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Alan Tudyk Says He Got Dropped From ‘I, Robot’ Publicity After Testing Higher Than Will Smith With Test Screening Audiences: ‘I Was Very Upset’ (variety.com)
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[–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That movie stands out in my mind as the most egregious product placement I've ever seen. The plot grinds to a halt for the protagonist to talk about a specific product for absolutely no reason.

The parody in Wayne's World was less awful!

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

HAHA the product placement in Wayne’s World was hilarious!!

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