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A showcase of buttery soft vintage movie t-shirts. Shirt #4: I’m Gonna Git You Sucka! Availability: Check Defunkd’s Movie Tee Selection Released: 1988 Fact: A television spin-off of this blaxploitation parody called Hammer, Slammer, & Slade aired in 1990. It too was written by Keenen Ivory Wayans but due to commitments with In Living Color he did not star in it or direct. The pilot was never picked up. Approximate value: $125 Image Courtesy of: tanvicky View the previous Clockwork Orange t-shirt.

A showcase of buttery soft vintage movie t-shirts. Shirt #3: A Clockwork Orange Availability: Check Defunkd for Movie Tees Released: 1971 Fact: Clockwork is adapted from a 1962 Anthony Burgess novel by the same name. Burgess and the film’s director Stanley Kubrick were once pals, however, that relationship quickly soured after the film was released.  Burgress was left defending the film’s glorification of violence and to make matters worse Kubrick was the only author credited in the film. In retaliation Burgess made sure a Kubrick-esque character is beaten to a pulp in the musical version of Clockwork. Approximate value: $350 ... Read more

A showcase of buttery soft vintage movie t-shirts. Shirt #2: Sid & Nancy Availability: Currently Available on Defunkd Released: 1986 Fact: Sid & Nancy mostly received glowing reviews but even those who didn’t approve paid respect to the performances by the lead actors. It currently holds a Rotten Tomatoes score of 90%. Johnny Rotten on the other hand completely trashed the film calling it “a sham” and that the film is “the lowest form of life.” He criticized director Alex Cox for referencing with Joe Strummer over him, “That guttural singer from The Clash? What the fuck did he know ... Read more

A showcase of buttery soft vintage movie t-shirts. Shirt #1: Less Than Zero Availability: Currently Available on Defunkd Released: 1987 Fact: Less Than Zero is based on the novel of the same name by Bret Easton Ellis. Ellis reportedly disliked the film expressing that it wasn’t closely scripted to his novel. He also felt that it was miscast with one of the exceptions being Downey Jr. who played a drug addict. Approximate value: $400 Image Courtesy of: stormcrow-vintage

Defunkd’s exclusive collection of vintage t-shirts for sale at reasonably exorbitant prices. Item #29: Dweezil Zappa Year: 1987 Circulation: Rarer than a Dweezil Zappa hit. Don’t love him for being the offspring of Frank Zappa. Don’t love him because of his ridiculous name. Don’t love him because he was fired from MTV for badmouthing the channel on Howard Stern’s show. Don’t love him for his cameos in Pretty in Pink and The Running Man. Love him for his collaboration with musician Don Johnson. Brand: Screen Stars Measurements: 20.5″ (pit-to-pit) 26.75″ (rear collar-bottom seam) Condition: Excellent vintage condition. Variables: None. Price: ... Read more