This spot introduces us to Dick in “see Dick run” remedial schoolbook fashion. We are informed that Dick spent way too much on his automobile insurance and “doesn’t have a nickel for the little things in life.”
As a result, we see Dick reusing dental floss, pouring milk from his cereal bowl back into the milk carton, washing his dishes and boxer shorts at the same time in the kitchen sink and buzz-sawing toilet paper rolls in half to get as many wipes as possible.
A voiceover advises that if Dick were smart he’d do what 20,000 drivers do every month–switch their insurance coverage to Eastwood, saving unnecessary expense. The v.o.’s parting shot: “Don’t be a Dick.”
The spot was directed by Theodore Melfi of Santa Monica-headquartered GARTNER for Ideaology Advertising, Marina del Rey, Calif.
Rich Carter and Don Block executive produced for GARTNER, with Sean Hobbs serving as producer. The DP was Mateo Londono.
The Ideaology team consisted of creative director/art director Dino Santilli, copywriter Cary Sacks and producer Janine Carlson.
Editor was Frank Effron of bicoastal Cut+Run, who also served as audio post mixer on the job. Colorist was Shannon Koczera of Match Frame, Burbank.
Principal actor was Richie Gibbs.
Utah Leaders and Locals Rally To Keep Sundance Film Festival In The State
With the 2025 Sundance Film Festival underway, Utah leaders, locals and longtime attendees are making a final push — one that could include paying millions of dollars — to keep the world-renowned film festival as its directors consider uprooting.
Thousands of festivalgoers affixed bright yellow stickers to their winter coats that read "Keep Sundance in Utah" in a last-ditch effort to convince festival leadership and state officials to keep it in Park City, its home of 41 years.
Gov. Spencer Cox said previously that Utah would not throw as much money at the festival as other states hoping to lure it away. Now his office is urging the Legislature to carve out $3 million for Sundance in the state budget, weeks before the independent film festival is expected to pick a home for the next decade.
It could retain a small presence in picturesque Park City and center itself in nearby Salt Lake City, or move to another finalist — Cincinnati, Ohio, or Boulder, Colorado — beginning in 2027.
"Sundance is Utah, and Utah is Sundance. You can't really separate those two," Cox said. "This is your home, and we desperately hope it will be your home forever."
Last year's festival generated about $132 million for the state of Utah, according to Sundance's 2024 economic impact report.
Festival Director Eugene Hernandez told reporters last week that they had not made a final decision. An announcement is expected this year by early spring.
Colorado is trying to further sweeten its offer. The state is considering legislation giving up to $34 million in tax incentives to film festivals like Sundance through 2036 — on top of the $1.5 million in funds already approved to lure the Utah festival to its neighboring... Read More