Originally published at: This TV commercial for beef stew delivers the psychological tension of a Kubrick or Tarkovsky film - Boing Boing
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From Frito-Lay!
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Frito-Lay making spaghetti and meatballs eventually landed us here:
These people have a lot to answer for…
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I’m getting more of a David Lynch feel from this awkward family drama.
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That child should not have been exposed to such a debauched interaction!
Furthermore, I’m awkwardly making beef stew right now!
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Do pay attention to the carrots. It’s very important that papa likes the carrots.
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Nope it’s about kids learning it’s ok to commit a lie of omission, especially if someone keeps talking over you when you’re about to say the truth.
That cut to the girl as mom hides the can and her subtle smirk as dad says “it must have been hard to make” is great. Little pitchers have big ears.
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I was today years old when I actually heard that saying for the first time. I’ve probably heard Ralphie’s mom say “Little pitchers…” to his dad in A Christmas Story when his dad starts to swear a hundred times, but I never understood the reference before.
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It might not make any sense literally but “the kids are always watching and listening” is such a useful concept the phrase endures.
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Man, Big Ears just can’t catch a break! First it was the elephants, and now it is little pitchers! I hope that Noddy can scrape up the ransom money to get his chum back.
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As I recall it was a cant phrase around Anymom’s afternoon table, generally to clear the room of children preparatory to some good gossip.
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Apparently “ear” means “handle” in this context.
So interesting that ads at the time might not have music. I was watching along with interest until the horrific jumpscare at the end of the spaghetti in a can.
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It reminded me of something David Lynch might have come up with back in the day.
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I must be old. That commercial looked familiar
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If it really was that good, they’d still be selling it!
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I felt a vibe like she might catch hands if it wasn’t homemade.
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Yup. Me too. I don’t sense Kubrick or Tarkovsky at all. None of Kubrick’s center-symmetrical framing of shots or ones where you could look straight up an actor’s nose. And the pace was too fast for Tarkovsky and with no lingering shots.
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A real bonus finger in every can!
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Same here. The husband is one guy you don’t have to ask “when did you stop beating your wife?”
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Whew – that’s all! And here I thought the whole thing was a metaphor for faking orgasms!
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