it's because it's no different than if you had walked down the street in 1955, 1985 or 2015
Trekker's 10 Worst Product Placements in TV/Movies
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it's because it's no different than if you had walked down the street in 1955, 1985 or 2015
^You're right, I guess it's why product placement is getting more blatant, since we're exposed to so many brands nowadays they really have to hammer it home.
If Product Placement Invaded Real Life
If Product Placement Invaded Real Life
Not sure if this counts, but cast your mind back to Ghostbusters II: Egon, Ray and Winston are preparing to go down into the tunnels to find the river of slime, wearing yellow fishing waders. Peter sees them and says "Lemme guess...all you can eat ribs at Sizzler."
I mention this because right after the movie came out, my local Sizzler had a sign that advertised the All You can Eat Ribs "as mentioned in Ghostbusters II".
I mention this because right after the movie came out, my local Sizzler had a sign that advertised the All You can Eat Ribs "as mentioned in Ghostbusters II".
you forgot the MTN Dew machine
It was in the video at the bottom of the last page.
Inspector Gadget
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu9oolCNQ4g
Having a huge Yahoo! sign fall on the villain car, complete with the Yahoo! sound effect.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu9oolCNQ4g
Having a huge Yahoo! sign fall on the villain car, complete with the Yahoo! sound effect.
Won't work for us in the UK.
I'd use a really fast sports car to hunt down really fast animals taking sharp turns if I needed to go "urban hunting"
Of course hackers use Macs.
I can't believe no one has mentioned Blade Runner--prominent ads for PanAm (yes I know it's a defunct company), TDK, Coca-Cola, Bulova, Citizen, and Atari, among many many others.
One web site claims 30 different companies have advertising within BR:
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/movies/bladerunner-faq/
Scroll down almost to the bottom of the page to see the list (section 13: More Questions/Answers).
One web site claims 30 different companies have advertising within BR:
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/movies/bladerunner-faq/
Scroll down almost to the bottom of the page to see the list (section 13: More Questions/Answers).
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While I love the line, Spies Like Us uses the phrase "Why don't you gentlemen have a Pepsi?" followed up by repeat of the line, and then a clear shot of getting ready to fill a Pepsi cup, logo plainly in view.
Also in that movie, references to The Disney Channel (a pay TV service at the time), Nabisco crackers (when their crate lands in Pakistan), Timex watches (referring to the Russian spy's watch as a knock off of a Timex), and Budweiser beer, clearly visible in the hands of Milbarge and Fitz-Hume, and a reference to JC Penney.
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Also in that movie, references to The Disney Channel (a pay TV service at the time), Nabisco crackers (when their crate lands in Pakistan), Timex watches (referring to the Russian spy's watch as a knock off of a Timex), and Budweiser beer, clearly visible in the hands of Milbarge and Fitz-Hume, and a reference to JC Penney.
J.
Oh, has anybody mentioned the BA billboard in Moonraker? Not the most forceful maybe, but definitely the most memorable
If we're talking P.K. Dick adaptations, Total Recall must have as much product placement in it as Blade Runner. The same goes for Minority Report. Although I wouldn't call any of those films the 'worst' cases of product placement, given the messages found within the films.
Ever seen the U.K series Spooks (shown in the U.S as MI5). All the computers they use are Macs.
Also didn't one of Batman films have a product placement for McDonalds? Iirc Batman drives off toward Gotham and you see the big golden arches (can't remember if it's the same film where he makes a comment about getting drive thru).
