Baz Luhrmann Hates Australia

Baz Luhrmann directed an advertisement for Australian tourism (via Defamer) and whoops, Australia, this is your new tourism ad:

"Australia, only go there if you're so fucking miserable that your life is about to fall apart."
"Australia, we have enslaved the indigenous population and send them through the night to troubled white people in need of vacations around the world with pouches of magical dream dirt and no shoes."
"Australia, you better fuck your husband here or he's going to leave you."
"Australia, God's Wellbutrin."
"Australia, seriously, about the indigenous population. It's horrible what we've done. Come here!"

Posted by Gabe at 2:45 PM in Free Advertising
Tags: Australia | Baz Luhrmann

7 Comments

Wow....I think I find Delaware's state tourism video's more effective than that. They have Go-karts.

Posted by: Drew at 10/08/08 3:15 PM | Reply
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"Australia, what crash was to movies, we are to the world...(mystical)"

Posted by: I PEE GOLD at 10/08/08 3:44 PM | Reply
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Isn't Walkabout the movie where the kids are left alone in the Outback to die?

Posted by: Drew at 10/08/08 4:41 PM | Reply
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My favorite part was the magical Australia dust....

Posted by: CarolineA at 10/08/08 6:07 PM | Reply
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As a young blacktress who is en route to Australia on a one-year Working Holiday visa, I'd have to agree with slogans 1 and 4. Thank you for this, Gabe.

Posted by: Sojourner Truth at 10/09/08 2:41 AM | Reply
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Quit posting terrible commercials that almost make me cry, you guys.

Posted by: Ashley at 10/09/08 7:12 AM | Reply
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what terrible comments shame to anyone who said them i'm appalled

Posted by: bayzie at 12/03/08 4:46 AM | Reply
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