Sales Leadership Club (or How I Sold My Soul for Prizes or Cash)

What child of the 80s didn't dream of being an entrepreneurial leader? With Sales Leadership Club's Prizes or Cash that dream became a reality. Prizes or Cash ads displayed dozens and dozens of prizes that could be earned if enough product was sold. What kind of product, you ask? ".... Sunshine Personalized Christmas Cards, All Occasion Cards, Gift Wrap, Engagement Calender, 2-Year Planner, Stationary, Recipe Book, Children's Coloring Cloth, Calender Memo Cube, Address Book, Memo Board...." and various items found in your grandmother's closet. The call is toll free with "Nothing to Pay, Nothing to Return. Nothing to Lose. Everything to Gain." It is in fact guaranteed that if you show their catalog of great products to your Aunt Alice, she would certainly buy more than one... and this equals to many more prizes or that $1.00 out of every sale option. But $1.00!? Who could pass up some of these great prizes like "Ballerina Bears", only 14 items needed sold or "Marine Band Harmonica", only nine items needed sold.

Historically, I can find little on what happened to Sales Leadership Club and the children that sold their souls for "Phineas The Baby Seal." A Google search turns up little, the phone number is disconnected, and very few children of the 80s feel like speaking about their disappointments with being overworked and underpaid. We will just have to assume that Sales Leadership Club gave away its last "Deluxe Magic Set" with the same child-like wonder that its young entrepreneurs dreamed of becoming



More Prize List Examples and Sell Amount to Earn:

Girl's Fashion Quartz Watch - 10 items
2-Man Boat Kit - 25 items
Sno-Nut - 14 items
   Incrediball Football - 9 items
   Executive Telephone - 25 items
   Sea Explorer Skin Diving Outfit (Skin Diving?) - 12 items
   "I'm Telling" Board Game - 11 items
   BMX "Freewheel" Bicycle - 85 items
   Kodak 35mm Camera Outfit - 31 items
   Rosco Chimp Puppet - 14 items
   Ninja Shadow Skateboard - 41 items
   Star Wars Talking Alarm Clock -  22 items
  

Megaforce? Megaflop!

Made in 1982, Megaforce had an impressive $20 Million budget. It starred the bearded Barry Bostwick (Spin City) as the heroic freedom fighter Commander Ace Hunter. Ace Hunter and his team Megaforce must put a stop to Duke Guerrera, an evil dictator from Gamibia-- who is threatening the Republic of Sardun.

For a film in 1982 to have such an incredible budget, it's easy to assume that it was special effects driven, and it was. Motorcycles that fly and shoot missiles, dune buggies with lasers, and other absurdities. This film was meant to be a box office success. But it quickly went from a possible toy and video game franchise to failure to obscurity.

Megaforce had it all before it even hit the theaters.


 

What was the result? 14 days in the box office with a gross of $5,675,599.

 

Why did it fail? Simple: It was terrible! It could be best described as G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra of the early-80s. Though that film had some level of success financially, in terms of special effects, acting, and ridiculous dialog-- spot on, Megaforce is G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. Even though it was a complete dud, the film is somewhat watchable.... Ever throw Styrofoam into a fire and can only stare as it melts away? The film is a little like that. It's enjoyable to watch in its own uninspiring, unemotional, and uneventful way and for anyone willing to let go of reality, this film will cause plenty of chuckles. 

If anyone is curious on where to find this film, start looking anywhere that sales used VHS cassettes. It has not and probably will not be released on DVD.

Sources: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084316/business