ACME
ACME ( English acme 'summit', 'high point', from ancient Greek ἀκμή akmē 'high point') is often used in the English-speaking world as a name for a fictitious company . Further examples are Finder-Spyder , Oceanic Airlines or Morley Cigarettes .
The term became known with the animated films of Warner Bros. and Disney , in particular the Road Runner series, and stands for a fictional company. In order not to come into conflict with the US American trademark law , the cartoonists invented a company that produces all the items that are needed in the films. From everyday consumer products like clothing and toothpaste to fancy items like pocket rockets and laser cannons , there's nothing ACME doesn't make. There are indications in various Warner Bros. animated series that ACME is operated by Road Runner personally (e.g. in Road Runner: To Beep or not to Beep, Freeze Frame; Tiny Toon in a lawsuit). Only later was the word ACME interpreted as a backronym for A C ompany that M anufactures / M akes E verything (A company that manufactures everything) or A merican C ompany that M anufactures / M akes E verything . In the film Wrong Game with Roger Rabbit , based on the company, the character Marvin Acme was introduced as the owner of this fictional company.
However, there have been and are several real companies trading as ACME .
Possible role models
Chuck Jones , director of numerous Warner Brothers cartoons, stated in a lecture at the University of Dayton in the early 1980s that ACME was the name of a real company. This company's advertisement was on the back of a Burbank, California telephone directory in the mid-1930s; Since then, this directory has been commonly referred to as the ACME .
In 1872 there was already the Acme Oil Company of New York , based in Titusville . This belonged indirectly to the Standard Oil Trust .
"Acme" was the name of a private label of the mail order company Sears Roebuck and Company , better known as Sears for short , in the early 1900s . The Sears catalog was already an institution back then, as the company not only shipped everyday consumer goods, but also large appliances for the house and kitchen as well as entire houses in kits to the most remote regions of the USA.
In Germany there was a record brand ACME in the 1920s , which released US recordings for the German market.
Further mentions
- A meat grinder with the ACME logo is used in the movie Braindead .
- In the film Lonely are the brave , a truck with the ACME logo appears.
- In the film Dead Sleep Firmly , Philip Marlowe meets the unnamed bookseller in the “ACME Book Store”.
- In the film A Corpse for Dessert , the second piece of paper the deaf-mute cook holds out to the blind butler is written by the Acme Letter Writing Company.
- In the animated series Ghostbusters produced by Filmnations and broadcast in the 1980s, a truck with the label "ACME" appeared in one of the first episodes.
- Even time block , the figure from the Adventure Toonstruck , gets a few gadgets from the company "ACME" to deny the game.
- JFK - crime scene Dallas : While prosecutor Garrison explains his view of the course of events and this is presented in a scenic way for the viewer, someone scurries through the picture with "ACME" written on the back of the overall.
- James Bond 007 - License to Kill : When Bond walks past the fish tank, you can see the words "ACME" in the background above the aquariums.
- Last Action Hero : Loads of dynamite are thrown at Jack Slater from a box labeled “ACME Explosives”.
- In the “supporting film” of The Meaning of Life , the building in which the old men work is being restored by the “ACME Stone Cleaning” company.
- In Brian De Palma's 1973 film The Sisters of Evil (Orig. Sisters ), the moving company was named "ACME".
- In The Sixth Sense , the mother leaves a department store called ACME, pushing the son in a shopping cart.
- In Die Waffen der Frauen , the new boss ( Sigourney Weaver ) is looking for a caterer for your debut party. Employee Ginny suggests a caterer named “ACME eats”.
- In Two and a Half Men , ACME acts as the manufacturer of the mannequin that Rose also poses as her husband.
- In The Last Tycoon , "Acme Medical College" appears in a silent film shown in extracts.
- In the series The Naked Pistol there is the "ACME Finance Credit Union" as well as various companies with the name "ACME".
- In the cartoon series Pinky and the Brain , the two protagonists live in the laboratories of the "ACME Labs".
- In The Pink Panther Returns , Inspector Clouseau drives a yellow Piaggio Ape with ACME inscription in one of his disguises .
- In Sergio Leone's Two Glorious Scoundrels (Orig. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly ) boxes at the arms dealer are labeled with "ACME extra black powder".
- In Harold Lloyd's film Skyscrapers, of all things! (Orig. Safty Last ) from 1923 a small shop bears the name "ACME DRUG CO.".
- In the game Cuphead in the "Perilous Piers" level, a company called "ACME SHIPPING" can be seen in the background.
- In the 1987 music video for "Doing It All for My Baby" by Huey Lewis & the News, the body thieves drive a car labeled "ACME MAT CO."
- In the film "The Wrestler", the protagonist Randy Robinson works in the ACME supermarket.
- In the three question marks radio play No. 20 "The Flaming Trail" ACME photocopiers are named as an office at 2901 Willshire Boulevard.
- In the film "Looney Tunes: Back in Action", the villain Mr. Chairman owns the company ACME, which manufactures various weapons but also everyday items such as sneakers
See also
- 555 (phone number) - area code invented for American movies
Individual evidence
- ↑ Top 10 Fictional Brands from Movies and TV . WatchMojo.com. August 12, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ^ GP Markham: The ORIGINAL Illustrated Catalog of ACME Products ( Memento February 12, 2008 in the Internet Archive ). In: The ORIGINAL Illustrated Catalog Of ACME Products ( Memento July 10, 2008 in the Internet Archive ).