Rejection Is Good for the Soul, and Also Viewer Hits
Doritos displays questionable taste
By Kimberley Jones, 2:25PM, Thu. Jan. 5, 2012
Local filmmakers David Ward, John Ramsey, and Jack Dreesen submitted a trio of videos to Doritos' annual "Crash the Super Bowl" contest for fan-made commercials. They got rejected, but they struck gold anyway.
After Reddit hyped one of the rejected commercials – the brilliant and, er, bite-sized bit above, starring Byron Brown – the video went viral. Go on. Give it a taste.
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Kimberley Jones, Feb. 15, 2012
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