Two women are sitting and chatting on a park bench. One tells the other, “Sarah’s been acting up again. I guess it’s because I can’t afford to buy her a birthday present this year.”
No sooner does she utter those words, a man passes by, prompting her to embrace and to begin dry humping him like a dog in heat.
Clearly startled and turned off, the guy manages to escape. The woman sheepishly returns to her bench seat and tells her friend that the birthday present is a hardship in that she has 66 other kids to worry about.
Her gal pal chokes on the coffee she’s sipping.
Three supers read, “You Can Choose”/”Your Pet Can’t”/”Spay or Neuter Your Pet.”
Another guy passes by the bench. He’s walking his two dogs. The woman is less aggressive this time, merely waving at him.
An end tag identifies the sponsor of this message–the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SCPA).
Alex Ogus of Industry Films, Toronto, directed “Magnetism” for agency Bensimon Byrne, Toronto. (Ogus is handled stateside by TWC, Santa Monica.)
The agency creative team included creative director David Rosenberg, art director Joshua Best, and copywriter Gabrielle Makarewicz.
Joan Bell produced for Industry. The DP was Gregor Hagey.
Editor was Geoff Ashenhurst of Stealing Time, Toronto. Assistant editor was Nicole Sison. Exec producer for Stealing Time was Denise Shearer.
Audio post mixer was Steve Emmens of Pirate, Toronto.
Disney Pledges $15 million In L.A. Fire Aid As More Celebs Learn They’ve Lost Their Homes
The Pacific Palisades wildfires torched the home of "This Is Us" star Milo Ventimiglia, perhaps most poignantly destroying the father-to-be's newly installed crib.
CBS cameras caught the actor walking through his charred house for the first time, standing in what was once his kitchen and looking at a neighborhood in ruin. "Your heart just breaks."
He and his pregnant wife, Jarah Mariano, evacuated Tuesday with their dog and they watched on security cameras as the flames ripped through the house, destroying everything, including a new crib.
"There's a kind of shock moment where you're going, 'Oh, this is real. This is happening.' What good is it to continue watching?' And then at a certain point we just turned it off, like 'What good is it to continue watching?'"
Firefighters sought to make gains Friday during a respite in the heavy winds that fanned the flames as numerous groups pledged aid to help victims and rebuild, including a $15 million donation pledge from the Walt Disney Co.
More stars learn their homes are gone
While seeing the remains of his home, Ventimiglia was struck by a connection to his "This Is Us" character, Jack Pearson, who died after inhaling smoke in a house fire. "It's not lost on me life imitating art."
Mandy Moore, who played Ventimiglia's wife on "This Is Us," nearly lost her home in the Eaton fire, which scorched large areas of the Altadena neighborhood. She said Thursday that part of her house is standing but is unlivable, and her husband lost his music studio and all his instruments.
Mel Gibson's home is "completely gone," his publicist Alan Nierob confirmed Friday. The Oscar winner revealed the loss of his home earlier Friday while appearing on Joe Rogan's... Read More