RECKLESS KELLY (1993) MOVIE POSTER, ORIGINAL DAYBILL, YAHOO SERIOUS
Size AU Daybill Post 80's (33 x 66 cm)
Reckless Kelly (1993) Original Daybill Movie Poster, Starring Yahoo Serious, Melora Hardin, Alexei Sayle & Hugo Weaving, Directed by Yahoo Serious, is in Near Mint Condition. Movie Poster and Condition...
Reckless Kelly (1993) Original Daybill Movie Poster, Starring Yahoo Serious, Melora Hardin, Alexei Sayle & Hugo Weaving, Directed by Yahoo Serious, is in Near Mint Condition.
Movie Poster and Condition
Condition: This Daybill is presented in Near Mint condition with two standard Daybill folds, no flaws to mention. This Poster is currently stored folded and will be shipped in an acid free polyprop bag with acid free backing board. This original Australian daybill represents an authentic piece of cinema memorabilia from one of Australia's most unique comedic filmmakers during the height of his career in the early 1990s.
Movie Synopsis
Reckless Kelly is a 1993 Australian comedy film that marked Yahoo Serious's follow-up to his breakout hit Young Einstein. Produced, written, directed and starring Yahoo Serious, this satirical adventure presents a modern-day take on Ned Kelly, a famous Australian outlaw. The film showcases Serious's distinctive brand of Australian humour whilst tackling themes of cultural identity, corporate greed, and the clash between traditional values and modern commercialism.
The story follows Ned Kelly (Yahoo Serious), described as "the Australian Robin Hood", who is simultaneously a bank robber, a pop-culture hero and video shop owner. Ned is the motor-bike-riding, garbage-can-armoured, ATM-robbing Australian outlaw who accidentally becomes a Hollywood movie star. Following Robin Hood-style principles, Ned steals from corrupt foreign banks and redeposits the money in the bank accounts of the poor.
The central conflict arises when a Japanese company wants to buy his band's farm. More specifically, the evil monarchist banker Sir John fights back, selling the Kelly Gang's tribal home, Reckless Island, as a Japanese tourist resort. This forces Ned into action to save his ancestral homeland from commercial development.
The film's talented cast includes Melora Hardin as Robin Banks, Alexei Sayle as Major Wib, and Hugo Weaving in a supporting role. Additional cast members include Kathleen Freeman, John Pinette, Bob Maza, Martin Ferrero, Anthony Ackroyd, Tracy Mann, Max Walker, Adam Bowen, and Warren Coleman, creating a diverse ensemble that brings depth to Serious's comedic vision.
Ned is forced to Hollywood in order to make enough money to save his family's land. Believing everything he sees in Hollywood movies, Ned assumes that for an outlaw, America is the land of opportunity and sets off to rob the money to buy back Reckless Island. This premise allows Serious to satirise both Australian cultural stereotypes and American Hollywood culture.
The film was notable for its commercial success in Australia. Reckless Kelly opened at number one at the Australian box office with a gross of $2,036,224 and remained at number one for a second week and went on to gross $5,444,534 at the Australian box office. This success made it the most popular Australian film at the Australian box office according to contemporary reports.
The film's soundtrack featured contributions from prominent Australian artists, with Australian rock duo Divinyls covered the song "Wild Thing" in 1993 for the soundtrack to the film. This musical collaboration helped cement the film's place in Australian popular culture of the early 1990s.
Yahoo Serious's direction showcases his commitment to creating distinctly Australian comedy that could compete internationally whilst maintaining its unique cultural identity. The film represents a significant moment in Australian cinema history, demonstrating the potential for local productions to achieve both critical recognition and commercial success during a period when Australian film industry was establishing its global presence.
Reckless Kelly stands as a testament to the creativity and ambition of Australian filmmakers in the 1990s, offering audiences a unique blend of slapstick comedy, cultural commentary, and adventure storytelling that remains distinctly Australian whilst addressing universal themes of identity and belonging.
To find out more about Reckless Kelly (1993) click here to go to IMDB.com.
