Let’s say, for the sake of argument that movie theaters are like small towns. They’ve got police, politicians, waiters, sanitation workers and toll collectors. There is a town square where people congregate, talk, look at each other and spend $4.50 for ½ gallon servings of soda that cost three cents to produce. And like all small towns, movie theaters have a seedy section, a red-light district if you will, where movie posters hang around, calling out to get your attention, trying to convince you that what they’ve got to offer is much better than all the other movie posters vying for your hard earned money.

Being a movie poster is hard and often thankless work. You have to be flashy enough to get people’s attention, but not so flashy that you give everything away to anyone who passes by. You have to make sure people know you’re offering top quality goods without letting them have any for free. You have to be eye-catching and arousing but leave everyone wanting more. It’s a very difficult balance to get right and since the MRFH loves to point out the best AND worst of things about the movies, this year we’ve taken a poll to determine what our readers think is the movie poster equivalent of a toothless crack whore. And the winning losers are…

Final Tally
1. A Clockwork Orange (16% of votes)
2. Fight Club / Evil Dead 2 (tied at 13%)
4. Eraserhead (9.9%)
Dead Last: Loser (0.6%)

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