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James Dean grows old in new financial spot
South African agency King James resurrects James Dean (with the help of an actor who trained for months and wore heaps of prosthetics and was always filmed in soft focus without close-ups) in this spot for financial-services company Allan Gray. The ad considers what Dean would have done if he'd been "given more time," a worthy question that unfortunately ties back only tenuously to the services Allan Gray provides. The agency pulled out all the stops, even using a replica 550 RSK Porsche Spyder, one of only two available, to shoot the accident scene. Still, any speculation on Dean's life that doesn't see him in rehab for something is idle fantasy. See also: |
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September 17, 2009 in Africa, Allan Gray, Celebrity endorsements, Kiefaber, King James | Permalink |
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I think this is much more morbid "resurrection" of a dead celebrity than Orville or the Colonel. Dean DID die in that accident so it makes it a little creepy that they use him this way. Especially since the brand tie-in sucked too.
Posted by: QD Adguy | Sep 17, 2009 10:36:11 AM
and even more weird was that the actor underwent facial re-construction surgery to look more like James Dean.
Posted by: frakie | Sep 18, 2009 10:58:31 AM
Too bad James Dean was gay so this is even further from reality.
Posted by: Fact | Sep 18, 2009 11:10:26 AM
soundalike?
dan quayle....they should have gotten him....
Posted by: MATOS | Sep 19, 2009 6:30:46 PM
