Dec 6, 2020

Star Trek [TOS] "The Cage" Home Video Promo Poster (1986)

Star Trek "The Cage" home video release one-sheet promotional poster. Be sure to click the image above for a hi-resolution version!

Size: One Sheet (27" x 40")
Artist/Illustrator: Charles deMar
Release Year: 1986
Region: North America
Notes:

  • Image courtesy of eMoviePoster.com.
  • deMar's original poster art included the character of Dr. Boyce in place of Pike (next to Vina). This alternate artwork can be seen here.
  • In 1985, Paramount Home Video began to release the entire run of the original Star Trek series on home video in groups; with the release of each new group, a new promotional poster was sent to retailers for in-store advertising display. This poster was for the 1986 standalone release of the series' unaired original pilot episode. (On this initial VHS/Beta release, "The Cage" was reconstructed with black and white footage from a work print of the original pilot, along with color footage that had been re-purposed for the regular series episode "The Menagerie." Three years later, in 1989, "The Cage" would be released on home video for the first time in full color in its entirety.)
  • Fine print on the lower left side of the image reads "Not for resale."
  • This poster is similar to the "Group 5" poster, with respect to the style of portraiture and the angle and placement of the Enterprise, and was released in the same year. However, the artist signatures are different.
  • This artwork was used for the slipcase / sleeve art for multiple home video releases of this episode on VHS, Beta, and LaserDisc formats. Many of these covers can be seen here.

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