Michael Mann 'Lucky Star' Mercedes Benz SL500 Advert

[Youbian]

we are the 'lucky star' you might say.

[antiochus66]

simply epic...

michael mann did actually get a treatment done for this for a movie but the time has passed

benicio sure looks cool in this.

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beat the devil gary oldman for tony scott and bmw's reply to this another gem scotts in lovely 35mm film rather than manns hd.

[awol666playmaker]

All these years I thought this was a film. I just got round to tracking it down as it was always on my to watch list. Lol how wrong was I. Great stuff I'm baffled. The merk still looks super fantastic too.

[CrispyPork]

I will admit I was fooled when I first watched this, I thought it was a film. Although I had a sneaking suspicion something was up when I went straight out and bought an SL 500 without previously wanting one.

[mrhasanace]

boooring.....

[LADYAQUARIAN42]

Benicio looks very nice....I thought that this was a movie when I first saw this a couple of years ago.....nice commercial!...they should ask him to do another one for Mercedes.......

[msl0ng13]

the "granmother" MY sister!!!! oh yeah! love you Benita

[Grug16]

Wish they could have made an actual movie out of this.

[lookylook1]

What a dynamic shot at 0:53.

[Justdisco2]

MICHAEL ! Make this Movie IT WILL SELL.

[tonythepony44]

I love the look of Michael Mann films. This ad almost feels like Collateral, because it's dark and the shots are similar.

[CrispyPork]

@tonythepony44 Both shot HD so it has the same look. That HD look. Let's get this reshot on 35mm.

[MrYoshihiroMatsumoto]

There is actually more product placement in an actual movie nowadays.

I remember when this first came out. Gutted to find out it was a movie a week later.

[eXphoid]

i was excited to rent this on dvd until i read the description.

would make a good film

[liz2porter]

This should be made into a film. Great concept. Michael Mann certainly has talent :)

Its a clever marketing idea but unfortunately I'm not a fan of German cars.

[smurk143]

@liz2porter you should take one for a drive, it will change your mind..

[antiochus66]

how the mighty have fallen.

this is a masterpiece of it's type,check out del toros new advert for magnum gold ice cream terrible

[dshelbz]

I remember seeing this years ago....still good

[VinaX2R]

I would be very grateful for a transcription or subtitles for this trailer.

[payams100]

when i first saw this i thought it was a movie !but i wondered why it was never released!!!!! i feel stupid now!!!

[kaneproductions]

i think Mann is a genius but I can't stand his open shutter (360 degree shutter) cinematography. It drives me nuts cause I can't ever get "into" the movie. I am constantly aware of the fact that I'm watching digital video. Heat was his last great film...

[33hegemon]

I hope Michael Mann makes this film, one day. I saw it on TV years ago and told all my friends about "this awesome new film with Benicio Del Toro in it!". I was really gutted when I found it it's just some Mercedes ad. I hope Mann makes the film soon, it'd be great.

[PT2590]

Stealth Marketing Quite clever.

[ryanm189]

Does anybody know the 'music' OR who directed the current Mercedes Benz E Class commercial? It looks very Michael Mann 'esque...kinda a HEAT or Collateral vibe...

[LukeBears]

One of the best postmodern directors!!!

i love Michael Mann!

[anglo2001]

how the hell is MM postmodern? jackass

[smurk143]

@anglo2001 ..historically speakin' all art expressed after the modernism-era is post-modern, but everybody calls it contemporary art.

Anywaythis commercial is great, you can really tell the miami vice visual signature, love it

[anglo2001]

Postmodernity, as manifested in art, should have a degree of reflexivity, elements of patische/parody and also some textual (medium) innovation. Mann is wonderful director, one of my favs. But his films are not post-modern.

[adzsilva]

The 2001 BMW movie-styled ads were much better than this piece of shit... And a year earlier also, by the way.

[canihazburger]

This is genius, could you be more incorrect!

[bigkahunna100]

Genius?? You fool, Mercades blatently ripped off BMW with this nonesense. The BMW ads were far superior.

[smurk143]

piece of shit?..pffff cinematography is obviously hard to analyse for you

[adzsilva]

Cinematography??? Analyse??? Come on... it's just a bloody commercial gone grand!!! I don't like the digital technique used by Michael Mann lately. And I'll say it again: I think "The Hire" BMW series were much better.

[aftercolumbia]

You do realize that Kagami and Akira will eat you alive, right??

(LMAO, Minoru probably drives one already.)

[paki2k5]

dont suppose any 1 knows were i can get a transcript of this advert rather than me writin it down lol

iz for a english language essay,

[aiwa1011]

Mercedes wanted to launch its new SL 500 in the market and reposition it by targeting young successful people. They came up with this trailer as an advert which was then covered in national tv news and magazines. In the same year, Mercedes had achievd their record sales.

[666man53]

is this movie out? in theatres or can i buy the dvd??? plz tell me i wana see this movie soo frekin badly!! thnx

[jumpingjackjaggers]

No it was only an advert, I was so disappointed when I found out.

[trumplt1]

Mann secured the rights to make this into a full length movie years ago, so maybe one day...

[Diwa3001]

if they were to make a film right now they would be in the money, considering the world stock markets are in turmoil and it would be inspirational, oh well yes I do want them to make a movie - Brad Pitt in the lead. Sam Fisher - George Clooney? Or is it just me?

[ucd77]

Amazing film, bravo Merc & Mann....when i first saw it i was telling everyone to check out the new Del Toro film, boy did i look stupid.

[Diwa3001]

Yeah, I pride myself in being a film buff and true to the word, when I first saw the trailer I went around tlling people about it, and yes, I was a bigger idiot than u when it was said it was an advertisement for a car.

[eggymark]

Sod it, Im going to write and get Mann to direct it ., cant act it. I think that guy is getting too old, so I will probably use Brad Pitt as they look alike. I will have a small part, probably a balding failed car salesman. YEAH YEAH YEAH. Watch this space. LUCKYSTAR the movie is on its way.

[Diwa3001]

Finally someone who agrees with me! For years I have been saying Brad Pitt and Benicio Del Toro have a striking resemblance and noone has agreed with me! Thank you - finally someone who agrees, there was talk of turning it into a movie as Mercedes have given Michael Mann the option to make it into a movie but not sure why he is letting the script be covered by pus as he is sitting on it, Its only had like, a few years advertisement. Dah!

[fearrsalach]

If he could have anything he wanted,he'd surely take the new sl 63 amg black instead of a soggy 500

[tccs319]

fucking mann is the bomb

[carpicoolfx]

its so cool i watch it like a movie every day

[halfabeet]

Wow I had no idea Michael Mann had become a corporate whore.

[diuga1]

Sure...teh man behiind MIAMI VICE, BAND OF THE HAND, and who´s directed HEAT based on a TV-MOVIE he´d done years before was always an UNDERGROUND and anti-establishment artist.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[vanzetti7]

The problem with Michael Mann is - he's so damn GOOD!!!

[astralislux]

Michael Mann rocks. This should have been a movie.

[ewieb]

surely one of the longest and most expensive commercials ever made (worth every penny)

[BoNidle3863]

I'm a big Michael Mann fan since "Thief" in 1981. The best quote I read about him was "He could film a board meeting and make it look exciting".

The most original director (that turns a profit!) in cinema today.

[ronniedoll]

Mann..........Pure genius!

[mutualfunmanager]

Forgot to read your description. You can delete my comments.

[mutualfunmanager]

Whoa. When was this aired? I haven't seen it on tv.

[Benedberg]

amazing i had no idea abut this video it's great

[tronman]

mann and his hd