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Premiere of "No Holds Barred", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Premiere of "No Holds Barred", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item # 723968
June 02, 1989
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 2, 1989
* Best "No Holds Barred" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* Hulk Hogan - Tiny Lister - Vince McMahon
* WWE professional wrestling action film
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "No Holds Barred" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime publication.
Note: Where else might one find authentic, poster-size ads for Opening Day showings, in the most desirable Hollywood-area newspaper - as we were lucky enough to obtain this (and others) indirectly from the Los Angeles Times' own collection? It simply doesn't get any better! In over 40 years of collecting, we have yet to see such unique & dramatic coverage with truly top-shelf, eye-catching displayability (see images).
Page 13 of section VI has a 15 x 11 inch advertisement (not counting the locations underneath) for the film printed on it's opening day. (see). Other nice movie advertisements as well.
A quite rare issue as it would not have been saved since it contains no historically significant content.
Complete with all major sections (80+ pages), light toning along the central fold of the front page only, great condition.
AI notes: No Holds Barred (1989) is a pro-wrestling–themed action film starring Hulk Hogan in his first major leading movie role. Hogan plays Rip Thomas, a clean-cut World Wrestling Federation champion who becomes the target of a sleazy rival network boss (Kurt Fuller) promoting brutal, underground “no-holds-barred” fights to boost ratings. When Rip’s girlfriend (Joan Severance) is kidnapped and he’s baited into facing a monstrous opponent named Zeus (Tiny Lister Jr.), the feud spills from TV studios into the ring and the streets. Produced by Vince McMahon and released by New Line Cinema on June 2, 1989, the film was critically panned but became a cult favorite among wrestling fans; it also launched Zeus as a WWF villain, leading directly into a major wrestling storyline later that year.
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