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Q: What do The Road Warrior, Polywater J, Crocodile Dundee, and Grime-Away Wipes all have in common? A: They were all filmed in Australia for the big screen. Look closely at this still shot from a movie scene. Do you recognize anything? Here's the story. Recently, John "Eagle Eyes" Tucker (of Domino High Voltage) explained that while he and his wife were watching Son of a Gun, an Australian movie from 2014, something popped out of the background at him--a canister of Grime-Away sitting on a shelf as the actor was running through an airport hangar. Talk about product placement! John sold a lot of Grime-Away in his days with a different distributor--maybe that very canister!--and, amazingly, was able to spot the familiar package with his sharp eye during a chase scene. It wasn't on the screen very long. Here's a link to info on the movie for those interested in testing their own eyesight and celebrating their close connection to this now-world-famous product: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2452200/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1. The basic plot has a guy busting out of prison with one of Australia's most notorious criminals. He joins his gang for a gold heist that soon pits the two men against one another. It stars Ewan McGregor, so it must be pretty good. And with Grime-Away in the cast, you can be sure they'll "clean up" at the box office. Some reps will recall that this isn't Polywater's first run in the big time. As detailed in Friday Fax #659 in May of 2011, Polywater J featured prominently in an episode of The Science Channel's "Build It Bigger" series, documenting construction of the massive Wonthaggi Desalination Plant in Victoria, Australia. After the show aired, drought-stricken Melbourne got its much-needed water. And the sales of Polywater J's competitors? Yeah, they pretty much dried up. |
