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The spot is a comedic riff on horror film The Shining

Bryan Cranston channels Jack Nicholson in Mountain Dew's Super Bowl ad.
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By Minda Smiley

January 28, 2020

Mountain Dew has revealed its Super Bowl ad, which shows Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston and Black-ish star Tracee Ellis Ross comically recreating one of The Shining’s most iconic scenes.

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@Minda_Smiley minda.smiley@adweek.com Minda Smiley is an agencies reporter at Adweek.
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