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Here is a brief sampling of just a few of the world’s (huge) stars who contribute to a lip dub of “Let It Be” (in front of a green-screened beach background) in the 6 minute long video after the jump:
Jason Alexander, Ricki Lake, Josie Bissett, Corbin Bernsen, George Wendt, Steve Guttenberg, Tonya Harding, David Faustino, Alfonso Ribeiero, Dolph Lundgren, Malcolm Jamal Warner, Fab Morvan, Right Said Fred, The Little Kid from Forrest Gump, Judd Nelson, Rick Schroder, Robert Englund.
Whoa. If you dropped a bomb on Norway we might not even have any stars left. Be more careful, stars! Spread out! Seriously, though, do yourself a favor and watch the video after the jump. It is really something.
Apparently this is an ad for a Norwegian talk show in which celebrities are interviewed about their childhoods. Norway, of course, has much looser “celebrity verification” laws than we do. (Thanks for the tip, Brian, Dan, Tim, and Ritch.)
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That Norwegian talk show should have just let it be, huh?
Paul McCartney must be rolling over in grave.
Little known fact: Sir Paul is a vampire, and sleeps in a grave.
“Wings also available on iTunes” – Paul McCartney
Glass of water for Mr. McCartney.
“His grave.” Sorry, it’s Friday, and I got paid, so grammar goes out window.
How pissed must zombie-John Lennon be that they’re singing this and not ‘Imagine’?
This version was a successful-yet-terrible charity single in Lorryland:
http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2010/02/ferry-aid-let-it-be/?cp=1#comments
I was wondering why Ricki Lake sounded like Boy George…
And from that day forward, Norway was known as “TVLand”.
What’s a “George i Seinfeld”?
JK, I’m guessing that means “of” in Norwegian? It threw me off at first. Also, coming from someone who is very familiar with that last name….it’s Alfonso RIBEIRO. Show Carlton some respect!
“very familiar with that last name”
I think I see what you’re saying… *WINK* Pleasure to have you aboard, Alfonso.
Well, now that the cat’s outta the bag….
as long as we’re dancing…
This absolutely needed to be six minutes long. It could not have been any shorter.
You know what should have been six minutes long? Hugsy the kitten hugging a teddy bear!
I’m making a version where I loop it like 4 times, because I feel that is a more appropriate length for this video.
Did anyone actually make it all the way through?
Norwegian President: “Bring me Tonya Harding!”
BTW, if ANYBODY knows how to let something be, that person is Tonya Harding.
Relax, David Faustino.
You too, Ray Pruitt, that’ll be quite enough.
Man, time was not kind to Ray Pruitt. Comes with the territory when you throw Donna Martin down the stairs.
NORM!
yeah. whenever i see george wendt i have that reaction. that was a pretty lame comment. i’ll try to make up for it with this:
They missed one :
80s superstar bonanza over here.
Derp. I guess that was the whole point. I promise I’ll be much more observant and relevant after finals are over. (you can’t wait)
At this very moment, Glenn Close’s agent is SCRAMBLING to hide every known copy of this ad.
“One of these kids is not like the other … one of these kids is not the same…”
This is like the time Michael told Tobias he should record all the things he says and then listen to it at the end of the day. But instead of Tobias confronting his repressed homosexuality (or something much darker?), these people (except Katherine Turner. She will live forever) will be offering themselves career advice.
You gotta hand it to them, that’s some pretty good animatronics.
It’s too bad Corbin Bernsen wasn’t the first one to sing so he could rest everyones case*; “when i find myself in times of trouble, I REST MY CASE!”
*end this before it began
Best title ever.
“Gett-off-lawn yellen mann”
Alternately: “Western spaghetti eater”
“1992 called. They want their stars back.” – George Costanza
Maybe it should be, “The 1992 store called. They’re running out of stars!”
Just like George, thinking of a better joke after the opportunity has passed.
Tomba! Tomba!
The Norwegians starting laughing at Leslie Nielson a little too soon.
Agreed!
So you obviously didn’t notice the text in the end? Even if you don’t know Norwegian it should be pretty obvious this was made before the end of October.
Winner of the “Should Have Thought Twice About Appearing In a Lip-Dub” Award
Leslie Nielsen’s last role?
Poor Leslie Nielsen.
right said fred? they’re too sexy for this lip dub.
The biggest star of all:
Michael Conner Humphreys, the actor who played young Forrest Gump!
Oops, just saw it mentioned in the original post. Who’s the Forrest Gump now? (Me, that’s who.)
Glad he stopped trying to steal Frodo’s ring for a few minutes to appear in this video.
Shoulda been this little guy:
Can we do Forrest Gump for WMOAT…? Already been done?
well curious case of benjamin button was already done in the count, and those movies are pretty interchangeable in my opinion…
but yes, forrest gump for wmoat… i second your vote.
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat??
