The Man Who Illustrated Our Entire Childhood: A Tribute to the Brilliant Drew Struzan

This listicle features some the most timeless and iconic movie posters in movie history, and they were all illustrated by one man - Drew Struzan. Now, I'll be honest with you, I never actually given any real thought as to who actually made all these movie posters, simply because I took them for granted. It made sense that awesome movies have awesome posters. I guess I just figured that the studios reach out to several different artists and end up picking the best one and that there was an agreed upon "look" for the Blockbuster Poster.

Little did I know that there was actually one brilliant artist behind all of these posters and that he single handedly defined the look of the blockbuster Poster. Star Wars, The Goonies, Back to the Future, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, E.T - all of these, and so many more were designed and illustrated by Drew Struzan. So let's take a moment to appreciate this brilliant artist

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The Goonies (1985)

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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

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Blade Runner (1982)

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The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

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Coming to America (1988)

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Better Off Dead (1985)

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Back to the Future (1985)

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Back to the Future II (1989)

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The Empire Strikes Back (1980; special edition released 1997)

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Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)

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Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

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Hook (1991)

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Adventures in Babysitting (1987)

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Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

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Hocus Pocus (1993)

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Dreamscape (1984)

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Cannonball Run (1981)

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Mallrats (1995)

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The Thing (1982)

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First Blood (1982)

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Here's a photo of Drew Struzan in front of "Hook" movie poster artwork.

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