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These are some of the 80's era companies as seen on B.R. I find this interesting:<BR><BR>Atari<BR>Pan Am<BR>Coca-Cola (still around)<BR><BR>hmmm... lets see what else.. anyone?
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There was an article in a movie magazine about 5 years ago called "The Curse of Blade Runner." It contained a short list of major advertising companies in the film that have since gone bankrupt, or no longer exist. The main one of course was Pan Am.

Don't forget RCA (advert seen from Deckard's apartment) and TDK.

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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Don't forget Chews eye shop an the Tyrell Corp. What? They don't exist? Damn.
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