The 10 best Products from TV/Movies that You can Actually Buy
It’s widely known that movies and TV shows are two of the best forms of mass advertisement available when it comes to selling products, but what about all the stuff used in movies that aren’t already on the market? Sometimes fictitious products can be so alluring that the public wants what they literally can’t have, and that’s when the people behind the cameras get to work turning the conjured into reality. These are the 10 best de-fictionalized products from TV and movies that you can buy today.
Tru Blood
HBO’s new-age vampire show, True Blood, has amassed hordes of fans since debuting in 2008, and one key part of the show is the beverage that the vampires drink in lieu of feasting on live humans. In the show, Tru Blood is commercially available synthetic blood, meant to allow vampires who have been in hiding to come out into the world as societal equals. In reality, HBO hooked up with a company called Omni Consumer Products (yes, if you can’t tell from the name, OCP is big in de-fictionalized products) to sell a beverage of the same name — without the blood. The carbonated drink is blood orange flavored and dressed up to look just like its namesake from the TV show, and can be bought in scattered stores or from HBO’s online shop.
The Bro Code
How I Met Your Mother fans are always excited to learn that some ridiculous project of the gang has actually materialized somewhere (usually in the form of a website) — especially if it’s the show’s smarmy superhero, Barney. In this case, it’s The Bro Code; which, when compared to the Magna Carta, the Declaration of Independence, and United States Constitution, is presented as “the awesomest document of them all.” It covers just about every possible rule for single men that has either already existed, or is even remotely conceivable. Code articles include everything from the classic “bros before hos” to “the step-mom of a bro is fair game if she initiates it and/or is wearing at least one article of leopard-print clothing.”
Wonka Candy
You’d be hard-pressed to find somebody who’s been alive for the last 50 years that doesn’t recognize Wonka Candy, even though its origins are entirely fictitious. Nestlé began using the name, along with elements from the Gene Wilder adaptation of the story from the 70’s, to sell candy decades ago, but as the movie got older the candies slowly faded away. The brand was resurrected in 2005 with the release of a new Willy Wonka film, and has been strong ever since. Nestlé even began selling the famed Wonka Bars with golden tickets stashed in them as part of a contest meant to mimic the original story. They sell everlasting gobstoppers too, but they aren’t quite everlasting just yet.
Nike Hyperdunk
Kids these days likely want the Nike Hyperdunks even though they don’t know where they came from. The shoes were based on the futuristic Nikes that Marty McFly wore in Back to the Future Part II, and when they released in 2008 many fans of the movie dubbed them Air McFly’s and rushed to get their own before the stores ran out of stock. While the resemblance is striking, the version that Nike released unfortunately does not feature automatic laces.
Brawndo
Even though it was never quite Hollywood blockbuster material, Idiocracy made its mark on the industry in a big way, and gathered a massive cult following to prove it. The movie, while cheaply made and fairly cheesy, had some major points to make and it did it pretty well. A major part of the movie was the fact that humanity had become so stupid and driven by advertising, that it had replaced water with energy drinks — one drink in particular. The drink was a Gatorade facsimile called Brawndo, and it was the only thing that anybody drank, at all. People had degenerated into such idiots that Brawndo was used instead of water in everything but toilets. The drink was such a huge part of the movie, and had such funny adverts, that many people wanted it to become a real product just for irony’s sake. That’s where our friends at Omni Consumer Products comes in, who now sell Brawndo for the fun of it.
Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Jelly Beans
Despite the fact that some of the mystery flavors mentioned in the films were toad and vomit, Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Jelly Beans are a huge hit. A product of Jelly Belly, the beans were first introduced in the Harry Potter movies, and kids the world over began asking their parents if they were real. Apparently, enough parents were asked that somebody in a boardroom realized there was real money to be made in these fictional jelly beans, and Bertie Bott’s became a reality. You can get them in any number of places now.
Heat Wave
Fans of TV’s Castle (who don’t already know) would likely be thrilled to know that Richard Castle isn’t just Nathan Fillion’s character on the show, but a printed author selling on Amazon and elsewhere. His book, Heat Wave, is available just as it appears in the show. If that’s not fun enough; apparently he’s working on his next novel — Naked Heat — and it’s available for pre-order.
Bubba Gump Shrimp
Forrest Gump was a massive movie in every way, and that led to Viacom finding a way to capitalize on the film’s success in ways outside the traditional media formats. While it’s not a product like the rest on this list, Bubba Gump Shrimp Company is a favorite restaurant in 32 cities across the world. The first location opened in Monterey, California, but now you can have southern-style shrimp with Hollywood flare as far away as Indonesia or Hong Kong.
Alpa Chino’s Booty Sweat
Much like its beverage-cousin Brawndo, Alpa Chino’s Booty Sweat is an over-hyped, overdone energy drink that was born in a movie, and due to popular interest, was carried off film and into the gas station fridge. This one carries double irony, since it was used in the farcical Tropic Thunder to poke fun at wannabe moguls and how they push their ridiculous self-branded consumer products through plugs in their own movies, TV shows, and other media appearances. If you thought the movie was funny, check out Booty Sweat’s website.
Sex Panther Cologne
Anchorman is easily one of the funniest movies of the last several decades, and one memorable scene led to Omni Consumer Products releasing a real-life version of Sex Panther that hopefully smells better than the one in the movie. Whether it makes women swoon or vomit, it’s still probably a great idea for gag-gifting your buddies.
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