Watch: Sugar Rush Arcade Ad For Disney’s “Wreck-It Ralph” Michael Lee, October 15, 2012October 15, 2012 Disney is stirring up some nostalgia with the upcoming release of the video game flick Wreck-It Ralph. Now the film isn’t based on a video game per say, but it does draw inspiration from many fan favorite coin-op arcades. Recently, we posted an article that centered on a 1982 commercial featuring Litwak’s latest arcade game Fix It Felix, Jr. The video was a fun play on those arcade games we all used to know and love. Now we flashfoward 15 years, and Disney has released a 1997 commercial featuring a game called Sugar Rush. Hit the jump to check it out.The video features footage from the film as well as what looks like video that was recorded in the late 90s. Again, it is a fun jab at those arcades we used to remember wasting quarters on. There are some hints at racing games like Mario Kart 64, so it’s not surprising to see that they are touting this as a 1997 commercial.Be sure to check back in the next few weeks for exclusive interviews with the cast and crew of Wreck-It Ralph. The film opens in theaters on November 2, 2012. Viral Marketing Viral News DisneySugar RushWreck-It Ralph
Viral Video: Jason Statham Enters the World of Warcraft December 8, 2010RipeTV have put together a rather funny video that takes footage of Jason Statham (at least mostly, if not entirely, from next month’s The Mechanic) and cuts in some video and audio dubbing to make what looks like a trailer for an action film in which Statham is on the… Read More
Happy Halloween From MovieViral! October 31, 2009October 31, 2009Everyone here at MovieViral wants to wish you all a very happy and safe Halloween. This great holiday is viral in itself if you really think about it. What better way to promote a film than to have kids and drunk college students dress up like one of your characters?… Read More
SNL: Would the Real Mark Zuckerberg Please Stand Up? January 30, 2011Actor Jesse Eisenberg hosted NBC’s Saturday Night Live last night, and his monologue became a “Berg” paradox that should have destroyed the entire universe. Instead, we got an awkward and hilarious moment between Eisenberg, who plays Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network, Adam Samberg, who plays Zuckerberg on… Read More