Blatant advertising in movies?

I watched I, Robot again last night on DVD and there were no less that 4 references to Converse. Not only are a black pair “vintage 2004″ adorning the lovely Will Smith’s feet, they also attracted verbal comment from his boss and his grandma. Audi got a good push as well.

This is now being parodied very nicely.. In Russia there’s a juice, the name of which translates as “Good”, or something like. In “Daywatch” ( the sequel to “Nightwatch” ) there’s a very prominent placement of a juice called “Evil”..

I, Robot (Trailer 2004)

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I Spy - A Rockin' Bronco and Other Stories [VHS] $1.00 This play-along series airing on HBO Family was inspired by the magical book series. This installment of I SPY adventures follows the successful release of I SPY A Mumble Monster, and I SPY A Runaway Robot. Two delightful characters, Spyler and CeCe, lead young viewers through search and find adventures set in an imaginary world. The series' eclectic soundtrack musically complements the visual as...

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Introduction to Autonomous Mobile Robots (Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Agents series) $49.50 Mobile robots range from the teleoperated Sojourner on the Mars Pathfinder mission to cleaning robots in the Paris Metro. Introduction to Autonomous Mobile Robots offers students and other interested readers an overview of the technology of mobility -- the mechanisms that allow a mobile robot to move through a real world environme...

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