Star Trek: The Motion Picture Theatrical Billboard (1979)

 

Star Trek: The Motion Picture billboard-sized poster. Tagline: "There is no comparison." Be sure to click the image above for a hi-resolution version!

Size: US 24-Sheet (~ 9' x 20')
Artist/Illustrator: Bob Peak
Designer: Spiros Angelikas
Release Year: 1979
Region: Unknown
Notes:

• Tagline Note: No comparison, top left. Two tags were used on this poster art in all its formats ("The human adventure is just beginning" and "There is no comparison").
• This 24-sheet poster measures roughly 9' x 20' (actual 104" x 232" / 2.6m x 5.9m) and was printed in eight separate panels, which would be assembled and pasted together to form a roadside billboard. If you look closely at the image, you can see slight mis-alignments where the various printed panels intersect.
• A nearly identical image to this smaller billboard.
• See this post for a closer look at this artwork including text-free images, variants, and preliminary sketches.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture Int'l 3-Sheet (1979)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture international three-sheet poster. Tagline: "There is no comparison." Be sure to click the image above for a hi-resolution version!

Size: International Three Sheet (41" x 77")
Artist/Illustrator: Bob Peak
Designer: Spiros Angelikas
Release Year: 1979
Notes:

• Tagline Note: No comparison, lower center. Two tags were used on this poster art in all its formats ("The human adventure is just beginning" and "There is no comparison").
  
• This poster and the three-sheet for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan may be the only three-sheet Star Trek poster designs ever produced. According to HA, studios stopped printing three-sheets by the early 1980s.
• To get a sense of the size of this poster, check out this video from PosterFix, which details the process of linen-backing a TMP three-sheet for preservation.
  
• See this post for a closer look at this artwork including text-free images, variants, and preliminary sketches.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture Half-Sheet (Ver 1) (1979)

 

Star Trek: The Motion Picture half sheet poster. Tagline: "There is no comparison." Be sure to click the image above for a hi-resolution version!

Size: Half Sheet (22" x 28")
Artist/Illustrator: Bob Peak
Designer: Spiros Angelikas
Release Year: 1979
Region: North America
Notes: 

• Tagline Note: No comparison, lower center. Two tags were used on this poster art in all its formats ("The human adventure is just beginning" and "There is no comparison").
  
• The number stamped at the top left and right, 790177, is the NSS (National Screen Service) number for this film. The first two digits represent the release year, while the last four represent the film’s sequential release position for the year (TMP was number 177 for 1979). (From 1940 until the mid-1980’s, the NSS controlled production and distribution for nearly all the movie posters, lobby cards, etc, for films released in the United States.)
• See this post for a closer look at this artwork including text-free images, variants, and preliminary sketches.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture Danish Poster (1979)

 

Star Trek: The Motion Picture Danish theatrical release poster. Tagline: "Der er ingen sammenligning." (Automatic translation: "There is no comparison.")  Be sure to click the image above for a hi-resolution version!

Size: 24" x 33"
Artist/Illustrator: Bob Peak
Designer: Spiros Angelikas
Release Year: 1980
Region: Denmark
Notes: 

• Tagline Note: No comparison, lower center. Two tags were used on this poster art in all its formats ("The human adventure is just beginning" and "There is no comparison").
• The Motion Picture was released in Denmark April 7, 1980.
• See this post for a closer look at this artwork including text-free images, variants, and preliminary sketches.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture 30 x 40 Theatrical Poster (1979)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture theatrical release poster. Tagline: "There is no comparison." Be sure to click the image above for a hi-resolution version!

Size: 30" x 40"
Artist/Illustrator: Bob Peak
Designer: Spiros Angelikas
Release Year: 1979
Region: North America
Notes: 

• Tagline Note: No comparison, lower center. Two tags were used on this poster art in all its formats ("The human adventure is just beginning" and "There is no comparison").
• The number stamped at the bottom right and along the sides, 790177, is the NSS (National Screen Service) number for this film. The first two digits represent the release year, while the last four represent the film’s sequential release position for the year (TMP was number 177 for 1979). (From 1940 until the mid-1980’s, the NSS controlled production and distribution for nearly all the movie posters, lobby cards, etc, for films released in the United States.) 
• Fine print at the bottom right side of the poster indicates it is the property of the NSS and it "must be returned immediately after use."
  
• The small logo at the bottom center-left is the trademark label of the Graphic Arts International Union.
  
• See this post for a closer look at this artwork including text-free images, variants, and preliminary sketches.
• The tiny L-shapes in each corner of this particular poster seem to be trim marks, although trimming the poster along these lines would cut off the NSS information in the margins.
  
  
  
  
  

Star Trek: The Motion Picture 40 x 60 Theatrical Poster (1979)

 

Star Trek: The Motion Picture large format theatrical release poster. Tagline: "There is no comparison." Be sure to click the image above for a hi-resolution version!

Size: 40" x 60"
Artist/Illustrator: Bob Peak
Designer: Spiros Angelikas
Release Year: 1979
Region: North America
Notes: 

• Tagline Note: No comparison, lower center. Two tags were used on this poster art in all its formats ("The human adventure is just beginning" and "There is no comparison").
• The 40 x 60 poster was produced by movie studios from the 1930s through the early 1980s.
  
