synden, men har en sjæl, der er smukkere end forårets første blomster
…godt i tråd med de nye toner, der er slået an hos ungdommen«.
★★★★ Vi’unge

TWO GIRLS MAKE REBELLION AGAINST THEIR PARENTS, AUTHORITIES, SOCIETY – ALL OF IT!

FILM LENGTH:
3025 meters
RATED:
RED
WIDESCREEN

TRAILER: 35 m/RED

RENTAL: A/S Nordisk Film Rental

In 1955, ‘youth rebellion’ was personified in James Dean’s portrait of rebel teenager in the movie ‘Wild Blood’. In 1969, Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper depicted the 60’s youth in ‘Easy Rider’. The 70s produced a new hero for the young when John Travolta became famous in ‘Saturday Night Fever’, and it is the same producer, Robert Stigwood, who is behind the movie
TIMES SQUARE
that to the sound of new wave music portrays a couple of young girls in New York in 1980.

Robin Johnson and Trini Alvarado have the main roles as two teenagers who run from home and turn against the establishment to wear bizarre clothes, play new wave music and smash TVs. A night-disc jockey becomes interested in them and encourages them on his radio programs, and soon creates a culture of “Rag-Dolls” – a concept that the two girls have created. Of course, it does not last long and the two bring their enterprise to a celebratory end by holding an illegal midnight concert for their fans in Times Square.

TIMES SQUARE is directed by Canadian Alan Moyle, who is widely known in his native country as both actor and director. Robin Johnson is debuting in this movie and Trini Alvarado has performed since she was 7. Her film debut had her in Robert Altman’s ‘Rich Kids’. Alan Moyle wrote the original story together with Leanne Unger. (Moyle got the idea when he found a young girl’s diary tucked in an old sofa), and the script is by Jacob Brackman, who produced the film together with Robert Stigwood. The music in the film is performed, besides Robin Johnson, by a number of well-known names, including Roxy Music, Susi Quatro and Lou Reed.

“NEW YORK’S ANSWER TO THE STORK FOUNTAIN … There is a lot of good new wave music in the movie.” Kaj Gosvig, Current

“TEENAGE FILM WITH MASSES OF MUSIC …
Offers excitement, drama, comedy – and lots of music!” Peder Lyng, Young Now

“Robin Johnson is clearly a new find as the girl who is ugly as original sin, but has a soul that is more beautiful than the first flowers of the spring … well in line with the new sounds that have caught on with the youth.” ★★★★ We Young Ones

Rebel Without A Cause was apparently retitled Wild Blood in Denmark. Sleez Sisters were renamed Rag Dolls. The Stork Fountain is a monument in the center of Copenhagen which has been the focus of numerous Danish protest movements. And “We Young Ones” certainly pulled no punches in their assessment of Robin.

Times Square opened in Denmark on May 8, 1981.