70s Commercials (Buried Treasures): Ford Pinto, Olympia Beer, Mercury Monarch, Panasonic TV (1970-76)

*“Buried Treasure” commercials appeared on the Bionic Disco YouTube channel but not here on the website.* I haven’t dipped into the Buried Treasure files in a while, so let me do that now. Here’s a quartet of vintage commercials comprising … Continue reading

70s Spots -Celebrity Time: Teri Garr, Joe DiMaggio, Charles Durning, Chuck McCann (1974)

There’s a special celebrity surprise in each seventies commercial today. All of the spots aired in 1974 and you’ll find Teri Garr, Joe DiMaggio, Charles Durning, and Chuck McCann. Prepare to be amazed and whatnot. United Airlines Commercial (Teri Garr, … Continue reading

Trailer Tuesday: ‘Oh, God!’ (1977)

Oh, God! was directed by Carl Reiner and hit theaters in October of 1977. The comedy was a commercial and critical success and ended up the seventh highest-grossing film of the year. The movie stars singer-songwriter, John Denver as Jerry … Continue reading

Trailer Tuesday: Gene Hackman in ‘The Conversation’

Francis Ford Coppola‘s The Conversation was released in April of 1974, right between the director’s better-known films; The Godfather and The Godfather: Part II. The thriller, set in San Francisco, stars Gene Hackman as a freelance surveillance expert who secretly … Continue reading