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Mark Hamill on the cover?

posted 19 years ago by agentdc7
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Why on earth is Mark Hamill's face on the cover? He's not the Guyver in the movie. They make it looks like he's the Guyver, but he's a cop. Is it just soley for advertising?

[–] himboy32 19 years ago

More then likely, it happens all the time using a familar face to boost sales, I think who designed the cover was trying to grab the attention of the Star Wars crowd that and he's the only well known actor in the movie...well except maybe for Jimmy Walker.

"I don't live in the 23rd century, I @#$%ing hate The Next Generation'

[–] mutronborg_typeb 19 years ago

Michael Berryman is a regular on lowbudget horror movies or whenever they needed a "boogey-man", i remember he appeared on an episode of X-Files as well.
Not Bad really.

[–] himboy32 19 years ago

What I meant by well known is outside the cult movie circles.

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[–] black_wolf_1970 19 years ago

Good question, sorry to say it as I am a Star Wars Fan, but after Return of The Jedi, He has gottena ego trip from hell. I thank whoever they did not have him as the Guyver. and loved it that he got killed. I loved this movies even though as bad as this was the sequeal was worse, except for the sceens where you find out the history of who and what the bio-booster armor was

[–] foxxrox 19 years ago

Uh, that's not Mark Hamill, it's that Armstrong guy who played teh Guyver, he just looks like Mark.

[–] yeah_yeah_yeah_4 19 years ago

actually it is him.

[–] nova_saber 19 years ago

Huh. True, but you gotta admit that even if it wasn't Mark (and really, how can you tell, half the face is Guyver-ed and the lower portion of the human half is obscured on top of that), putting his name in big bold letters on top of a half-profile of the Guyver is pretty misleading. I rented this movie and was mildly pissed off when it turned out Hamill had a bit part and some kid I never even heard of was the Guyver.

[–] Cinema_Love 18 years ago

I was piss too that it wasn't Mark the main actor!! The film is kinda bad but I enjoy it anyways, the sequel... s*cks from top to bottom!!

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[–] m3dvol1 18 years ago

yeah, that is Mark Hamill on the cover. You can see his mustache. If you dont think it's him on the cover you need to get your eyes checked.

[–] malix_711 16 years ago

this has always been the question that plagued my brother and i. i am glad Hamill did not play the Guyver but of course the cover leads you to believe he does. don't get me wrong...Mark is great. But by all standards, he has never been much of an action hero.

[–] SorroVV 9 years ago

very same question occured.
To sell better.
Producers.

[–] Verdugo85 9 years ago

Marketing.