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Did Butterfly brand make this movie?

posted 17 years ago by eilertxiv
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I thought it was funny that this movie was littered all over with the butterfly brand. At first I thought they just paid them a LOT of money, but towards the end I began thinking they had ordered the entire film. I mean, i have seen some obvious product-placements before, but this was really ridicilous.

This doesn't really make the movie any worse though, I thought it was alright, but towards the end I just started laughing as soon as I saw that brand.

Does anyone know the story behind this? Did they pay for the entire film?

[–] its_yoh_asakura 17 years ago

well maybe its in parallel to Butterfly Joe? I mean who knows...but you do have a point there..

[–] Huey_B_Elegant 17 years ago

i'm pretty sure it's not a real brand. it was just a symbol. like Peco's star, and Smile's moon.

[–] panda_dance 17 years ago

It is real.

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[–] ragingrei 17 years ago

Welcome to Japan.

Brands as symbols is fair game here.

[–] robot-soul 17 years ago

butterfly makes some of the best tabletennis paddles in the world. it's a real brand.

[–] swifty9961 16 years ago

Yes. Butterfly makes anything from balls, to rubbers and blades, to clothing. I use almost all butterfly products.

www.butterflyonline.com Take a look. I'm pretty sure they didn't make the movie though.

[–] oakwood-4 15 years ago

Butterfly is a brand of Table Tennis equipment, but a waning brand compared to 20 years ago. I thought when he called the guy "Butterfly Joe" it was meant as an insult. But then I looked around, and I see what you mean. Did the balls have Butterflys on them? That cannot be authentic. Real life would have Nittaku balls, Stiga table, and most paddles Yasaka rubber, but I don't think any of those brands were in the movie at all, from what I can remember