I love it but where did they get all of those cats?
Ask...and ye shall receive! I googled for the answer-- and amazingly...actually found it on Wikipedia! Cats[edit] Numbers of cats used to create the illusion of thousands running wild vary from 50[2] to 60.[4] According to Becker, "only about 60 cats were used in the actual filming (with about 1 trainer per 5 cats). The rest were computer-generated".[4]
The entire story of how they shot the commercial is pretty interesting (for instance-- many of the actors were real cowboys, and actually wore their own clothes.. lots more interesting details in the article on Wikipedia, well worth a read:
Cat Herders
Cat Herders is an award-winning commercial made by Fallon for Electronic Data Systems (EDS). Alluding to the management-speak idiom "It's like herding cats" that refers to the impossibility of controlling the uncontrollable, it posits an analogy between herding cats and the solution of seemingly impossible problems by EDS.
Using a "giant Western metaphor", it features "grizzled cowboys" [1] herding thousands of cats across the Montana prairie, [2] terminating in the satisfactory resolution "EDSolved". The commercial was shown on 30 January 2000 at the Super Bowl XXXIV [3] and was cited by then-President Bill Clinton as his favorite commercial.
https://thenewstalkers.com/community/discussion/35353/Cat%20Herders is an award-winning commercial made by Fallon for Electronic Data Systems (EDS). Alluding to the management-speak idiom" it="" s="" like="" herding="" cats="" that="" refers="" to="" the="" impossibility="" of="" controlling="" uncontrollable="" posits="" an="" analogy="" between="" and="" solution="" seemingly="" impossible="" problems="" by="" eds="" using="" a="" giant="" western="" metaphor="" features="" grizzled="" cowboys="" 1="" thousands="" across="" montana="" prairie="" 2="" terminating="" in="" satisfactory="" resolution="" edsolved="" commercial="" was="" shown="" on="" 30="" january="" 2000="" at="" super="" bowl="" xxxiv="" 3="" cited="" then-president="" bill="" clinton="" as="" his="" favorite="" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> (READ IT ALL)
There was another "Herding Cats" commercial I saw-- it was an IKEA ad. It showed cats coming out of hiding in an IKEA store at night.
Perrie seeded it on Newsvine a long time ago. That one may have been the first herding cats commercial, I don't know. I will look for it and seed it here.
Advertising as an art form....
I really cracked up when I first saw that video a while back. That really is innovating thinking. Plus, it is so crazy you forget its an ad. (grin)
LMAO, I'm waiting for the video of the cowboys branding a cat.
I love it but where did they get all of those cats?
The entire story of how they shot the commercial is pretty interesting (for instance-- many of the actors were real cowboys, and actually wore their own clothes.. lots more interesting details in the article on Wikipedia, well worth a read:
Cat Herders
Cat Herders is an award-winning commercial made by Fallon for Electronic Data Systems (EDS). Alluding to the management-speak idiom "It's like herding cats" that refers to the impossibility of controlling the uncontrollable, it posits an analogy between herding cats and the solution of seemingly impossible problems by EDS.
Using a "giant Western metaphor", it features "grizzled cowboys" [1] herding thousands of cats across the Montana prairie, [2] terminating in the satisfactory resolution "EDSolved". The commercial was shown on 30 January 2000 at the Super Bowl XXXIV [3] and was cited by then-President Bill Clinton as his favorite commercial.
https://thenewstalkers.com/community/discussion/35353/Cat%20Herders is an award-winning commercial made by Fallon for Electronic Data Systems (EDS). Alluding to the management-speak idiom" it="" s="" like="" herding="" cats="" that="" refers="" to="" the="" impossibility="" of="" controlling="" uncontrollable="" posits="" an="" analogy="" between="" and="" solution="" seemingly="" impossible="" problems="" by="" eds="" using="" a="" giant="" western="" metaphor="" features="" grizzled="" cowboys="" 1="" thousands="" across="" montana="" prairie="" 2="" terminating="" in="" satisfactory="" resolution="" edsolved="" commercial="" was="" shown="" on="" 30="" january="" 2000="" at="" super="" bowl="" xxxiv="" 3="" cited="" then-president="" bill="" clinton="" as="" his="" favorite="" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> (READ IT ALL)
There was another "Herding Cats" commercial I saw-- it was an IKEA ad. It showed cats coming out of hiding in an IKEA store at night.
Perrie seeded it on Newsvine a long time ago. That one may have been the first herding cats commercial, I don't know. I will look for it and seed it here.
I Found It: The IKEA "Herding Cats" Video!
I do remember seeing that one. What a hoot! Thanks for sharing it again. (smile)
This is so fracking hilarious!