How could they know about Rubik's Cubes
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Super 8
Harrr — 14 years ago(September 26, 2011 04:05 AM)
I am not usually bothered too much about this kind of error, but since Super 8 is supposed to celebrate those years, I found it a bit strange that they should get something like this wrong.
Now, I stand to be corrected, but if the film is set in Summer 1979 and Rubik's Cubes (invented in 1974) were only licenced to be sold as a toy in the USA in 1980, would you expect 5 random kids in a small town to know about them? -
abbysomething — 14 years ago(September 28, 2011 02:46 PM)
They took little license with that. I forgive them since there are always fees etc to use product & also it was supposed to be what reminded JJ of his childhood. When you think about it, how many games from our childhood can we poinpoint the release date on. It's a minor issue & I wouldn't even call it a flaw since the movie is fiction. It should have that latitude. It's only off by a few months. I'm pretty sure there were no aliens in 1979 either.
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tomisinthehouse — 11 years ago(January 01, 2015 07:12 AM)
Actually Reagan could have been president in the 1970's but it was that darn Ford guy who was nominated. I still like the fact that Reagan was president during the 80's. He was the best President this country ever had. We all love him.
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Zeppelin75 — 12 years ago(January 28, 2014 06:33 AM)
Yeah I agree, today the Rubik's Cube is really a cornerstone of the 1980s, and they referenced it in 1979 a few months before it was named that.
But, in reality, when you are actually old enough to remember, you won't really care(or perhaps even remember) about a few months.
"I'm pretty sure there were no aliens in 1979 either. :)"
There was an Alien, but you are right No Alien(s) in 1979, perfect joke! Great little subtle reference right there, even if you didn't make it on purpose. -
bainf — 13 years ago(April 10, 2012 09:55 PM)
Walkmans was a lame way to have a major event happen and be "missed" by a dopey teenager. It wouldnt have mattered if it was 1960, I think they would still have stuck that scene in. Dissapointing they could not come up with a better scene to have events going on and no one notice. I expect better from Spielberg
But I did like some of the period things like film in cardboard boxes and rush jobs taking 3 days
PS my rich friend in our country town had the first walkman I saw and that was 1983 when his parents came back from Japan. I got a cheap? ($39) Sanyo in 1984. Two tapes and the batteries were dead plus the plastic belt clip snapped the first time I bent over lol. Things may exist a long time before they become popular. My uncle had a microwave in the 60's -
fluffchop — 12 years ago(October 10, 2013 09:14 PM)
Liberties were taken and no you didn't unless you were a completely rich spoiled brat. Either way I couldn't care less what you had. It only supports the fact that liberties were taken as this kid in a small town working nights in a gas station happens to have a Walkman in 1979? Total BS. And no they wouldn't have heard of a Rubik's cube also. No way no how.