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Japandering: The Five Most Embarrassing Celebrity Commercials

Posted by Nicole Ankowski


We’ve known for a long time that famous American movie stars who would never deign to sully themselves doing television commercials at home have no such compunctions about doing them abroad, most often in Japan. This phenomenon was immortalized in Lost in Translation, of course, but the tasteful Suntory ad that Bill Murray’s character struggles to complete is not necessarily representative of the antics our most respected and treasured movie icons will get up to when they don’t think we’re watching. Nowadays, of course, thanks to YouTube and the invaluable resource Japander, we’re always watching! Let’s assume these five stars haven’t been humiliated enough and put them through the wringer one more time. — Scott Von Doviak

From Bruce Willis to Ah-nold to…Alex P. Keaton? Check out all five over at the Screengrab.


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