Kevin Smith's New Movie Was Inspired by This Insane Ad Seeking a Part-Time Walrus

Classified offered free housing

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Hollywood movies aren't usually based on prank ads, but Kevin Smith's latest proudly is.

The comedy-horror hybrid, titled Tusk, is about a crazy person (played by Michael Parks) who wants to surgically modify a sane person (played by Justin Long) into a walrus. The inspiration for the bizarre story came from a similarly quirky classified ad from Britain that offered free housing to anyone willing to act like a walrus, in costume, for two hours a day.

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