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Old Diet Pepsi commercial
- Thread starter Sarpedon
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I got a kick out of it.
My VHS copy of Top Gun has this in the beginning. It is too legit to throw away.
AHAHAHA I'd never seen that before! So what are the chances I could transition to jets?
Probably better than my chances of having the mx guys install a coke dispenser/cooler in the T-34.
FormerRecruitingGuru
Making Recruiting Great Again
Anyone remember when Pepsi had a clear cola?
Crystal Pepsi was good, it used to come in a package deal with Pizza Hut when they first introduced stuffed crust pizza.
One of our B/N's (and several pilots ) used to fly w/ a can of COKE or two -- as we were NOT members of the Pepsi Generation -- and of course the inevitable finally happened to him ----
****** FSSSSSSSSSSSTTTTT ***** BOOM !!!!
It took him @ an hour to clean up the cockpit after trapping.
) used to fly w/ a can of COKE or two -- as we were NOT members of the Pepsi Generation -- and of course the inevitable finally happened to him ---- ****** FSSSSSSSSSSSTTTTT ***** BOOM !!!!
It took him @ an hour to clean up the cockpit after trapping.
One of our B/N's (and several pilots
****** FSSSSSSSSSSSTTTTT ***** BOOM !!!!
It took him @ an hour to clean up the cockpit after trapping.
Oh shit! I assume maintenance was pretty pissed, huh?
I drank soda all the time. For you 60 guys...you can put the can on the door just right and turn the scupper window to hold it in place. Better than putting it on the center console just in case....
But don't try to shove a mushy peach through the scupper window - that will get ALL over the side of the aircraft.... whoops
Trivia Question (for the youngsters anyways): Do you know WHY that Pepsi commercial was placed at the beginning of your VHS copy of Top Gun?
Tex_Hill
Airborne All the Way!!!
Because it made more sense to put it there rather than in the middle of the movie???
http://promomagazine.com/entertainmentmarketing/marketing_high_flyer/
Coke sponsored the olympics and associated itself with athletes and medals, so pepsi decided to associate itself with badass pilots.
I guess thats why there are Pepsi product placements throughout the movie.
Your link has a nice exposition as to why Pepsi needed a promotional opportunity. But the main reason why is only briefly mentioned. The commercial allowed Top Gun to be the first movie video ever to sell for under $20 (which is close to $40 in today's dollars). Indeed the article mentioned that the retail price was $26.95 (over $50 in today's dollars).
I only remember this because I working in the periphery of the film business at the time and had taken to reading the trade magazines. There were articles everywhere about how making videos attractive for purchase (vice renting) was going to screw too many people over.
Shit. Do I get half-credit?? Half a cookie?? Give me another one...I love trivia!!