RUSSIAN MILITARY INVADER'S VEST WORN IN AMERIKA 1987

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RUSSIAN MILITARY INVADER'S VEST AMERIKA (1987) KRIS KRISTOFFERSON / SAM NEILL / CHRISTINE LAHTI / ROBERT URICH RUSSIAN MILITARY INVADER'S VEST AMERIKA (1987) WE SPECIALIZE IN OLDER VINTAGE MOVIE WARDROBE AND HAVE OVER 200,000 REAL MOVIE WORN ITEMS IN CURRENT INVENTORY! PLEASE LOOK @ SELLERS OTHER AUCTIONS AND EBAY STORE UNDER USER I.D hollywoodmoviecostumes. WE HAVE 100'S OF LISTINGS! WE DO NOT PURCHASE FROM THIRD PARTIES. ALL ITEMS ARE MARKED WITH COSTUMERS I.D. - OR STUDIO I.D. OLDER MOVIE WARDROBE IS MANUFACTURED TO A HIGHER STANDARD OF QUALITY - THE ITEMS WE ARE SELLING ARE NOT CHEAPLY MADE STORE ITEMS! This auction is for a padded vest worn in the filming of the movie 'AMERIKA' (1987) which starred KRIS KRISTOFFERSON / SAM NEILL / CHRISTINE LAHTI / ROBERT URICH. The vest has vertical padded areas on the front of the shoulders that had 4 hand grenades attached - I am showing a picture of the cover from the movie that shows these. The hand grenades ARE NOT INCLUDED in the auction however the 'pins and rings' are still attached! The vest has 2 large pockets on the front also. It fastens in the front with a velcro strip. The Vest measures approximately a 48" chest. 'AMERIKA' sparked much controversy from many camps long before it even aired! The Soviet government at one point threatened to shut down the ABC News Moscow Bureau if the mini-series aired (although this threat was never carried out.) This prompted ABC President John B. Sias to state "We're going to run that program come rain, blood, or horse manure." The critics of AMERIKA, meanwhile, have their own irony to face. The attention they have focused on a program they despise has set the stage for what could be one of TV's highest-rated mini-series since Roots. The series plunks us into the middle of a small Nebraska community and a cross section of citizens trying to cope with their repressive new society. Devin Milford (Kris Kristofferson), a former antiwar activist and candidate for President, has just been released after six years in a prison camp. Returning home, he finds his proud but disillusioned farm family hanging on to the last vestiges of their dwindling land. A boyhood friend (Robert Urich) has become a county administrator and, almost against his will, a rising star in the new government hierarchy. Everyday life in Amerika is not hard to recognize. People still complain about the government and the hard economic times, only now it is the Soviets who are to blame... The totalitarian regime has its brutal side (storm troopers set farmhouses on fire and destroy exile camps to stifle dissent; a rebellious teen is caught and brainwashed). But for the most part, the melodrama is muted, the mood somber and contemplative, the complexities rich. A KGB colonel (Sam Neill) turns out to be one of the movie's most articulate and charming characters. And, despite the anti-Communist theme, the film is a subtle refutation of Reagan-era optimism. These Americans, after all, are not can-do patriots but meek, dispirited folks who simply want to get along. "Just surviving," says Devin's sister (Christine Lahti). "No heroics, no strength of character, not even dignity." All of us at Hollywood Movie Costumes feel very fortunate in being able to bring to auction this fine piece of Hollywood History. All of the items we are putting up for auction were used in the Movies, T.V. or Theater. Shipping will be CALCULATED. Winning bidder will receive a Certificate of Authenticity from Hollywood Movie Costumes, Inc. CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ADD 8.75% TAX. Please contact us prior to bidding if you have any questions.We are sometimes away from the office for up to 5 days at a time, so if you do not hear from us immediately, please don't worry - we will answer all emails and phone messages when we return. Please take a look at our other 'hollywoodmoviecostumes' auctions and our eBay Store! !! Please notify us through eBay if you have any problems w... read more

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