Mattress Man Commercial

jonas · June 24, 2003, 08:39:55 PM

Wow, did I laugh my ass off. That guitar shattered real nice.

Now, who thinks that fall was staged or real?

I honestly can't tell. I don't think Phil Hoffman would want to take a spill like that.

I'm guessing Half/Half. I think he was supposed to fall, but not that rough.

picolas · June 24, 2003, 10:02:39 PM

if it was real, don't you think that people other than the brothers would've run to help him?

Something Spanish · June 24, 2003, 10:59:40 PM

Sorry to spoil the fun (admin note: do not read unless you want the fun to be spoiled), fellas, but I asked Hoffman this question after the Q&A at BAM. He said, to my surprise, that it was staged. They cut just as they zoom out of his face and a stunt man performs the drop. They cut PSH back in as he is lying on the floor.

jonas · June 24, 2003, 11:08:11 PM

Quote from: Shaun DigiSorry to spoil the fun, fellas, but I asked Hoffman this question after the Q&A at BAM. He said, to my surprise, that it was staged. They cut just as they zoom out of his face and a stunt man performs the drop. They cut PSH back in as he is lying on the floor.

If that's the case, then that's a damn good job.

Still funny as hell.

Duck Sauce · June 25, 2003, 12:47:17 AM

Yeah, thats a perfect cut. Seamless. He doesnt fall all the way off, he kind of bounces, then lands on the mattress again and slides down and lands on his left foot

filmcritic · June 25, 2003, 12:57:28 AM

Oh, it's hysterical! I've seen it like 7 times now. Very funny, I'm not sure whether it's real or not but it doesn't matter to me. It's short and entertaining.

dufresne · June 25, 2003, 02:29:58 AM

i just watched this shit 5 times in a row. funny as fuck.

Sigur Rós · June 25, 2003, 04:03:30 AM

How did they do it without PSH getting hurt?

chainsmoking insomniac · June 25, 2003, 07:56:51 AM

Pretty convincing. I voted Real....

fulty · June 25, 2003, 09:59:56 AM

I think it was staged simply because it would be lame if he didn't fall.
I didn't notice the double splice mentioned above, I'll have to check that out in slo-mo.
But the landing area is in a shadow, so maybe a cushion or something is there to soften the blow.
It sure looked real. Well done..!!

Duck Sauce · June 25, 2003, 11:22:27 AM

As much as I would like to think its real, if PSH really fell that far everybody on the set would be running towards him, I mean look at the set up, he was meant to fall. They wouldnt put mattresses on a car next to a semitruck

chainsmoking insomniac · June 25, 2003, 11:25:32 AM

Naturally the mattresses had to be there (this was to ensure his character not hurting himself)...that doesn't mean the entire thing was staged though...

Although an earlier post said it was, which I tend to believe now...

BackUpOffMeFoo · June 25, 2003, 11:45:07 AM

Quote from: Duck SauceI mean look at the set up, he was meant to fall. They wouldnt put mattresses on a car next to a semitruck

Yeah... It doesnt make any sense... Why would the D&D matress man have matresses in his commercial.

Brilliant observation.

Tictacbk · June 25, 2003, 12:29:54 PM

No way thats a cut to a stuntman.

Jeremy Blackman · June 25, 2003, 01:02:57 PM

SPOILER WARNING

Watch PSH transform into the stuntman:

Is this where the second cut happens?