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From the BR FAQ at BRmovie:<BR><BR>4.9.9. Which companies were featured in BR?<BR><BR>ANACO, Atari, Atriton, Bell, Budweiser, Bulova, Citizen, Coca-Cola, <BR>Cuisine Art, Dentyne, Hilton, Jovan, JVC, Koss, L.A. Eyeworks, Lark, Marlboro, Million <BR>Dollar Discount, Mon Hart, Pan Am, Polaroid, RCA, Remy, Schiltz, Shakey's, <BR>Toshiba, Star Jewelers, TDK, The Million Dollar Movie, TWA, Wakamoto.<BR><BR>4.9.10. Why is there talk of a BR curse?<BR><BR>Someone once noticed that a number of the companies whose logos appeared in BR had financial difficulties after the film was released. Atari had 70% of the home console market in 1982, but faced losses of over $2 million in the first quarter of 1991. Bell lost it's monopoly in 1982. Pan-Am filed for bankruptcy protection in 1991. Soon after Blade Runner was released, Coca-Cola released their "new formula", resulting in losses of millions of dollars. (It is interesting to note that since then, the Coca-Cola Company has seen the biggest growth of any American company in history.) Cuisine Art filed for bankruptcy protection in July 1989.<BR><BR>Then again, it should also be noted that a lot of companies NOT featured in BR went bust too. It?s a fact of life, if you will; either they go bankrupt, or they merge with another company, or just change names, etc.<BR>
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