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the most hilarious movie poster ever


I was just out of high school when I first saw this movie poster hanging in the lobby of my local theater in Lynchburg, VA. I'd never laughed so hard before.

After weeks and weeks of begging, the manager of the theater sold the poster to me for about $20 in those days' money. I've moved all over the U.S. since then, but I've always hung this poster somewhere in my house. It now hangs over the aquarium in my bedroom.

If you have a blank spot somewhere in your house and like to laugh, I highly suggest calling your local theater and seeing if they have this poster in their attics/basements and if they want to sell it to you.

I'm waiting for the right moment to finally watch the movie. I'll report back and tell you how it compares to the poster. I can only hope that the scene depicted on the poster happens at some time during the movie.




"action!", director

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So you've had the poster for all these years and still have never seen the movie?

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I don't want to spoil anything, and judging from the date of your post you've probably already seen it. But ask yourself this: Would a mere fishing pole be able to hold the weight of John Candy?

So I hear Dads dead, hey is that eggnog?
-Dave Foley

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The UK VHS release changed the rod to the bear holding Candy up...

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Personally what I find funny is that you had the poster for so long without ever having seen the movie, LOL.

Semper fi, sissy britches!

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You've had the poster that long and haven't watched the movie? I see the cheap barebones DVD all the time in stores.

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Why not just buy it in one of the zillion poster stores online?

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Because he bought the poster in 1988. There wasn't even one poster store online, let alone a "zillion."

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