watch it: 1980s ‘Return of the Jedi’ Burger King glasses commercial
I had these glasses:
1980s
retro trailer: ‘The Empire Strikes Back’
Take a look back at an old trailer… Even pulpier than the film itself! “A big new sprawling space adventure!” This past Friday was the 30th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back, which was released on May 21, 1980. Which means it’s been 30 years since my 10-year-old brain was darkened and depressed by this … more…
watch it: 1980s Commodore Vic-20 ad (with William Shatner)
It was the wonder computer of the 1980s!
retro trailer: ‘The Karate Kid’
Take a look back at an old trailer… Elisabeth Shue looks like an adult here, and Ralph Macchio looks like a kid, even though he was actually in his 20s and she was two years younger than him. That’s just weird. The Karate Kid is available on DVD in Region 1 from Amazon.com and from … more…
watch it: 1980s FedEx commercial
Iconically 80s: The fast-talking guy is John Moschitta, and he would go on to lots of other TV and film work after this.
retro trailer: ‘Red Dawn’
Take a look back at an old trailer… Kill a Commie for Mommy… and for McDonald’s. Ah, the right-wing paranoid fantasies of the 80s were so cute. Red Dawn is available on DVD in Region 1 from Amazon.com and from Amazon.ca and in Region 2 from Amazon U.K.
watch it: 1980s Prime Computer ads (with Tom Baker and Lalla Ward)
Oh, wow. Where to begin even calculating the awful? I’d probably start with the typo — “ITS’” — in the first ad (if the computer’s grammar is that bad, I’m not gonna trust it to do anything), and then move on to the painful sexual innuendo in the last two ads. Prior to this, I … more…
watch it: 1980s Apple ad (with Kevin Costner!)
Wow. I don’t remember this at all:
retro trailer: ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
Take a look back at an old trailer… “Fantasy terror.” That’s an interesting way to phrase it. These days, we just call these “horror” stories, and we tend to forget the fantasical elements that remove them from the realm of reality in which a movie like, say, The Silence of the Lambs exists. Or maybe … more…
watch it: 1980s York Peppermint Patty commercial
Who knew merely eating candy could feel so much like an adventure?
