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The Brad Pitt Commercial You Won't See In America
Posted on Fri Dec 12, 2008 12:55 PM PDT
While big time movie stars rarely appear in TV ads in the US, anyone who's seen Lost In Translation knows stars can score a big pay day by doing commercials abroad.
That's just what Brad Pitt is doing here, playing a bumbling tourist in this spot for a Japanese mobile phone company.
He pushes a broken down car, is nearly run-over by a group of bicyclists and uses his camera phone to take a picture of... well just watch the video and see.
This adorable spot is apparently a take off of the 1950s French film, Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot and was directed by Wes Anderson.
Brad has done several commercials for the Japanese company, and the company spokesperson Naoki Nakayama tells Us magazine: "It is a pleasure to have him as part of the Softbank company, and we look forward to premiering the new commercial, along with our new season of phones, this winter."
We love it!
Do you think more stars should do commercials?
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Comments
The Japanese dig our castoffs that's why Britney's in Japan.
What a dweeb! Anything for money......
I hate actors who sell out... souls, body or face. Pitt, you're a commercial whore.
Sell out? No,Brad's smart. Getting all the money he can! Why call him a sell out?
yeaaaaaaaaaah "je suis une poupée de cire, une poupée de son lalalalalala..." what a beautiful french song from the 60's!!!! I don't really care about the "money question" the French theme is a great idea!!! vive la france!
What an ass-hanky.
Jeessusss...he is definitely a piece of money grabbing shit now. "Oh, Ange, we only have millions...I MUST do this advertisement".
any excuse to get away from angie and the 6 kids
the song is "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" de France Gall
Very funny and nice commercial
Good for Brad!!!