Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
"More of this is true than you would believe," warns a title card at the start of "The Men Who Stare at Goats," although the ever-reliable "I know this sounds crazy, but ..." would have worked just as well.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
``More of this is true than you would believe,'' warns a title card at the start of The Men Who Stare at Goats, although the ever-reliable ``I know this sounds crazy, but . . .'' would have worked just as well.
TV Squad (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Controversy raged last weekend as fans and media types reacted to a new DirecTV ad using the late Chris Farley in scenes from Tommy Boy . Now, some aggressive YouTubers are taking their shot at offending some people (with DirecTV execs at the top of the list). The original ad featured a live action David Spade discussing DirecTV against Farley's antics from Tommy Boy . While Spade insisted Farley wouldn't...
TMZ (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Filed under: David Spade David Spade says he has no regrets about resurrecting a classic scene from "Tommy Boy" -- featuring the late, great Chris Farley -- for a controversial DirecTV ad, telling TMZ that offending people was never his intention.We got David outside Boa ... Permalink
Cinematical (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
If you've been watching playoff baseball these past few weeks, you've probably come across the Tommy Boy DirecTV commercial about, say, 176,000 times. About a week after it began airing, the satellite television company came under fire for a second time for airing parody commercials featuring actors or actresses who died tragically at a young age. The first was a commercial featuring Poltergeist actress...
Premium Hollywood (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
As a huge (no pun intended) fan of Chris Farley in general and “Tommy Boy” in particular — there weren’t many more popular or quotable movies on campus during my college days — I wasn’t sure what to think about the new DirecTV ad featuring the late comedian’s classic “Fat Guy in a Little Coat” [...]
Best Movies 2008 (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Last week the online world threw a big fuss over DirecTV's newest television advertisement, which features David Spade pimping the satellite service in an altered scene from Tommy Boy, which of course includes his dead friend, comedian Chris Farley. And you may remember, this isn't the first time DirecTV has been accused of profiting off of the dead, as they came under fire last year for the same thing,...
adfreak (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
This "Wayne's World 2" spot stars Dana Carvey and Kim Basinger, neither of whom perished years ago from drug abuse.
MTV Newsroom (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Ellen DeGeneres spent most of the month of October pranking staffers and celebs on her show, so when Taylor Swift stopped by last Thursday (October 29), she probably should have been expecting something. But based on video evidence, the country star was caught completely off guard by the newest "American Idol" judge. Swift followed in the [...]
Celebrity Gossip (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Here’s Ellen scaring Taylor Swift in the manner described above … Set up fake dressing room and hidden cameras. Crouch down and hide in the corner. Scream and scare the living crap out of guest. Talk about a winning formula! Ellen DeGeneres got into the Halloween spirit this week, and while her tactics were neither super original nor elaborate, the results are still hysterically funny....
The Hollywood Gossip (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Set up fake dressing room and hidden cameras. Crouch down and hide in the corner. Scream and scare the living crap out of guest. Talk about a winning formula! Ellen DeGeneres got into the Halloween spirit this week, and while her tactics were neither super original nor elaborate, the results are still hysterically funny. Here's Ellen scaring Taylor Swift in the manner described above ... Taylor Gets...
Super Media Blog (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
There has been much controversy over the recent Direct TV ad with Chris Farley and David Spade. As most people know, Farley is deceased, he died of a drug overdose back in the late 90’s. The scene in the commercial is the “fat guy in a little coat” from the film “Tommy Boy”. Some people think Spade is [...] This post was written by the Super Media Blog Chris Farley Ad...
A Socialite's Life (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
David Spade: 'Chris Farley's family signed off on Direct TV ad' [The Superficial]Hugh Jackman won't be hosting the 2010 Oscars [Lainey Gossip]Aria Paradiso Showing off Her Stomach of the Day [Drunken Stepfather - Site NSFW]Former Manson Family Member Linda Kasabian Breaks Her Silence [Jezebel]Pete Wentz gets huge tattoo of friend's... ...read full story
WalletPop Blog (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Filed under: Charity , Relationships , Consumer Complaints , Celebs & Money , Ad Rant When David Spade's tasteless DirecTV ad went out in late October, it was immediately hit with a hail of criticism. Writers, including our own Jami Bernard , were quick to point out that the commercial, which used footage from 1995's Tommy Boy , essentially came off as a cruel and shameless exploitation of deceased...
The Superficial (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
David Spade is defending the newest Direct TV ad featuring the late Chris Farley in the infamous "Fat Guy in a Little Coat" scene from Tommy Boy which some found a tad macabre. Spade reportedly pulled in $200,000, but... ...read full story
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cj-hello | 07/18/2009
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