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Amsel: Illustrator of the Lost Art presents the first in-depth profile of legendary illustrator Richard Amsel (1947-1985), detailing the artist’s remarkable body of work while chronicling an enigmatic life marked with family heartbreak, celebrity friendships, financial hardships, creative genius, and a tragic end at the age of thirty-seven from AIDS.
Amsel remains a titanic figure within the realm of entertainment art, with work ranging from celebrated movie posters (Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Sting, The Dark Crystal, and Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome), to iconic album and concert posters (including famous portraits of Bette Midler and Barbra Streisand), to magazine covers – including 37 covers for TV Guide. Yet while the Amsel’s illustrations remain extremely popular, little has ever been revealed about the man himself.
Original Release
2019
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sam J. Jones | Self |
| Bruce Vilanch | Himself - Interviewee / Self |
| Jon Donahue | Self |
| Charlotte Crossley | Self |
| William Stout | Self |
| Howard Chaykin | Self |
| Dan Lanigan | Self |
| David J. Negron | Self |
| Bob Esty | Himself - Interviewee / Self |
| Richard Amsel | Himself - Archival footage / Self |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sam J. Jones | Self |
| Bruce Vilanch | Himself - Interviewee / Self |
| Jon Donahue | Self |
| Charlotte Crossley | Self |
| William Stout | Self |
| Howard Chaykin | Self |
| Dan Lanigan | Self |
| David J. Negron | Self |
| Bob Esty | Himself - Interviewee / Self |
| Richard Amsel | Himself - Archival footage / Self |
| Paul Shipper | Self |
| Cheryl Henson | Self |
| Greg Hildebrandt | Self |
| Andrea Alvin | Self |
| Michael Danahy | Himself - Interviewee / Self |
| Robert Schulenberg | Self |
| Mark Raats | Self |
| Randy Glass | Self |
| Jordan Berman | Self |
| Randal Tolbert | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Stephen Jared | Executive Producer |
| Adam McDaniel | Producer |
