Gifts for Movie Buffs
You can't buy them a movie they haven't seen. They've seen it. Twice. Once with the commentary track.
So skip the streaming gift card. Get them something that proves you were listening the last time they explained why the director's cut is better.
Everything here is made to order and under $40. Free shipping in the US and Canada on orders over $50, which is two shirts.
For the one who reads the credits
They know which studio made it before the title comes up. Reward that.
- Cannon Films Heritage T-Shirt (from $25.45). Chuck Norris, Charles Bronson, and a new one every few months.
- Carolco Pictures Heritage T-Shirt (from $25.45). Terminator 2, Total Recall, Rambo. Bigger every time, until the money ran out.
- Orion Pictures Heritage T-Shirt (from $25.45). The Terminator, RoboCop, Platoon.
- The matching dad hats, embroidered: Cannon, Carolco, Orion ($25.65 each).
- Directed by John Woo T-Shirt (from $25.45) or the sweatshirt ($36). Just the credit and the doves.
For the action-movie loyalist
They own the box set. They will tell you which sequel doesn't count.
- Die Hard Nakatomi Plaza T-Shirt (from $25.45). It is a Christmas movie. Settle it with a shirt.
- Speed Bus T-Shirt (from $25.45). Fifty miles an hour, minimum.
- The Rock VX Gas T-Shirt (from $25.45). A technical drawing of the most important canister in 90s cinema.
- Mission: Impossible NOC List Floppy Disk T-Shirt (from $25.45). 3.5 inches. Cold War stakes.
- The Terminator Red Lens T-Shirt (from $25.45). No pulse. No negotiating.
- Rambo Arrows Minimalist T-Shirt (from $25.45) or the dad hat ($25.65).
- The Last Boy Scout T-Shirt (from $25.45). The most honest pep talk in action movies. Heads up: the print spells out the last word.
For the one who starts arguments
They have opinions about 1998. They will share them.
- Armageddon vs. Deep Impact Choose Your Fighter T-Shirt (from $25.45)
- Dante's Peak vs. Volcano Choose Your Fighter T-Shirt (from $25.45)
Background reading: Twin films: when Hollywood made the same movie twice.
For the coffee drinker
- SNL Celebrity Jeopardy mugs (from $15.95): Japan-US Relations, An Album Cover, Catch These Men, and Let It Snow, the seasonal one.
Stocking stuffers under $20
- Speed Pop Quiz Hotshot Can Glass ($16.45)
- Speed Pop Quiz Hotshot Pint Glass ($19.95)
- The Rock VX Gas Pint Glass ($19.95)
- Any Celebrity Jeopardy mug ($15.95)
Shopping by decade?
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Still not sure?
Pick the movie they quote the most. Start there.