Category: Movies

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

Defunkd’s exclusive collection of vintage t-shirts for sale at reasonably exorbitant prices. Item #28: The Lord of the Rings Year: 1978 Circulation: Rarer than the rings. The special effects for live-action in 1978 were not advanced enough to do a Tolkien film justice, so the producers made the wise decision to animate. But many scenes in this film were actually shot traditionally with actors in costume but these frames were then retroscoped. Retroscoping is an animation technique that involves tracing over live-action which better captures its complexity resulting in a more realistic feel. It’s a little known fact that director ... Read more

Defunkd’s exclusive collection of vintage t-shirts for sale at reasonably exorbitant prices. Item #20: Breakfast Club MCA Home Video Year: 1985 Circulation: Rarer than a Hughes flick with bad music. A brain, athlete, basket case, princess and a criminal spend eight hours in detention for various scholastic crimes. Each are given the chore of writing a 1000 word essay explaining who they are. But instead they goof-off, antagonize each other, do drugs, make-out and then rely on the nerd to do their work for them. Lesson learned. Brand: Screen Stars Measurements: 17.5″ (pit-to-pit) 24.5″ (rear collar-bottom seam) Condition: Excellent vintage ... Read more