Original Myra Breckinridge Movie Posters

Myra Breckinridge movie posters from the 1970 adaptation of Gore Vidal's novel are among the most unusual items in the market for late Hollywood satire — original theatrical paper from a production notorious for its camp excess, its difficult production, and Mae West's screen return after three decades. The film stars Raquel Welch and Mae West—the latter returning to the screen after a lengthy absence—along with Rex Reed, Roger C. Carmel, and Farrah Fawcett in an early film role. A satirical assault on Hollywood mythology, gender convention, and American cultural self-regard, the film was considered one of the most controversial productions of its year. Shop original theatrical materials from this singular and provocative release. Myra Breckinridge sits at a fascinating intersection of late studio-era Hollywood and the emerging counterculture cinema of the early 1970s. Vidal's novel, published in 1968, was widely considered unfilmable in its treatment of transsexuality and sexual transgression; the production's attempt to translate its radical content to the screen produced a film that satisfied neither mainstream audiences nor the novel's admirers, but which has attracted sustained scholarly and cult interest over subsequent decades. The film's promotional materials reflect the psychedelic graphic sensibility of 1970 studio marketing, attempting to make the film's provocations commercially accessible through bold design and the attraction of its star cast. Original one-sheets featuring Mae West and Raquel Welch are genuinely scarce and sought by collectors of Hollywood star materials and transgressive cinema history alike. Shop our Comedy and Exploitation collections for related materials. All Film/Art Gallery movie posters and items are authenticated originals.