Doritos Super Bowl Teaser Stars Sam Elliott, Who Has His Horses in the Back

The spot will feature the Frito-Lay brand's new amped-up Cool Ranch flavor

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To introduce a new, amped-up version of Cool Ranch Doritos (which turns 34 years old this year), Frito-Lay has snagged the talent of another American legend: America’s favorite Cowboy, Sam Elliott.

In a teaser released Jan. 17 for Doritos’ Super Bowl 2020 ad “Monologue,” Elliott walks into a saloon in an Old West town, decked out in cowboy garb. As he approaches the bar, the bartender quickly pours him a whiskey and slides it across the bar, but Elliott doesn’t say anything about the drink.

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