Name movies with the biggest product placement ever.

DarthBoy · Post by **DarthBoy** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 11:56 am

Mac and Me.
The Wizard.
Oliver and Company.
I, Robot.
Josie and The Pussycats.
The Island (2005).
Die Another Day.
Back to the Future.
Happy Gilmore.
Talledge Nights: Story of Bobby Ricky.
Fantastic Four (2005).

Post by **Luke** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:15 pm

Oliver & Company doesn't really belong on that list. The portions that are set in recognizable parts of Manhattan either had to be unrealistically filled with fake ads, unrealistically filled with no ads, or realistically filled with real brands. I'm not sure if that movie even has what could be qualified as product placement.

I'd be more willing to take The Wild to task since some of its Times Square scenery was undoubtedly paid or Disney placement.

Fantastic Four is a good choice.

Happy Gilmore and Talladega Nights are, like Oliver & Company, set in worlds where advertising is ubiquitous. (Same with The Terminal and to an invented but believable degree, Minority Report.) Though obviously both go a little far, as do all Adam Sandler films (the Sandler-produced Benchwarmers comes to mind). Inventing brand names would have lessened the reality, nonetheless, even on movies that are not supposed to be very realistic.

Having recently watched it three times for the review, I must say Bridge to Terabithia has a surprising amount of product placement for an earnest family drama.

lord-of-sith · Post by **lord-of-sith** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:52 pm

The whole point of Josie and the Pussycats (which I actually find to be a hilarious and underrated movie) is to mock product placement. It's so blatant, and that's why its hilarious.

Unless you're trying to tell me that a private jet filled to the brim with little target signs was their attempt at subtlety (I'm almost positive they weren't paid for any of it).

I would, however, like to add Garfield: The Movie to that list. I laughed out loud at how perfectly faced forward and displayed that bag of goldfish was at the end.

Disneyfreak1990 · Post by **Disneyfreak1990** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:12 pm

what about Enchanted since there will be billboards of products and musicals in it.

Disney-Fan · Post by **Disney-Fan** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:18 pm

Three words: James Bond Franchise.

castleinthesky · Post by **castleinthesky** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:12 pm

I'd definately have to add Shark Tale, which had an undersea version of New York City.

DisneyDVDFAN · Post by **DisneyDVDFAN** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 6:58 pm

I would say Cast Away - Fedex , and maybe wilson isn't that the name of the company that makes those footballs/soccer balls.. ?

oh well...

Leonia · Post by **Leonia** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:30 pm

Can't think of too many films with tons of product placements, but I know Men in Black 2 had the biggest one of all -- they used the PS2 DualShock2 controller as one of their gadgets.

DaveWadding · Post by **DaveWadding** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:37 pm

one of the Schumacher Batman flicks (pretty sure it was B&R)...the one where he's driving in the Batmobile and you see the reflection of the Golden Arches.

memnv · Post by **memnv** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:35 pm

Shrek 2, when they first enter far,far,far away it is filled with shops

Disney-Fan · Post by **Disney-Fan** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 11:09 pm

I could be mistaken but the shops in Shrek 2, I thought, were meant to serve more as parodic representations of the real shops as opposed to actually serving as product placement.

AwallaceUNC · Post by **AwallaceUNC** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 11:54 pm

Not a movie, but nothing will ever top "7th Heaven" for product placement... montages filled with long sweeping shots of the Oreo label and the family working the name brand into every conversation.

-Aaron

memnv · Post by **memnv** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:37 am

Disney-Fan wrote:I could be mistaken but the shops in Shrek 2, I thought, were meant to serve more as parodic representations of the real shops as opposed to actually serving as product placement.

Shrek 2 would be no different than Shark Tale,they were done in the same way and by the same people

memnv · Post by **memnv** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:40 am

other movies that belong here:
Super size me
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Fantastic Four 2

PixarFan2006 · Post by **PixarFan2006** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:02 am

Super Size Me does not really qualify as it was a documentary about Mcdonalds and other fast food restaurants.

Disney-Fan · Post by **Disney-Fan** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:16 am

memnv wrote:they were done in the same way and by the same people

Yes, true, but that was not the answer to my question.

memnv wrote:Super size me

I'm pretty sure product placement is meant to show the product in a positive light.

memnv · Post by **memnv** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:01 pm

you can think what you want

DarthBoy · Post by **DarthBoy** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 6:15 am

Of course "Oliver and Company" had product placement such as to Coca-Cola, Milkbone, USA Today, Kodak, Tab, Yamaha, GMC car parts, Sony, and i even spotted a Teddy Rupxin in Jenny's room on the "You and Me" musical sequence.

How come no one else is mentioning "Mac and Me"? that movie is a big 95 minute commercial for Mcdonalds, Coca-Cola, Skittles and Sears.

memnv · Post by **memnv** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 7:50 am

E.T. also had product placement

MutantEnemy · Post by **MutantEnemy** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:15 am

Transporter 2- Heineken and Audi (Not together, but separate, LOL)

That movie feels like an extremely long commercial.

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