Rb336 Member Username: Rb336
Post Number: 3748 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 11:22 am: | |
I know, lame subject, but I am curious about odd sightings of Detroit-area specific clothing in various shows. the tiger's stuff on Magnum PI was a no-brainer, as the star was a Detroiter and the character a tigers fan, but there are other things that aren't at all obvious. examples - Ferris Bueler's Day Off: the only region-specific clothing is from Detroit, even though the movie took place in Chicago. these included a red wings sweater and (very oddly) a Birmingham Groves letter jacket Scrubs -- the guys wear red wings jerseys when they watch games. as far as I know, the show has nada to do with Detroit anyone got any insight regarding these? |
Chitaku Member Username: Chitaku
Post Number: 1714 Registered: 03-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 11:31 am: | |
the guy on scrubs is buds with chelios, Joey gladstone on full house wears tigers and wings gear and on hom e improvement of course also the george lopez show he wears a lolich 68 road jersey |
Jasoncw Member Username: Jasoncw
Post Number: 460 Registered: 07-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 11:41 am: | |
For at least one of his concerts, Paul McCartney has a Red Wings sticker on one of his guitars. For the band The Wings of course. I can't think of any good ones though. |
Chitaku Member Username: Chitaku
Post Number: 1716 Registered: 03-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 11:45 am: | |
someone gave that to him in the 70's ad he sport it a lot |
Gingellgirl Member Username: Gingellgirl
Post Number: 89 Registered: 04-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 11:48 am: | |
Quentin Tarantino wore a "Globy" t-shirt in Pulp Fiction. That's pretty esoteric. |
Gingellgirl Member Username: Gingellgirl
Post Number: 90 Registered: 04-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 11:54 am: | |
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Mbr Member Username: Mbr
Post Number: 261 Registered: 03-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 11:54 am: | |
Tim Allen on Home Improvement wore a different michigan college or high school sweatshirt in almost every episode. Kevin Costner wore a "Mr. Stadium Coin Laundry" (Ann Arbor) shirt in The Upside of Anger |
Miketeevee Member Username: Miketeevee
Post Number: 26 Registered: 07-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 12:03 pm: | |
Every time I see Pulp Fiction, I laugh about that shirt. R.I.P. Orbit. |
Crystal Member Username: Crystal
Post Number: 73 Registered: 05-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 12:06 pm: | |
Eddie Murphy with a Mumford t-shirt in the Beverly Hills Cop movies. |
Rb336 Member Username: Rb336
Post Number: 3750 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 12:08 pm: | |
Upside of Anger is by Mike Binder, a Detroiter, so that makes sense. thanks for the Chelios connection. David Hughes (FBDO) was born in lansing, but raised in chicagoland. |
Gnome Member Username: Gnome
Post Number: 402 Registered: 08-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 12:39 pm: | |
John (not David) Hughes |
Rb336 Member Username: Rb336
Post Number: 3752 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 12:59 pm: | |
oops. i have no idea why i said david, i don't even know who david hughes is. three nights of no sleep, most likely |
Detroitnerd Member Username: Detroitnerd
Post Number: 1675 Registered: 07-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 2:18 pm: | |
Lots of not-so-great movies are set in Detroit. There was the Hardy Family vehicle "The Hardys Ride High" (1939), which was notable for a skyline shot, a shot of City Airport and a "Paradise Club" that ultimately disappoints. And "The Black Legion" is an underwhelming cautionary tale of the shadowy right-wing political organization that swept the Midwest in the 1930s -- but at least it has Bogie in it. |
Locano Member Username: Locano
Post Number: 6 Registered: 09-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 2:56 pm: | |
This isn't in the movies or on TV, but this May I took a trip to Italy, and in a clothing shop called Sisley in Rome, there were T-shirts and other apparel that said 'Detroit' on it. Went to their store in Venice but was disappointed that they didn't have any Detroit clothes there. |
Aiw Member Username: Aiw
Post Number: 6462 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 3:00 pm: | |
quote:Quentin Tarantino wore a "Globy" t-shirt in Pulp Fiction. That's pretty esoteric. Wasn't he called "Orby"? |
