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2 unusual facts about Fictional brand


Fictional brand

Sometimes a specific brand is needed because of its prior associations; e.g. the Coca-Cola machine scene in Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove would not work with any other real or fictional brand (except possibly Pepsi).

Saturday Night Live commercial – frequently featuring fictional brands, many listed with this entry



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Phenytoin

In the 2013 science fiction film Elysium, the protagonist (played by Matt Damon) takes Miporol, a fictional brand name for diphenylhydantoin, after having been exposed to a lethal dose of radiation.