Heaven’s Gate Nike Dunk SB Laid to Rest
Posted by Nick Engvall | Nov 6, 2008|
The Heaven’s Gate Nike Dunk SB was rumored to drop in August of this year. Inspired by the Heaven’s Gate religious cult that was headed up by Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles. The cult resulted in 38 dead bodies found in a mansion in San Diego, CA on March 26, 1997. All of which were rocking brand new Nike Cortez at the time of the suicides, dressed in black and white uniforms, and covered with a single purple cloth. Nike decided not to proceed on the project, most likely because it’s a little on the controversial side, or maybe because the colorway, like the cult’s followers, might have been a little too crazy for the Heaven’s Gate uniforms. Available on eBay now for $3000. Info thanks to The ShoeGame/Wikipedia. |
Heaven’s Gate Nike Dunk Sample
Nov 6, 2008 at 6:48 pm
These are dope tho
Nov 6, 2008 at 6:48 pm
That is weird that Nike would do a shoe for this. I remember this vividly and it definitely an event in history deserving of a shoe.
Nov 6, 2008 at 6:50 pm
thats stupid to make a shoe out of thats a horrible event and should not have a shoe made for it!!!
Nov 6, 2008 at 6:50 pm
Sorry,
That is weird that Nike would do a shoe for this. I remember this vividly and it definitely is not an event in history deserving of a shoe.
Nov 6, 2008 at 6:54 pm
The colorway is flawless! A little bit of purple goes a loooong way.. Ask the Dinosaur Jr.’s, but they should release these without the ‘Heaven’s Gate’ title.
Nov 6, 2008 at 7:01 pm
these are pretty wet, but I see why Nike wnt put em on
Nov 6, 2008 at 7:01 pm
RELEASE THESE!!!!!!
Nov 6, 2008 at 7:02 pm
these would be some boss shoes if they didnt have them for that reason cults are not to be celebrated we need some Barack Obama dunks and forces
Nov 6, 2008 at 7:04 pm
WTF was Nike thinking? Do they come up with colorways and paint these bs stories behind the creation to create a buzz….hmmm, makes sense don’t it?…now make dollars
Nov 6, 2008 at 7:05 pm
Like damn these shoes are sweet !
These should of been a realease
DEFINITELY !
Nov 6, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Jerronimo,
Definitely all about the buzz. Pretty lame way to make money on this one to say the least. Imagine if they were the PlayStation Dunks.
Nov 6, 2008 at 7:13 pm
and this news is on the front page why?
this was news months ago…
Nov 6, 2008 at 7:18 pm
I remember hearing about these a little while ago, but I didn’t think it was true. The colorway is nice, but the inspiration is in bad taste.
Nov 6, 2008 at 7:24 pm
oh I GET IT nike did it because they were ll found in nike sneakers. I think this is a silly idea
Nov 6, 2008 at 7:29 pm
WTFFFFF i been waiting for these to release for like a couple months now, but i neva new the story behind em i thought they were ust for heavens gate
Nov 6, 2008 at 7:34 pm
Now really how stupid of an idea was this.
but at least i got a history lesson from it.
i definitely did research on it and ……
damn people believe anything.
but these would be hot but using that as a buzz wouldn’t be the smartest idea.
Nov 6, 2008 at 7:42 pm
i would still rock these are nice man really nice haha just dumb that they would use that piece of history to represent the shoe.
Nov 6, 2008 at 7:43 pm
these are fresh to death
Nov 6, 2008 at 7:43 pm
these are cool but too controversial lol
Nov 6, 2008 at 7:58 pm
Release these!
Nike isn’t stupid enough to dub these the “heaven’s gate nike dunks”, but when they are released with no name, the people will tag them with that name on their own. It is inevitable.
(then again, by the decisions coming out of JB recently, i wouldn’t doubt if JB was stupid enough to give a name like that to a pair of hybrids etc — maybe the Ray Carruth 6-Rings, or the Jennifer Hudson dead family fusion III. Flight club would make a ‘KILLING’ off those)
Nov 6, 2008 at 8:07 pm
I just read the whole Wikipedia page on this cult and it wowed me!I bet Applegate must be pissed to find out that no UFO spaceship really exist behind the moon and that he has to lie down in his grave until JUDGEMENT DAY !!! Well at least him and his followers had on Nike when they drunk the Life taking Purple Potion
Nov 6, 2008 at 8:44 pm
These janks are nice, its def contriversal but isn’t Nike known for that? They def should but realeased tho with or without the name, I don’t know if I would want somthin that symbolizes thid in my closet tho…yeah I know my comment is kinda scitso or however its spelled
Nov 6, 2008 at 9:17 pm
Controversy sells… Nike is too big of a monopoly to go under over ONE shoe. I say go ahead with the release… DOPE
Nov 6, 2008 at 9:18 pm
Naww that’s FOUL they made the right choice not to release these. I remember when this happen i would not be the rocking a pair of kicks the was made after something that tragic.
