Retro Commercials

Video #339: After 13 commercial blocks, 3 commercial beds and 2 intershows, it all leads to this. The closing credits to Dead Man’s Folly taped off of WPIX on September 12, 1993 with a voiceover promo for Walk a Mile in My Shoes, The Best Years of Their Lives: Your Aging Parents and the show that followed the film, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Watch!

The 1stOfficial TV Spot for “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope”, titled “Only Hope”. Release Date: 25 May 1977 (USA) Part IV in a George Lucas epic, Star Wars: A New Hope opens with a rebel ship being boarded by the tyrannical Darth Vader. The plot then follows the life of a simple farmboy, Luke Skywalker, as he and his newly met allies (Han Solo, Chewbacca, Ben Kenobi, C-3PO, R2-D2) attempt to rescue a rebel leader, Princess Leia, from the clutches of the Empire. The conclusion is culminated as the Rebels, including Skywalker and flying ace Wedge Antilles make an attack on the Empires most powerful and ominous weapon, the Death Star. Written by P. Wong {pwong@nt.net} Distributor: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1977) (USA) (theatrical), Lucasfilm, Director: George Lucas Writer: George Lucas Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, David Prowse Genre: Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi [IMDB.COM]