Mad Men - the (Blaxploitation) Movie
Editor's Pick
New York-based agency, Leroy + Clarkson asks the question you may (or may not) have been asking yourself. What if Mad Men were reimagined as a '70s Blaxploitation? Big afros, combs and ubiquitous funk music, you dig?
Just last month Ad Age spoke to "Mad Black Men" creator Xavier Ruffins about the representation of African Americans in Matthew Wiener's hit AMC series. Mr. Ruffins' web dramedy approaches the subject satirically.
This agency, however, dives headfirst into the genre made famous by Shaft and Foxy Brown with "Don-O-Mite," a parody trailer. The title character, a gun-wielding, more colorfully dressed version of Don Draper is still the magic man in a struggling creative shop. His supporting cast is made up of amplified takes on the original characters. Include Black Peggy Olson -- whose proficiency in spoken-word saves the day -- and Joan "Sugar Hills" Holloway -- whose attitude is surprisingly similar to the original character's.
Credits
- Date
- Apr 11, 2014
- Agency :
- Leroy & Clarkson
- Brand :
- Leroy + Clarkson
- Client :
- Leroy + Clarkson
- Writer :
- Julian Bevan
- Writer :
- Daniel Fries
- Writer :
- Ben Cruz
- Writer :
- David Evans
- Writer :
- Paul Caiozzo
- Writer :
- Keith Saunders
- Editor :
- Corey Weisz
- Visual Effects :
- Ronn Lueang
- Executive Producer :
- Melissa August
- Executive Creative Director/Creative Director :
- Daniel Fries
- Writer :
- Ethan Christy
- Producer :
- Gina Vortman
- Original Music :
- Jose Luis Pedro
- Casting :
- House Casting
- Production Designer :
- Jamie Leigh Moore
- Line Producer :
- Nancy Marks
- Production Supervisor :
- Sean Roberts
- Director, Photography :
- Adam Santelli
- Costume Designer :
- Linda Belkebir
- Color :
- Seth Ricart
- Sound/Mix :
- Nick Montgomery
- Sound Director :
- Plush Studios
- Voiceover :
- DK Bowser
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