'Iron Man' Tony Stark Digs Ray's Famous Pizza

Posted by Adam Kuban, May 27, 2008 at 3:40 PM

As you may have guessed from my previous post, I went to the movies this weekend. Not for Indy but to finally see Iron Man. I'd heard some nasty pizza-related rumors about Tony Stark from some of you out there. Turns out, they were true.

After escaping from three months in an Afghanistan cave, Stark gets home to Malibu, California, and meets with his business partner and soon-to-be nemesis Obadiah Stane. Stane has just flown in from a Stark Industries board meeting in New York City. And he has pizza that he's schlepped back with him.

And where does Stane get pizza from?

One of the numerous Ray's joints. You could see the Ray's moniker on the delivery box whenever they'd open it to grab a slice. I don't think I saw a crown on there or any other words, so I'm guessing it was from the Ray's on Prince Street, which, as near as I can tell, is the original one.

If that's the case, it's not the worst Ray's to get a pie from, but with so many other better pies out there, it only makes sense that that fat, bald lughead Stane would bypass those places in favor of Ray's.

That's not all the bad food calls in Iron Man, as it turns out that Tony Stark is a burger dumbass.

Bonus Photo Hack

"No need to reheat that slice. I can take care of it."

6 Comments

Tags: Iron Man, Movies, Pop Culture, Ray's Pizza

6 Comments:

Good thing you went w/ Iron Man...Indy was a turd. Lucas once again ruined a great franchise.

davey at 5:02PM on 05/27/08

RE: "Lucas once again ruined a great franchise."

If you get stuck with a One-Trick-Pony, just keep changing the backdrop.

srhcb at 7:57PM on 05/27/08

I think the bigger offense in the movie is that after he escaped he only wanted a hamburger, or was it a cheeseburger?, and he ended up eating one from Burger King.

ARGH!

Guess it was convenient. :-p

Bosmer at 11:07AM on 05/28/08

@Bosmer: Hahahah. Yes, I addressed that issue here yesterday as well. Clearly not a burger worthy of a billionaire industrialist.

Adam Kuban at 11:57AM on 05/28/08

It's not about what's best, but all about the $$$$ product placement in movies these days, at least for major corporate flashes.

Crappy places like McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Dominoes, Chipotle, etc. are still in business for a reason -- lots of ppl buy their rubbish they pass off as edible items.

Cassaendra at 12:04PM on 05/28/08

@Cassaendra: Yeah, but it's weird, because I doubt any of the Ray's, even if they bundled together, have enough to drop for product placement of this kind. Here, I think it was just a producer or prop person trying to place something uniquely New Yorkish in there. Would have been cooler if it were a better pizzeria, but at least it wasn't like Burger King reppin' for burgers.

Adam Kuban at 12:15PM on 05/28/08

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