February 12, 2007
Wanted: An Understanding This Is Marketing
Reader Sacha sent us this picture of a flyer seen on Christopher Street. It looks like any ol' Wanted sign, until you see the words "Zodiac Killer" on it!
Upon closer inspection, there are dates clearly noting it's from the 1960s and the line "San Francisco Police Department"... and then the words "In Theatres March 2nd" perhaps to minimize the chance of a Aqua Teen Hunger Force-scale freak-out that the Boston PD are so good at. We have to say, it's effectively freaky.
Check out the Zodiac Movie website. For more on the Zodiac Killer, here are Wikipedia and Crime Library entires about the elusive killer.
Photograph taken by Sacha Lecca
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Isn't posting ads on city property without authorization illegal?
The city could get a nice chunk of change in fines and perhaps some sort of organized crime prosecution, too.
I don't know how you go about a normal day, Toby, if a simple flyer for an indie movie causes you this much distress.
"Upon closer inspection"??
Upon not that close inspection at all i see the sizeable block letters "In Theaters March 2nd"
It's obviously a promo..
OY!
Excuse me for trying to find another revenue stream for the city.
Zodiac killer . com
Well who would've thought a simple blinking cartoon character giving you the finger would paralyzed a whole city. A "simple" flyer these days of a serial killer on the lose isn't too far off to put a state of emergency into the bright hands of our law enforcement.
David "Se7en" Fincher does Zodiac? I am soooo there. In your face, Hannibal!
oddly, this police sketch looks identical to a guy i work with... should i turn him in? 40 years later?
Indie movie? Indie movie? What ON EARTH makes this an indie movie?