The Starsky & Hutch Wedding Photo
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Some Starsky & Hutch fans referred to a well-known 1976 publicity photo as "The Wedding Photo" which portrays Starsky is standing next to a seated Hutch. There were multiple images from this professional photo shoot, some with Hutch's hands folded, some with Starsky leaning on him, facing away, or facing the camera. Some fans remember there was one with both men holding flowers.
This composition is reminiscent of the style of some old-fashioned photos taken of newly-married couples.
Inspired Fanworks
It is rumored that the fan who illustrated Decorated for Death created a color cover for this story based on "The Wedding Photo."
Some Starsky & Hutch Fan Examples of Use
One of the many images from the photo shoot, this one published on the front of a celebrity gossip zine in 1976.
The cover British zine A.P.B. #10 (1982) portrays a painting that was shown at DobeyCon #3 - it is a riff on both the common photo reference combined with the characters from Decorated for Death
Another one from this photo series was used as the cover of the letterzine Between Friends #11 in 1985.
The cover of the APA Tell Me Something I Don't Know #23 in 1991.
The "Wedding Photo" Pose in Other Fandoms
A fan in 2006 remarked:
One of the things that immediately triggered my fascination with the film "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes" is that in the opening credits, you see a photo of Holmes standing by a seated Watson in that exact same "wedding" pose. I was a wee thing who hadn't yet heard of slash -- but oh my was I riveted. (Turns out Billy Wilder had directed the film with the instructions to the actor to portray Sherlock as gay.) [1]
References
- ^ Jane Mailander, comments from a private mailing list, quoted with permission (October 2, 2006)