Location: Neuchâtel, Switzerland (Canadian from Montreal)
Posts: 6,950
Quote:
Originally Posted by Moedred
Sorry for the late Christmas present... I'll have up during Super Bowl hype in January.
A PRESENT IT IS!THANK YOU, MOEDRED!!! It can't be repeated enough how incredible it is that you had this under your nose all these years. Truly a lost, buried & forgotten artifact. It's a great story.
Just as cheesy as remembered. 18 years ago, I was the only one who stayed in front of the TV to watch this schlock-fest. Everyone else was in the fridge (getting beers, that is). This was a Live Indy Event so I was fixated. Not knowing about the "Forbidden Eye" ride at that point in time, I didn't understand why Indiana Jones was at the Super Bowl and was stunned. Indy was out-of-the-picture in 1994/5 so this show was weird & highly unusual.
Notes:
Patti LaBelle was lip-synched.
Tony Bennett performed live. (Not sure about the last song.)
Product Placement Discovery! (will elaborate further...it's a cool one!)
Product Placement Discovery! (will elaborate further...it's a cool one!)
If you're referring to the "Release Yourself" lyric "you deserve a break today," I believe it's original, whoever wrote it. Or possibly the Great Seal of the Temple of Doritos Indy crosses, waking Mara?
Hopefully S-video will show you more, like the short woman in the club brawl who has her wig pulled off.
Location: Neuchâtel, Switzerland (Canadian from Montreal)
Posts: 6,950
McDonald's had stopped using, "You deserve a break today", by the tail end of the '70s so that's not what I was referring to. Didn't even hear it, actually! (Interestingly enough, "Have you had your break today?" was being used c.1995 around the time of this Super Bowl.)
Yes, it was the Great Seal of Doritos! Does anyone know anything about this? The logo looks Indy-esque so I'm assuming it's a part of the show rather than a regular ad in the stadium. Unfortunately, it's difficult to tell exactly where it is and I can't see it in the overhead shots. (For those interested who can't bear to sit through this inglorious travesty, it's at the 4:12 mark on the video.)
For your S-Video upload, Moe, I'd like to suggest cranking the volume!
20. Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye, 1995: Other performers: Patti Labelle, Teddy Pendergrass, Tony Bennett: The Vince Lombardi trophy was stolen and Indiana Jones and Marion Ravenwood had to recover it while Tony Bennett and Patti Labelle performed songs in a fictitious “Club Disneyland.” This was the actual premise of the Super Bowl halftime show in 1995. Nineteen ninety-five! It would stand as most embarrassing moment in Indiana Jones history until “Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” was released. It’s still the most embarrassing halftime show.
Location: Neuchâtel, Switzerland (Canadian from Montreal)
Posts: 6,950
Quote:
Originally Posted by Forbidden Eye
YAWWWWWWWN!
No kidding. That 'article' should be ignored because Teddy Pendergrass wasn't even part of the show! The 3rd star was Arturo Sandoval. Typical, poorly-researched, 'blog journalism'.
By the way (just in case some of you didn't notice), Arturo Sandoval's entire performance was part of the pre-recorded, backing track. Tony Bennett had the only working microphone. Patti's was a 'prop' and Arturo didn't even have one!
On the plus side, great voice choice for Marion because it's very similar to Karen Allen's.
---
It's puzzling why Moedred's gift of this long-lost-treasure hasn't generated more discussion about such a unique & crazy Indy event. Younger fans (& non-North American fans) may not be able to connect with the nostalgia but it's a SPECIAL moment in Indy history!
Except better.
The logo looks Indy-esque so I'm assuming it's a part of the show rather than a regular ad in the stadium. Unfortunately, it's difficult to tell exactly where it is and I can't see it in the overhead shots. (For those interested who can't bear to sit through this inglorious travesty, it's at the 4:12 mark on the video.
The 3rd star was Arturo Sandoval. Typical, poorly-researched, 'blog journalism'.
