Thursday, 5 January 2023

Flashback: The Gauntlet U.S. Release and Response

Flashback: The Gauntlet U.S. Release and Response
The Gauntlet still remains a firm favourite among Eastwood fans. Released in the U.S. on Wednesday, December 21st 1977, the action packed thriller proved to be a box-office success. So today I thought I’d dig out and scan a few pieces including some large U.S. broadsheet ads and a few responses and reviews. Because of the newspaper column layouts, in some instances I have had to break them down into separate scans and readable sections, the large ads also had to be scanned in two separate passes and then rejoined, hopefully these are not too distracting or obvious. The reviews are hi-res scans and can be opened larger for easier reading. 
Below: A couple of large 'advance' newspaper ads, the top is on tinted paper stock
Below: Some original responses and reviews
Below: This following review is split into 4 sections

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