4. Smoke 'Em, If You've Got 'Em
I've included this British Quad poster for three reasons: First, it's more toned down from the American poster where all you get is Bill Murray looking like someone's stepped on his tail and the ambiguous skeleton hand lighting his cigar (which, oddly enough, is in his hand in the US poster, but firmly being smoked in the UK quad.) Second, it actually features all three ghosts of Christmas, which honestly robs the film of some of the suspense when it comes to revealing said characters. Third, and most amusing, is that the quad not only sells the obvious connection between Bill Murray and ghosts; it also sells the film on the back of such hit songs as "Put A Little Love In Your Heart" and "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)". (The circle in the bottom left part of the quad mentions the hits.) It's curious to see this film sold basically on Ghostbusters and a couple of good songs, instead of... well, the actual movie. Still, it could have been worse.
Mike Reyes
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Mike Reyes may or may not be a Time Lord, but he's definitely the Doctor Who editor here at What Culture. In addition to his work at What Culture, Mr. Reyes writes for Cocktails and Movies, as well as his own personal blogs Mr. Controversy and The Bookish Kind. On top of that, he's also got a couple Short Stories and Novels in various states of completion, like any good writer worth their salt. He resides in New Jersey, and compiles his work from all publications on his Facebook page.
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