Fandango’s Flash Fiction Challenge #67 — They Live and They Live lives on…

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Nada and Frank, just trying to survive in the mean streets, ended up duking it out in what has been called, “the bloodiest buddy battle in cinema.” Afterwards, Nada put the glasses on Frank.

 

 

Shepard Fairey took the concept and ran with it.

Frank Shepard Fairey (born February 15, 1970) is an American contemporary street artist, graphic designer, activist, illustrator, and founder of OBEY Clothing who emerged from the skateboarding scene. He first became known for his “Andre the Giant Has a Posse” (…OBEY…) sticker campaign while attending the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).

His “Obey” Campaign is from the John Carpenter movie They Live which starred pro wrestler Roddy Piper, taking a number of its slogans, including the “Obey” slogan, as well as the “This is Your God” slogan.

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9 Comments Add yours

  1. memadtwo's avatar memadtwo says:

    The repetition of the image and word are very effective. Well, you know I like repetition as a device…(K)

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:

      Thanks, K :)

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  2. Colleen@ LOOSELEAFNOTES's avatar Colleen@ LOOSELEAFNOTES says:

    I can’t tell which part is fiction and which part is real.

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:

      Let’s keep it that way ;)

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  3. Pretty cool, using a Fandango movie clip to satisfy a Fandango challenge.

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:

      didn’t even notice that, you’ve got an eye for details.

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  4. Badfinger (Max)'s avatar badfinger20 (Max) says:

    I saw that movie and it is interesting. In advertising they do slip us things like that.

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:

      I know! Subliminal messages and they use neurolingual programming. Even in movies they do it…

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      1. Badfinger (Max)'s avatar badfinger20 (Max) says:

        I saw a Columbo episode fromthe early seventies that they were slipping “Thirsty” or “Hungry” in movie theaters. It’s been going on for a while.

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