It blows my mind that Matthew Broderick released a teaser for commercial (A TEASER FOR A F*CKING COMMERCIAL!) in which he reprises his role as Ferris Bueller sorta, and it actually succeeded in getting people excited. Honda released the Todd Phillips-directed spot online (which you can watch blow), and now both “Matthew Broderick” and “Ferris Bueller” are trending topics on Twitter. Because when a B-list actor makes an elaborate attempt to simply remind you of a film we all saw 25 years ago, the internet goes crazy for it, even if it was just a transparent attempt to sell you minivans. God I hate my generation.
Ooh, I love nostalgia-based commercials. Tell me, can this vehicle transport me to my idealized youth?
Oh, and apparently there are some hidden references (“Easter Eggs”) in the video:
1. The name on the Bluetooth screen is Grace (Rooney’s secretary) (0:54)
2. There is a guy in a trench coat playing clarinet (1:00)
3. The flower delivery guy is a reference to a famous scene in the movie (0:57)
“We hid some references in your reference to make it more reference-y.”
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Todd Phillips wanted Jeffrey Jones to play the agent, but Honda didn’t want a pedophile associated with their brand. A guy who fucks horses, sure, but no kid-fuckers allowed.
There are no typo’s in this post.
This commercial is ridiculous seeing as a 50 year old man made a big deal of calling out of work sick. All he would have had to do is say he was getting his prostate checked and no one would have given him any shit, no need for the dramatics.
Are they implying the panda bear is the black parking lot attendant? Where’s Rev Al when I need him!?
Pffffffffffttttttttttttttt, call when this guy has Parkinson’s.
Ferris Bueller’s tranny name is Bro Derek.
Looked more like a blah day in the life of Matthew Broderick than anything overly Ferris Bueller nostalgic
I was going to note that they skipped the shower scene, but then they showed him with a towel on his head, and I understood why. If he looks like a post-menopausal lesbian while dressed in a robe and towel, I shudder to think what he resembles in greater detail.
Also, “Sometimes you gotta live a little” = scooting around town in a minivan? Definitely post-menopausal.
This gives me the same uncomfortable feeling as that guy at work that makes the same joke / pop culture reference from 20 years ago to every person that walks into the room as if it’s new. Every time. For a month.
The Carryover
Some guys just can’t handle nostalgia.
Cue a bunch of high school kids who weren’t even alive when the movie came out getting all “nostalgic.”
Really looking forward to Ralph Macchio’s Doritos ad, you guys. Hear that CGI Pat Morita looks amazing.
Of course it looks amazing. Serkis did the performance capture.
Meh, needs more Cameron.
Meh, needs more pedophilia. (*cough – Jeffrey Jones – cough*)
Next up: Drew Barrymore reprises her role as that little bald-headed kid from E.T. in an advertisement FOR MY DEEPEST, DARKEST DESIRES.
The 1998 Godzilla movie Broderick starred in was really just a metaphor for Jennifer Grey’s nose job.
Another “Easter egg:” picture of Broderick’s wife at 0:07.
+1
Next up: Ahnold gets white creamy stuff all over Alyssa Milano’s face, renames a troubled celebrity “Girl George”, shoots that baby deer, and kills Sully last!
Tune out, out
Tune out, out
Pay check-a check-a
And now we know what a fart truly looks like on film.
He’s always playing sick to get out of work, although he usually just says “Not now, I have a headache” and then scoots farther away from her in bed.
They should have done a quick shot of a cocked out Sloan going ass-to-ass in a room full of rowdy business men. I just imagine that was her life’s path.
I meant “coked out” but “cocked out” works too.
Ferris Bueller has metamorphosed into Louie Anderson.
Who is the old lesbian in the mom van?
Does this mean we’re going to get Michael Cera and Jonah Hill reprising their “Superbad” roles in 25 years as they try to get to their high school reunion?
Or Favreau and Vaugh reprising “Swingers”, but instead of going to Roscoes, they’ll be at a iHop marveling at the new Senior menu. “Ooh, potato pancakes, that is so money!” “WHAT? Eggs and honey? I don’t see that on the menu.”
Broderick wasn’t hiding from work, but rather from Irish authorities for causing another vehicular homicide.
No Broderick post is complete without someone bringing this up. Thank you.
What a bunch of losers getting excited about a car commercial featuring a character from the 80′s when they should be getting excited about pictures of guys who look like current celebrities slam dancing at concerts from the 80′s that we all wish we were at.
Was the Jon Stewart picture an attempt to sell me a vacuum cleaner? No? Then I stand by my original assessments of both.
Wow, I made it 16 seconds. It didn’t take nearly as long I thought to not give a fuck about this video.
This is actually how Broderick has started every day for the last twenty years, avoiding relevance at any cost.
A few points:
1) “Honda released the Todd Phillips-directed spot online (which you can watch blow)”
I see what you did there, and I approve.
2) Did Broderick slam his performance in Ferris Bueller? I think he did. Therefore, putz.
3) If there’s any justice, Yello at least made some moustache wax and pomade money of off this.