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The Power of Glove

Abrams/Gentile Entertainmentwas started back in 1986

Abrams/Gentile Entertainment
was started back in 1986

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Abrams/Gentile Entertainment was started back in 1986.
Duration
5 seconds
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371
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:50
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Command International Pictures

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A documentary that chronicles the journey of the world's most notorious video game controller: the Power Glove. For the first time, discover the history and legacy behind the glove that helped inspire a generation.
For all of the film studios. - The Power of Glove 00:04
For all of the film studios.
Was a movie poster for the movie “Rambo.” - The Power of Glove 00:13
Was a movie poster for the movie “Rambo.”
Wow! > - The Power of Glove 00:04
Wow! >
So they went to the studio to look for the licensing rights for it. - The Power of Glove 00:04
So they went to the studio to look for the licensing rights ...
And basically the studio said, - The Power of Glove 00:10
And basically the studio said,
So they basically gave the license to my brothers, - The Power of Glove 00:07
So they basically gave the license to my brothers,
And we just needed to turn that into a commercial product. - The Power of Glove 00:05
And we just needed to turn that into a commercial product.
So we went to Mattel and to A.G.E. - The Power of Glove 00:04
So we went to Mattel and to A.G.E.
$10,000 glove, has a sensor, has optic fibers, - The Power of Glove 00:06
$10,000 glove, has a sensor, has optic fibers,
Our first product was a thing called the “band of the hand.” - The Power of Glove 00:08
Our first product was a thing called the “band of the hand.”...
DRUM SOUNDS - The Power of Glove 00:05
DRUM SOUNDS
And the prototype here shows you. - The Power of Glove 00:04
And the prototype here shows you.
And I had been working with them... I think for a little over a year. - The Power of Glove 00:05
And I had been working with them... I think for a little ove...
I’m Keith Robinson, - The Power of Glove 00:05
I’m Keith Robinson,
It was their first foray into the video game industry, - The Power of Glove 00:05
It was their first foray into the video game industry,
There really had been no such thing as video games before the early 70s. - The Power of Glove 00:06
There really had been no such thing as video games before th...
It wasn’t really until the mid-70s that Atari invented... - The Power of Glove 00:05
It wasn’t really until the mid-70s that Atari invented...
The “Video Computer System.” - The Power of Glove 00:10
The “Video Computer System.”
And Mattel being the biggest toy company in the world, - The Power of Glove 00:24
And Mattel being the biggest toy company in the world,
Here’s a $300 electronic unit. - The Power of Glove 00:05
Here’s a $300 electronic unit.