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“Car Commercial 419”: Adam McKay Strikes Again With Sendup Of Classic Car Ads Viewed Through The Lens Of Climate Change

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EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-winner Adam McKay is at it again. In 2022, McKay quietly posted a devastating faux Chevron ad that laid bare the irony of oil companies positioning themselves as environmental stewards.

It went on to garner more than 11 million views. Now, McKay and his long-time editor Hank Corwin (The Big Short, Vice, Don’t Look Up) have created “Car Commercial 419,” a sendup of the golden age of automobile ads for the era of climate change.

The spot consists almost entirely of car commercial clips dating back to the 1950s. McKay and Corwin spent months sifting through ads and stock footage, which Corwin then edited.

Nicholas Britell contributed music. His track “Memento Mori,” originally written and performed by Britell for Don’t Look Up, is provided courtesy of Netflix Music LLC. “Everyone knows the car has a mythic place in America.

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