- published: 17 Feb 2016
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Nerf (trademarked in capitals as NERF) is a toy brand created by Parker Brothers and currently owned by Hasbro. The acronym NERF stands for "Non-Expanding Recreational Foam". Most of the toys are a variety of foam-based weaponry, but there are also several different types of Nerf toys, such as balls for sports like football, basketball, and others. The most notable of the toys are the dart guns (referred to by Hasbro as "blasters") that shoot ammunition made from Nerf foam. Since many such items were released throughout the 1970s, Nerf products often feature bright neon colors and soft textures similar to the flagship Nerf ball. The slogan frequently used from the 1990s advertising until now is "It's Nerf or nothin'!".
Nerf foam is made from a solid, spongy cellular material. To produce it, polyester resin reacts with another compound in the presence of CO2 from another reaction. It is this gas that creates open pockets within the polyurethane that, in turn, make the material soft and light.
Actors: Scott Maiale (producer), Scott Maiale (editor), Scott Maiale (writer), Brian Dundas (producer), Brian Dundas (director), Brian Dundas (writer), Louis Badalament (actor), Louis Badalament (actor), Louis Badalament (writer), Michael Lee Cook (actor), Elyse Miller (actress), Joe Russo (actor), Daniel Mark Russo (actor), Peter Badalament (actor), William McCormick (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Jim Earl (producer), Jim Earl (writer), Pablo Vallejo (producer), César Vallejo (actor), Merry Whitney (actress), Rick O'Meany (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Dianne Wiest (actress), Trudie Styler (producer), Channing Tatum (actor), Rosario Dawson (actress), Eric Roberts (actor), Sting (producer), Scott Michael Campbell (actor), George DiCenzo (actor), Robert Downey Jr. (actor), Chazz Palminteri (actor), Federico Castelluccio (actor), Shia LaBeouf (actor), Steven Randazzo (actor), Pino Insegno (miscellaneous crew), Robert Downey Jr. (producer),
Plot: Dito, a writer in L.A., goes home to Astoria, Queens, after a 15-year absence when his mother calls to say his father's ill. In a series of flashbacks we see the young Dito, his parents, his four closest friends, and his girl Laurie, as each tries to navigate family, race, loyalty, sex, coming of age, violence, and wanting out. A ball falls onto the subway tracks at a station, small things get out of hand. Can Dito go home again?
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