Famous Actors doing commercials/ads on tv

Riddle101 · 12-03-2016 07:32PM #1

I noticed a surge of ads on tv recently with famous actors involved. There's the one with Harvey Keitel playing his character from Pulp Fiction "Winston Wolfe" and he's promoting Direct Line. Then you have Arnold Schwarzenegger doing an ad for this mobile app game called Mobile Strike, and Christoph Waltz is doing this ad for another mobile app game called Clash of Clans.

Anyway it got me thinking. Why do famous actors go in for this type of thing? What's their purpose for doing ads/commercials on tv? I mean is it a money thing, or are they just trying to get a job? Because it seems to me that they would have no problem getting a role in a new movie or something, and they don't strike me as being skint.

I don't know, it just rubs me the wrong way for some reason. It feels like shameless self promoting to me, or actors selling themselves out or something.

Mister Vain · 12-03-2016 07:34PM

It's another job.
More money.
For the craic.

Migrant Worker · 12-03-2016 07:34PM

Blew all their money on coke and whores and now need some cash.

Kylo Ren · 12-03-2016 07:35PM

Yeah, it just makes no sense.

Why make x amount of dollars doing 30 seconds of work when you could do a film for 3-6 months for x amount.

gifted · 12-03-2016 07:36PM

Van damme dude ....doing an advert for some beer...better off if he sued the plastic surgeon...:D

NATLOR · 12-03-2016 07:47PM

Stallone doing a bread ad takes the biscuit (or should that be the sandwich

)

razorblunt · 12-03-2016 07:54PM

If that Clooney coffee ad could make love to itself, it would.

Lights On · 12-03-2016 07:55PM

It's money for old rope

The flying mouse · 12-03-2016 08:05PM

As said above it's easy money for a couple of hours work. The reason they're chosen is to give a distinctive voice to the client's campaign, there's an added bonus if people recognise the particular voice but even if they don't you get that reassurance of a voice that feels familiar even if you don't know why.

bnt · 12-03-2016 08:14PM

It's not a new thing, in general, but it is relatively new in UK & Ireland, it seems. US actors have been doing commercials in Japan for years. See here for examples & pictures.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvTfNMmZV8c

maudgonner · 12-03-2016 08:48PM

razorblunt wrote: »

If that Clooney coffee ad could make love to itself, it would.

They are shockin smug, but in fairness I believe most of his fee goes to the charities he works with in South Sudan.

Doesn't make the ads any less annoying though.

retalivity · 12-03-2016 08:50PM

DAOWNLOAD NAWH FROM DA AHPP STOHRE!!!

razorblunt · 12-03-2016 09:02PM

maudgonner wrote: »

They are shockin smug, but in fairness I believe most of his fee goes to the charities he works with in South Sudan.

Doesn't make the ads any less annoying though.

Yeah, I have no problem with the fees or them doing it. I mean, it's alot of money for, what, half a days work at a time? More power to them.

Captain Chaos · 12-03-2016 09:05PM

Arne doing the Mobile Strike ads.... they are just terrible,

valoren · 13-03-2016 02:40PM

What did Lawrence Olivier say about taking roles that were low on quality but paid handsomely?

"They drove a dump truck full of money up to my house! I'm not made of stone!"*

* Money, dear boy.

lertsnim · 13-03-2016 03:16PM

Riddle101 wrote: »

I noticed a surge of ads on tv recently with famous actors involved. There's the one with Harvey Keitel playing his character from Pulp Fiction "Winston Wolfe" and he's promoting Direct Line. Then you have Arnold Schwarzenegger doing an ad for this mobile app game called Mobile Strike, and Christoph Waltz is doing this ad for another mobile app game called Clash of Clans.

Anyway it got me thinking. Why do famous actors go in for this type of thing? What's their purpose for doing ads/commercials on tv? I mean is it a money thing, or are they just trying to get a job? Because it seems to me that they would have no problem getting a role in a new movie or something, and they don't strike me as being skint.

I don't know, it just rubs me the wrong way for some reason. It feels like shameless self promoting to me, or actors selling themselves out or something.

