Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watarts.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watarts!mupmalis From: mupmalis@watarts.UUCP (M. A. Upmalis) Newsgroups: net.movies Subject: Re: Spielberg (Back to the Future) Message-ID: <8492@watarts.UUCP> Date: Sun, 14-Jul-85 14:48:02 EDT Article-I.D.: watarts.8492 Posted: Sun Jul 14 14:48:02 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 15-Jul-85 07:00:41 EDT References: <4660@mit-eddie.UUCP> Reply-To: mupmalis@watarts.UUCP (M. A. Upmalis) Distribution: net.movies Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 13 Summary: It isn't uncommon for companies to actively seek to get included into movies. By wining and dining producers, offering to supply thew production with materials (how muchcolas could a crew/cast drink in a 2 month shoot, nice to get it free... My favourite answer was the generic food/drink in REPO MAN, The sin isn't peculiar to Spielberg, check out TV shows etc. How many firebirds to Rockford go through? -- Mike Upmalis (mupmalis@watarts) ihnp4!watmath!watarts!mupmalis