The first of these scenes takes place in Larry Daley's (Ben Stiller) office where he is now the CEO of a company that develops and
hawks infomercial type products.
Look over the crowdfunder and online marketplace and it's easy to see a direct line from gadget -
hawking infomercials.
Not exact matches
The only thing they had in this room was one of those
infomercial «ab loungers» covered in dust... you know, the ab - chair looking thingy that they
hawk on the
infomercials as being the end - all solution to a flabby stomach... telling you that you can get a flat stomach and perfect abs just by sitting on this thing and rocking a little bit while you lazily watch tv.
You can do more effective exercises just doing bodyweight exercises than all of this crap that they're
hawking on the
infomercials.
He's traded in the flashlight and security uniform for the world of late - night
infomercials, where he
hawks state - of - the - art flashlights and other products for his own start - up business.
But even seemingly harmless
infomercials can turn heartbreaking for those who truly need whatever gadget they're
hawking to actually work.
Anyone who watches television knows the popular answer, which is to purchase gold bullion from one of a variety of companies
hawking their lustrous wares by
infomercial.
Doing it the other way around is what failed inventors
hawking products on
infomercials do.