Sellout

When you think that George Lucas kick-started the movie tie-in and merchandising thing in 1977 the following from a review of THX-1138 seems ironic.

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The overall mood is one of bottled-up rage. While the script’s critique of consumerist culture is heavy-handed, to say the least (“Buy more. Buy, and be happy”),

From critic to sellout, in only a decade. Not that there is anything wrong with making a pile of money from your creation of course.