Want to buy: legendary sneakers from iconic movies

For sure, many movie lovers have at least once thought: “I want like in the movies!”. And it could refer to both the exciting love story, and the stylish image of the main characters. One of the main attributes of appearance, which attracts the attention of viewers – sneakers.

Together with an expert from the Sneakerhead store, we tell you about five models that you could see in cult movies. We’re sure you’ll remember at least one pair right away.

“Forrest Gump.”

This Robert Zemeckis picture is rightly considered a classic of modern cinema, pop culture and even the sneaker world. If the first two points are more or less clear, then how “Forrest Gump” conquered snickerheads, not everyone knows. In one of the scenes Tom Hanks ‘ character receives a gift of new Nike Cortez running sneakers, which he considers with special love. Next, you can see the pair in different shots of the movie. This is considered to be one of the perfect examples of product placement in a movie. After the release of the movie, Nike Cortez sneakers in the classic colorway were only associated with Forrest, allowing Nike to leave its mark on pop culture and increase sales of the model.

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“Kill Bill.”

Quentin Tarrantino also became a part of the sneaker world, more specifically his movie Kill Bill. The main character chose yellow Onitsuka Tai Chi sneakers (under the color of her costume) to fight with her opponents. After a chic scene of carnage, the model became one of the most popular among all pairs of the brand. Later, these sneakers were re-released and interpreted to create new models. Also, if you revisit the movie carefully, you’ll notice that the sole has a message for all viewers: “Fuck U”.

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“Back to the Future.”

Of course, this is the most famous example of sneakers appearing in a movie. In this movie, Marty McFly tried on Nike Air Mag sneakers with automatic lacing for the first time. Of course, this was an idea of the screenwriters that only recently materialized into a real pair of sneakers when designer Tinker Hatfield and his team used the idea of an electric mechanism to tighten the sneakers. It’s an unusual example of how a non-existent sneaker invented for a movie turned into a real model and became a relic. Now a 2016 pair (with automatic lacing) is worth over $20k. And that makes it an absolutely insane rarity.

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“Aquatic Life.”

There are always so many different details in a Wes Anderson movie that viewers avidly scour the picture and then acquire for themselves. Sneakers are one of those. In the movie “The Water Life” appeared a pair that adidas created especially for one of the characters of the movie Captain Zissou. The model immediately became popular, almost all fans of the movie wanted it. For a long time it was almost impossible to buy Rom Zissou, but later a small batch of sneakers appeared on sale. This is another good example of how the design, invented for the movie, later translated into a full-fledged release.

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“Batman Returns.”

Yes, yes, the sneakers appear in such an iconic saga as well. This was a specially tweaked version of the Air Jordan 6 model.

To the classic black colorway, the designers and costumers of the movie added a special high boot to make the sneakers look like the perfect Batman fighting outfit. This cleverness was noticed by not everyone. Now a pair that appeared in the movie, signed by the actors and lies in the museum, so that you can admire the real relic.

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