If you ain't eatin' Wham, you ain't eatin' ham

Here's a fun article about the days when movies used to make up fake products rather than constantly pitch real ones at the audience. You know, pre-You've Got Mail (AKA Two-Hour America Online Commercial), and the otherwise-pretty-good In Good Company, which had me jonesin' for Starbucks--which I don't even like. I think I've seen most of the movies mentioned in the article. They're all pretty schmaltzy, but really fun.

And, just because it's fascinating, here's a link to a site about product placement in the movies.