Best Fictional Character Car Spokesperson
Someone posted that they should put Harry Potter in a Subaru Tribeca to spur sales, Crocodile Dundee has been used, so it gave me an idea to have a little fun.
Which memorable movie character would you use to try and sell which car? And don't restrict yourselves to current movies. What could you sell using Rhett Butler(Clark Gable) from Gone With The Wind, or Randle Patrick McMurphy(Jack Nicholson) from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest??
Only reminder I want to give is to keep it clean. I KNOW it could be very funny to use references to certain types of films, but we can't do that, and let's NOT go there. Other than that, let's have at it.
Would Indiana Jones sell you on Land Rover??
Of course, to be funny, the commercial would have to have Indiana negotiating all the perils of modern life that a Land Rover could save you from... like getting through construction zones, picking up kids at school, etc :P
Which memorable movie character would you use to try and sell which car? And don't restrict yourselves to current movies. What could you sell using Rhett Butler(Clark Gable) from Gone With The Wind, or Randle Patrick McMurphy(Jack Nicholson) from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest??
Only reminder I want to give is to keep it clean. I KNOW it could be very funny to use references to certain types of films, but we can't do that, and let's NOT go there. Other than that, let's have at it.
Would Indiana Jones sell you on Land Rover??
Of course, to be funny, the commercial would have to have Indiana negotiating all the perils of modern life that a Land Rover could save you from... like getting through construction zones, picking up kids at school, etc :P
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Don't know his character's name.... but, I'm pretty sure it isn't Captain Kirk..
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Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
About 03, at the local autoshow, they had a cardboard cutout of Joe Isuzu at the Isuzu stand, trying to get people to look at the VehiCross.
He put Isuzu(briefly) on th emap, so-to-speak, for sales.
OK, how about Sarah Connor from the Terminator pushing the Prius or some other hybrid!
The "Dukes of Hazards" for the new Charger. Hey, it would be a move up-marker from the "its got a hemi" guys and their trashed Duster (I think that used to be my car, and I want it back).
Maybe an ad showing him getting off the Enterprise back on Earth, and getting into his 2504 Ford Mustang. "It's...got...plenty of...POWER!"
Could use the old standard of having him say Hyundai with a butchered pronunciation...hehe
I know he drove one as part of disguise... and it wound up in a swimming pool I believe...LOL
The tagline was "it's bigger on the inside than on the outside."
(if you're a sci-fi dork, you get it)
Thought I saw a Ford commercial in recent years with a Steve McQueen (Bullit) look-a-like. Would have this guy do the commcercial for this hoped-for latest Bullit version. Have been away from Ford for quite a while, but I would probably be very interested in this one if they made it.
Think that McQueen had experience in race-car driving in organized competition.
Although, they seem to have done well enough without him. :P
I think there were 2 of those ads, one that featured a Bond-girl-type in scuba gear I seem to recall...
Through the magic of CGI, that was Steve McQueen driving the new Mustang in those ads.
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One of "Mr. Bean's" real cars is a Maclaren F1. 0-60MPH in 3.2 seconds, and a top end of 232MPH.
It uses a BMW V12 with 627HP@7200RPM and 479 lb/ft@5600RPM. I guess Rowan is a major car freak, and can afford the stratospheric prices too.
Rocky
Yeah Ed O'neil would be a good spokesmouth for dodge if done in a humourous fashion. :shades:
Rocky
There is a guy that looks and talks kinda like Bundy doing a commercial on tv. Think it is a loan company. He is member of golf course, shown on rider mower doing lawn, does barbeque, etc. and complains about being in debt up to his eye balls. He would be good spokesperson for bland Ford 500 or Dodge minivan.
Would swear that Married with Children had a live audience. Vast majority of so-called comedies on tv are not, are dreadful and need laugh track recordings to try and make tv audience think that show is funny.
Married was a genuinely funny show - for guys. Wife did not like it, think that many women did not like it.
Rocky
Yes, "Married, With Children" was filmed live. I attended the filming of an episode back when I still lived in SoCal. Was one of the last episodes that neighbor "Steve" was in.
As opposed to being filmed dead?
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Rocky
Which cars would you have the following characters sell?
Cody Jarret (James Cagney) from White Heat, memorable line: Top of the world Ma!
Inspector Harry Callahan, Go ahead... make my day
What the heck is Top of the World Ma ? Is that a silent film ? :surprise:
Go ahead... make my day - Was that a onstage play back in Wyatt Earp times ? :surprise:
Rocky
Oh anything with air holes in the trunk.
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Actually, for Dirty Harry I'm kind of thinking of one of the displacement on demand vehicles. He could pull up at a stop light, look over at the driver of the vehicle next to him and say...
I know what you're thinking. Is he running on all 8 cylinders or only four? Are you feeling lucky punk?
Cody Jarret (James Cagney) from White Heat, memorable line: Top of the world Ma!
Inspector Harry Callahan, Go ahead... make my day."
Jarret would have a Caddy...something big. Arguably the same model that Tony Montana ("Say hello to my little friend!") would pitch...
Callahan...no question...Ford Crown Vic. Not pretty, but functional and damn tough.
How about Wiley E. Coyote for Yugo
The Road Runner for the new Bugatti
Elmer Fudd for whatever Cheney drives.
Speed Racer for Corvette, or better yet racer 'X'.
Matt Dillon for anything Dodge.
Thurston Howell III for Cadillac.
Jack Benny for Chery.
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How about Tony Soprano for the Escalade? He drives one in the HBO show. Silvio Dante has a Seville STS and Paulie Walnuts is alternately seen in an Eldorado and a DeVille. Phil Leotardo has a very tacky Lincoln Town Car. Tony B. was seen in a big 1975-76 Eldorado convertible.
"I'm hunting wabbit."
Was that Marcy's first or second husband? Every character and casted actor, including dog, was excellent. Writing was superb. Think they started running out of steam in last year. Wonder if anybody is selling DVD sets by year.
To keep this message on-topic, think that Marcy Darcy could do Mercedes commercials. Kelly could do Mustang convertible (with white interior) commercials. Thunderbird would be better, but not in production now.
And it was a fantastic show, it still just cracks me up.
I think Steve Rhodes had a MB named 'Klaus' - I am pretty sure I remember something about 3 series BMWs, and by the time Jefferson D'Arcy was around, they might have had a MB SL.
In an early episode, Peggy has her own car - a Pinto. There was an episode with the Bundys and a new ca. 1988 Mustang convert, too.
I remember Kelly doing an ad for the Allante.
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For real people, Jay Leno or Michael Jordan would be fantastic spokespersons for Bugatti. Both could afford and like cars.
But, Bugatti really doesn't need hyping. There are people lined up to get one and Bugatti is supposedly (according to WSJ) very choosy about who they will "let" buy the car. Has to be a car guy (person).