Mariah Carey earned a 7 figure sum for promoting that Game of War app. Easy money would be why they do it

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-06-12-mariah-carey-signs-seven-figure-deal-to-promote-free-to-play-game-of-war-app

AnonoBoy · 13-03-2016 03:18PM

As Michael Caine said about Jaws IV - "I have never seen it, but by all accounts it is terrible. However, I have seen the house that it built, and it is terrific."

McChubbin · 13-03-2016 05:00PM

gifted wrote: »

Van damme dude ....doing an advert for some beer...better off if he sued the plastic surgeon...:D

Yes, because talking nipples is a medical issue...:D

branie2 · 13-03-2016 11:46PM

In her modelling days when she was younger, Cameron Diaz starred in an ad for Nivea Sun

rubadub · 14-03-2016 12:18AM

branie2 wrote: »

In her modelling days when she was younger, Cameron Diaz starred in an ad for Nivea Sun

and she was in a softcore bondage porn film... Don't think she is that concerned about nivea ads.

Some of the japanese adverts are great.

Salvador Dali did some ads years back

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa2rwk-SlCo

KKkitty · 14-03-2016 01:28AM

Kevin Bacon got caught up in a pyramid scheme and has to do the EE commercials because his life savings were basically wiped out. Don't know about the other celebs though.

Vic_08 · 14-03-2016 01:41AM

rubadub wrote: »

and she was in a softcore bondage porn film... Don't think she is that concerned about nivea ads.

Salvador Dali did some ads years back

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa2rwk-SlCo

Thumbs up on the two facts you chose to share.

Thumbs down on the choice of clip from those two facts.

Pat Mustard · 14-03-2016 02:55AM

razorblunt wrote: »

If that Clooney coffee ad could make love to itself, it would.

What else

fergiesfolly · 14-03-2016 07:56AM

Pat Mustard wrote: »

What else

Double what else

syklops · 14-03-2016 08:34AM

Captain Chaos wrote: »

Arne doing the Mobile Strike ads.... they are just terrible,

The game is terrible. Another in a new spate of so called strategy games which require zero strategy or even thinking. All these tool tips tell you what to do and you just keep doing what your told until you:

A: Get to a level where you have to wait a day for your next Upgrade and then get prompted to pay $$$ to speed up the upgrade

Or

B: Delete the sodding thing.

When I was about 12 a friend gave me a disc with Dune on it. No manual, no internet to find tactics, guides or even cheats. Spent months learning how to play. Loved that game.

ceadaoin. · 14-03-2016 08:44AM

Suntory time!

The worst is Johnny depp advertising that aftershave. In normal life he looks like he smells bad. Not the most hygienic perhaps. He wouldn't be my first choice. And the ads themselves are bizarre.

Don't blame the celebrities for taking the cash but do they really help to sell the product?

Punkyblip · 14-03-2016 09:08AM

Harvey Keitel advertising direct line for me was a disaster, he was useless in the advert. His acting skills just disappeared. Must have a big monthly alimony outgoings he needs to fund or something to stoop to that level.

I would like to see Quagmire from Family Guy in an advert for Ann Summers.

ceadaoin. · 14-03-2016 09:16AM

Punkyblip wrote: »

Harvey Keitel advertising direct line for me was a disaster, he was useless in the advert. His acting skills just disappeared. Must have a big monthly alimony outgoings he needs to fund or something to stoop to that level.

I would like to see Quagmire from Family Guy in an advert for Ann Summers.

I haven't seen those ads but Harvey keitel is in an ad for Mini Cooper cars here at the moment too. It's obviously a bit more prestigious than direct line but he really must need the money!

Hercule Poirot · 14-03-2016 09:21AM

Maybe they really like these products and want to share this with the entire world?

Ye are all so quick so judge....shame on you!

Punkyblip · 14-03-2016 09:23AM

Hercule Poirot wrote: »

Maybe they really like these products and want to share this with the entire world?

Ye are all so quick so judge....shame on you!

Says the guy being paid to advertise Agatha Christie

Hercule Poirot · 14-03-2016 09:28AM

Punkyblip wrote: »

Says the guy being paid to advertise Agatha Christie

I don't need to be paid to advertise Agatha Christie, everybody knows that she is a world renowned author whose work has drifted wonderfully into the modern era as even today people are fascinated by her ability to weave intriguing webs and dastardly plots together with characters that simply delight and enthrall the casual reader. :pac:

Famous Actors doing commercials/ads on tv

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