Retro Commercials

The 3rdOfficial TV Spot for “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope”, titled “Epic Story”. 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]

I don’t think I really need to introduce this one. Bady D’s Let Me Be Your Fantasy was released way back in 1992 and was an instant hit being cained everywhere. It was constantly in the top 200 for 2 years selling over 40000 copies. The big surprise was that in 1994 the tune was signed to London Records and re-released at which point it promptly went to number 1 in the UK charts selling about a quarter of a million copies. Some people seem to want to argue over whether it’s an underground …

Circa 1982 commercial for Chanel featuring cover of “I Don’t Want to Set the World On Fire” by the Ink Spots and shadow of airplane gliding up the Transamerica building in San Francisco.