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The logo

posted 16 years ago by WarpedRecord
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I'm surprised the swastika-like logo with the three arrows hasn't been stolen by a heavy-metal band – or maybe it has.

[–] rogermccarthy 14 years ago

I think it was inspired by the Spanish Falange http://www.1uptravel.com/flag/images/e/es%7Dfe.gif and the Hungarian Arrow Cross http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arrow_cross.png - both fascist parties.

AFAICS the uniforms were all East German (East German surplus uniforms are close enough to be cheap substitutes for Nazi ones and pop up a lot in films and TV of this period).

[–] WarpedRecord 14 years ago

Thanks for those links! Those are really creepy-looking logos and probably inspired the one in this film.

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[–] WarpedRecord 14 years ago

You're right: It looks a lot like the Beretta logo. I take it those arrows are supposed to call to mind the masculine symbol?

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[–] WarpedRecord 14 years ago

That's it! Very Freudian.

[–] msdemos 14 years ago

Since it's CLEAR this discussion will inevitably lead to somebody asking,

"Hey, anybody know where I can get a 'Scream and Scream Again' t-shirt?"

http://www.zazzle.com/scream_and_scream_again_tshirt-23525699135353851 9

As the ad states:

Ominous Insignia

From 1970's Scream and Scream Again, it's the insignia belonging to those strange gestapo-esque puesdo-nazis! They may not have had a memorable name, or been in a memorable movie, but their logo is pretty ominous. Get it on a t-shirt today and impress no one!

SAVE FERRIS

[–] WarpedRecord 14 years ago

Thanks for that link! I guess there's no pop culture reference too obscure to be committed to a T-shirt. I'd order one, but I'd be afraid of wearing it in public for fear of being branded a neo-Nazi (or paleo-Nazi).

[–] msdemos 14 years ago

SAVE FERRIS

[–] hugh1971 12 years ago

It reminded me of the British road sign for 'give way to oncoming traffic'.
http://www.theorytestadvice.co.uk/highway-code/signs.php

Since the 'Gestapo' uniforms looked like British 1970s traffic wardens' uniforms, perhaps there is a connection?