TaB in the movies

Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story, movie, 1995.

Jaws 2, movie, 1978.

Little Man Tate, 1991.

Sighting: … The little boy is sitting under a gurney playing with a piece of medical equipment, and Jodie Foster in a blue asian-style satin dress is talking to a nurse/doctor who is opening a can of TaB as she and Jodie are talking.

Wolfen, 1981.

A can of TaB is visible on the table at the police department.

Factory Girl, movie, 2006.

All Night Long, movie, 1981.

TaB is seen about an hour into the film at a family picnic.

Thanks to my mom, Barbara, for this sighting!

Play It As It Lays, movie, 1972.

Author! Author!, movie, 1982.

Tab is for sale at an outdoor hot dog stand.

Kramer vs. Kramer, 1979.

“One of the most famous sightings is Dustin Hoffman in Kramer vs. Kramer whose character is a hyped workaholic advertising exec and a big TAB drinker!”

Thanks Catherine!

Running Man, 1987.

In this shot as Arnold Schwarzenegger’s character Ben Richards is being escorted down a hallway,there can be seen a cola machine behind Maria Conchito Alonzo’s character Amber Mendez.Cadre Cola is advertised as the brand on the machine(the main sponsor of Richard Dawson’s character Kilian’s TV station).As the camera pans down it shows that the buttons on the machine weren’t changed from its original Coke designation.Two buttons were coke but to my amazement,there was a TaB button on the machine.What a find!!!

The Terminator, 1984.

“[There is a] quick glimpse of Tab when Linda Hamilton goes into the employee lounge to hear about another Sarah Conner being killed.”

Thanks Thomas!

Body Heat, 1981. William Hurt’s secretary has a can of TaB on her desk.

Thanks Jen

Airplane II, 1982.

Thanks Jennie!

Hooper, 1978.

A can of TaB can be seen on the table when Burt Reynolds is playing cards.

Thanks Jen!

Fletch Lives, 1989.

Chevy Chase’s character (“Fletch”) goes undercover to a biker bar and asks the bartender for a soda and says …”A Diet Pepsi or a TaB would be great.”

Thanks Gavin

Slither, 2006.

In the new movie “Slither” the female lead pulls a can of Tab out of the refrigerator toward the beginning of the film.

Thanks Erika!

From the official Carbon Pictures/Manwhit website:

GENERATION TAB

The latest from Manwhit Entertainment!

An effervescent mock-umentary, Generation Tab explores Tab Cola’s turbulent history as a diet beverage. After nearly cornering the youth cola market in the mid-1980s, Tab Cola, Inc. fell flat during the 1990s, due to tired and sluggish management decisions made by its founder and CEO, Sydney Tabinthaul.

Now more than a decade later, Tab is making a well-deserved comeback. Eighties-minded “x-treme sports fanaticâ€� Skip Rufiker has recently been enlisted to revamp the company’s image. “I like to live my life like a Tab kind of guy,â€� quips Rufiker, a skateboard in one hand and an ice-cold six pack of “brown goldâ€� in the other. Watch as we explore this fascinating company and its plans for “shaking upâ€� the worldwide cola market.

Written and directed by Ben Whitman in the Spring of 2003, the film stars Nick Crocker as Skip Rufiker and Ben Whitman as the ineffible Sydney Tabinthaul.

Click the arrow icon below to start watching the movie

Scrooged, 1988.

Thanks TaBatha!

Running with Scissors, 2006.

In Cold Blood, 1967.

You can see a TaB carton when Robert Blake dumps out a trash can full of empty bottles and cartons and yells “Pay dirt!”

This movie is set in 1959, which is before TaB was on the market (TaB came out in 1963)! So this is not only a great TaB sighting, but a good movie goof.

Thanks Jennie!

Zero Effect, 1998.

Thanks Eric

The Executioner’s Song, 1982. Tommy Lee Jones’ lawyer has cans of TaB on his worktable.

Thanks Jen

Only When I Laugh, 1981.