Rax Member Username: Rax
Post Number: 17 Registered: 11-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 3:15 pm: | |
Exactly. That isn't "Orby" from the old Orbit Mag. |
Flyingj Member Username: Flyingj
Post Number: 50 Registered: 08-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 3:45 pm: | |
Globy's from "Pee Wee Herman Show" Tarantino also put a xacto'd "Orby" sticker on the speaker of a boombox in the "ER" episode he directed. He was toying with making "Orby" his sorta Hitchcock cameo in all his films. Fish-in-a-barrel but Eminem wore an Ebbet's Field Flannels/Mitchell & Ness throwback Detroit Stars jersey in a video, now look, I gotta blow all my $$$ on this Detroit Cubs one(where did THEY play?); http://www.ebbets.com/Authenti c_19429_Details.aspx |
Gingellgirl Member Username: Gingellgirl
Post Number: 92 Registered: 04-2007
| Posted on Friday, November 30, 2007 - 11:25 am: | |
My bad. I meant Orby. Been watching too many Pee Wee's Playhouse DVDs lately. Gotta catch those mistakes within 1440 minutes, you know. |
Foodandwine Member Username: Foodandwine
Post Number: 18 Registered: 10-2006
| Posted on Saturday, December 01, 2007 - 8:05 am: | |
On "Last Comic Standing" John Heffron wore T-Shirts from Pure Detroit. |
Blksoul_x Member Username: Blksoul_x
Post Number: 97 Registered: 06-2007
| Posted on Saturday, December 01, 2007 - 2:53 pm: | |
On the hit TV sitcom show 'Martin'...The character Martin would often wear Pistons gear (t-shirts, hats etc) and Cole(His best friend on the show) sometimes sported a 'Made in Detroit' racing stripe jacket and hat. blksoul_atcha! |
Flyingj Member Username: Flyingj
Post Number: 53 Registered: 08-2006
| Posted on Saturday, December 01, 2007 - 3:34 pm: | |
Ah yes Blksoul_x, there was some confusion when "Martin" debuted because there was another new show @ the same time, "Rhythm & Blues" about a white guy hired to work as a dj for a black Detroit radio station, it was WKRP-lite; http://www.tv.com/rhythm-and-b lues/show/3870/summary.html |
Chitaku Member Username: Chitaku
Post Number: 1719 Registered: 03-2006
| Posted on Sunday, December 02, 2007 - 3:59 am: | |
from the hardys ride high |
Stryker81 Member Username: Stryker81
Post Number: 62 Registered: 10-2006
| Posted on Sunday, December 02, 2007 - 1:43 pm: | |
In Joe Dirt you can see Kid Rock's Old English "D" on his arm, even though he is supposed to be from a small town out west. In the Beach Boys music video for "Getcha Back" from 1985, Al Jardine is sporting a Tigers cap. |
Gnome Member Username: Gnome
Post Number: 413 Registered: 08-2007
| Posted on Sunday, December 02, 2007 - 1:57 pm: | |
Tom Selleck and his tigers ball cap. |
Chitaku Member Username: Chitaku
Post Number: 1720 Registered: 03-2006
| Posted on Sunday, December 02, 2007 - 2:40 pm: | |
Al Jardine is from Lima, Ohio and attended Ferris State in 1961 before returning to the Beach Boys "good call Al" |
Gistok Member Username: Gistok
Post Number: 5839 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Sunday, December 02, 2007 - 3:45 pm: | |
I saw "Detroit Jeans" in a York England clothing shop window... no emblem or logo, just the name. |
Yaktown Member Username: Yaktown
Post Number: 272 Registered: 02-2006
| Posted on Sunday, December 02, 2007 - 5:03 pm: | |
How about "Tiger Town" starring Roy Scheider? I suppose they shot the exteriors of Tiger Stadium but dunno about the rest of the film. I've never actually seen it. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt00 86439/ |
Gnome Member Username: Gnome
Post Number: 415 Registered: 08-2007
| Posted on Sunday, December 02, 2007 - 5:53 pm: | |
they shot the whole "Tigertown" movie in detroit, except some pick-up interiors after principal photography was completed. During the filming of the scene at homeplate - not to ruin the film - but there is a crush of fans that spill onto the field ... during the early takes the extras ran onto the field and literally crushed the actors who played the roles of umpire and opposing catcher. The director called cut but the melee continued until Scheider started grabbing people and screaming for them to get off. It was pretty intense. Without Roy taking control some people could have been seriously injured. For a little guy he was pretty strong, grabbed men twice his size and flipped them around. |
Philm Member Username: Philm
Post Number: 39 Registered: 03-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, December 04, 2007 - 6:49 pm: | |
"Upside of Anger is by Mike Binder, a Detroiter, so that makes sense. thanks for the Chelios connection. " Upside of anger takes place in the Detroit area |