He only did the movie only to end his contract with Universal (they counted it as two films, thus ending his contract) though he was paid substantially on top of that.
WGN 7 ‘o clock Movie Intro- Impressive Rotoscope animation throughout this intro. Coppertone- Every time I smell the scent of Coppertone Sunscreen, it always calls to mind going to either the beach or to the pool, and this commercial captures that feeling well. Nice rendition of the song, “Yakety Yak” they used as the jingle, too. Soft Scrub- I like how the color of the shirt the lady in this commercial is wearing, coordinates well with the color scheme of the Regular Soft Scrub (without Clorox Bleach) and the can of scrubbing powder.
Jaws’ behind the scenes story about the problems of getting the movie made is as famous as the film itself, so much so that there’s going to be a play on Broadway about it this fall.
Nice to see a Old Style beer commercial after seeing it multiple times in Sixteen Candles & The Breakfast Club. Chicago is one of the major cities I'd like to visit someday despite its sorted history.
8:19 Jami Gertz costars in Diet Pepsi commercial. She did an episode of Family Ties: "Double Date" Season 2 episode 17 aired Feb 16, 1984. She played "Jocelyn" & Daphne Zuniga played "Rachel" in the episode!
Old Style - Reach For The Best! Made famous by Chicago music legend Wesley Willis as the tagline to end many of his songs (as well as other products/establishments well known to Chicago) There was another Shockwave that lasted a couple of years at Six Flags Great Adventure that started out at Magic Mountain, I remember seeing it when I went there it was one of the first standing roller coasters but it only lasted a couple of years.
The "Max After Dark" programming block that Cinemax became known for started in 1984...only four years after the debut of the channel. So it's pretty much always been known for it.
@80sCommercialVault I remember Max After Dark late Friday night back in the day. Always the go to for late night titillation. Unfortunately it is now a thing of the past.
Jaws-one movie Hollywood should NEVER remake(well unless you count The Meg w/ Jason Statham as a "spiritual successor") Coors Light-with one of the Barbarian Brothers @ 1:16 Jet Dry-what was with the wet suits.mustve anticipated the dishwashers leaking Shockwave at Six Flags Great America-hopefully no one ate anything before getting on this
Anytime I see Stacy Keech anymore, I keep expecting him to call someone a "wussy" like he did on Titus. And as for the story of Hemingway, I think of a purple Australian comedian puppet(Randy Feltface) talking about him in his stand up act.
The guy in the Honda Accord ad is Neal Anderson, four-time Pro Bowl running back. He played for the Chicago Bears for his entire career (1986-93.)
12:11 - "I don't intend to go through that hell again"...What Roy Scheider said to the producers of Jaws 2 before they showed him a big enough check.
He only did the movie only to end his contract with Universal (they counted it as two films, thus ending his contract) though he was paid substantially on top of that.
WGN 7 ‘o clock Movie Intro- Impressive Rotoscope animation throughout this intro.
Coppertone- Every time I smell the scent of Coppertone Sunscreen, it always calls to mind going to either the beach or to the pool, and this commercial captures that feeling well. Nice rendition of the song, “Yakety Yak” they used as the jingle, too.
Soft Scrub- I like how the color of the shirt the lady in this commercial is wearing, coordinates well with the color scheme of the Regular Soft Scrub (without Clorox Bleach) and the can of scrubbing powder.
I've been watching WGN all my life, being from Chicago. I especially loved the Jewel commercial, and that jingle has never left my brain!
Jaws’ behind the scenes story about the problems of getting the movie made is as famous as the film itself, so much so that there’s going to be a play on Broadway about it this fall.
6:01 - Once you ride it, you’ll change into someone cosplaying as Doc Brown…
Shockwave was the first coaster I ever rode, i think they replaced it with superman
Nice to see a Old Style beer commercial after seeing it multiple times in Sixteen Candles & The Breakfast Club. Chicago is one of the major cities I'd like to visit someday despite its sorted history.
8:19 Jami Gertz costars in Diet Pepsi commercial. She did an episode of Family Ties: "Double Date" Season 2 episode 17 aired Feb 16, 1984. She played "Jocelyn" & Daphne Zuniga played "Rachel" in the episode!
And Square Pegs.
Old Style - Reach For The Best! Made famous by Chicago music legend Wesley Willis as the tagline to end many of his songs (as well as other products/establishments well known to Chicago)
There was another Shockwave that lasted a couple of years at Six Flags Great Adventure that started out at Magic Mountain, I remember seeing it when I went there it was one of the first standing roller coasters but it only lasted a couple of years.
The ending of Hemingway was mind-blowing! Too soon?
When did Cinemax become known as Skinemax? We didn't have it in Canada but I remember the references.
The "Max After Dark" programming block that Cinemax became known for started in 1984...only four years after the debut of the channel. So it's pretty much always been known for it.
@80sCommercialVault I remember Max After Dark late Friday night back in the day. Always the go to for late night titillation. Unfortunately it is now a thing of the past.
Jaws-one movie Hollywood should NEVER remake(well unless you count The Meg w/ Jason Statham as a "spiritual successor")
Coors Light-with one of the Barbarian Brothers @ 1:16
Jet Dry-what was with the wet suits.mustve anticipated the dishwashers leaking
Shockwave at Six Flags Great America-hopefully no one ate anything before getting on this
Anytime I see Stacy Keech anymore, I keep expecting him to call someone a "wussy" like he did on Titus. And as for the story of Hemingway, I think of a purple Australian comedian puppet(Randy Feltface) talking about him in his stand up act.
I loved Sundance drinks, I wish they’d bring it back.
I think we now know, that picture was not Bill's son's picture. lol
Was WGN, Chicago's version of WTBS?
Similar in that it was the second "Superstation" following WTBS but it's completely unaffiliated with Ted Turner/WTBS.
3:53 - Honestly, I think Terri downgraded her company…