As a general rule, you should never be surprised when a movie studio sells anything to promote its products. It’s called the business of cinema and not the friendship of film for a reason.
But some films are better suited to merchandise than others. Every kid wants a superhero figure, a princess doll, or a princess doll that can also be used as a superhero character. (Now I know why Frozen It grossed $1.2 billion worldwide.) It’s admittedly all new star wars Or the Marvel Cinematic Universe entry will get its own set of action figures. Similar movie merchandise serves multiple purposes. It helps promote these films to a wider audience, and also helps defray the costs of producing such blockbuster films.
But sometimes the allure of commercial money is too hard to resist for films that aren’t star wars Or Marvel or whatever suits their toy lines. Throughout the 80s and 90s, and even to this day, some really decent movies have been turned into entire toy lines.
Below you’ll find 20 of the most surprising examples, including some severely R-rated titles that were completely unsuitable for kids, and some bland and boring movies that were completely unsuitable for the colorful world of gaming. Just be careful: looking at the pictures might inspire you to head to eBay and pick one or two up for yourself. You’re telling me you don’t want to own Judd Nelson steel appearance? I don’t believe you. everyone He wants to own Judd Nelson steel appearance.
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