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The Greatest Illustrations in History by Master Drew Struzan

If you are 20 years old or older, you've probably watched movies like Raiders of the Lost Ark (Indiana Jones - 1981), Back to the Future (1985), Batteries Not Included (1987), Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Coming to America (1988) and Angels in the Outfield (1994), among many, many others, you got to know the work of the man who did the posters for these films.

With an unmistakable style, Drew Struzan was born in 1947, and is world famous for not only his work for these 80's films, but also with much recent ones, like the Harry Potter series, Star Wars (both original and new ones), Hellboy and more. I've always loved his work, but never knew that all those posters were done by the same person, until I found his portfolio some time ago. I was stunned, and just had to share this illustration master's work with you.

I deeply recommend you guys, younger than 20, to get these films if you haven't watched, and just have a little time of true amusement. Also, you should really visit Mr. Drew Struzan's portfolio for a great quantity of marvelous works, with the possibility to buy his original pieces. And I won't say that I hope you enjoy these, because there's no way you don't love it. Cheers! ;)

Coming to America


One of the Greatest Illustrations in History by Master Drew Struzan

(Um Príncipe em Nova Iorque)

Batteries Not Included


One of the Greatest Illustrations in History by Master Drew Struzan

(O Milagre veio do espaço)

Cuthroat Island


One of the Greatest Illustrations in History by Master Drew Struzan

(Ilha da Garganta Cortada)

E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial


One of the Greatest Illustrations in History by Master Drew Struzan

(E.T.: O Extraterrestre)

The Goonies


One of the Greatest Illustrations in History by Master Drew Struzan

(Os Goonies)

Back to the Future Trilogy


One of the Greatest Illustrations in History by Master Drew Struzan

(De Volta Para o Futuro - Trilogia)

Back to the Future III


One of the Greatest Illustrations in History by Master Drew Struzan

(variation of the original poster)

Big Trouble in Little China


One of the Greatest Illustrations in History by Master Drew Struzan

(Os Aventureiros do Bairro Proibido)

Blade Runner


One of the Greatest Illustrations in History by Master Drew Struzan

(Blade Runner: O Caçador de Andróides)

First Blood


One of the Greatest Illustrations in History by Master Drew Struzan

(Rambo)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone


One of the Greatest Illustrations in History by Master Drew Struzan

(Harry Potter e a Pedra Filosofal)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets


One of the Greatest Illustrations in History by Master Drew Struzan

(Harry Potter e a Câmara dos Segredos)

Hellboy


One of the Greatest Illustrations in History by Master Drew Struzan

Hellboy II the Golden Army


One of the Greatest Illustrations in History by Master Drew Struzan

(Hellboy II: O Exército Dourado)

Hook


One of the Greatest Illustrations in History by Master Drew Struzan

(Hook: A Volta do Capitão Gancho)

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom


One of the Greatest Illustrations in History by Master Drew Struzan

(Indiana Jones e o Templo da Perdição)

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull


One of the Greatest Illustrations in History by Master Drew Struzan

(Indiana Jones e o Reino da Caveira de Cristal)

Lonely Guy


One of the Greatest Illustrations in History by Master Drew Struzan

(Rapaz Solitário)

Masters of the Universe


One of the Greatest Illustrations in History by Master Drew Struzan

(Mestres do Universo)

Meatballs III: Summer Job


One of the Greatest Illustrations in History by Master Drew Struzan

(Almôndegas III - Trabalho Duro)

The Name of the Rose


One of the Greatest Illustrations in History by Master Drew Struzan

(O Nome da Rosa)

Pan's Labyrinth


One of the Greatest Illustrations in History by Master Drew Struzan

(O Labirinto do Fauno)

Police Academy 3: Back in Training


One of the Greatest Illustrations in History by Master Drew Struzan

(Loucademia de Polícia 3: De Volta ao Treinamento)

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol


One of the Greatest Illustrations in History by Master Drew Struzan

(Loucademia de Polícia 4: O Cidadão se Defende)

"Revenge of the Jedi"


One of the Greatest Illustrations in History by Master Drew Struzan

()

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace


One of the Greatest Illustrations in History by Master Drew Struzan

(Guerra nas Estrelas: Episódio I - A Ameaça Fantasma)

Star Wars Trilogy


One of the Greatest Illustrations in History by Master Drew Struzan

(Guerra nas Estrelas - Trilogia)

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith


One of the Greatest Illustrations in History by Master Drew Struzan

(Guerra nas Estrelas: Episódio III - A Vingança de Sith)

The Thing


One of the Greatest Illustrations in History by Master Drew Struzan

(A Coisa)

Three O'Clock High


One of the Greatest Illustrations in History by Master Drew Struzan

(Te pego lá fora)

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49 Comments

lordCovenant08/20/2009

OH MY GOD!

Rostek08/20/2009

it's Back to the Future not From the Future :P

qwertyuiop08/20/2009

WOOOOOW... excellent work

okay then08/20/2009

woow excellent work ;)

alejandro Yoltéotl 08/20/2009

no puedo ser estas ilustraciones son fantasticas me gustaria ilustrar de esta manera me gusto todo sus trabaajos de casualidad tiene una pagina web? n_n

4TWENTY08/20/2009

Just... WOW!

Autorave08/20/2009

MASSIVE !

Raph08/20/2009

Omg... All my 80's memories! Some good movies here and eternal posters!

Kaligram08/20/2009

I've always loved Struzan's work. Even now, I'm still impressed... Great article for a greater artist. ;)

Rebecca Agra08/20/2009

I Love it!!!

