Tapestries
Description: Films distributed by notorious home video label Go Video could be found behind the counter of every video store in the UK - they were responsible for bringing video nasties such as Cannibal Holocaust and SS Experiment Camp into the home (and the grapevine of every schoolyard) in the late 70s and early 80s.
Description: One of the enduring images of 80s high school comedy dramas is from 1989's Say Anything with a young John Cusack serenading his would-be girlfriend by playing Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes" on his boombox. Lloyd Dobler is one of a select number of trenchcoat wearing film and TV characters along with everyone's favourite Supernatural angel, Castiel, who features here in Lloyd's iconic pose.
Description: Four fantastic, memorable, larger than life cars from the world of TV. From top to bottom: • 1979 Ferrari 308 GTS – Magnum P.I. • 1969 Dodge Charger – The Dukes Of Hazzard (The General Lee) • 1967 Chevrolet Impala – Supernatural (The Metallicar) • 1975 Ford Gran Torino – Starsky & Hutch
Description: Jay & Silent Bob found out, in Dogma, to their dismay, that the Chicago suburb-town of Shermer, Illinois, was actually an entirely fictional place, dreamed up by the master of the 80s teen comedy/drama - John Hughes. Many of the films he wrote or directed were set in the same fictitious universe. In a 1999 interview he revealed the scale of this "Shermer-verse". 15 years worth of notebooks detailed how Ferris Bueller (FB's Day Off) was friends with Sam Baker (16 Candles), John Bender (The Breakfast Club) lived three doors down from Del Griffiths (Planes, Trains & Automobiles) and so on. What a shame his untimely death meant we did not get to see this 'verse expanded upon. The bulldog mascot was briefly mention in Ferris Buelle...
Description: Fake illness, fool parents, ring the school, fool the Dean of Students, pick up best friend (in his dad’s car), collect girlfriend, fool the Dean of Students, drive to Chicago, get up to crazy antics, fool the Dean of Students, drop off friend (destroy his dad’s car), get home in time to beat parents (and jealous sister), fool the Dean of Students one last time. Relax.
Day Off Tapestry
$30
Description: I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey. Picture yourself at a disco. You have forgotten the actions to the Rocky Horror Show's biggest hit - The Time Warp. Let's ignore the fact that the actions are actually described in the lyrics to the song and instead use this handy guide so you can actually take it to those discos! Don't dream it, be it!
Description: Visit Gilead - Witness the spectacle of the Gunslingers in all their glory and learn about our amazing history - right back to the legendary King Arthur Eld - whose descendants still govern and keep the peace to this day. Based on the home town of everyone's favourite Gunslinger Roland Deschain - design inspired by the famous 'Visit Stoke Newington' bus travel poster.
Description: Don't let our reputation as a wretched hive of scum and villainy put you off - it's part of the charm here at Mos Eisley. You'll be fine - as long as you shoot first! Mingle with exotic races from all over the galaxy who come to trade here - while avoiding Imperial entanglements of course! Come for a drink at Chalmun's Cantina while the famous Figrin D'an & The Modal Nodes perform for you. Just don't forget to leave your droids outside because they're not welcome here! A renowned spaceport, maybe you could even charter a ship to take you anywhere in the galaxy! Design inspired by the famous 'Visit Stoke Newington' bus travel poster.
Description: Never was my title of "The Car's The Star" truer than in the mid 80s toy line and cartoon M.A.S.K where seemingly innocuous vehicles could transform into combat ready vehicle to fight crime and the evil forces of Miles Mayhem and V.E.N.O.M, From top to bottom: • Thunderhawk - A Chevrolet Camaro which turns into a fighter jet. Piloted by MASK's leader, millionaire playboy Matt Trakker. • Hurricane - A 1957 Chevy which turns into a tank. Driven by history teacher Hondo "Striker" McLean and mechanic Buddy "Clutch" Hawks. • Gator - A Jeep c17 which turns into a speedboat. Driven by pizza chef Dusty "Powderkeg" Hayes. • Rhino - A Kenworth Semi-Truck which turns into an armoured defence and command centre. Driven by Matt Trakker,...
Description: The final spell from Professor Emelius Brown's Correspondence College of Witchcraft in London. Taken from the words around the The Star Of Astoroth, which can be found on the Isle of Naboombu. Substitutiary Locomotion is essential to the war effort - if only Miss Price could remember the words!
Description: Celebrating the vehicles which made Glen A. Larson's TV shows of the 80s so special. From top to bottom: • Colt Seavers' Rounded-Line 1982 GMC K-2500 Wideside with the Sierra Grande equipment level package from The Fall Guy • Robin Masters' 1979 Ferrari 308 GTS (as driven by Thomas Magnum in Magnum PI • KITT - the customized 1982 Pontiac Trans-Am as driven by Michael Knight in Knight Rider • Coyote X - The prototype super-car (part based on a McLaren M6GT and later incorporating aspects of a DeLorean DMC-12) driven by Mark Skid McCormick in Hardcastle & McCormick
Description: One of the world’s greatest mysteries – the Loch Ness Monster otherwise known as Nessie!
Nessie! Tapestry
$30
Description: Dungeons & Dragons was one of the best cartoons of the 1980s - and here is one of the reasons - In all their glory - the much sought after weapons of power, which Venger would literally kill to get his hands on. hank's energy bow, Sheila's cloak of invisibility, Presto's magic hat, Eric's shield, Bobby's club and Diana's staff.
