Volkswagen Golf gti - Gene - (2005) 0:60 (UK)

Directed by Jake and Ryoko at Stink, post production magic by the crew at Moving Pictures and conceived by DBB London, the latest (real! honestly! not like that by now infamous polo viral which has dubious roots) commercial for Volkswagen Golf gti features Gene Kelly singing and dancing in the rain. He doesn't just dance though, he breakdances like mad, pops and flips to a modern club mix version of singing in the rain. The song has been remastered by none other than Mint Royale and will be released in the charts. To get Gene in the ad, DDB London had to sweet talk Kelly's widow Patricia Ward Kelly and show her that this would be faithful to Gene and the original scene, just updated. Since Gene was a great dancer and approved of modern dance the idea works. Super adgrunts click read more to watch the magic.

Director: Jake and Ryoko
Production Company: Stink
DoP: Patrick Duroux
Editor: Tim Thornton-Allan @ Marshall Street Editors
Agency: BMP DDB
Agency Producer: Richard Chambers
Principal talent: David Bernal

Post Production Company: The Moving Picture Company
Post Producer: Graham Bird
Lead Inferno artists: Christophe Allender, Alex Lovejoy,
Inferno artists: Nico Cotta, Ziggy Zigouras, Dan Sanders, Darren Christie, Eileen Chang
Combustion artists: Giuliano Cavalli , Daniel Adams.
Telecine: Jean-Clement Soret