Artist Commemorates 80s Classic The Goonies in Unique Way
Mike Matola of Line by Line Posters has been making his art for years, and has covered all sorts of movies, from Pulp Fiction to The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Matola told Storyful that he 'meticulously' handwrites entire movie scripts, and patterns them to create iconic references to the films.
Footage posted by Matola shows him unveiling his Goonies poster, with the character Chunk identifiable among the words.
'I spent over a month handwriting out the entire script of an 80s kids movie just to glorify childhood obesity,' Matola joked. Credit: Mike Matola via Storyful
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