SCREAM (1996) Movie Poster, Original Australian One Sheet, Horror Classic
Size AU One Sheet (27" x 40")
SCREAM (1996) Movie Poster, Original Australian One Sheet, ICONIC, Starring Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette and Drew Barrymore Directed by Wes Craven, is presented in Very Fine+ Condition. Movie...
SCREAM (1996) Movie Poster, Original Australian One Sheet, ICONIC, Starring Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette and Drew Barrymore Directed by Wes Craven, is presented in Very Fine+ Condition.
Movie Poster and Condition.
Condition: This poster is presented in Very Fine+ condition, Rolled as issued, Very minor edge wear, Small 1cm vertical crease bottom right corner. This is an impressive original Australian one sheet movie poster for the iconic 1996 horror classic Scream. Presented rolled as issued, this highly collectable poster remains in excellent overall condition and represents a fantastic opportunity for collectors of original vintage movie posters, 1990s horror memorabilia and fans of the legendary Scream franchise.
Movie Synopsis
Scream (1996) is one of the most influential horror films of the 1990s and a movie that helped revitalise the slasher genre for a new generation. Directed by legendary filmmaker Wes Craven, whose previous horror classics included A Nightmare on Elm Street, and written by Kevin Williamson, Scream cleverly combines genuine suspense, mystery, comedy and self-aware horror into an unforgettable cinematic experience.
The story takes place in the seemingly quiet Californian town of Woodsboro, where high school student Sidney Prescott, played by Neve Campbell, finds herself at the centre of a terrifying series of murders. A mysterious masked killer begins targeting teenagers, using threatening telephone calls and horror movie trivia as part of a deadly game. As the body count rises, the identity of the killer becomes increasingly difficult to predict and virtually everyone around Sidney becomes a potential suspect.
The film features an outstanding ensemble cast including Courteney Cox as ambitious television reporter Gale Weathers, David Arquette as Deputy Dewey Riley, Skeet Ulrich as Sidney's boyfriend Billy Loomis, Matthew Lillard as Stu Macher, Rose McGowan as Tatum Riley and Jamie Kennedy as horror movie expert Randy Meeks. The film also features the memorable appearance of Drew Barrymore as Casey Becker in one of the most famous opening sequences in modern horror cinema.
What made Scream particularly distinctive was its clever awareness of horror movie conventions. The characters themselves know the rules of classic slasher films and openly discuss famous horror movies, clichés and the mistakes that characters traditionally make when confronted by a killer. This self-aware and intelligent approach to horror helped Scream stand apart from many other films of the period while still delivering genuinely frightening and suspenseful moments.
Wes Craven brought his considerable experience as a horror director to the production, while Kevin Williamson's screenplay created a fresh and highly entertaining mystery in which audiences are encouraged to constantly question who might be behind the Ghostface mask. The identity of the killer remains one of the film's central mysteries, making Scream both a slasher film and an entertaining whodunnit thriller.
Originally released in 1996, Scream became a major commercial and cultural success, grossing more than US$170 million worldwide and establishing one of the most recognisable horror franchises in cinema history. The film's success demonstrated that audiences still had an appetite for intelligent, suspenseful and entertaining horror movies, and its influence can still be seen throughout modern horror cinema.
Today, Scream (1996) remains an essential film for collectors of horror memorabilia and fans of Wes Craven, Kevin Williamson, Neve Campbell and the slasher genre. The instantly recognisable Ghostface imagery and the film's enormous cultural impact have made original posters for Scream particularly desirable. This original Australian one sheet movie poster is a wonderful piece of 1990s cinema history and a fantastic addition to any collection of original horror movie posters.
To find out more about Scream (1996) 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.