Adam previously talked about the American
Express "My Life. My Card." commercial from and starring director M. Night Shymalan. Another
critically-praised director has now joined the campaign. Wes Anderson, director of movies like Rushmore and The Life Aquatic, has created his own commercial. Instead of being
a straight-forward spot about, well, anything, it's very Anderson-ey. If you've watched his movies you'll know what I
mean. Anderson is on the set of a movie (starring Rushmore's Jason Schwartzman, no less) and deals with all
the issues that might come up while making a movie, including a small budget problem he solves matter of factly with
his American Express card. Catch the spot on YouTube.
[Via Cinematical]
Wes Anderson's American Express commercial
Reader Comments
(Page 2)22. Can anyone tell me what classical music air is played in this commercial please? Nice music. Thanks.
Posted at 7:25PM on May 14th 2006 by William Blestero
23. this is an ad targeted for those who enjoy quick,cynical, and witty dialogue. very hollywood and very wes anderson. i personally loved it. . .i only wish his movies were this entertaining.
yes . . .wes anderson is much better than his movies unfortunately. this and the adidas "hello tomorow" ad (directed by spike jonze) are probably the best commercials filmed thus far. . . .
if you didnt get it . . you werent supposed to, im afraid. . . .
Posted at 11:56PM on Jun 4th 2006 by david
24. I thought Wes Anderson had some integrity... doesn't he make enough money without compromising his entire being by whoring himself out to AMEX? Boo-hoo... shame on you Wes, shame on you
Posted at 8:23AM on Oct 20th 2007 by David Griffiths
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21. Well, I loved it. I totally fell for the cheasy open and thought "Man, I got ripped waiting for that to download! Wes Anderson?! Bottlerockets was a great movie!"
Then I got totally blown away. Watched it twice with glee. I think that's honestly, one of the most impressive pieces of advertising/entertainment I've ever seen (and I've been in the business for 13 years now more or less).
Posted at 3:30AM on May 5th 2006 by OnTh'Ianternet