The Film Poster Trivia Questions

Roger Kastel painted the iconic 'Jaws' poster showing a great white shark approaching a lone swimmer. It became one of the most recognizable movie posters in history.

Tom Jung created the original 'Star Wars' poster, which depicts Luke holding a lightsaber aloft. It is a classic of poster art and remains highly collectible.

Bill Gold, a legendary poster designer, created The Exorcist’s poster, which shows a silhouetted figure (Father Merrin) arriving beneath a glowing streetlight—an iconic image capturing the film’s eerie mood.

The original 'Psycho' poster featured a split image of Janet Leigh and a shower drain, not Norman with a knife. The knife image came from later re-releases.

The 'Titanic' poster used a painting by Robert Peak, not CGI. Many earlier posters used computer imagery, so it was not the first.

Dawn Baillie of BLT Communications designed the poster featuring a butterfly with a skull pattern over Clarice Starling's mouth. It won the Key Art Award for best poster.

Roger Kastel painted the 'Jaws' poster, while the 'Godfather' poster was designed by S. Neil Fujita. They are different artists with distinct styles.

The Academy did not allow use of the Oscar statuette in advertising until 1972. The first poster to feature it was for a re-release of 'The French Connection' after it won Best Picture, not 'Gone with the Wind'.