Special Notes
Images may have a small 'MPA' digital watermark and this does not appear on the poster. Posters are being held by magnets in the corners to take photographs, so you may see some magnet and shadows from the magnets in these areas. The magnets are not included in the sale of the item.
Postage, Insurance & Your Country Taxes
Postage costs are quoted for this item, include insurance up to AUD$100, but if you reside outside of Australia, the price does not include any import taxes/fees that you may be required to pay when the item reaches your borders. Please check with your local authorities for any additional taxes or fees. If you would like full insurance coverage for your purchase, please message me and I would be happy to quote the additional cost (estimate is AUD$2.50 p/AUD$100 or 2.5% of the item value, up to a maximum item value of AUD$5,000).
FAQ
At Movie Posters Australia, the love and conservation of movie posters comes first, and we like to share this passion. Our commitment to quality means we will provide high quality memorabilia to our customers. Posters are carefully chosen and authenticated to ensure originality and value. We want our customers to trust MPA, so we always try to be as open and transparent as we can, provide detailed condition information and images, to ensure customers are comfortable and confident in their purchase.
While the industry does have a few condition rating standards, there is no movie poster condition rating system that has become the accepted standard world wide. This unfortunately makes condition terms vary from movie poster dealer to movie poster dealer. Terms like Mint, Near Mint, Very Fine, Fine, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor, seem to be universal to most condition rating standards, but most standards still lack definition about what and how many flaws/defects/damage defines a specific condition level. For more information on how Movie Posters Australia grades the condition of its movie posters, daybills, lobby cards and other ephemera please see out Movie Poster Condition and Grading page.
In the early days of cinema, posters were primarily hand-drawn and printed in various sizes, often tailored to fit the available space in theaters or promotional areas. In the United States, the "One Sheet" size (some times called '1 Sheet' or '1SH' approximately 27" x 41", became the standard during the 1930s. This size was manageable for theater display and suited the needs of a growing film industry.
Different countries developed their own poster sizes and styles, which also changed sometimes over the decades, and were influenced by local preferences and practical considerations, like available paper sheet sizes and how many posters could be printed on one sheet.
In Australia, the most popular size, the Daybill, has evolved over the decades. Australian Daybills sizes in chronological order are:
- Long Daybills (15" x 40"), from 1920's to pre-WW2 or pre-1941, were printed two to a sheet, longer than current Daybill versions. There were size variances in width from 14.5" to 15" and in height from 39.5" to 40".
- War Time Daybill (10" x 30"), during WW2, for a short time to conserve paper during a war time shortage, four Daybills were printed on one sheet. Information from Press Sheets also referred to these War-Time sizes as "New Size Daybills".
- Post-War Daybill (13" x 30"), this 13" x 30" Post-War size carried through until the 1980's, but also varied in size from 13"-14" x 29.75"-30.25".
- Post-80's Daybill (33cm x 66cm, or 13" x 26"), over a few years in the late 80's, the size changed again to a metric 33cm x 66cm, although these have also varied from 32-33cm x 64.5-66cm. New sizes from the late 80's were created, sometimes called a Mini Daybill or Mini Poster, in 9" x 12", 11" x 17" and 13" x 20".
In the UK, the somewhat unique 'Quad' poster, measuring 30" x 40", became popular, offering a larger landscape format that allowed for more elaborate designs.
In Japan, movie poster sizes were smaller, such as the "B2" (20" x 28"), which suited the more compact living environment of larger cities, smaller advertising spaces, and unique aesthetic sensibilities.
The 1970s and 1980s, witnessed the rise of the "six-sheet" (81" x 81") format, reflecting a trend towards larger and more visually impactful advertising.
Overall, the variation in movie poster sizes across different countries and decades highlights the interplay between technological printing advancements, paper resource availability, paper sheet size changes, cultural preferences, and the evolving nature of movie marketing.
At Movie Posters Australia we tag each poster we sell with a 'size' and 'condition' description at the very top of the page for our customers to easily see. There may however be some slight variations to sizes by up one inch due to variations in production and guillotine methods by printers over the decades.