Blade Runner illustration by John Alvin

John Alvin (Born in Mass. USA 1948) is an award-winning artist who has illustrated some of the world's most recognized movie posters. A film poster for Blade Runner, contended as fair use. ... A film poster for Blade Runner, contended as fair use. ... Blade Runner is an influential 1982 cyberpunk film directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples, adapted from the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick. ... Movie Posters are used to advertise current films and are often in small print runs, most movie posters were discarded when the films run finished. ...

Alvin graduated from the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles and became a freelance artist. His first movie art campaign was for Mel Brook's Blazing Saddles (1974), working with famed film advertising designer Anthony Goldschmidt, who later founded Intralink in 1979. Alvin joined Intralink and worked with Goldschmidt, until 1988. Intralink is one of the most established and well respected strategic marketing and creative design groups operating in the entertainment business today. The company provides comprehensive print and audio-visual campaigns for domestic theatrical, international theatrical, home entertainment and television. Intralink also has extensive experience in main title design and corporate identity campaigns. Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Alex Karras as Mongo in Blazing Saddles Blazing Saddles is a Warner Bros. ...

Since 1974, Alvin has created artwork for more than 125 film campaigns for New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Disney Studios and Lucasfilm Ltd., including Blade Runner, Cocoon, The Lost Boys, Predator, The Princess Bride, Gremlins, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, Jurassic Park, and many special works for Star Wars. New Line Cinema, founded in 1967, is one of the major American film studios. ... The WB Shield, used from 2001 to late 2003. ... For the theme park in France, see Walt Disney Studios Park The Seven Dwarves Building at the Walt Disney Studios The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California serves as the international headquarters for media conglemorate The Walt Disney Company. ... Lucasfilm Logo Lucasfilm Ltd. ... Blade Runner is an influential 1982 cyberpunk film directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples, adapted from the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick. ... Cocoon is a 1985 science fiction film about a group of elderly humans who were rejuvenated by aliens. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This snapping turtle is trying to make a meal of a Canada goose, but the goose is too wary. ... The Princess Bride is a 1973 novel written by William Goldman and originally published in the USA by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. ... Gremlins is an American horror-comedy film directed by Joe Dante and released in 1984. ... E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (E.T. for short) is a 1982, Academy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy film directed by Steven Spielberg. ... The Lion King is a 1994 animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. ... Illustration by Warwick Goble Beauty and the Beast is a traditional fairy tale (type 425C -- search for a lost husband -- in the Aarne-Thompson classification). ... Batman Returns is a 1992 motion picture based on the Batman character created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. ... Batman Forever is the third of the Batman movies which began with Tim Burtons 1989 version of the character, although it is a major departure from its predecessor in the franchise, Batman Returns. ... Jurassic Park is a 1993 science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg, based upon the novel of the same name by Michael Crichton. ... Opening logo to the Star Wars films Star Wars is an epic science fiction-fantasy saga and fictional universe that was created by writer/producer/director George Lucas during the late 1970s. ...

Alvin's poster for The Phantom of the Paradise was exhibited in the Smithsonian Museum as being one of the best posters of the Twentieth Century. The Smithsonian castle, as seen through the garden gate. ...

References

• List of John Alvin movie posters, 1974-1999
• San Jose Metro, "From 'Blade Runner' to 'Batman Forever,' poster artist John Alvin captures the soul of a film in a single, unforgettable image" by Richard von Busack, September 5, 1996