![]() Mash-ups are popular with spoof movie poster designers, and this combination of Disney classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) and modern serial killer movie Se7en is inspired (though John Doe is still scarier than Maleficent). The expressions are fantastic as well, and the whole thing is so simple it just adds another layer of quality to the finished poster.ĥ – Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)Īs with the Simpsons, those little yellow Minions feature in quite a few spoof movie posters as well, and trying to choose just one was really difficult, but in the end this example won out because it’s visually striking as well as funny, and isn’t a case of someone just photoshopping a Minion onto the head of Darth Maul. The Simpsons feature in a lot of spoof movie posters but this is one of the best, recreating the original’s style and looking more like an animated sequel than a humorous homage to Rain Man itself. But this example of the spoof poster takes all that gloominess and the oppressive atmosphere and literally “dumps” all over it. And Taken 2 was certainly a gloomy revenge thriller, with Liam Neeson glowering throughout. Sometimes, the best spoofs are those that poke fun at movies that take themselves just a little bit too seriously. Congratulations then to this poster for being so creative and for providing a mash-up of two movie series into the bargain. There are dozens of spoof Jaws movie posters out there, and almost all of them try to retain the title as much as they can, but few keep the whole word with just the addition of a single extra letter. It’s an example of the “honest poster” and the title change from Fruitvale Station says it all, and for an extra twist of the knife, the tagline rams the message home quite forcefully and with no apologies for its stance. ![]() There’s nothing like getting to the heart of the matter or telling it straight, which is what makes this “serious” spoof so effective. Here are ten of the best, and in no particular order of popularity or preference. But there were some that stood out in terms of originality and for putting a clever spin on the original poster. While I was searching for movie posters to include in my Poster of the Week feature, I came across quite a few spoof versions, most of which were obvious or clumsy in execution.
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