Queer Commercial Reel Jenni Olson

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Creator: Jenni Olson

Complete Record: 1) McDonald’s. color, 1972. Featuring Jodie Foster. Red shift and faded color. Ronald and kids are in McDonald Land, w/o sodas or shakes: a crude Grimace has taken all beverages. 2) Kellogg’s Raisin Bran. color, 1969. red shift, faded. Animation, talking sun, giggling raisins. Gleaming cereal in bowl. 3) Kellogg’s Fruit loops. color, 1969. red shift. Two live astronauts on fantasy moonscape, rocket in background. Animation of Tucan Sam shooting across sky and delivering bowl of cereal. 4) Raygo Diet Soda: RedPop. Color, 1971. red shift. Featuring Alex Karras. Product looks like prototype for “Repo Man” generics. 5) U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. color, est. 1984. Featuring Greg Louganis, in Speedos and diving. PSA about shallow water diving. 6)Kellogg’s Special K. color, 1968. red shift. Featuring Lily Tomlin. 7) Xanadu Film Trailer. color, 1980. some red shift. Featuring Olivia Newton-John, Michael Beck, Gene Kelly. FABULOUS footage of disco-skating-Gene Kelly, late (and almost tired) camp. 8) Mandingo Film Trailer. color, 1975. red shift. Images of slavery and sexualized black men. Dino De Laurentis. 9) The Soul of Nigger Charley film Trailer. color, 1973. red shift. Black men on horses, i.e. cowboys ?, explosions. 10) Uncle Tom’s Cabin film Trailer. color, 1976. Zoomed in and out image of movie poster w/ V.O. 11) Mahogany film Trailer. color, 1975. red shift. Featuring Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams. almost campy shots and dialogue. 12) Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner film Trailer. color, 1967. Faded. Featuring Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, Katharine Hepburn. Not a lot of images other than stills of actors. 13) H. R. Puff-n-Stuff film Trailer. color, 1970. red shift, color fade. Featuring Mama Cass Elliot. Sid and Marty Kroft Production. Children’s fantasy film, puppetry and crud. previous logging: includes commercial for McDonald’s with Jodie Foster, raisin bran commercial (animated), Fruit Loops commercial, diet red pop commercial (Alex Karras) swimming safety commercial, slow motion footage of diver jumping into pool and and going under water, Kellogg’s Corn Flakes commercial, Xanadu trailer, Mandingo trailer, The Soul of Nigger Charlie trailer, Uncle Tom’s Cabin trailer, Mahogany trailer, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner trailer, H.R. Puff’n’Stuff trailer.