0:58 "I wouldn't have these people at a party at my house. These people look like a party Robert Young would have!" - Orson regarding the extras of the commercial.
A great iconic voice and actor. He was wanted and hired as a narrator/actor and talk show guest and people offered him jobs he found so easy and they paid him plenty. Everyone needs money. He found it difficult to get funding for his own movie and theatrical projects but was greatly wanted in other ways. E. G. Mel Brooks hired him to narrate his movie 'history of the world' and Mel booked the audio recording studio for a week to hopefully get most of the narration recorded in time with the shot scenes and agreed a price of 50,000 dollars to complete it as Mel guessed it would take at least a week. Orson did it to perfection exactly timed with every scene of the movie, it took him 2 hours on the first morning. He took his 50,000 dollars and Mel said 'I guess you'll be spending this all on champagne and beluga caviar?' and Orson replied 'No no not at all, I can get astaria caviar, it's half the price and. Every bit as good!'.
Poor Orson Wells who at that time made commericals to make money, and you know he hated doing that. Paul Masson Champagne he was drunk and they had to edited it to make him look not so drunk.
What follows is a terrifying journey into the world of probate, beneficiaries, and GOBLINS! …Fine, fine, no goblins. I give you... THE LIVING WILL! *evil laugh*
Man… Orson doing ads for “adult” products like wine is one thing, I can stomach that because it could conceivably be a product he would actually use. But something about the first ad, of him hawking a shitty board game he clearly could care less about, where he’s literally just being used as a living prop with a household name but otherwise has no relation or thematic association to the product… really depressing.
I had no idea he did so many commercials for so many products. I remember the "we will sell no wine" thing, but - photocopiers? Board games? Cameras? Un-cable TV, whatever that is? Whiskey? (And how many takes did it require to do the whiskey commercial?) The only thing missing is the frozen peas.
If you tried to get Orson Welles to do a modern prescription drug commercial we’d have another frozen peas thing. He’d flip out and say “what is wrong with you people!?!”
Welles complained to the Paul Masson people about over-the-top copy, talking up California ordìnaire as if it was a European vintage. They showed him more money and his objections ceased. He made large sums from ads: enough to sustain a very pleasant lifestyle, but not enough to get his films finished. For that he relied on dubious deals with shady characters, and so few did get finished.
In all actually though, I do respect his hustle. While not part of the Hollywood in group, he for sure was not just using his name recognition to get his funds, but his overall smooth voice talent.
One thing to note is that the Paul Masson brand is gone by now. They stopped making wines & champagnes, and now only offer a small selection of spirits. Shame I can't try the drinks Orson recommended anymore.
Well, THAT'S mortifying.
Every time I see old Orson Welles I think I’m looking at Johannes Brahms
0:58 "I wouldn't have these people at a party at my house. These people look like a party Robert Young would have!" - Orson regarding the extras of the commercial.
Aaaaahhh! The French... champagne. Hasalwaysbeencelebratedforitsexcellence.
Full of cuntry goodness and green penis.
Crumb-crisp coating. Ahhhhhhhh...
A great iconic voice and actor. He was wanted and hired as a narrator/actor and talk show guest and people offered him jobs he found so easy and they paid him plenty. Everyone needs money. He found it difficult to get funding for his own movie and theatrical projects but was greatly wanted in other ways. E. G. Mel Brooks hired him to narrate his movie 'history of the world' and Mel booked the audio recording studio for a week to hopefully get most of the narration recorded in time with the shot scenes and agreed a price of 50,000 dollars to complete it as Mel guessed it would take at least a week. Orson did it to perfection exactly timed with every scene of the movie, it took him 2 hours on the first morning. He took his 50,000 dollars and Mel said 'I guess you'll be spending this all on champagne and beluga caviar?' and Orson replied 'No no not at all, I can get astaria caviar, it's half the price and. Every bit as good!'.
Poor Orson Wells who at that time made commericals to make money, and you know he hated doing that. Paul Masson Champagne he was drunk and they had to edited it to make him look not so drunk.
