 Wesley Snipes (qv) character, Shadow, purchases a stack of  John Coltrane (qv) CDs with an American Express card. When he  shows his American Express card he smiles and says: "American  Express. Gold card, pow. Been a member since 1989". In 1989, Snipes  had another encounter with the American Express credit card, in the  movie _Major League (1989)_ (qv). Snipes character, Willie Hayes,  acts in a commercial for American Express in which he slides into  home saying "American Express, dont steal home without it".