13 April 2003

New Honda Accord advert quotes Fischli and Weiss The new UK tv advert for the Honda Accord references Peter Fischli and David Weiss' Der Lauf der Dinge (The Way Things Go), a 1987 film. From the video back cover: "Fischli and Weiss built in a warehouse an instable system of everyday things. A dustbin bag slowly comes into motion. Result: an absurd and exciting chain reaction in which fire, water, gravity and chemistry decide the course of events.". It also uses the opening bars from The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel. Update: And you can see the Honda advert here and Swish Cottage notes that the Telegraph cites Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as the source inspiration 6:16:31 PM     comments