Thoughts on the movie poster/VHS/DVD cover

[eternalstudent]

I was curious about what others thought about the various covers used for the BSC movie poster, VHS, and DVD.

I remember being slightly annoyed way back when because the VHS cover was inaccurate, since it only featured Dawn, Mary Anne, and Stacey. Not only that, but Luca is front and center, making it look like he's the main character! I wonder if this was an intentional choice to draw in viewers not familiar with the series, since it would emphasize both male and female characters and therefore not be seen as just a "girls'" movie?

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The current DVD cover is alright, although looks pretty photoshopped:

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I would say that the movie poster (which was also used for the soundtrack) is by far the best and would have made a nicer VHS/DVD cover:

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Thoughts on this?

[oldhickory]

I find it hilarious that Luca gets the center position when he doesn't exist in the series. And Kristy is the main character of the movie and she's not on the cover at all! I'm sure you are right that they wanted to emphasize the boys, but I think the goal was to attract girls who weren't fans of the series but would watch because the boys were hot.

The movie poster is the image I associate with the film. Dawn's outfit is adorable here. But this is also the one with the worst photoshopping in my opinion.

[sparklymouse]

I think the first one also had the more well know cast members. Not sure about Bre, but the others had previous acting credits. This was the first job for some of the ones who were left out.

[CharlotteTJohanssen]

I don’t know why but I just now realized that it was Luca on the cover of those, for some reason I thought it was Alan Gray.

I really like the movie poster though!

[anzuhana]

I also like the movie poster. It's nice seeing all the members looking back at you.

[sparklymouse]

I thought that was a doughnut on Mallory’s stomach in the movie poster. 😂

[booboobrewer]

I was always so annoyed by Luca’s inclusion lol. I’m sure a lot of hardcore fans were.

[andrew]

Yes, it's weird that Luca is so prominent and even more so that he looks so happy like a big longstanding friend. Or from just the image I might also think that was Alan and that his expression was somewhat mischievous. Though it's too bad others weren't included I like Mary Anne and Dawn's depiction and closeness.

The DVD cover is OK, trying a bit too hard to look profound and significant but OK showing of the characters aside from that Kristy looks too careless.

[oldhickory]

The spacing on the DVD cover bugs me. There are too many people on the left and Alan got cut in half. They should have moved somebody to the right to balance things out.

[sparklymouse]

^They added Alan but cut Logan. He could have been standing behind Kristy and Claudia, although that swing looks like it’s sitting on a bush.

[Elsie13]

I really like to Movie Poster, I don't mind the one with the swing, but the movie poster is much better. The VHS cover is a bit funny in the choice of characters and doesn't really scream BSC to me, but probably for someone not familiar with the books, it would have been more appealing.

[oldhickory]

Agreed. All the characters on the movie poster seem older, so they were probably chosen to appeal to older teens. Any promos with Mallory or Jessi read like a kid's film.