This movie is awesome and you should see it at least once before you die. It’s the semi-official Star Wars rip-off from Japan.
“I’m a human being from the planet Earth!”
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Message from Space (1978) Trailer
Published September 12, 2012 '70s Movies/TV , Movie Trailers , Sci-Fi Movies/TV , Star Wars (Original Trilogy) Leave a Comment1980 J.C. Penney Christmas Catalog: Lego Space and The Empire Strikes Back
Published July 27, 2012 Catalogs , Lego , Lego Space , Star Wars (Original Trilogy) 1 Comment
As I’ve said before, Lego Space may be the best toy line ever. Beta-1 Command Base, I would like to stroke your box. Come hither.
As for Empire, I had the Imperial Attack Base, the Tauntaun (subtitled “the Weird Hoth Snow Creature” in the catalog), and the Snowspeeder. I guess I opted for the all-Hoth experience.
I remember hearing that the radio-controlled Sand Crawler was a flop, but I don’t think I ever saw it in action. It was way too expensive, and clearly a gimmick.
(All images via WishbookWeb. Click to enlarge.)
1981 Montgomery Ward Christmas Catalog: The Empire Strikes Back and… Ventriloquist Dolls?
Published May 22, 2012 Catalogs , Evil Toys , Kenner Toys , Star Wars (Original Trilogy) Leave a Comment
“Team up with a ventriloquist doll and stage your own talk show with these famous funnymen!” I’ll pass, thanks. I realize this catalog came out before we were all scarred for life by that goddamn clown scene in Poltergeist (1982), but still, what boy is going to ask for a Mortimer Snerd dummy when he can get a Slave I or Snow Speeder for the same price, or the Dagobah Action Playset and a Tauntaun? If there’s one thing we learned in the ’80s, it’s that all dolls are alive and will turn on you, usually with knives. Action figures are also alive, of course, but if you scatter them under the sheets and prop them up on the nightstand, they will protect you while you sleep.
(All images from the kidtastic Wishbook Web. Click images to enlarge.)
Movie Theater Marquees
Published March 27, 2012 Movie Theaters/Marquees , Star Wars (Original Trilogy) 3 Comments
(Via Cinema Retro)
The Orange Cinedome, Orange County, California, 1987. Bill Kallay, who took the photo above, tells the story of the Cinedome, which was bulldozed in 1999 to make way for a megaplex.
The final marquee at the Hellman Theater, Albany, New York, 1988.
The Hellman refreshment stand at closing.
The Hellman prior to demolition. (All Hellman images via Project Movie House.)
The Carolina Theater, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1968. Read the story of the Carolina (and The Winston) at Classic Film and TV Cafe.
1983 Sears Christmas Catalog: Return of the Jedi and G.I. Joe Toys
Published March 16, 2012 Catalogs , G.I. Joe , Star Wars (Original Trilogy) Leave a CommentAll images via the illustrious WishbookWeb.
The Hoth Imperial Attack Base might have been the last Star Wars toy I ever got, because of…
Arcade Cabinets: Star Wars (Atari, 1983)
Published March 9, 2012 Arcade Cabinets/Coin-Ops , Star Wars (Original Trilogy) , Video Games 4 Comments
(Images via Vectorcade, webmonkees, Arcade Controls forums, link lost, Find Arcade Machines, Video Game Ephemera (x2), Retro Gaming, Hey Oscar Wilde!, The Arcade Flyer Archive (x2))
When George Lucas Didn’t Suck: 1981 Empire Strikes Back Ads
Published January 17, 2012 Ads , Star Wars (Original Trilogy) Leave a CommentGreat ads via Hey Oscar Wilde! It’s Clobberin’ Time! Uh-oh, super fans. Lando and Hoth Han are SOLD OUT!
Scanned from Vampirella Magazine (Warren Publishing/1981). Page 1 of 5.
Scanned from Vampirella Magazine (Warren Publishing/1981). Page 2 of 5.
Scanned from Vampirella Magazine (Warren Publishing/1981). Page 3 of 5.
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Scanned from Vampirella Magazine (Warren Publishing/1981). Page 5 of 5.
I Survived the Original Colonial Viper
Published January 4, 2012 Battlestar Galactica , Star Wars (Original Trilogy) Leave a Comment
Speaking of BSG, I had the Viper before that kid choked on the red missile and they were recalled and reissued with a missile that popped out only about half an inch, like a sad, tiny boner. The original Cylon Raider was even cooler because it had two shooting missiles. That was the last time we saw shooting parts on anything, which really sucked when we finally received our emasculated Boba Fetts in the mail.
Read more about the Battlestar Galactica toy death at the Star Wars Collectors Archive.
See also: Mattel’s ‘Missile Toy’ Recall.
Battlestar Galactica Smells Like Fresh Bread
Published January 4, 2012 Battlestar Galactica , Star Wars (Original Trilogy) , Trading Cards Leave a Comment
To this day, walking down the bread aisle in the supermarket makes me happy. Back then we ate Weber’s, but my mom switched to Wonder so I could get my hands on these sweet BSG cards. It was 1978, and I was space crazy. Star Wars had come out the year before (I was 5) and changed my world. I missed The Star Wars/Wonder Bread promotion (somehow), but I did collect the Topps Star Wars (and Empire Strikes Back) cards.
A few months ago, as I was very nervously waiting for my wife to deliver our first child (a beautiful girl, 15 weeks tomorrow), I bought some cards on eBay, including a full box of unopened The Black Hole packs. (Sorry, but I love that movie.) The gum inside was pretty gross, naturally, but it smelled just fine, and it was a hell of a lot of fun opening those packs and putting together a complete set.
2 Warps to Neptune 