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. Peace Through Firepower – 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)
Selected Sources:
Grolsch Film Works – Fashion In Film: The T-Shirt
The Short List – 30 T-Shirts On Film
Hide Your Arms – Every T-Shirt In Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
Fibers.com – Movie T-Shirt Anthology
TV Tropes – Fun T-Shirts
Jezebel – An Ode To A Man In A (Correctly Fitting) Plain White T-Shirt
Concept and editing by Brett Roberts and Travis Greenwood.
Mashup by DJ Lobsterdust. His mixes are awesome!
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