I was looking around for any movies set around Black Friday or has a Black Friday event in them and I long found two that I have watched. There are a few more but none that I have watched:
1. Jingle All The Way (1996) Arnie’s Jingle All the Way was a merry romp through the commercialized circus of the holidays. Tasked with finding a Turbo-Man toy, Howard Langston (Arnold Schwarzenegger) experiences Black Friday mayhem firsthand. Premiering on November 22, 1996, director Brian Levant playfully poked at the absurdity of holiday consumerism. Fun fact: Jake Lloyd, who played young Anakin Skywalker, portrayed Howard’s son. A review in The Guardian commented, “A commercial satire that unwittingly became what it parodied.”
2. Dawn of the Dead (2004) Zack Snyder’s reimagining of Romero’s classic isn’t strictly a Black Friday film, but the zombie onslaught mirrors the shopping stampedes. Premiering on March 19, 2004, it’s said Snyder chose a mall setting as an allegory for consumerism run amok. The LA Times aptly remarked, “A terrifying look at what happens when the shopping goes too far.”
A Caesar is a cocktail created and consumed primarily in Canada. It typically contains vodka, Clamato, hot sauce, and Worcestershire sauce, and is served with ice in a large, celery salt-rimmed glass, typically garnished with a stalk of celery and wedge of lime. Surprisingly the caesar was inspired by Italy. Walter Chell created the caesar recipe in 1969 as a signature drink for the opening of new new Italian restaurant in Calgary. The caesar cocktail was meant to reflect the flavours of spaghetti alla vongole – spaghetti with clams and tomato sauce.