Louisiana Movie Poster Museum
Welcome to the the Louisiana Movie Poster Virtual Museum. Since 1895 more than 3,000 movies have been made in or about Louisiana. These posters advertised a few of them. We have hundreds to add, so check back with us as we grow.
Ed and Susan Poole, renowned movie poster experts and authorities on Louisiana film history, curated this initial exhibit. It is based on the Backdrop Louisiana! exhibit that premiered in Slidell, Louisiana in January, 2020 and we’re looking forward to a post-pandemic tour. A smidgen of their knowledge can be found at Learn About Movie Posters, known worldwide as LAMP. Visit Hollywood on the Bayou for a deeper dive into Louisiana film history.
This museum is funded in part by grants from the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation and the New Orleans Entertainment Coalition.
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Live and Let Die
The first appearance of Roger Moore as James Bond was in the 1973 film Live and Let Die. Sean Connery, who starred as Bond in earlier films, refused to continue in the role, despite being offered a financial deal similar to the one he received in Diamonds Are Forever which purportedly would have earned Connery six million dollars. Moore was announced as the lead in August of 1972, as noted in contemporary sources. According to Variety Magazine, Moore was the producers’ original choice to play Bond when the series began in 1963, but he was at that point committed to the British television series The Saint , in which he starred from 1962 to 1969.
In addition to Moore, the cast included newcomer Jane Seymour, Yaphat Kotto, Clifton James and David Hedison. It was produced by Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman and directed by Guy Hamilton.
This was the eighth in the successful series of James Bond films based on the novels by Ian Fleming, although, as noted in reviews, the screenplay by Tom Mankiewicz did not bear a strong resemblance to the Fleming story. In this film, Moore’s Bond battled against the malevolent and mysterious black ruler, Dr. Kananga, who plans to dominate the western world with an onslaught of voodoo and hard drug addictions.
Live and Let Die was filmed in the New Orleans area, including in and around the French Quarter (including the Jazz parade sequence); Louis Armstrong Airport; Lakefront Airport (Bleeker Flying School); Highway 11 at the Crawdad Bridge just outside Phoenix (where the infamous boat jump scene was filmed); Miller’s Bridge (the police riverblock); a boatyard in Slidell; the Southern Yacht Club; Baldwin Estate (where the boat scoots on to the lawn); and Treadway Estate in Slidell (where the wedding was interrupted).
Continuing the tradition of elaborate chase scenes in Bond films, Live and Let Die features a long, complex speedboat chase including several boat jumps, one of which earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for its 110-foot distance.
Poster: German A1