It’s OK. I love Forrest Gump so much that it makes up for your technoblasphemy.
See also: American Movie
Whatever, it’s got Guttenberg, I’m in.
I like that he is listed as Mahoney from Police Academy. Why does Norway continue to ignore Short Circuit- his greatest role?
Best Role: “It Takes Two”, w/ Kirstie Alley and the Olsen twins.
I would have gone with “Cartoonist from Three Men and a Baby”.
No love for Diner?
The best part of this whole thing for me? Politiskolen = Police Academy in Norwegian
Also, this was totally Steve Gutenberg’s finest hour:
You guys, if I my internet commenting career ever really takes off and I become a celebrity, I want to be the kind of celebrity that’s recognizable without the screen having to say:
SHELL BOMBER
“Videogum Monster”
Well, now I feel stupid. I thought Peter Falk was dead. Now he can read me The Princess Bride again. Thanks for clearing that up, Norway!
This only reinforces my belief that we have a very Galaxy Quest-ian cultural relationship with certain parts of the world.
did someone say my name?
My mother was a saint!
Phillip Michael Thomas just got closer to his EGOT, amirite?
“Whoa. If you dropped a bomb on Norway we might not even have any stars left. Be more careful, stars! Spread out!”
This is exactly what Randy and Evi have been trying to warn us about. I’m sure the Hollywood Star Wackers planned this entire shoot. I’m mean have you seen any of these stars lately? No. They’re gone. All gone.
where’s Richard Bey?
I love when these large calls for celebrities go out, and there’s always one slightly more famous one that doesn’t get the memo that this is clearly only expected of you if no one has heard your name in more than 15 years. You know that one person shows up for the shoot and sees Tonya Harding chatting up Robert Englund and one of the members of Boyzone and is like “shit.”
Glenn Close, you pulled the short straw this time.
Boyzone(!)
DCI Tom Barnaby from Midsomer Murders(!!)
Audrey Horne lip-dubbing part of Kate Bush’s vocals(!!!)
We need a Norwegian Monster to recap this show!
Who’s the most obvious celebrity missing from this video? You guessed… Frank Stallone.
You guessed IT… dammit!
To be fair, I DID guess Frank Stallone. So your original comment worked, and now I think you are a witch.
Anyone else have to look away during Katarina Witt’s mean air guitar sequence?
She and Gwyneth share a guitar teacher.
This is a pretty crazy look at who is randomly well known in Norway. I never would’ve assumed that Norway had/has a substantial Fresh Prince of Bel Air following, or that The Hulk was called “Hulken.”
Fun fact: “Hulken” literally means “The Hulk” in Norwegian
Is anyone else at all concerned that Philip Michael Thomas is wearing the same suit he had on in 1987?
“I will do anything you ask me to.”
-Jason Alexander
Also- Ricki Lake behind him is showing quite an effort.
Jamie Walters lololol. I guess that Confessions of a Teen Idol show didn’t exactly relaunch his career like Baio intended. Also, I don’t know about you guys but I definitely recoiled at the sight of Daryl Hannah?
No question mark needed. I am very steadfast in my statement about recoiling.
That’s weird that all the stars lib dubbed except George Wendt, who definitely sang his part for real.
Check out Ricki’s funky fresh moves in the back
Always. Be. Dancing.
always be juxtaposing gorgeous skaters with…. tonya harding.
Also just noticed Jason really finding his groove there towards the end. It’s the gif that keeps on giving.
My only reinforces my belief that Rikki Lake is incredibly charming.
drunk grammar ugh
i have so many questions i don’t know where to begin.
The best part is Tanya Harding’s shirt. I can’t believe I admitted to watching almost 2 minutes of this.
Roger Moore’s spoken-word contribution gave me major douchechills
Were ALL of these people victim’s of Bernie Madoff’s ponzi scheme, or what?
Good old talk singing Roger Moore.
Where was Tonya Harding?
The show this is a promo for is actually quite entertaining. It’s basically Øyvind (who is somewhat of a celebrity from a bit back himself) Steinar and Ingar thinking back to when they were young, first seasons were about early 80s celebs and then they moved forward in time I suppose, and each episode you meet a couple has beens that we all remember from when their show was on tv or their song was a hit or their movie was the biggest thing ever. Norway didn’t have a lot of tv channels back then so if you were on tv, you were basically huge. Also as for Fresh Prince, that show, along with shows like Full House, Sister Sister, Step by Step and Hangin’ with mr Cooper all used to run in after school prime time rerun after rerun so basically everyone who was young in the 90s know them well. Not saying if that’s a good thing or not though.
Oh and even though I’m pretty sure even the “funny” people who says they all were in the studio together, dudes… It’s tv. Norway isn’t THAT far behind, even here you can crop people into videos and put it together looking like something different. ANYWAY! Here’s the promo from an earlier season http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQOeDYDOCKc