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indiana jones jacket commercial circa 1991
this is the indiana jones jacket commercial showing that you could buy the jacket with monthly installments of 32.06 a month.officially licensed by lucasfilm to own by willabee and ward . wish i had seen this back in the day i would have loved to have bought one of these jackets.
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Wow!
WOW! Excellent find, Mr.Indyclone! I have an interesting video that would make a good companion piece to this. It's an interview with one of the Lucasfilm licensing guys and he talks about the jacket, hat, etc.
Really great find! Although I would never change my Wested I still remember my 16 year old self drooling over the Lucasfilm Fan Club catalog with this merchandise in it.
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For some reason, this made me laugh (probably because it's sooooo cheesey), but it was the Forrestal bit at 1:25 that really sent it over the top for me thanks for posting this!
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yeah they really had a cheesy set up when they did this , thats the fun thing about the past , you look at what was at least passable for cutting edge and see how bad it looks now!!
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lol- i'm sure that phone number has been out of service for years . but wouldn't it be nice if they did start up again selling that jacket , but with the inflated prices of today the jacket would way more exspensive.
So I called the number and its out of service.......... What gives?
I was just about to post this commercial as a new thread. Glad I did a search first.
Too bad the number's out of service. Then again, they wanted $32 a month for eight months ($256) back in 1991!! That's almost what I paid for my custom Wested!! 256 bucks was crazy money back in '91. Plus it would have been inferior materials and knockoff design.
I did buy my first Indy jacket around that time, though. Got it used for 75 bucks from a guy I was taking mail order whip lessons from. Found an ad for the lessons in the Indy fan mag. Bought an authentic Morgan from him, too. Not a bullwhip, a stockwhip. That was 75, too.
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Originally Posted by goodeknight
Too bad the number's out of service. Then again, they wanted $32 a month for eight months ($256) back in 1991!! That's almost what I paid for my custom Wested!! 256 bucks was crazy money back in '91.
In the interview clip that I mentioned above, the Lucasfilm lisencing guy, Brad Weston, says that the retail price of the jacket will be $285 and that was in 1989!
What is funny is that the monthly installment is $32.06. Why the extra 6 cents? Anyway, yes, it's a cool commercial. I love stuff like this.
Ha, I actually have this jacket. It's held up great , for being 21 years old! I still wear it, it has only shrunk just a tad...or maybe I've swelled some? It's definitely a LAST CRUSADE type jacket (color and style wise), is very heavy, but very comfy! The sizes on them run LARGE! I think I paid $275 for it back in the early 90's.
I have an interesting video that would make a good companion piece to this. It's an interview with one of the Lucasfilm licensing guys and he talks about the jacket, hat, etc.
thanks for posting this!
Anyway, yes, it's a cool commercial. I love stuff like this.
