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

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "McDonald’s: Romeo and Juliet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68504 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)