Andy Herron
Footballguy
Twenty-nine years after Joe Greene became a star in a Coca-Cola commercial, Troy Polamalu will be cast in the remake.
Polamalu, a four-time Pro Bowl strong safety, will reprise the role that Greene played in the 1980 Super Bowl ad. It too will be shown during the Super Bowl.
In the original commercial, Greene limps through a tunnel beneath the stands in obvious discomfort. A young boy offers him his Coke, and Greene finally accepts. He drinks it down and, as the kid slowly walks away, Greene breaks into a smile and says, "Hey, kid; catch!" and throws him his No. 75 game jersey.
That ad not only won a Clio, an award presented to those ads judged to be the best on television that season, but it has been judged the best Super Bowl commercial in history by many in the business.
This was an all-time classic ad. It'll be interesting to see how this turns out and/or goes over.
Being a Cowboys fan, I really, really hated the Steelers back then, but you couldn't help appreciating that commercial.
Polamalu, a four-time Pro Bowl strong safety, will reprise the role that Greene played in the 1980 Super Bowl ad. It too will be shown during the Super Bowl.
In the original commercial, Greene limps through a tunnel beneath the stands in obvious discomfort. A young boy offers him his Coke, and Greene finally accepts. He drinks it down and, as the kid slowly walks away, Greene breaks into a smile and says, "Hey, kid; catch!" and throws him his No. 75 game jersey.
That ad not only won a Clio, an award presented to those ads judged to be the best on television that season, but it has been judged the best Super Bowl commercial in history by many in the business.
This was an all-time classic ad. It'll be interesting to see how this turns out and/or goes over.
Being a Cowboys fan, I really, really hated the Steelers back then, but you couldn't help appreciating that commercial.
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It was even remade in various countries throughout the world with their own sports heros. I know one was made ni Argentina with Diego Maradona..
When I was a kid my dad took us all to the Steeler's training camp (circa 1980). I had a legal pad and was running around getting autographs of all the players I could find. I saw Joe Greene and went running towards him to get his autograph (wishing I had a coke to hand over). Halfway towards him he sees me and yells 'stay right there kid'. I stopped in my tracks... broken hearted. Then a car went zooming past. I didn't even realize he was across a street. After the traffic cleared he waved me over and signed my pad. My dad snapped a great b&w photo of me staring up at Joe Greene while he signed it. And even though I really can't stand the Steeler's these days, Joe Greene will always be one of my all-time favorite NFL players.
Leave classics alone. Do your own thing Polymumu.
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Great player. But makes no sense in this role.
It was even remade in various countries throughout the world with their own sports heros. I know one was made ni Argentina with Diego Maradona..As far as this new one, I agree with those who don't like re-makes. If it aint broke, don't fix it. Thats why I usually dislaike movie remakes. I don't think I can remember one movie remake that wsa better than the original. I can see them building on it though like some others mentioned. What if Polomalu was a kid in the stands above the tunnel who SAW Mean Joe do this and as the kid approaches him, it goes into flashback mode. Of course, that means paying royalties to Mean Joe.
