Holding on to the last bit of holiday cheer as we enter the new year, this offbeat stocking stuffer features a very different sort of Santa. Dressed in black, he rumbles into town behind a pack of thunderous black Harley motorcycles harnessed by chains.
Our bad ass Santa dude steps into a house bearing a black sack of gifts–such as boots and exhaust pipes–which he places under the family Xmas tree. He even has a treat for the home’s menacing Doberman, an oversized bone.
The question “How bad have you been this year?” followed by “Shop Harley for badness sake” complete the spot followed by the Harley-Davidson logo and website shopping address.
Marcus Nispel of bicoastal/international MJZ directed “Hells Bells” for Carmichael Lynch, Minneapolis.
Lisa Margulis exec produced for MJZ with Vincent Oster serving as producer. The DP was John Stanier.
The Carmichael Lynch creative ensemble included chief creative officer Mike Lescarbeau, executive creative director Jim Nelson, writer Heath Pochucha, art director Bob Berken, director of broadcast Joe Grundhoefer and producer Tara Mulholland.
Einar of Union Editorial, Los Angeles, edited the commercial.
Visual effects house was Los Angeles-based resolution with Todd Iorio serving as VFX supervisor/senior VFX artist.
Celebs Among Thousands Evacuated in Los Angeles Fires
Wildfires in and around Los Angeles have burned several celebrities' homes and forced stars including Mark Hamill, Mandy Moore and James Woods, to evacuate. Cary Elwes and Paris Hilton are among the stars who said Wednesday they had lost homes in the Palisades fire. California firefighters are battling wind-whipped fires tearing across the area, destroying homes, clogging roadways as tens of thousands fled and straining resources as the fires burned uncontained Wednesday. The Pacific Palisades neighborhood is a hillside area along the coast dotted with celebrity residences and memorialized by the Beach Boys in their 1960s hit "Surfin' USA." In the frantic haste to get to safety, roadways became impassable when scores of people abandoned their vehicles and fled on foot, some toting suitcases. "Evacuated Malibu so last minute," wrote Hamill in an Instagram post Tuesday night. "Small fires on both sides of the road as we approached (the Pacific Coast Highway)." Less than 72 hours before, Hollywood's highest-wattage stars had convened to walk the Golden Globes' red carpet, the first major event of the exuberant and, for many, triumphant awards season. The revelry of awards season had quickly been snuffed out, too: Premieres of contenders like "Better Man" and "The Last Showgirl" were canceled, the Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations were announced via press release instead of at a live event and weekend events like the AFI Awards were preemptively scrubbed. The Oscar nominations are also being delayed two days to Jan. 19 and the film academy has extended the voting window to accommodate members affected by the fires. Here's how celebrities and entertainment companies are being impacted by the fires burning in and around Los... Read More