Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Italian Locandina (1987)

 

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (Rotta verso la terra) Italian theatrical release poster. Tagline: "Tornarono indietro dove gli uomini del 23° secolo non erano mai stati. Si trovarono in un’epoca pazza, folle, irrazionale: il 1987." (Automatic translation: "They went back where the men of the 23rd century had never been. They found themselves in a mad, insane, irrational era: 1987." Title translation: "ROUTE TO THE EARTH.")
Be sure to click the image above for a hi-resolution version!

Size: Italian Locandina (13" x 27")
Artist/Illustrator: Gareth
Designer: Unknown
Release Year: 1987
Region: Italy
Notes:

• Star Trek IV was released theatrically in Italy July 3, 1987.
• This art/design is identical to the Italian 2-Fogli for STIV, but printed on the locandina size and paper stock, which had blank space at the top for local theaters to write or paste their name and film showtimes, etc.
  
• The Gareth artwork was also used for the international one sheet, the German A1, a Spanish-language poster, and the Australian daybill, among others.
  

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home French Petite (1988)

 

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (Retour sur Terre) French theatrical release poster. Tagline: None. (Title translation: "Return to Earth.")

Size: French Petite (40 x 60 cm / 15.7" x 23.6")
Artist/Illustrator: Gareth
Designer: Unknown
Release Year: 1988
Region: Unknown
Notes: 

• Star Trek IV was released in France February 3, 1988.
• The absence of a tagline on this French poster seems to be unique for this design.
  
• The Gareth artwork was also used for the international one sheet, the German A1, the Italian 2-Fogli, and the Australian daybill, among others.
  

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - "Gareth" Art

The international art for Star Trek IV's theatrical poster campaigns is credited only to "Gareth." I have not been able to determine whether this is a first or last name, or locate any other information on the artist.

The purpose of this entry is to highlight a couple of stray uses of the Gareth artwork. Above, a lobby card for Star Trek IV (one of a set); this is the only time I have seen the Gareth art text-free (be sure to click the image above for a hi-resolution version).

Below, a VHS front cover for Star Trek IV from Sweden (where the film is known as Resan hem; translated, "The journey home"). This artwork is unique as far as I know: it fuses the Gareth art with Bob Peak's U.S. theatrical art for the film. It sort of works!

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Spanish-Language Poster (Year Unknown)

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Spanish-language theatrical release one-sheet poster. Tagline: "Para salvar nuestro mundo era necesario pedir ayuda a los hombres del siglo 23. Alli empiezaba* la aventura de todos los tiempos." (Automatic translation: "To save our world it was necessary to ask for help from the men of the 23rd century. There the adventure of all times began." Title translation: "MISSION: SAVE THE EARTH.")

*Note this is slightly different than the tagline on the Argentinean one sheet.

Size: 26" x 37"
Artist/Illustrator: Gareth
Designer: Unknown
Release Year: 1987
Region: Unknown
Notes: 

• Unsure of country of origin. According to IMDb, Star Trek IV was released with similar Spanish titles in Argentina (Viaje a las estrellas IV: Misión: Salvar la tierra), Mexico (Viaje a las estrellas IV - Misión: Salvar la Tierra), Peru (Misión: Salvar la Tierra), Spain (Star Trek IV: Misión, salvar la Tierra), and with an alternate title in Spain (Misión: Salvar la Tierra).
• Image source gives the size of this poster as 26" x 37"; this is not a standard poster size I'm aware of.
• Need more info on artist "Gareth."
• This artwork was also used for the international one sheet, the German A1, the Italian 2-Fogli, and the Australian daybill.

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Italian 2-Fogli (1987)

 

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (Rotta verso la terra) Italian theatrical release poster. Tagline: "Tornarono indietro dove gli uomini del 23° secolo non erano mai stati. Si trovarono in un’epoca pazza, folle, irrazionale: il 1987." (Automatic translation: "They went back where the men of the 23rd century had never been. They found themselves in a mad, insane, irrational era: 1987." Title translation: "ROUTE TO THE EARTH.")
Be sure to click the image above for a hi-resolution version!

Size: Italian 2-Fogli (39" x 55")
Artist/Illustrator: Gareth
Designer: Unknown
Release Year: 1987 (Theatrical)
Region: Italy
Notes:

• STIV was released theatrically in Italy July 3, 1987.
• Need more info on artist "Gareth."
  
• This artwork was also used for the international one sheet, the German A1, a Spanish-language poster, and the Australian daybill.
  

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home German (West Germany) A1 (1987)

 

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (Zurück in die Gegenwart) West German theatrical release poster. Tagline: "Nur die Gegenwart kann die Zukunft retten." (Automatic translation: "Only the present can save the future." Title translation: "BACK TO THE PRESENT.")
Be sure to click the image above for a hi-resolution version!

Size: German A1 (23" x 33")
Artist/Illustrator: Gareth
Designer: Unknown
Release Year: 1987 (Theatrical)
Region: West Germany
Notes:

• Note the FSK "freigegeben" ("Approved") symbol in the bottom left corner of the artwork. FSK is Germany's motion picture rating organization (Wikipedia).
  
• STIV was released theatrically in West Germany March 26, 1987.
• Need more info on artist "Gareth."
  
• This artwork was also used for the international one sheet, the Italian 2-Fogli, a Spanish-language poster, and the Australian daybill.
  

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home International One Sheet (1986)

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home international one-sheet. Tagline: "They travelled back where 23rd century man had never gone before. To a mad, crazy, outrageous time. 1987."
Be sure to click the image above for a hi-resolution version!

Size: One Sheet (27" x 41")
Artist/Illustrator: Gareth
Designer: Unknown
Release Year: 1986
Region: International
Notes:

• This artwork was also used for the Australian daybill for this film, where there are at least a couple of slight differences in the art. On this one-sheet version, the "O" in VOYAGE is stylized as a textured metallic sphere, resembling the probe that menaces 23rd-century Earth in the film. Also, the film's logotype is outlined on the one-sheet, whereas it is solid white on the Australian daybill.
• This artwork was also used for several other international posters for this film.

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Australian Daybill (1986)

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Australian theatrical poster. Tagline: "They travelled back where 23rd century man had never gone before, to a mad, crazy, outrageous time: 1986."
Be sure to click the image above for a hi-resolution version!

Size: Australian Daybill (13.25" x 26.75")
Artist/Illustrator: Gareth
Designer: Unknown
Release Year: 1986
Notes:

• Star Trek IV was released in Australia December 18, 1986.
  
• This artwork was also used for the international one-sheet for this film, where there are at least a couple of slight differences in the art. On the one-sheet version, the "O" in VOYAGE is stylized as a textured metallic sphere, referencing the probe that menaces 23rd-century Earth in the film. Also, the film's logotype is outlined on the one-sheet, whereas it is solid white on the Australian daybill.
• This artwork was also used for several other international posters for this film.