Nov 6, 2008 at 9:34 pm
lol man who cares….lol tell em to release these and stop bein babies bout the origin
and right after they release em they need to release a dr. kavorkian (Spell check) sb lol
=D
no seriously tho
these are goregous
Nov 6, 2008 at 9:46 pm
Wow those are some of the hottest dunks I’ve seen this year hope these get released.
Nov 6, 2008 at 9:47 pm
dese are dope sad story but nike should release these asap
Nov 6, 2008 at 10:06 pm
wtf these are FIRE drop these nike just drop that dumb name and drop these asap. These would go hard with aqua laces!
Nov 6, 2008 at 10:23 pm
wow siiiiiiick kill that name and just release these easy copp for me.
Nov 6, 2008 at 10:28 pm
I still hope something is done for a potential release.
Nov 6, 2008 at 10:40 pm
Kicks are dope! I remember that ish frm 97 crazy stuff!
Nov 6, 2008 at 10:40 pm
Someone said ‘Fresh to Death’.. Pun intended haha
Nov 6, 2008 at 11:31 pm
those are hot tho…
Nov 6, 2008 at 11:45 pm
brennan you are funnay! lol
hahahaha
Nov 7, 2008 at 1:09 am
Dead Stock
Nov 7, 2008 at 1:15 am
These nicknames shoes get don’t come from nowhere you know…this was very much on the designer’s mind
Nov 7, 2008 at 1:42 am
knowing the story now, i dont think i’ll be buying these, just too creepy, it’s like supporting the event, imo
they dont really appeal to me as much any way
Nov 7, 2008 at 7:38 am
This is all rididculous! Nike doesn’t come up with the names for all these SBs. That’s not to say that specific events, people, places etc. influence the creation of the shoes, but do you really think a sneaker company could legally release it’s product with official trademarked names and get away with it without offering compensation? This could easily be a “The ARTIST FORMALLY KNOWN AS” Dunk SB. Why Heaven’s Gate?
Nov 7, 2008 at 7:49 am
This idea is obviously tasteless…glad they canned it.
With that being said I’d love to get a high SB where the primary color is purple…
Nov 7, 2008 at 8:06 am
i was wondering what the hell happened to these..
it is kind of a tasteless idea but they still wouldve been sexy on my feet -_-
Nov 7, 2008 at 8:50 am
IF NIKE DONATED THE MONEY MADE OFF OF THESE SHOES TO THE FAMILIES OR SOME OTHER CHARITY THEN IT WOULD BE OKAY IN MY OPINION OTHER THAN THAT THIS WOULD BE I SILLY IDEA TO MAKE A PROFIT OFF OF SOMETHING SO TRAGIC!
Nov 7, 2008 at 9:25 am
ONE OF THE DOPEST SHOES IN A LONG TIME… RELEASE PLEASE!!!
Nov 7, 2008 at 9:49 am
theshoegame.com has way better picss
Nov 7, 2008 at 10:33 am
ballsy
Nov 7, 2008 at 5:03 pm
who’s the @$$#013 sellin these for 3000.00 dollars. This guy needs to get over himself. I really dislike oppurtunist like this guy, gumsoles. Good luck finding a sucker to pay 3 G’s.
Nov 7, 2008 at 7:11 pm
**Totally tasteless.** I remember when that HG suicide was discovered. It was awful. I might have boycotted Nike for a year if this were to release with the HG name.
It’s too bad, because those were nice looking Dunks. If they release it with a different name, people will still call them the HG Dunks.
Anyway, if Nike was to do it right, shouldn’t it have been a colorway for Cortez instead???
Nov 7, 2008 at 8:42 pm
“the purple people eaters”, “the grape apes”, “the color purple” Kizzy SB Highs,
Nov 7, 2008 at 11:14 pm
yea these are dope but not tasteful.
Nov 8, 2008 at 1:41 am
hmm…it doesnt matter if they drop these or not they not that crazy but y wud nike make kicks 4 such a weird story its creepy
Nov 8, 2008 at 1:31 pm
just rename em and release em haha.. These are dope
Nov 8, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Rename the shoes and put them out. Call’em the blurples for all I care but don’t kill’em off.
Nov 9, 2008 at 12:10 am
wattt the heckkkk y r they 3000 dollars
Nov 9, 2008 at 10:06 am
this is like making a shoe for hitlar
Nov 9, 2008 at 10:06 am
HITLAAAA
(it wont let me say da real name)
hit
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Nov 9, 2008 at 11:37 am
Man these are dope but they should make some jena 6 or sean bell or obama sneakers
Nov 9, 2008 at 10:36 pm
dese are a definitely cop
Nov 10, 2008 at 12:16 am
these are ugly
Nov 10, 2008 at 8:22 pm
nice but wouldnt pay 3000
Nov 11, 2008 at 12:29 pm
thats realie weird to make a shoe about that ?? but they are hott
Nov 11, 2008 at 8:58 pm
i would pay 3000
Jun 15, 2009 at 10:17 pm
who cares just make the dang shoe