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1988 "BIG" & "FUNNY FARM" opening day advertisements...
1988 "BIG" & "FUNNY FARM" opening day advertisements...
Item # 718664
June 07, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 7, 1988
* "Big" & "FUNNY FARM" film advertisements
* Grand Opening Day premiere showings
* Fantasy comedy movie - actor Tom Hanks
* Chevy Chase - Madolyn Smith Osbourne
Page 54 has a nice advertisement for the opening day of "BIG"
And page 58 has another opening ad for "FUNNY FARM" (see images)
AI notes: In 1988, comedy films reached a golden peak with a diverse lineup of unforgettable hits that blended heart, absurdity, and clever satire. Among them, Funny Farm starred Chevy Chase as a big-city writer who relocates to a small town in hopes of penning a novel, only to find rural life hilariously dysfunctional—a perfect example of fish-out-of-water humor. That same year, Big, playing a boy trapped in a man's body, delivering both laughs and unexpected poignancy. Whether through high-concept premises or quirky character-driven plots, the comedy films of 1988 left a lasting legacy of laughter and originality.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
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Complete in 152 pages, one fold across the center, nice condition.
Provenance: This issue comes from The Village Voice's own archives, part of their in-house collection used to create their digital archive.
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Category: The 20th Century
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