Colt 45 "Hotel"

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Date
1975
Main contributor
Colt 45
Summary
An advertisement for Colt 45 malt liquor in which actor Billy Van sits unreactively outside of a hotel building front that collapses directly over him (a reference to a stunt in Buster Keaton's film Steamboat Bill, Jr.). A second man approaches from the hotel rubble and serves Van a tray of Colt 45 cans. One of the winners of the 1975 Clio Awards.
Genre
Television commercials
Collection
Clio Awards
Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
Notes
Winner

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