NFL's Giants Recreate Dirty Dancing Lift in Crowd-Pleasing Super Bowl Ad
Nobody puts OBJ in the corner.
In a Super Bowl spot that stole the show amid a sea of beer, movie and car commercials, the New York Giants’ Eli Manning, Odell Beckham Jr., et al took us inside the team’s off-season practice facility, where they faithfully recreated iconic dance moves from Dirty Dancing.
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Per AdWeek, the NFL players had the help of Tony-winning Hamilton choreographer Stephanie Klemons and director Aaron Stoller — and even the (poorly received) ABC remake’s own Baby declared herself extremely one-upped;
When a football player does the angel lift in a super bowl ad better than you did in the remake. #superbowlsupertimes
— Abigail Breslin (@yoabbaabba) February 5, 2018
Watch the complete video below:
For thirty teams, Super Bowl isn’t the end of the season – it’s the start of next season. Watch Eli, @OBJ_3, @TheHumble_21 and the @Giants O-line put in the work in our #SBLII commercial. pic.twitter.com/QP6UducMYa
— NFL (@NFL) February 5, 2018
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