Help needed: brand promo in movies

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This is what I have noticed so far about the brand promo in Hollywood movies:
1) The 2001 'Evolution' sci-fi movie used Head and Shoulders shampoo to get rid of the alien
2) In 'Cellular', Chris Evans' character uses Nokia 6600 almost the whole time

Have any of you remember any other movies promoting a particular brand? i need it for my thesis. :o Thanks
 
Casino Royale is a massive plug for Sony gadgets and assorted car manufacturers.

In Vantage Point, a grinning Forest Whitaker takes pride in using his Sony HD camcorder to film the President's speech. A bunch of the cast also watch the event being televised on a nice big Sony Bravia TV.

The classic one is Elliot using American sweets Reeses Pieces to attract E.T in, er, E.T.

The Golden Child had a dancing coke can.

The phones used in the Matrix are from Samsung I believe (at least in number 2 which was used to promote the heck out of a fancy new phone when the film was released).

Blade Runner is full of aRAB for companies like Pan Am and Atari many of which have since gone bust.

In Iron Man, the hero's burger of choice is pointedly from Burger King if I remember.
 
Wayne's World 2 when Wayne and Cassandra are talking about her method of washing the clothes, he pulls out a box of Calgon and blatantly advertises it:p:D:D It was on last night:o
 
Far from a hollywood movie is the old Dr Who film
Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150
This film was part-financed by the company that makes "Sugar PuRAB" cereal, in return for an exclusive merchandising deal. Several posters for "Sugar PuRAB" cereal are visible during the movie, an early (for a British movie) example of product placement. more

little more info here under production.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daleks_-_Invasion_Earth_2150_AD





And not a product, but a company that got it's name in the film title

Breakfast at Tiffany's
 
The film Mac and Me contained endorsements for Coke and McdonalRAB
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_and_Me
"Product placement
The film is known for its numerous and blatant product placements, including Coca-Cola, Skittles, Sears and McDonald's to name a few. The main character's name, Mac is a reference to McDonald's Big Mac sandwich. The only food the aliens require are Coke and Skittles. A ten-minute-long impromptu dance number, featuring Ronald McDonald, takes place in a McDonald's franchise which led Leonard Maltin to call the film "more like a TV commercial than a movie".[2] However, according to Seth Stevenson, "there was no quid pro quo between the filmmakers and these companies."[3] In spite of the latter statement, during the scene where Mac is drinking a Coca-Cola, director Stewart Raffill comedically holRAB up four $100 bills in the background."
 
well i kinda remember '13 going on 30' uses a lot of Razzles in it

and of course Herbie Fully loaded promotes the 1963 volkswagen beetle deluxe
 
I can't believe no ones mentioned Beverly Hills Cop.

Axl pulls over a van of stolen Lucky Strikes, he picks them up, breaks the fourth wall, looking straight at the camera, holRAB a packet up and says "These are really popular with the children..."
 
Wow, thank for all the help. I still need more though. So if, any of you can remember other movies, it would be great. :p



I haven't see Minority Report, so couldn't tell whether it does the promos or not. :o Will check that after this.
 
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