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Just as [[Repurposed Pop Song|a classic pop song can be repurposed into a commercial jingle]], so too can a well-loved movie be invoked in a commercial to sell product. And one very common way this can be done is to create a commercial that echoes or even presents itself as a sequel to that beloved film. |
Just as [[Repurposed Pop Song|a classic pop song can be repurposed into a commercial jingle]], so too can a well-loved movie be invoked in a commercial to sell product. And one very common way this can be done is to create a commercial that echoes or even presents itself as a sequel to that beloved film. |
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[[Super Bowl Special|Many are first (and often only) broadcast during the Super Bowl]] -- but then live forever on [[YouTube]]. |
[[Super Bowl Special|Many are first (and often only) broadcast during the Super Bowl]] -- but then live forever on [[YouTube]]. |
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Often takes the form of a [[Real Trailer, Fake Movie]]. |
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Note: When cited for a work "honored" by such a commercial, this counts as a [[Trivia Trope]] and should appear on the work's Trivia subpage. |
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** [[Matthew Broderick]] recreated key moments from the film in a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOiKj54ymBY two-and-a-half-minute megacommercial] for the Honda CR-V entitled "Matthew's Day Off", broadcast during the 2012 [[Super Bowl]]. |
** [[Matthew Broderick]] recreated key moments from the film in a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOiKj54ymBY two-and-a-half-minute megacommercial] for the Honda CR-V entitled "Matthew's Day Off", broadcast during the 2012 [[Super Bowl]]. |
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** In 2017, ''[[Stranger Things]]'' star Joe Keery [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=739t2RZqNpA recreated Ferris' climactic run home] for Domino's Pizza. Keep an eye out for a cameo by [[Alan Ruck]] as Cameron Frye. |
** In 2017, ''[[Stranger Things]]'' star Joe Keery [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=739t2RZqNpA recreated Ferris' climactic run home] for Domino's Pizza. Keep an eye out for a cameo by [[Alan Ruck]] as Cameron Frye. |
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** In 2020, Liftmaster [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iESH6sFdtY recreated |
** In 2020, Liftmaster [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iESH6sFdtY recreated an earlier scene from the film] to pitch its smart garage systems -- again with a cameo by Alan Ruck. |
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* In 2018, [[Macaulay Culkin]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lfHXKbsMLE recreated his role] in ''[[Home Alone]]'' for Google Assistant. |
* In 2018, [[Macaulay Culkin]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lfHXKbsMLE recreated his role] in ''[[Home Alone]]'' for Google Assistant. |
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* In 2019, [[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial|E.T.]] returned to visit his friend Elliott, now grown up with his own family, in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdgk3ERKdug a four-minute minifilm] to advertise Xfinity. |
* In 2019, [[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial|E.T.]] returned to visit his friend Elliott, now grown up with his own family, in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdgk3ERKdug a four-minute minifilm] to advertise Xfinity. |
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* [[Winona Ryder]] reprised her role as Kim Boggs from ''[[Edward Scissorhands]]'' in the 2021 commercial [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShTMb7nqTso "ScissorHandsFree"], the tale of Edward's son Edgar (played by [[Timothée Chalamet]]), and how a Cadillac LYRIQ with a self-driving feature brings him happiness. |
* [[Winona Ryder]] reprised her role as Kim Boggs from ''[[Edward Scissorhands]]'' in the 2021 commercial [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShTMb7nqTso "ScissorHandsFree"], the tale of Edward's son Edgar (played by [[Timothée Chalamet]]), and how a Cadillac LYRIQ with a self-driving feature brings him happiness. |
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* [[Mike Myers]] and [[Dana Carvey]] recreated ''[[Wayne's World]]'' |
* [[Mike Myers]] and [[Dana Carvey]] recreated ''[[Wayne's World]]'' in a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjGSUHZEYIY series of 2021 Super Bowl ads] for Uber Eats. |
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* In 2018, the American-born son of ''[[Crocodile Dundee]]'' visited Australia for the first time in ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsaq1XTsrxY Dundee: The Son of a Legend Returns Home]'', a Tourism Australia ad inspired by the film and presaged by a series of [[Real Trailer, Fake Movie|faux trailers designed to make it appear a ''Crocodile Dundee'' film sequel was in the works]]. |
* In 2018, the American-born son of ''[[Crocodile Dundee]]'' visited Australia for the first time in ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsaq1XTsrxY Dundee: The Son of a Legend Returns Home]'', a Tourism Australia ad inspired by the film and presaged by a series of [[Real Trailer, Fake Movie|faux trailers designed to make it appear a ''Crocodile Dundee'' film sequel was in the works]]. |
