‘Be Kind’ trailer gets a low-budget remake

Inspiration meets innovation at Brandweek, the ultimate marketing experience. Join industry luminaries, rising talent and strategic experts in Phoenix, Arizona this September 23–26 to assess challenges, develop solutions and create new pathways for growth. Register early to save.


So, let’s say you’re Michel Gondry, and you’ve directed a surreal movie about two guys re-creating movies on the cheap after a video store’s tapes are mysteriously erased. Why not crank the absurdist dial up to 11 and promote the film by re-creating its trailer on the cheap? In what has to be one of the strangest previews of all time, Gondry does just that with a shot-for-shot remake of this trailer for Be Kind Rewind.

AW+

WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.

Subscribe today!

To Read the Full Story Become an Adweek+ Subscriber

View Subscription Options

Already a member? Sign in