Cunningham Sean Director (5 results)

Unbound. Condition: Very Good. Edition Not Stated. With ten 8x10 still photographs and publicity information in near fine condition. Top folder corner bumped. Expedited or International shipping may cost more.

Vintage reference photograph from the 1985 film, showing actors Lori Laughlin and a worse-for-wear Shannon Presby sitting at a diner. After the death of their parents in a car accident, a brother and sister are sent to live with relatives in a small Florida town, where they must contend with a violent gang of hillbilly teenagers. Set and shot on location in Florida. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with a few small nicks to the edges and light creasing.…

Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1970 film. Both photographs with provenance stamps on the verso and blank labels obscuring previous provenance stamps. Early film by Sean S. Cunningham, creator-director of the "Friday the 13th" franchise. A "white coater" film, which utilized a doctor dressed in a white coat to introduce the graphic content which followed, thus qualifying the film as "educational." Created and shot by Broadway director Sean Cunningham and a three person crew, on a budget of $3500, the film, a modest hit for the time, grossed over $100,000. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Includes seven [7] b&w photos each measuring approximately 8" x 10" along with film notes on recto. Friday the 13th is a 1980 American independent slasher film produced and directed by Sean S. Cunningham, written by Victor Miller, and starring Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Harry Crosby, Laurie Bartram, Mark Nelson, Jeannine Taylor, Robbi Morgan, and Kevin Bacon. Its plot follows a group of teenage camp counselors who are murdered one by one by an unknown killer while attempting to re-open an abandoned summer camp. Prompted by the success of John Carpenter's Halloween [1978], director Cunningham put out an advertisement to sell the film in Variety in early 1979, while Miller was still drafting the screenplay. After casting the film in New York City, filming took place in New Jersey in the summer of 1979, on an estimated budget of $550,000. A bidding war ensued over the finished film, ending with Paramount Pictures acquiring the film for domestic distribution, while Warner Bros. secured international distribution rights. Released on May 9, 1980, Friday the 13th was a major box office success, grossing $59.8 million worldwide. Aside from being the first independent film of its kind to secure distribution in the U.S. by a major studio, its box office success led to a long series of sequels, a crossover with the A Nightmare on Elm Street film series, and a 2009 series reboot.…

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1971 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. Director Sean S. Cunningham's first credited feature film, a mock documentary about sex in America, featuring adult film star Marilyn Chambers in her first starring role and her first nude scene. Wes Craven's first film credit, here as an associate producer. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…