McDonald’s: Romeo and Juliet

Synopsis

Television advertisement for a McDonald’s chicken flatbread sandwich. Romeo is about to leave the balcony when Juliet, holding a telescope, notices that he has a sandwich in his bag. She leaves the balcony as Romeo describes the bag’s contents. She wakes from a dream and snatches the sandwich from Romeo’s mouth as he is about to eat it. The commercial is spoken in rap. For a transcript see Burt (op cit).

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

2002

Duration

0:30

Availability

No distributor or online source found (6/2007).

Additional Details

Production type

Advertising/Trailers/Promos

Plays

Romeo and Juliet

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rap music

Notes

Notes

Source: Burt, Richard ‘U.S. Television’ in Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006 (entry 2966, p.640-1).

Sponsor

Name

McDonald’s