A brief summary for the uninitiated: Heavy Metal Parking Lot is a 16 minute slice of life cult classic by filmmakers Jeff Krulik and John Heyn, as they walk through an arena parking lot just before a Judas Priest concert in 1986. The people that Jeff and John meet (and their stories) are the stars of the film for sure, but when viewed through the lens of decades of nostalgia, the clothing, outfits, and hair of the era start to take center stage.

Enter Craig Giffen.

Back in 2011 Craig started a website to categorize every tshirt that appeared in HMPL. To accomplish this, he digitized the film and then scrutinized 30,000 individual frames to tease out every shirt he could identify. The project got put on hiatus for a few years, but in 2016 he got back at it. Most recently in April, as Judas Priest returned to Portland for a show, local paper Willamette Week reached out to Craig to write up a running commentary of HMPL.

Even if you’re not a fan of the music, Heavy Metal Parking Lot is worth watching. The ’80s metal culture is in full regalia, but there’s clearly an innocence behind the aggression that is missing from today’s metal scene, and reminding us of that is what makes HMPL special.

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Green Skeleton from Spinal Tap

“…these go to 11.” We left the sleeves on but, if you need that extra push over the cliff, you can always cut them off.

College Sweat and Tee from Animal House

Perfect for lounging in the commons or working around the house, capture that college feeling without that college price.

Betty Jane Tavern from Wet Hot American Summer

When the weather turns cold and the sweaters need fondling, this tee will keep the scratchiness at bay.

Fu Manchu Tank and Tee from Big Trouble in Little China

“Everybody relax, I’m here.” Indeed, a sense of calm comes over whoever wears this. Available as a tank top or a tshirt.

Surf Nicaragua from Real Genius

Part political statement, part work of art, the surf is always up somewhere.

John Bender Fist Pump from The Breakfast Club

The Bender fist-pump represents (to some here at FIC anyway) a culmination of the ending scenes as the group realize that they’re not that different from each other after all. It’s a very powerful scene made more so with the song “Don’t You Forget About Me” playing into the fade-out.

I Love Toxic Waste from Real Genius

Who doesn’t love toxic waste?!

See many more great gift ideas on our 2017 Holiday Gift Guide!

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Poetry

Inspired by a shirtless Val Kilmer, penning some poetry was Anameroma’s way to express how she was feeling.

There’s no fear in the place
I’m going to be in a few years,
In the time it takes to tune a piano,
In the decades of a dog’s wagging tail.
There’s nothing scary there.

When I’m as many years older
As there are seconds in a lightyear,
Or sound waves in wallpaper,
I’ll still be cock-a-doodle-doing perfectly
Dandy in a yellow-spotted bouncy way.

When I’ve said and written as many
Words as there are to say on an afternoon,
And when my heart’s as old and big
As orange and gold, as great as
A slide whistle going up, up, up, then,

I’ll see what I saw when I was
The size of a bright laugh:
That all the world, in its infantile grace,
(Even the places nearly shaded from sight)
Is bursting with unexplainable light.

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Demotivational Poster

Seeing it for the first time in 2011, CrescentMoonDemon was compelled to create a (de)motivational poster.


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Comic Strip

Foxfur leveraged their considerable artistic talent to illustrate one of their favorite quotes from the movie.


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Modern Art

Mind meltingly bright and in your face, hartter gives us a hint at how Kent might have been feeling during his connection with Jesus.


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Mighty Mugg Style

Had to look up what Mighty Muggs are (they’re a vinyl–plastic collectible toy series made by Hasbro. The toys resemble super deformed versions of characters from the following franchises: Star Wars, Marvel Comics, Indiana Jones, G.I. Joe, and Transformers), and after checking a few out we have to say Calcifer-Boheme created an awesome Chris Knight version.


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Hand Made Bunny Slippers

Violet–Gypsy fabricated their own pair of bunny slippers!



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Digital Art

DrZime shows some love to the tender-hearted Jordan Cochran and offers up this tribute.


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Get ready to shop! This Friday through Monday you’ll get more ’80s movie and cult film shirts for less dollars with FoundItemClothing.com’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday coupon codes!

These codes unlock discounts based on what’s in your basket. The more you spend, the more you save:

• $100+ use FICSAVE20 for $20 off
• $75+ use FICSAVE10 for $10 off
• $50+ use FICSAVE5 for $5 off

These coupons vanish at midnight Nov. 28th. Limited to stock on hand.

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