Citroën Saxo - Presenter (1996, France)

An ad clearly conceived in The Mask's wake, which in response to the usual showy car advert demonstrates the Citroën Saxo's capabilities by applying eldritch cartoon logic to live action. Directed by Canadian VFX pioneer Steve "Spaz" Williams at Premiere Heure.
SOUNDTRACK: The Diamonds - The Stroll

[@gionnijohnson408]

the CGI for this commercial is PHENOMENAL, it kinda reminds me of the CGI from Jim Carrey's The Mask movie!

[@MIGUELDELLVALLE06-jv1sw]

Or Who framed Roger rabbit.

[@gionnijohnson408]

@@MIGUELDELLVALLE06-jv1sw true.

[@ekhsonekhromov]

Dizikddididisj

[@corbinarmstrong7419]

That's because the guy who directed this ad (Steve "spaz" Williams) worked at industrial light & magic. He worked on films like terminator 2, jurassic park and the mask. (He was also nominated for an Oscar for best visual effects for mask. But lost to Forest Gump. Another film ILM did VFX for.)

[@myzellpatty8604]

I Thought that, too.

[@llama3856]

Why were 90s & 00s commercials so wacky like this? 😂

[@pampadey2399]

😂❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😢😢😢😢😢😢😮😮😮😮😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@thenamelessone8143]

The marketing department was ahead of its time 💀

[@17raysplays29]

Why is The Mask selling me a French car?

[@tino9117]

I think this was the test footage for unproduced the Mask 2

[@rodrigocoockiemonster4460]

Loved it! Would watch a whole series like this

[@stephenpaul7499]

Oh so this is where Harry & Paul get their inspiration from.

[@HankMFWimbleton]

pulls out a comically oversized hammer from my suit

[@funnybaby234]

The actor in the commerical is handsome as shit

[@BloxxterT]

The guy who can only defeat Roger Rabbit

[@dinamita2024-x7m]

true

[@newbeginning3568]

Hi @TheHallofAdvertising do you have seaworld ice cream one anymore??

[@carmencalderon5511]

The thumbnail:👀♨️😯

[@SmartEnt-Spiral]

Oh woah

[@rogerswift1983]

I'm stumped as to what movie was the inspiration for this

[@angosalvo5734]

Yeah that's very hard to guess!!

[@funnybaby234]

Gonna ruin it for you guys its
" The mask " movie

[@toshiehijikatamoeyokenfan9991]

Who’s the actor in the commercial

[@Trainboy452]

We all know the real live action cartoon character is Jim Carrey.

[@officialtjb246]

0:19 The new troll face!

[@AIOctober]

I get that they used the music they did because 50's kitsch and all, but the juxtaposition between the wacky, in-your-face action and the stompy, sludgy melting-Elvis drone of the music definitely nakes this feel way weirder than it is.
Also, certainly a disturbing thumbnail for the ages there!

[@CollinTheAnimator3000]

I have nothing to say about this commercial except what was he looking at in the thumbnail ol the mask Imposter

[@tino9117]

I think this was test footage for the unproduced Mask 2

[@jakubch.6324]

Looks like every Japanese ad 😂

[@viviennetovich7465]

weird how the subtitles are half correct

[@rodrigocoockiemonster4460]

Half correct? What does the original actually say then?

[@marklopez7775]

English:
This is my first favorite Citröen television commercial.
French:
C’est ma première publicité télévisée préférée de Citröen.

[@sophietoon3113]

Roger Rabbit effects.

[@ethan.aproductions5159]

You mean The Mask & Inspector Gadget (Live Action) effects?

[@sophietoon3113]

@@ethan.aproductions5159 Yes.

[@rodrigocoockiemonster4460]

@@ethan.aproductions5159
Have you not seen "Who framed Roger Rabbit"?

[@ethan.aproductions5159]

@@rodrigocoockiemonster4460 I've seen clips of it on UA-cam.

[@rodrigocoockiemonster4460]

@@ethan.aproductions5159
I recommend it a lot, it's a great movie

[@andagi1920]

Noo way bruh... they really made the goofy ah commercial

[@LazarheaD]

Hey, babe momma!

[@LegendaryDragonYTP]

Drake’s got some competition

[@javianwilliams7463]

Alright, who gave the French people a shot of US weirdness drink?

[@toshiehijikatamoeyokenfan9991]

0:08-0:10
& 0:11

[@jamesrogers8527]

The Marsk

[@rahmadiadhya3945]

?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

[@adhemarhelamanescobaryugar3726]

The mask parody french 💀

[@vaporwavepepsiman]

am i high

[@AfricanbeautyMy]

For

[@BryanSteacy]

Wow, that was awful ha

[@rodrigocoockiemonster4460]

Aw, just like you!

[@theluangamingLOL]

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