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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.
This article appears in December 30 • 2011.
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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women... More by Kimberley Jones
