Look who’s in the running to crash the Super Bowl this year: Denver resident and aspiring filmmaker Brad Scott, 25, is one of five finalists hoping to win $1 million and have his commercial air during the big game as part of Doritos’ ” Crash the Super Bowl” contest.
Scott’s 30-second spot, “Hot Wild Girls,” is more tame and clever than its title. It’s actually cute. Essentially a sloppy mispronounciation confuses a guy’s wish for “hot wild girls” with “Rottweillers.” Hilarity (briefly) ensues.
The spots can be viewed and voted on, here:
As in previous years, the winner gets more than money and exposure. The prize includes a role in a Doritos project with Smoove-Hop-Comedy group Lonely Island — a.k.a. the “D*ck in a Box” guys from “Saturday Night Live,” Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone.
“I’ve figured out that my passion is comedy,” Scott said.
Scott quit his construction job and and dropped out of Colorado State University to pursue video production. He’s self taught.
The budget for this ad, created, directed and produced with collaborators Nate Watkin and Eric Delgado, was $2,000 — probably less than the catering costs on a professional TV commercial. The “hot wild girls” are Denver friends and even the dogs are from Denver.
Each of the finalists in the Doritos’ gig wins $25,000 and a trip to Indianapolis to attend Super Bowl XLVI, where they will find out during the broadcast which two ads will air to a global audience.
Joanne Ostrow: 303-954-1830 or jostrow@denverpost.com
