Cotton Candy From The Reel World: Watch A Supercut Of The Best T-Shirts In Film History

Embedded above: a visual history of the greatest prop t-shirts — and the occasional tank, polo, and sweatshirt — from film! A full list of every tee, film, and year of release is included below after the jump. What’d we miss? Post your thoughts, complaints, and critiques in the comments!

 

Design | Movie | Year

1. Compulsive T-Shirt Collector Intro – Mystery Train (1989)
2. Joy Division – 500 Days Of Summer (2009)
3. Nostromo Mission Shirt  Aliens (1986)
4. Metallica & AC/DC – Beavis And Butt-Head Do America (1996)
5. Gayby – Bruno (2009)
6. Referee/All Valley Karate Championship – The Karate Kid (1984)
7. Brodie’s Shirt – Mallrats (1995)
8. Chucks & Mt. Dew – Step Brothers (2008)
9. Blue Heart – Chungking Express (1994)
10. Raptor – Ghost World (2001)
11. Kiss Me I’m Polish – Kids (1995)
12. Harrison University – Old School (2003)
13. Fancy A F*ck – Notting Hill (1999)
14. Stars – Fight Club (1999)
15. Wild Thing  Major League (1989)
16. Wyld Stallyns – Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)
17. New York Herald Tribune – Breathless (1960)
18. Big Fun  Heathers (1988)
19. Slinky – Juno (2007)
20. Speaker City – Old School (2003)
21. Win Rocky Win – Rocky II (1979)
22. Los Angeles 1984 Real Genius (1985)
23. Los Angeles 1984 Repo Man (1984)
24. Guns Don’t Kill People  Happy Gilmore (1996)
25. Bushwood CC  Caddyshack (1980)
26. I’m With Stupid – Once Upon A Time In Mexico (2003)
27. Parental Advisory Notice – White Men Can’t Jump (1992)
28. Mumford Phys. Ed. Dept.  Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
29. I Did It My Way – Repo Man (1984)
30. Homemade Sex Pistols – The Runaways (2010)
31. Dance Your Ass Off  Footloose (1984)
32. Where’s The Beef? – Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
33. Blank – A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
34. Born To Be Bad – Twins (1988)
35. I Was Drugged And Left For Dead In Mexico – The Game (1997)
36. Res Firma Mitescere Nescit  American Flyers (1985)
37. Jack Burton’s Fu Manchu Tank Top  Big Trouble In Little China (1986)
38. International Order For Gorillas  Real Genius (1985)
39. Surf Nicaragua  Real Genius (1985)
40. I Heart Toxic Waste  Real Genius (1985)
41. Muddy Smiley Face – Forrest Gump (1994)
42. Tears – Fight Club (1999)
43. Moustache Rides – Mask (1985)
44. High On Stress  Revenge Of The Nerds (1984)
45. Gimme’ Head Til’ I’m Dead  Revenge Of The Nerds (1984)
46. Bull Shit  The Jerk (1979)
47. Grotesque American Mickey – Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas (1998)
48. I @#%! On The First Date  The Fatties: Fart 2 via Tropic Thunder (2008)
49. Shark Cat – Pineapple Express (2008)
50. Human Tree – The Hangover (2009)
51. College  Animal House (1978)
52. Shit Happens When You Party Naked – Bad Santa (2003)
53. Cutters  Breaking Away (1979)
54. Amboy Dukes and Pot Leaf  Dazed And Confused (1993)
55. Flash – Flash Gordon (1980)
56. Why Waltz When You Can Rock & Roll  The Lost Boys (1987)
57. Stephen King Rules  The Monster Squad (1987)
58. Air Service International – Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
59. Teddy Bear – Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
60. Uncle Rico’s Diamond Panel – Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
61. Endurance – Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
62. Vote For Pedro – Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
63. Mickey Mouse Ringer – The Outsiders (1983)
64. One In The Oven Police Academy (1984)
65. I Got Wood – Shaun Of The Dead (2004)
66. Green Skeleton Shirt  This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
67. Public Enemy – Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
68. Now I Have A Machine Gun HO – HO – HO – Die Hard (1988)
69. Kill Lincoln – Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982)
70. Caduceus  Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
71. Death Before Disco  Stripes (1981)
72. What Are You Looking At Dicknose  Teen Wolf (1985)
73. Life Sucks Then You Die Teen Wolf (1985)
74. Obnoxious: The Movie – Teen Wolf (1985)
75. Don’t Hassle Me I’m Local  What About Bob? (1991)
76. Colt .45 and Bruce Springsteen – Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982)
77. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs and Krazy Kat – Pulp Fiction (1994)
78. Garlic T-Shirt Buddy Outro – The Lost Boys (1987)

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