A retro Nike tee which was originally released in 1992, as part of the Nike Force line of apparel featuring none other than Charles Barkley vs Godzilla. This cotton has the well-known on the front of the tee and Force logo on the rear below the neck.

This 30 second commercial, was part of an advertising campaign for Nike’s Force line of basketball shoes, was also fairly respectful considering the frivolous tone of the storyline, and was first aired September 9, 1992 on MTV.

In the advertisement, much to Godzilla's surprise, an almost equally gigantic Charles Barkley approaches him, dribbling a giant basketball in hand. Accepting Barkley’s challenge for a one-on-one basketball game, Godzilla dons a pair of goggles and then uses his tail to move down the ‘O’ in a huge Tokyo sign to form a makeshift basketball hoop.

This ad campaign was created by ad agency, Wieden & Kennedy, by Warren Eakins and Steve Sandoz, who first came up with the concept of pitting the famous athlete against Godzilla, and they commissioned Industrial Light and Magic, Hollywood’s greatest FX studio, to produce the special effects for the commercial.

It is also interesting to note that there was even a sequel was written and planned for 1994, which would have pitted Charles Barkley and David Robinson against Godzilla and Mechagodzilla. However, due to the projected high cost of such a venture, the sequel idea was abandoned, apparently for good.

Video courtesy of Ravin' Films.
 

Men's US Size - Large, XL

AUD$59.00