Because nothing says quality like a cow
In an article in today’s LA Times about his collaboration with Laura Dern, director David Lynch bemoans how expensive Academy Award campaigns have become:
So in what must have looked like a scene from one of his own films, Lynch recently made a “For Your Consideration” sign touting Dern, hired a piano player and a cow named Georgia and sat for about four hours at Hollywood Boulevard and La Brea Avenue and another four in front of the Tower Records store on the Sunset Strip. “It was the greatest cow,” Lynch said. “People would come up wanting to pet the cow and talk. So many people came up and said they wanted to help. So there is a part of us that can see through [the hype]. All I want is to try get the word out.”
You can read the full article here.
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December 14th, 2006 at 11:24 am
Just goes to show the value of creative marketing. From what I hear, Goergia the Cow is a lock for best supporting actress.
December 14th, 2006 at 12:41 pm
I read where the BGA (Bovine Guild of America) may be filing a meal penalty complaint…
December 14th, 2006 at 3:21 pm
Would you expect anything less from Mr. Lynch? Genius!
December 14th, 2006 at 6:57 pm
Lynch’s tactics are working. A friend of mine told me about this just a few weeks ago. Whether or not Dern will get an Oscar nomination is another question, but I think people will see this movie just because of the cow. It’s spreading great word-of-mouth.