Herculean effort for “effortless” commercial

Here’s an ad for Brylcreem (and let’s see a show of hands for everyone who knew they still made Brylcreem…) that was filmed with no special effects and no edits. Just one long take.

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Now see how they did it. Patience. Repitition. Positive thinking. The ad ironically focuses on the word “effortless.”

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Don Mecoy
Business Writer



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Herculean, maybe?!

Thanks, Glane. My fingers worked faster than my brain.

–Don

Ha, that was great…nice work!

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