So he was yesteryears Shaq
AAAAAAAAAAh. The World of Television Advertisements
Paul Masson had him by the balls in those days.
What follows is a terrifying journey into the world of probate, beneficiaries, and GOBLINS! …Fine, fine, no goblins. I give you... THE LIVING WILL! *evil laugh*
I'm starting to get an inkling which wine Jodorowsky bribed him with.
He doesn't sound anything like Maurice LeMarche! Are we SURE this is Orson Welles?
I thought Paul Mason was just shitty Brandy.
For some reason, I just can't stop laughing. XD
Sweet Jesus, I'm 41. If I live to be 90, maybe, maaaaaybe, I'll be half as cool as Orson Welles.
Not even if you live to be 180. . .SON!
Ahhhh yesssss the french champagne
Hello. I'm Morson Welles
0:35 he looked at that bottle like I look at weed
its like fortnite
Back when media was literally an artform. Now everyone is an artist because of social media.
He is sitting down in every one of them. And they are all framed exactly the same, as though they were all shot in the same day on the same stage.
3:28 They TOTALLY ADR'd Orson's voice into the video. ;D
Man… Orson doing ads for “adult” products like wine is one thing, I can stomach that because it could conceivably be a product he would actually use. But something about the first ad, of him hawking a shitty board game he clearly could care less about, where he’s literally just being used as a living prop with a household name but otherwise has no relation or thematic association to the product… really depressing.
I SHALL DRINK NO WINE BEFORE ITS TIME!!!
"Took Beethoven nine years to write that symphony. Took me four seconds to drain this bottle."
I had no idea he did so many commercials for so many products. I remember the "we will sell no wine" thing, but - photocopiers? Board games? Cameras? Un-cable TV, whatever that is? Whiskey? (And how many takes did it require to do the whiskey commercial?) The only thing missing is the frozen peas.
No frozen peas?
What follows is a terrifying journey into the world of probate, beneficiaries, and GOBLINS!
Full of country goodness and green peaness 😂
"Wait, that's terrible. I quit!"
@@richardgadberry8398 just a handful for the road Nom nom nom What luck! There’s a French fry in my beard
If you tried to get Orson Welles to do a modern prescription drug commercial we’d have another frozen peas thing. He’d flip out and say “what is wrong with you people!?!”
AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Ok but what I'm trying to figure out is, if Paul Masson would sell a wine before it's time?
I love how desperate he sounds in the Paul Masson ads...it's so similar to the cigar ads and gold ads that Rudy Giuliani makes for his UA-cam videos.
Welles complained to the Paul Masson people about over-the-top copy, talking up California ordìnaire as if it was a European vintage. They showed him more money and his objections ceased. He made large sums from ads: enough to sustain a very pleasant lifestyle, but not enough to get his films finished. For that he relied on dubious deals with shady characters, and so few did get finished.
People acting like they wouldn't take a check for 300,000k just to shill a camera.
He looks so miserable in the gg commercial lmfao
When you watch how bad the Paul Masson outtakes is the finished results are more impressive than Citizen Kane
@0:50 honestly goosebumps he delivered that tag line so well
Ughhhhhhhh Rachel, the french champagne 😂
That Vivitar camera actually looks pretty nice
That camera commercial... he wanted to f**k that camera or the ballerina... dear god.
Paul mansan must-have had some real dirt on Orson welles
In all actually though, I do respect his hustle. While not part of the Hollywood in group, he for sure was not just using his name recognition to get his funds, but his overall smooth voice talent.
every single choice he made regarding delivery, cadence, timing and inflection was a very bizarre one
One thing to note is that the Paul Masson brand is gone by now. They stopped making wines & champagnes, and now only offer a small selection of spirits. Shame I can't try the drinks Orson recommended anymore.
Who doesn't?!
Muhaaaaaahaha .... ... the french !
I want to go back in time, kidnap Orson Welles, and play Dark Tower with him nonstop for a week.
This is like wanting to emphasize IN before July! Come on fellas, you're losing your heads!
This is a lot of shit, you know that!?