All this week, Jimmy Kimmel Live! has been coming to you straight from SXSW 2015. Tuesday night's episode of the ABC late-night talk show was all about serving up some local flavor with the help of none other than Texas native Matthew McConaughey.
A few weeks back, Jimmy Kimmel Live! posted a tweet asking which local Austin establishment wanted some help filming a commercial. Apparently, video stores still exist, and Vulcan Video was the lucky business to receive the Jimmy Kimmel Live! treatment. Filming a new commercial for a video store is kind of the antithesis of SXSW, which is all about what's on the cutting edge of music, film and tech, but hey, we'll go with it.
So if you miss that VHS Tracking bar as much as Kimmel does, you're going to love this commercial. Kimmel filmed three spots with famous Texan McConaughey, and they're all pretty spectacular.
Whatever you do, do not ever invite McConaughey over to watch something on Netflix because the dude hates streaming with a passion. He wonders, "Who's got time for all that clicking?" Touché, McConaughey.
McConaughey's weirdness coupled with all of the fantastic low-budge special effects in these commercials will make you want to come down to Vulcan Video and experience the store's Canadian Television section, free parking and restroom for yourself. McConaughey lives more than an hour away from Vulcan Video, and even he doesn't mind making the trek to the store. But then again, he can just talk to himself while cruising to keep himself entertained.
Check out the commercials below. They might just convince you to take a trip to your local video store, if it still exists, that is.
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