XD

pumpers08/20/2009

The labeled "Back to the Future IV?" is actually 'Back to the Future III' :)

ruiner6708/20/2009

Wow. Such a talented illustrator. I would LOVE to learn from this master! I'm not even 100% sure of what medium he's using. It looks like mostly paint (oil? watercolor? acrylic?) but it looks like some pen & ink, too. Just amazing.

The Back to the Future image with Marty and Doc Brown in Old West outfits is actually Back to the Future III, and the image above it is Back to the Future II.

Luke08/20/2009

Back to the Future IV?
Nope ... it is Back to the Future III

Very nice works here ...

Luke

ruiner6708/20/2009

Oh, I should've looked at his portfolio before I posted. He's using acrylics and colored pencils!

Man, I would love to learn his technique.

Chanmann108/20/2009

Simply amazing work with great attention to detail.

designiac08/20/2009

blade runner!

GQ08/20/2009

Never seen the recent ones, like Hellboy and Pan's Labyrith. They are all amazing!

THIS is how you advertise a film! Not with a series of headshots layed one behind each other. AMAZING talent.

Tim Phelan08/20/2009

His work almost predates all digital artists seen today. Craig Mullins etc. Also, looking at "the thing", very much the style of most photoshop-tastic geometric designs abundant nowadays. Also noting the lens flares in other designs.

Blade runner, is a absolute masterpiece. I cannot imagine any artist nowadays who could accomplish such a dramatic piece of lighting without a linear dodge tool, photoshop and a scanner.

Cherish the past! Back to traditional painting!

lunik3308/20/2009

the thing poster is awesome!

ArsEmporia08/20/2009

Awesome post! Thx for putting so many together. I never knew who illustrated all those..

eL_PisHon08/20/2009

de los mejores post, me encanta el trabajo de estos artistas.

tiltshift08/20/2009

So good! eye opening for a "younger than 20" like me

eXiD08/20/2009

OMG!!

awesome!

Anonymous08/20/2009

Great.....now I want to watch ALL of those

drew struzan08/20/2009

You are so very generous and kind. Thank you sincerely...drew

madstar08/20/2009

Thanks for the link! I never realized that all these amazing posters were by the same fellow.

::REALM::08/20/2009

i always believed that "Hook"'s poster was a photo!!!!!!! Damn!

Simon08/20/2009

Hello person that basically defined my movie going childhood.

This is a great collection, and I had no idea that they were all by the same guy. Thanks for this post.

PauloGabriel08/20/2009

WOW! My dream came true. Thank you, Drew Struzan for commenting! You are very much welcome. Thank you for such great work along the years. You are a true inspiration for us!

JTT08/20/2009

Wow, amazed nobody else has mentioned this yet but it's "Return of the Jedi" not "Revenge". (And I'm not even a Star Wars freak.)

KGile08/20/2009

Wow very cool. The "First Blood" one was my favorite.

Check out www.knrdesigns.com

Keep up the good work.

Ralph08/20/2009

this guy is so amazing and yeah you´re right these movies must have been watched by everyone at least for one time esp. back to the future

Kelly08/20/2009

Absolutely gorgeous work! Thank you for sharing.

Tiago08/20/2009

Wow those are simply fantastic illustrations!
Seeing The Name of The Rose there was completely surprising to me. It's not a very popular movie around here, very underrated. But it's an excellent movie :)

Jeremy Darko08/20/2009

These are absolutely spectacular! Nostalgia. . . as previously stated by many others. I would love to love this technique! It's a natural talent that's just incomparable.

Daniel Fonseca08/20/2009

Naquela época ilustrações eram feitas na "raça" sem efeitos de photoshop, que hoje simplifica. Sem diminuir o pessoas que tem talento no photoshop, pois o mesmo requer habilidade e criatividade, porém estes são realmente mestres da arte.

unknownskywalker08/21/2009

Revenge of the Jedi?

Henrico Zandonai08/21/2009

Cara, parabéns pelos posts, mto interessantes mesmo! Encontrei teu site quando estava procurando coisas pro left 4 dead e acabei me empolgando e vendo alguns de teus posts! Legais mesmo cara, esse aqui tá show! Parabéns véio!

David Cousens08/21/2009

Superb post Paulo, Drew Struzan is amazing! The only poster I have in my house is a huge Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade poster that my wife bought for me, I don't even know how much time I've spent examining the details of it.

The word "master" is overused, but Drew really deserves that title.

Vim08/21/2009

wow, great post, great artist, i didn't know all of these were done by the same artist, i remember seeing some of these posters at the cinema

chathuranga08/21/2009

This is crazy. Absolutely fantastic. Thanks for the post Paulo.

mu!08/21/2009

great memories!

FreeFlashClocks08/21/2009

my favorites are The Goonies and Back to the future

Czare Riello08/21/2009

No Brasil THE THING virou "O Enigma de Outro Mundo" e não A Coisa

JDM08/21/2009

Muito legal, não sabia que esse cara tinha feito todods esses pôesteres. Como cinéfilo de carteirinha, não dá pra eunão adorar esse post. Abduzido!

LAQO08/22/2009

amazing!! so cool! thnks!

David Boni08/22/2009

Super ridiculously awesome. Thanks for the post; quite a lovely viewing for a Saturday morning.

Nigel Hill08/22/2009

Thanks for the post. Great collection. Always admired Drew's work growing up, though I didn't know who was drawing them.

Btw, another title correction - it's "Return of the Jedi", not "Revenge of the Jedi". Sith can take revenge as they are evil but Jedi it is not the Jedi way.

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