This May, the Phantom Menace will be back in theaters to celebrate its 25th anniversary. It’s crazy that two and a half decades have passed since the release of this movie. And while I should remember this movie for introducing Darth Maul to the world, I mostly remember the insane hype around this release. It was basically Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money.
The merchandising was all over the place, you had tons of toys, the characters were on Pepsi cans, there were weird cup toppers at Taco Bell, KFC, and Pizza Hut, card games, Queen Amidala make up sets, and of course the Jabba Glob:
But all of that pales in comparison to the Jar Jar Binks Tongue Lollipop. That’s right you high and mighty Dune fans, who can’t wait to tell me how George Lucas lifted so much shit from Frank Herbert, we Star Wars fans were having wildly inappropriate contact with our movie themed food items well before you were. Suck it!
And that is exactly why a very fuckable Jar Jar Binks popcorn bucket should must happen! Show the Dune franchise how it is done.
Do the right thing AMC.