A sadly fictional View-Master package and reels for the 1980 film ‘The Shining.’
 
I came across a pretty sweet mock-up of a View-Master cover and reel for the 1982 film Fast Times At Ridgemont High posted on the Australian pop culture blog Repeat Viewing. Repeat Viewing even went so far as to create authentic-looking View-Master reels noting specific scenes from Fast Times, The Shining, An American Werewolf in London, Full Metal Jacket, and Jacob’s Ladder. This sent me off to find more reimagined View-Master covers and reels, and my Internet inquiries were rewarded with many more mock-ups of films which would be even more eye-popping, viewed through the specialized stereoscopes initially introduced in 1939.

According to the Wikipedia page on the View-Master, 65% of the world’s population is well acquainted with the brand name “View-Master.” If you didn’t have one as a kid, I’d be a bit confused because they still make variations of the little nostalgic slide-show device. And I don’t know about you, but if someone, ANYONE wanted to make adult-oriented View-Master reels, I would fully support the effort. The other images in this post were done by Nathan Martin of the blog CineCraze and Portland, Oregon artist Nate Ashley. Some are NSFW. YAY!
 

By Repeat Viewing. Other fantastic fake View-Master packaging and reels by Repeat Viewing follow.
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

This View-Master mock-up for the 1979 film ‘The Warriors’ was done by Nathan Martin of CineCraze. More from Martin follow.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These last few fakes were made by Portland, Oregon-based artist Nate Ashley in 2003, in honor of View-Master’s 75th Anniversary.
 

 

Previously on Dangerous Minds:
3-D View-Master: Vintage adverts & images of Yogi Bear and Huckleberry Hound
Jodie Foster, age 9, for View-Master
‘Come play with us forever and ever’: Custom drum kit inspired by ‘The Shining’
Things that should exist: Vintage trading cards based on ‘The Shining’