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{{quote|'''Brian''': Wait, hold on. This isn't a movie. |
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'''Chris''': No. |
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'''Brian''': It's a tourism ad for Australia.}} |
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* Bryan Cranston of ''[[Breaking Bad]]'' recreated Jack Nicholson's infamous turn in ''[[The Shining]]'' for a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6nFo59STzY 2020 Mountain Dew commercial]. |
* Bryan Cranston of ''[[Breaking Bad]]'' recreated Jack Nicholson's infamous turn in ''[[The Shining]]'' for a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6nFo59STzY 2020 Mountain Dew commercial]. |
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* Somehow, a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3qH4TKLP0c Jeep commercial] based on ''[[Groundhog Day]]'' and starring [[Bill Murray]] seems uncannily familiar. |
* Somehow, a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3qH4TKLP0c Jeep commercial] based on ''[[Groundhog Day]]'' and starring [[Bill Murray]] seems uncannily familiar. |
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* For the 2010 Super Bowl, HomeAway.com showed a trailer for a mini-movie follow-up |
* For the 2010 Super Bowl, HomeAway.com showed a trailer for a mini-movie follow-up to the ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation]]'' series called ''Hotel Hell Vacation'', with Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo reprising their respective roles of Clark and Ellen Griswold. The film can be viewed [https://web.archive.org/web/20100330201013/http://vacation.homeaway.com/ here]. |
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* In 2023 Bryan Cranston and other members of the cast of ''[[Breaking Bad]]'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMlemd6U24Y recreated the show] in a Super Bowl commercial for Popcorners snack chips. |
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* [[Lindsay Lohan]], [[Amanda Seyfried]], [[Lacey Chabert]], Daniel Franzese and Rajiv Surendra reprised their roles from ''[[Mean Girls]]'' for a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfX-brlBH18 2023 Walmart Black Friday ad]. |
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Latest revision as of 17:07, 7 December 2023
Just as a classic pop song can be repurposed into a commercial jingle, so too can a well-loved movie be invoked in a commercial to sell product. And one very common way this can be done is to create a commercial that echoes or even presents itself as a sequel to that beloved film.
Many are first (and often only) broadcast during the Super Bowl -- but then live forever on YouTube.
Often takes the form of a Real Trailer, Fake Movie.
Note: When cited for a work "honored" by such a commercial, this counts as a Trivia Trope and should appear on the work's Trivia subpage.
Examples of Classic Movie, Commercial Sequel include:
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off has had several:
- Matthew Broderick recreated key moments from the film in a two-and-a-half-minute megacommercial for the Honda CR-V entitled "Matthew's Day Off", broadcast during the 2012 Super Bowl.
- In 2017, Stranger Things star Joe Keery recreated Ferris' climactic run home for Domino's Pizza. Keep an eye out for a cameo by Alan Ruck as Cameron Frye.
- In 2020, Liftmaster recreated an earlier scene from the film to pitch its smart garage systems -- again with a cameo by Alan Ruck.
- In 2018, Macaulay Culkin recreated his role in Home Alone for Google Assistant.
- In 2019, E.T. returned to visit his friend Elliott, now grown up with his own family, in a four-minute minifilm to advertise Xfinity.
- Winona Ryder reprised her role as Kim Boggs from Edward Scissorhands in the 2021 commercial "ScissorHandsFree", the tale of Edward's son Edgar (played by Timothée Chalamet), and how a Cadillac LYRIQ with a self-driving feature brings him happiness.
- Mike Myers and Dana Carvey recreated Wayne's World in a series of 2021 Super Bowl ads for Uber Eats.
- In 2018, the American-born son of Crocodile Dundee visited Australia for the first time in Dundee: The Son of a Legend Returns Home, a Tourism Australia ad inspired by the film and presaged by a series of faux trailers designed to make it appear a Crocodile Dundee film sequel was in the works.
Brian: Wait, hold on. This isn't a movie. |
- Bryan Cranston of Breaking Bad recreated Jack Nicholson's infamous turn in The Shining for a 2020 Mountain Dew commercial.
- Somehow, a Jeep commercial based on Groundhog Day and starring Bill Murray seems uncannily familiar.
- For the 2010 Super Bowl, HomeAway.com showed a trailer for a mini-movie follow-up to the National Lampoon's Vacation series called Hotel Hell Vacation, with Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo reprising their respective roles of Clark and Ellen Griswold. The film can be viewed here.
- In 2023 Bryan Cranston and other members of the cast of Breaking Bad recreated the show in a Super Bowl commercial for Popcorners snack chips.
- Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried, Lacey Chabert, Daniel Franzese and Rajiv Surendra reprised their roles from Mean Girls for a 2023 Walmart Black Friday ad.