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Drew Struzan, while widely known among the art community, is still to this day a somewhat unsung hero of the Hollywood world. You’ve without a doubt seen his theatrical posters, which started turning moviegoer heads back in the 1970’s, and particularly in the 1980’s. He’s tackled multiple works of art for the POLICE ACADEMY franchise, the BACK TO THE FUTURE trilogy, the INDIANA JONES films, and of course the STAR WARS sagas. But those are just the more popular names, as his work can be seen in memorable wall art for movies like John Carpenter’s THE THING and BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, plus several of THE MUPPETS films, THE GOONIES, HOOK, and too many more to name here. The documentary DREW: THE MAN BEHIND THE POSTER pulls back the curtain a bit on the reclusive artist, and features interviews with major Hollywood talents along the way, including Harrison Ford, Michael J. Fox, Steven Spielberg, and even George Lucas. Struzan has struggled through the years with studio heads trying to art direct his work, which is frustrating and sad considering what an amazingly impressive gift he possesses. In the new video clip below, Struzan and his wife Dylan talk about how INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM marked a special moment in his career, allowing the artist to (for the first time) do exactly what he wanted to.
And if you haven’t seen it, here’s the teaser trailer for the documentary, which again shows just how many big Hollywood players have immense respect for Drew. I for one cannot wait to see this thing in full.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
The man is a genius and he should do more work for the film world. There’s too many crap posters in Hollywood now. They need to go back to the drawing board.