Why doesn’t Taco Bell have fries? In this trailer for a movie that doesn’t exist, Josh Duhamel plays a father determined to cut through a “Web of Fries” to find the truth.
The new ad–for cinema and TV–was created by Deutsch, directed by Joseph Kosinski of Reset and edited by Jim Haygood of Union Editorial. The piece parodies the suspense genre as a means of introducing Taco Bell’s new #nachofries, coming January 25.
This :90 runs in cinemas and on television, with :60, :30 and :15 versions running on TV.
Credits
Client Taco Bell Agency Deutsch Pete Favat, chief creative officer, North America; Brett Craig, executive creative director; Ken Slater, Rich Ford, creative directors; Marcus Cross, John Baker, associate creative directors; Jamie Kierstad, sr. art director; Bobby O’Neill, copywriter; Vic Palumbo, director of integrated production; Paul Roy, executive integrated producer; Jamie Gartner, sr. integrated producer; Eryk Rich, music director; Chase Butters, audio producer. Production Reset Joseph Kosinski, director; Dave Morrison, managing director; Jen Beitler, executive producer/bidding. Editorial Union Editorial Jim Haygood, editor; Joe Houghes, Assistant Editor; Joe Ross, Executive Producer; Michael Raimondi, Managing Director. Postproduction Alt VFX Chris Fieldhouse, exec producer; Oden Roberts, VFX producer. Music Mophonics Licensed Music Ashe & Spencer Audio Post Lime Mark Meyuhas, mixer; Peter Lapinski, assistant miser; Susie Boyajan, exec producer.
How do you top one of the most viral brand videos ever made? Spoiler alert: you can’t. But when Dollar Shave Club tapped Zack Seckler to direct a new campaign to revive the absurdist humor of its iconic launch video, he knew he had a rare opportunity to create something special.
The brief was simple: introduce the concept of a physical “Club” that people would love to join while showcasing Dollar Shave Club’s products and embracing the weird. From script to direction and post, Seckler--an alum of SHOOT’s 2021 New Directors Showcase--was invited to help sculpt that vision.
The result is this “Welcome to the Club” spot which invites us to join a unique, seemingly exclusive but in reality an accessible and affordable fraternity of Dollar Shave Club members. But you need to know the password or more accurately, the two-word phrase--"shave money."
“The Club” campaign brings the brand back to its humorous roots, reflecting a new chapter after being acquired by Nexus Capital Management from Unilever in late 2023. The work takes Dollar Shave Club back to its disruptive beginnings and what made the brand a viral sensation from its inception in 2011.
