The making of ‘The Man Your Man Could Smell Like’
Leo Laporte talks to the guys who created the fantastic “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like” spot for Old Spice in this clip from twit.tv. If you haven’t seen the ad in question, it’s featured in the first 30 seconds or so of the clip; if you have, you are no doubt agog at its mind-boggling greatness, not to mention the fact that thanks to some ad hipsters up in Portland, OR, the stodgiest grooming product in history is now responsible for some of the sharpest advertising on TV. Fun bonus facts: The shooting of the ad was absurdly complicated but charmingly low-tech. Also, The Man Your Man Could Smell Like is actor Isaiah Mustafa, who played four years in the NFL. So, yeah, let’s recap: Handsome, funny, and a former pro athlete. I think we can all agree life isn’t fair.
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Thanks for sharing, that was awesome!
Facinating to see the inner workings of how a TV commercial (or any TV program) is made.
Question re Isiah Mustafa: what NFL team(s) did he play for? Couldn’t find him on Wikipedia, or ProFootballReference.com.
It’s been widely reported he played WR for four NFL teams between 1997 and 2000.
In response to another comment. See in context »In other words- practice squad. Oh, well, we can’t all be All-Pros.
In response to another comment. See in context »Hey, practice squad is a hell of a lot closer to the NFL than I ever got, so if that’s as far as he went, God bless him.
In response to another comment. See in context »[...] our Bill Barol noted, the commercial injected some life into a stale brand, and even inspired its own viral spin-offs. [...]