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This classic ad was made on a shoestring budget: milk bottle silver caps stood in for soldier’s dog-tags and a Wellington quarry apes a Korean War-zone of the evergreen MASH TV series (from the naming of “O’Reilly” at the top of the mail call through to the 1953 country and western tearjerker used in the soundtrack, sung by Jacqui Fitzgerald and adapted by Murray Grindlay). The anachronism of cassette tapes in Korea proved a charming twist on the traditional ‘Dear John’ letter; and the ad was later voted Best Australasian commercial of the 80s.
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FAN-FREAKIN-TASTIC! Love it remember it so well! lol
the best ad ever
Colenso
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Television, 1999 (Full Length)
Another famous Tony Williams commercial
Television, 1975 (Full Length)
Another famous Tony Williams commercial
Music Video, 1982
Another incarnation of composer Murray Grindlay
1982 Australian F.A.C.T.S.
Gold Award
1982 Cannes Film Festival
Gold Lion
1982 Clio
Gold Award
Best Director
1990 Australian 'AWARD' Awards (Sydney)
Best Commercial of the Decade
Finalist - Most
Outstanding Website
The ONYAs 2010 & 2011
Best Entertainment Website
Finalist – Website design
Qantas Media Awards 2009
NZ ON SCREEN 2012
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vetapilia
Posted at 02.37PM - 23.10.2011
classic, wil & always wil b