Funko Reaction: Jaws, Scarface, Flash, Arrow, etc

[Iron Mego]

Cool!!

[phil]

I was in a TRU today and all the Reaction figures had been moved to a special four sided display with other Funko items. The "Big Trouble" figures were marked $6.99 while all the others are still $9.99.

[Hedji]

Broke down and ordered a few of the Big Trouble figures from Entertainment Earth since they had a buy 3 get one free sale.

[Iron Mego]

I was really surprised to see them at TRU. My store hasn't had very many in stock since they began carrying them. I hope my B&N starts getting new stuff soon, they've been my main source, and I get the 10% discount for being a member.

[LordMudd]

Picked up a Jack Burton at TRU today, and the price on my receipt was $6.99. Don't know if that was a sale price (our TRU is notoriously bad about their labeling of toys and prices) or a regular price, but I was stoked! Didn't have any Trek figures that I saw though.

I haven't seen any new Funko at TRU or Target. I asked at B&N and they said they will continue to get the new Funko figures.


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[huedell]

I mean, really, what other source of income does Phoebe Cates have these days?

Whether its a good income, or she just has a lot of other financial security, due to this news, I'm thinking she's apparently doing well as far as not needing any spare cash.

She was fine in her day, but I would think some little royalty checks 30 years later might be a nice thing. Why not just sign the line and say, "Have at it, boys!"? And then look forward to the checks in the mailbox.

I agree 100%---so, yeah, I'd assume this was only done as some kind of business strategy, some kind of leverage for future similar projects where she may actually be more agreeable.

[Iron Mego]

Picked up a Jack Burton at TRU today, and the price on my receipt was $6.99. Don't know if that was a sale price (our TRU is notoriously bad about their labeling of toys and prices) or a regular price, but I was stoked! Didn't have any Trek figures that I saw though.

[EmergencyIan]

The Karate Kid figures are kind of neat!

- Ian

[Hedji]

I mean, really, what other source of income does Phoebe Cates have these days? She was fine in her day, but I would think some little royalty checks 30 years later might be a nice thing. Why not just sign the line and say, "Have at it, boys!"? And then look forward to the checks in the mailbox.

[nobody]

I don't understand why actors way past the point of working don't try to get a little change and publicity.

[Joshua the Atomic Robot]

Some REALLY disappointing news from the ReAction Facebook Group. There will be no Phoebe Cates figure from Gremlins.

Some sad news, however. The Kate figure had to be cancelled since the actress apparently controls even her non-likeness rights, and won't approve the figure being made. Sorry guys!

Such a shame, because that prototype had a really swell sculpt. And if you're a kid, you want to re-create the movie theater scene.

Now they owe us a Dick Miller figure to replace her.

Yikes! That doesn't bode well for Funko's upcoming Fast Times at Ridgemont High ReAction figures, either.

[huedell]

Some REALLY disappointing news from the ReAction Facebook Group. There will be no Phoebe Cates figure from Gremlins.



Such a shame, because that prototype had a really swell sculpt. And if you're a kid, you want to re-create the movie theater scene.

Now they owe us a Dick Miller figure to replace her.

What?

She's the female-lead here.

I'd be curious to know why an actor pulls this kind of stuff....I mean, obviously it's a money-related issue---but it's just so hard for me to picture a reasonable answer to this, compared to, let's say, Craig's deal with Batman '66 which has GOT to have been a more nuanced scenario compared to a series of GREMLINS figures. Geesh.

[Hedji]

Some REALLY disappointing news from the ReAction Facebook Group. There will be no Phoebe Cates figure from Gremlins.

Some sad news, however. The Kate figure had to be cancelled since the actress apparently controls even her non-likeness rights, and won't approve the figure being made. Sorry guys!

Such a shame, because that prototype had a really swell sculpt. And if you're a kid, you want to re-create the movie theater scene.

Now they owe us a Dick Miller figure to replace her.

[huedell]

Think you'll replace the generic Toys R Us shark with the real Bruce?

For me, Bruce is as much a generic shark as Kong is a generic gorilla. He doesn't look like a normal shark, nor does he match the real shark footage shot by Ron and Valerie Taylor in the film. He's his own Movie Monster, and I do think Funko nailed it.

They did better than I thought they would, that's for sure.

That said, the shark I already have is good enough for me, so unless Funko's Bruce is dirt cheap, TRU's'll do for a while, if not permanently.

Please also note, that even though I was essentially proved wrong about the level of likeness their shark has, the big "get" for me in those TRU "shark/diver-explorer" sets I bought (besides the dirt cheap bargain) was the "shark cage" accessory, plus the other scuba accessories (some of which I'll cobble onto a Funko Hooper figure w/a little creative elbow grease!).

Also, I'd like to state for the record that I too have a great respect for the original JAWS film production----however, although I may be just as big a JAWS fan as the next guy (or even a bigger fan), that doesn't always translate into an attitude about JAWS merchandise that dovetails w/other fans---that's just "the nature of the beast"---so to speak

[Hedji]

Think you'll replace the generic Toys R Us shark with the real Bruce?

For me, Bruce is as much a generic shark as Kong is a generic gorilla. He doesn't look like a normal shark, nor does he match the real shark footage shot by Ron and Valerie Taylor in the film. He's his own Movie Monster, and I do think Funko nailed it.