Thanks Jen

What’s Love Got to Do With It, 1993. TaB television commercial heard in the background.

Thanks Jen

Poodle Springs, 1998. A bartender drinks TaB from a bottle.

Thanks Jen

A Death in Canaan, 1978. A TaB six-pack is on top fridge in murder house.

Thanks Jen

Risky Business, 1983. TaB is seen while guys are playing poker.

Thanks Jen

Making the Grade, 1984. The “fat neurotic adolescent� clutches a six-pack of TaB during a fire drill.

Thanks Jen

E.T., 1982. TaB seen at pizza party in opening scene.

Thanks Jen

Ghostbusters, 1984. TaB seen in background in Harold Ramis’ office.

Thanks Jen

Compromising Positions, 1985. TaB is offered to Susan Sarandon by Josh Mostel.

Thanks Jen

Love at First Bite, 1979. TaB cans seen in Susan St. James’ fridge, along with her kitten.

Thanks Jen

An American Werewolf in London, 1981. TaB is seen on a nightstand in a porno movie playing while “David” transforms into a werewolf.

Thanks Jen

Gia, 1998.

Thanks Jen

Dog Day Afternoon1975. Bank robber Sonny requests food and drinks for the hostages–and TaB is provided!

If only we could be so lucky if we are ever held hostage.

The Amityville Horror, 1979. TaB is spotted on the kitchen counter while the mother is cooking dinner for the family.

Thanks Scott

The Jerk, 1979.

Steve Martin plays the protagonist, “Navin Johnson,” who’s been raised by an African American family. Early in the movie, Mama fixes Navin his favorite meal for his birthday: turkey on white wrapped in plastic and a TAB – The movie recounts Navin’s rise to fame and subsequent ruination.

Thanks Debbie!

Airplane, 1980. A stewardess is getting a tray of food and you can see several cans of TaB on a shelf behind her

Thanks Syaoran

Vacation, 1983. TaB is at the picnic.

Thanks Jay

Without a Trace, 1983. “Stockard Channing’s [character] tells Kate Nelligan’s [character] to get on with her life after her son’s disappearance. She does this right after pulling a TaB (in the glass bottle with the Styrofoam cozy wrapping!!!) out of the fridge!”

Thanks Jeff

Irreconcilable Differences, 1984. Sharon’s Stone’s character drinks a TaB while filming a remake of ‘Gone With the Wind’ as a musical.

Thanks Cynthia

Better Off Dead, 1985. TaB is seen being consumed in the highschool cafeteria.

Thanks Meg

The Mean Season, 1985. When the reporter interviews someone, you can see a can of TaB sitting on the table behind him.

Thanks Syaoran

Back to the Future, 1985. Click to hear the audio

Girls Just Want to Have Fun, 1985. Helen Hunt’s character to Sarah Jessica Parker’s character “Velcro: Next to TaB and the Walkman, it’s the coolest invention of the 20th century…”

Desperately Seeking Susan, 1985. There is a scene where they are in a bar and order drinks, and one of them orders a Rum and TaB. TaB is also seen in the opening beauty parlor sequence, and a six-pack is seen later in the fridge

Thanks KayCee and Jen

Down and Out in Beverly Hills, 1986. The maid Carmen gets a TaB after she’s slept with Nick Nolte’s character.

Thanks Cynthia

Mini-series, 1993. Laura Linney’s character offers her guests a TaB or a Fresca.

Kingpin,1996. Bill Murray’s character orders and drinks a cocktail made with TaB.

Austin Powers movies, 1997, 1999, 2002. Austin Powers is a binge TaB drinker.

I am Sam, 1999.

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I am Sam, 2001. Michelle Pfeiffer’s character drinks TaB in the movie.

The Mexican , 2001. Julia Robert’s character is seen drinking TaB.

Starsky & Hutch, 2004. TaB is mentioned.

One of the characters proclaims that TaB, mixed with various other items (including raw eggs) is the best hangover-cure ever invented, and proceeds to fix one up for the other character in a blender.

Thanks Erin!

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