• The number stamped at the bottom right and top left, 790177, is the NSS (National Screen Service) number for this film. The first two digits represent the release year, while the last four represent the film’s sequential release position for the year (TMP was number 177 for 1979). (From 1940 until the mid-1980’s, the NSS controlled production and distribution for nearly all the movie posters, lobby cards, etc, for films released in the United States.) 
• Fine print at the bottom of the poster indicates it is the property of the NSS and it "must be returned immediately after use."
  
• The small logo at the bottom center-left is the trademark label of the Graphic Arts International Union.
  
• See this post for a closer look at this artwork including text-free images, variants, and preliminary sketches.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture Promotional Mini Poster (1979)

 

Star Trek: The Motion Picture promotional mini poster. Tagline: "There is no comparison." Be sure to click the image above for a hi-resolution version!

Size: Mini Poster (17" x 24")
Artist/Illustrator: Bob Peak
Designer: Spiros Angelikas
Release Year: 1979
Region: North America
Notes: 

• Tagline Note: No comparison, lower center. Two tags were used on this poster art in all its formats ("The human adventure is just beginning" and "There is no comparison").
• This item was probably a theater giveaway for moviegoers.
  
• The small logo at the bottom center is the trademark label of the Graphic Arts International Union.
  
• See this post for a closer look at this artwork including text-free images, variants, and preliminary sketches.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture Insert (Ver 1) (1979)

 

Star Trek: The Motion Picture insert poster. Tagline: "There is no comparison." Be sure to click the image above for a hi-resolution version!

Size: Insert (14" x 36")
Artist/Illustrator: Bob Peak
Designer: Spiros Angelikas
Release Year: 1979
Region: North America
Notes: 

• Tagline Note: No comparison, lower center. Two tags were used on this poster art in all its formats ("The human adventure is just beginning" and "There is no comparison").
  
• The number stamped at the bottom left and right, 790177, is the NSS (National Screen Service) number for this film. The first two digits represent the release year, while the last four represent the film’s sequential release position for the year (TMP was number 177 for 1979). (From 1940 until the mid-1980’s, the NSS controlled production and distribution for nearly all the movie posters, lobby cards, etc, for films released in the United States.)
• See this post for a closer look at this artwork including text-free images, variants, and preliminary sketches.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture Swedish Insert (1980)

 

Star Trek: The Motion Picture Swedish theatrical poster. Tagline: OÖVERTRÄFFAD. (Automatic translation: "UNSURPASSED." An elegant rendering of the film's standard English "There is no comparison" tagline.) Be sure to click the image above for a hi-resolution version!

Size: Swedish Insert (12.5" x 27.5")
Artist/Illustrator: Bob Peak
Designer: Spiros Angelikas
Release Year: 1980
Region: Sweden
Notes: 

• Tagline Note: No comparison, lower center. Two tags were used on this poster art in all its formats ("The human adventure is just beginning" and "There is no comparison").
• The Motion Picture was released in Sweden April 2, 1980.
• Unique design combining promotional film stills with the Peak art.
  
• Similar to the Italian locandina and older American window cards, this Swedish insert design has blank space at the bottom for local theaters to write or paste in their name and film showtimes.
• See this post for a closer look at this artwork including text-free images, variants, and preliminary sketches.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture Theatrical Billboard (1979)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture billboard-sized poster. Tagline: "There is no comparison." Be sure to click the image above for a hi-resolution version!

Size: Billboard (5' x 11')
Artist/Illustrator: Bob Peak
Designer: Spiros Angelikas
Release Year: 1979
Region: Unknown
Notes:

• Tagline Note: No comparison, top left. Two tags were used on this poster art in all its formats ("The human adventure is just beginning" and "There is no comparison").
• According to one source, this billboard size is known as an 8 sheet. Other sources give the modern dimensions of an 8 sheet as 6' x 12'. This poster measures 5' x 11' (60" x 132" / 1.5m x 3.6m) and was printed in three overlapping sections. If you look closely at the image, you can see a slight color difference between vertical sections (intersecting the elongated bases of the 'S' and the 'K').
  
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture Advance One Sheet (Ver 1) (1979)

 

 

 

Star Trek: The Motion Picture advance one-sheet poster. Tagline: "There is no comparison." Be sure to click the image above for a hi-resolution version!

Size: One Sheet (27" x 40")
Artist/Illustrator: Bob Peak
Designer: Spiros Angelikas
Release Year: 1979
Region: North America
Notes: 

• Tagline Note: No comparison, lower center. Two tags were used on this poster art in all its formats ("The human adventure is just beginning" and "There is no comparison").
  
• The number stamped at the bottom right, 790177, is the NSS (National Screen Service) number for this film. The first two digits represent the release year, while the last four represent the film’s sequential release position for the year (TMP was number 177 for 1979). (From 1940 until the mid-1980’s, the NSS controlled production and distribution for nearly all the movie posters, lobby cards, etc, for films released in the United States.)
• Note "Advance 1SHT." stamped by NSS.
  
• See this post for a closer look at this artwork including text-free images, variants, and preliminary sketches.