Um, There's A New Errol Morris Adult Diaper Commercial

No, really. Do not adjust the settings on your computer monitor: this is a new commercial for Depend undergarments directed by the best documentary filmmaker in the world, Errol Morris, and featuring his unique style and literal and figurative voice:

Errol Morris has been helping to finance his amazing movies with commercial-directing work for many years, but I like to think of a Depend undergarments commercial as the ultimate "fuck you" to any lingering indie-doc snobs (heh!) who would begrudge their heroes an honest living. As my dearly missed (for one more day) co-editor Gabe Delahaye would say: "I have no problem with this." Well, except for the fact that the difference between men and women that matters as far as Depend undergarments are concerned has less to do with highway merging and more with pee-pee holes being in different places, but Errol Morris is a classy man, so I can see why he went another way. Oh yeah, also? It's fun to watch this and imagine that "merging" means "peeing." (Via AdGabber, though they focused on the commercial's content and didn't seem to notice Errol Morris is a totally famous director. Hmph. Get it together, world.)

Posted by Lindsay at 1:00 PM in Ad Wizards, Commercials
Tags: Depend Undergarments | Errol Morris

14 Comments

The Thin Yellow Line

Posted by: CarolineA at 03/31/09 1:20 PM | Reply
Score = 9

I'm lizzing!

Posted by: imattmypants at 03/31/09 1:33 PM | Reply
Score = 8

Fast, Cheap, and Out of Bowel Control.

Posted by: dude at 03/31/09 1:55 PM | Reply
Score = 5

The Dark Wind? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101664/

Posted by: Lindsay  in reply to dude's comment at 03/31/09 2:21 PM | Reply
Score = 1

Lou Diamond Phillips is totally the acting equivilant to adult incontinence.

Posted by: dude  in reply to Lindsay's comment at 03/31/09 2:44 PM | Reply
Score = 2

The 79th Annual Academy Pee Pee Awards (Intro)

Posted by: Lindsay  in reply to dude's comment at 03/31/09 2:22 PM | Reply
Score = 2

As Errol Morris once said, "Selling out isn't possible." I have no problem with this.

Posted by: Carrie at 03/31/09 2:05 PM | Reply
Score = 0

ching ching my man. FO REEL!!!! LOL adults where dipers??? i don't be able to fatham dat.

Posted by: Da Cake Eatur at 03/31/09 2:25 PM | Reply
Score = -9

You intrigue me, Benjamine Coale. I look forward to the grammatically-driven hate and scorn in your Videogum future.

Posted by: what  in reply to Da Cake Eatur's comment at 03/31/09 4:57 PM | Reply
Score = 3

my name don't got no e on da end. i ain't no gurl, LOL!!! ya'll be blessed now. ching chang go my peeps!

Posted by: Da Cake Eatur  in reply to what's comment at 03/31/09 5:18 PM | Reply
Score = -7

I love Errol Morris, but man... is merging really the most interesting difference he could come up with? It reminds me a little of Tracy Jordan's fake standup bit about the difference between the way black people and white people dial a telephone.

Posted by: RobinRubbermaid at 03/31/09 3:14 PM | Reply
Score = 2

i want to see him do this with padma lakshmi and have her talk about why she loves hardees so much.

Posted by: Jeb at 03/31/09 4:47 PM | Reply
Score = 2

Werner Herzog would like a word with you.

Posted by: sarah palin at 03/31/09 7:14 PM | Reply
Score = 0

Why did Errol Morris do this?

Because he shits his pants.

Posted by: Nick at 04/03/09 5:28 AM | Reply
Score = 1