Volkswagen Commercial - Big Day/Wedding

[ZIdar25]

The newer Chrysler commercial owned this one.

[gingi1979]

I feel like it was a lifetime ago when I first saw this commercial. I was in a totally different place, in love with a girl long gone, life is so full of surprises :)

[redzoro92]

I like this one better because in this version the groom looks up before the bride making it look like he wasn't expecting the other guy. The volks guy in the other version didn't seem as confident because he seemed like he didn't know what to say. In this version he seems more confident and didn't look like he would stumble with what he has to say. Finally the girl's expression is like "oh my god, you made it," and he's like "pant...pant...damn right I did."

[noirecity13]

@redzoro92 So true, some small differences between the two made this one much better than the other

[SpatialVortex]

Chrysler 200 just came up with ad I saw on CNN, not on youtube yet.. biii

[PinkoLady]

Wow, the long version of this reads very, very differently--- in this one, he makes lingering eye contact with the bride, while in the longer version, his eye contact seems most pronounced... with the groom.

[jsquad192837465]

VW, now Chrysler how manny other car companies are going to use this song in there car comercials

[AndrewMann552]

I'm going to do this in about a month...no joke.

[themack355]

I've been looking for this...for so long...

[rickrizzle423]

the women in the commercial...is lisa locicero from GH

[123haninhk]

@rickrizzle423 it wasn't lisa locicero. it was carmen nicole, actually. they looked the same.

[layla1yb]

i didn't get the idea

[jiyouu]

where can i download this song?

[UberStarFkr]

Fasten your seatbelts. Hehe

[Avestruzjr]

if she was going to marry someone else that quick, he's better off without her.

[taylorsvalley]

its amazing how much of a story a 30 second commercial can tell. it feels like a short movie... i want a sequal! lol

[mumulove]

This ad has a subtle difference in the brides reaction to the other guy than the 60 second version.

[yourrapunzel]

I've noticed that too. I like her reaction in this one better. It's almost like she's challenging him in this one

VW used to have such awesome commercials.

[turtleaxis]

the 60 is waaaaaay better, but a great commercial no matter what.

[LipsLikeSugar78]

This has got to be my most favorite commercial EVER. ;)

[jpoppish]

What an amazing commercial! Just thirty seconds long yet such depth of emotion is conveyed.

[kehardin]

The Bride is one of the most Beautiful ladies I have ever seen.

[muffemod]

i hit it.

[DasDuken]

Perfect film-making.

[metrogirl77]

Yeah it's Kevin. He was also on an episode of Friends. Still a great commercial years later!

[raados]

the song is J Ralph - One million miles. Amazing tune...

[SimonABC123]

Isn't he Kevin Rahm?

[bubleman0011]

whats that thing stickin uot

[Jessicamay27]

Who is the guy?? He looks so familiar!

[smilestomuch]

he kinda looks like the guys in pretty in pink, the dickhead one. dont know his name.

[turbodiesel5k]

He was in the show Judging Amy. He played Amy's cousin the former drug addict turned doctor.

[ginasshow]

i hope that guy stops the wedding. he was way cuter anyway =]

[dryder1000]

Have you seen "The Graduate" (1967) With Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft? It remains at number 7 on the first of AFI's "100" lists. Anyway I'm pretty certain whoever directed this commercial (check the 60 second version) had this film in the back and front of his mind.

Cheers

[DasDuken]

I think I prefer this short bit to the long one; it seems more energetic, and the construction of the bride's reaction in this version is much more dramatic, I think.

[DM910]

Absolutely, I agree. In the longer version you don't get to read the brides reaction as well as you do in this. In this one I get the impression that she is waiting for him to speak up while in the longer version she just seems more shocked by his presence...just my opinion...

[amalgamatedclyde]

every time i look at this spot it gets better. i don't think i could ever grow tired of it. the cuts have a kinetic elegance that is the mark of a truly accomplished editor. the story is told with perfect visual conciseness. the 60 second version is flabby by comparison.

[bigempty8]

I wanna be the guy that stops the wedding.

[lybose]

This is far by the most interesting commercial ever. Think about it, why did he use a JETTA to come to the wedding to reveal his secret right when the preist say "speak now or forever hold your peace". Because the JETTA means (J)ust (E)nough (T)ime (T)o (A)rrive. It all adds up!!!

[foxmajik]

The idea from this commercial was actually stolen from the Renault Clio "Vic and Bob" series of commercials. The plot is almost exactly the same.

[FightToStand]

If you would like to hear the full song search Aspire 3 on either here or Google.

[SimtekF1]

Damn does somebody got the long version? they deleted the other one. :(

[chunks1]

Search for volkswagen wedding and it'll come up.

[LJsurfer2002]

Long version is linked in the description up there!

[SimtekF1]

i love this song.

I'm happy that i found it a long time ago.

[temporaryonesix]

I have been dreaming of this video for YEARS now. Ever since it first appeared on television, way back when, this song and the grey ambiance always stuck with me. Thanks for posting this.

[msnpierce]

Cannot get enough of this commercial - Thank you Harry K. aka Leo for playing it for me in NY. J Ralph's music is brilliant. Funny comment that he is there for the groom:)

[peytonsage]

I LOVE this commerical...it is so surreal...Kudos 2 u for posting it and to VW for making it and to Actor Kevin Rahm for starring in it!!!!!!!!!

p.s. someone else added a longer version..(toomuchtv) it is 57 seconds long. And without the little watch on it the whole time. But still thanks you did post first and with more detail...Thx so much....

[GareNY]

Agreed, one of the best commercials ever. I literally saw it one time on television, and I thought I'd dreamed it. It wasn't until I web surfed one night and found it online - and now here it is again. Thanks for posting!

[SpamAnn]

haha :P

[ablu272]

my favorite commercial of all time. they should have never shortened it.

[amalgamatedclyde]

personally i think the :30 is much better than the :60. it's cut better and moves better and the expressions on the bride's face tell a far more fasinating story. the :60 feels sluggish by comparison and the shot of the priest doesn't work so well at the wider angle. i think this is a case of less is more.

clyde

[rabbit17m]

I agree completely. The play of the bride's face and the, umm, objector's faces at the end is so mysterious and powerful. Much stronger than the long version.

My favorite commercial. Ever.

[amalgamatedclyde]

exactly.

clyde

[gfa527]

I like to think he was there for the groom. ;)

[jasongogal]

homo

[gfa527]

duh!!

[jasongogal]

You know what I'm talkin 'bout.

/I don't know what I'm talkin' bout

[y40i1ov3r]

Best commercial of all time. Thanks for giving the name of the song.

[HotRoddy]

agreed

[ablu272]

I second that motion