The Informant: Nike Golf Spikes Didn’t Exist Yet
The Nike golf spikes might have been an effective bit of product placement, but it was a rather anachronistic detail. The film takes place in 1992, but the clothing brand only released golf shoes in 1996.
The Informant
Since the shoes did not come out until four years after the time period in which the movies were intended to be set, it would be a bit inappropriate to have a celebrity wear them while they are acting out a scene because they did not exist at the time.
The Last Samurai: Tom Cruise’s Armor Was Too Old
Tom Cruise starred in the 2003 period drama set in 1870s Japan. The Last Samurai told the story of an American military officer hired to train Japanese soldiers in modern warfare. The armor that Cruise dons in the film might have made a lasting impression, but in reality, it was a quarter of a millennium too old for the time period.
The Last Samuri
