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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Jan 15, 2018 11:12:13 GMT
For example, The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987) tried to cash-in on the popular trading cards.
Roller Boogie (1979) cashed in on the roller-skating-disco fad.
Twist Around the Clock (1961) tried to cash-in on the "twist" dance craze.
What are some other films designed to cash in on a fad?
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jan 15, 2018 11:54:07 GMT
xXx - extreeeeme sports
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Jan 15, 2018 12:02:44 GMT
I read the reviews on IMDb and it sounds dumb. Mind you, there's nothing wrong with dumb movies.... |
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jan 15, 2018 12:19:44 GMT
I read the reviews on IMDb and it sounds dumb. Mind you, there's nothing wrong with dumb movies.... There is with this one. Oh boy. |
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Jan 15, 2018 12:35:22 GMT
I read the reviews on IMDb and it sounds dumb. Mind you, there's nothing wrong with dumb movies.... There is with this one. Oh boy. I'll try to avoid it then. I mean, with over 100,000 feature films and over 100,000 short films out there, one doesn't have the time to watch everything.... |
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Post by johnspartan on Jan 15, 2018 12:49:16 GMT
Breakin'
Breakin' 2:Electric Boogaloo
Beat Street
Gleaming the Cube
Thrashin'
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Jan 15, 2018 13:35:06 GMT
The Point Break reboot is even more flagrant. |
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Jan 15, 2018 13:36:02 GMT
Angry Birds movie
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Jan 15, 2018 13:40:54 GMT
Or the Emoji movie, for which I wonder how dated it will seem 100 years from now. There's a film from 1905 called "The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog" (cashing in on a popular postcard) which gives an idea of how incomprehensible a film cashing in on a fad can be years later. |
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Post by bravomailer on Jan 15, 2018 13:49:59 GMT
Ride the Wild Surf and The Endless Summer
Saturday Night Fever tried to cash in on the disco phenomenon, though it ended up critical of it.
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Post by HumanFundRecipient on Jan 15, 2018 16:33:54 GMT
The pair of early 90's Lambada dance movies, one entitled The Forbidden Dance, and the other simply named after the style of dance. Both, in an eerie foretelling, failed at the box office. The Lambada dance didn't really catch on in America.
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Post by sostie on Jan 15, 2018 16:56:57 GMT
Lambada
The Great Rock'n'Roll Swindle (a film that openly relishes in being a cash in)
The Great Hover Board Robbery
(One of these is made up)
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Post by politicidal on Jan 15, 2018 17:14:00 GMT
You Got Served (2004) - street dancing
From Justin to Kelly (2003) - American Idol
Rad (1986) - BMX racing |
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Jan 15, 2018 17:42:36 GMT
Or the Emoji movie, for which I wonder how dated it will seem 100 years from now. There's a film from 1905 called "The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog" (cashing in on a popular postcard) which gives an idea of how incomprehensible a film cashing in on a fad can be years later. You mean a 100+ year old film seems dated? I never would have guessed. |
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Jan 15, 2018 17:46:17 GMT
Or the Emoji movie, for which I wonder how dated it will seem 100 years from now. There's a film from 1905 called "The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog" (cashing in on a popular postcard) which gives an idea of how incomprehensible a film cashing in on a fad can be years later. You mean a 100+ year old film seems dated? I never would have guessed. There's different degrees of "dated". The Corner in Wheat (1909) is still entertaining, and still makes sense for modern viewers, the storyline is still relevant. The Watermelon Patch (1905), on the other hand, is no longer entertaining and is very difficult to understand. |
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Post by northern on Jan 15, 2018 18:00:59 GMT
For example, The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987) tried to cash-in on the popular trading cards. Roller Boogie (1979) cashed in on the roller-skating-disco fad. Twist Around the Clock (1961) tried to cash-in on the "twist" dance craze. What are some other films designed to cash in on a fad? Urban Cowboy (1980) comes to mind. |
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Post by twothousandonemark on Jan 15, 2018 18:17:20 GMT
The Fast & Furious - rice rocket street racing
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Post by julythreeone on Jan 15, 2018 20:39:01 GMT
The first one that popped in my head is Girls Just Wanna Have Fun with the chick from Sex and the City and Helen Hunt.
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Post by kingkoopa on Jan 16, 2018 0:34:11 GMT
First one that sprung to mind was "The Net" with Sandra Bullock. This came out around the time you could hear that terrible 28k/56k modem screech in more and more homes.
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Post by bravomailer on Jan 16, 2018 0:46:07 GMT
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