Sep 4 2009Questionable Darth Vader McDonald's Ad

This is a European ad for McDonald's in which an upset looking Darth Vader force-floats his food in front of himself while a curly haired guy sucks face with a pale hooker in a back booth. It is all part of McDonald's new 'Come as you are' campaign, which, if I'm not mistaken, is Nirvana inspired. Not unlike the McDonald's/Nirvana mashup I've been working on, 'Big Mac-Shaped Box'. No? 'Smells Like Special Sauce?' Ooh -- ooh! -- 'The Man Who Sold the Burgers'!
No Wonder Darth Vader Has Such a Bad Attitude [gizmodo]
Thanks to The Baroness, far too classy for fast food.
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Reader Comments
1. Harsh Ramchandani - September 4, 2009 1:17 PM
FIRST!
2. pstone - September 4, 2009 1:18 PM
I'll just nerd it up right now and say that The Man Who Sold The World is a David Bowie Song. (yes, I know they performed it on the MTV Unplugged album). glaven.
3. naas - September 4, 2009 1:18 PM
@1 GHEY
"smells like special sauce" heheh
4. macca411 - September 4, 2009 1:21 PM
of course hes pisse dhe didnt go super or even large, they obviously didnt account for a sith lord sized stomach... still loving this dalmation
5. Dishy Dishyington - September 4, 2009 1:23 PM
The kissing chick looks like she's made of latex.
6. LSDiesel - September 4, 2009 1:24 PM
If I go to a McDonalds dressed in a full Darth Vader suit and they refuse to offer me service, I'm gonna be pissed. So pissed, I might just have to choke the bitches.
7. STOMPY - September 4, 2009 1:26 PM
@6
correction, you might just have to force choke the bitches...
http://takemybreathaway.ytmnd.com/
8. naas - September 4, 2009 1:27 PM
now I'm slow dancing
9. naas - September 4, 2009 1:29 PM
I don't know who else is getting the 9 ad's next to the post or not, but it looks like that thing is flickin off the title with a glowing middle finger. I had a few drinks this morning to start the weekend off early, so maybe it's just the blurr'd vision thing
10. Sidewalk Kid - September 4, 2009 1:33 PM
The couple in the back just look creepy!
If your going to do it at a MacDonalds... Do it RIght!!!!
11. supernova_hq - September 4, 2009 1:43 PM
I love how the McDonald's add doesn't show anybody who actually wants to eat the food. Darth seems rather disgusted by it and the 2 in the back would rather be eating each other!
12. Pew³ - September 4, 2009 1:44 PM
Has anyone else noticed how McDonalds makes racially profiled commercials? They will have a McDonalds full of black people if the commerical is run during a predominantly black view television show, mexicans, and whiteys, etc. etc.
So I wonder what this one falls under. Would they run a commercial like this during "The Big Bang Theory" show?
13. naas - September 4, 2009 1:47 PM
@12 this aired when they had plans for building a 2nd death star
14. Mr. cow - September 4, 2009 1:50 PM
Moo
15. naas - September 4, 2009 1:50 PM
meanwhile, outside....... http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kKpJRdXfZuA/SqE0OCKraWI/AAAAAAAAG0M/z_0YyWmhB4U/s1600-h/Stromtroopers+Star+Wars16.jpg
16. Sidewalk Kid - September 4, 2009 1:59 PM
@nass
That's a party i would love to go to.
17. Heather - September 4, 2009 2:17 PM
"Don't you know who I am? I am Lord Vader! I can kill you with a tray!"
18. YESH! - September 4, 2009 2:29 PM
@17, Eddie Izzard FTW
19. Timbo - September 4, 2009 2:32 PM
Nirvana....ahhhh yes. Mcdonalds wishes they were as cool as Nirvana
20. Cake or Death - September 4, 2009 2:32 PM
This all looks a bit too fake, the arrangement of logos and the style of them are just silly, why is the M logo green? and the come as you are thing just looks too childish for this clearly Dutch advert, yes i say Dutch cos theres a guy with a hooker, and this is probably what they see due to all those drugs, crazy dutch bastards
21. Timbo - September 4, 2009 2:34 PM
Timbo wishes he had a cool name like Nirvana
22. STOMPY - September 4, 2009 2:41 PM
Is darth vadar gonna have to force choke a bitch?
http://radarvader.ytmnd.com/
23. Etienne - September 4, 2009 3:01 PM
@20: we actually have them in France (amongst other european countries i reckon) and the M logo has been on a green background for a few months over here... i guess it's to give a more peaceful and eco-friendly image of the brand...
24. lord helmet - September 4, 2009 3:02 PM
That's the problem with these huge black helmets with visors only on the front. You can't see shit going on around you. If he knew about that hooker getting felt up in the booth behind him, he'd be using his force ripping off her clothes instead of floating his food as a parlor trick.
25. truth - September 4, 2009 3:08 PM
The only thing out of place in this ad is the couple making babies in the back booth. The last time I saw that in a McDonald's, it looked a little different than this particular ad depicts. In order for this to make sense, they need: 7 children running around, preferably without shirts or shoes on, under the tables. Each should have ketchup smothered on their faces and be holding any one of McD's super healthy offerings in their grease covered hands. Then, remember to artfully place crumpled up burger wrappers, overflowing trash cans and some lady yelling at her kids in line at the counter. Then that hooker makes sense in the back corner booth.
26. GoSS Jerk now sterilized for your pleasure - September 4, 2009 3:58 PM
Nirvana Sucks
27. Lisa Visconti - September 4, 2009 4:15 PM
Hm. Just a guess... but I'm pretty sure people don't worry about what they look like or if they're a good person before they go out to dine at McDonalds. I work in Oakland... and they definitely "come as they are". Pee pants and all.
28. LupusYonderboyX - September 4, 2009 6:10 PM
Smells like special sauce is going to be the new motto of my life!!!!
29. Jaded Icon - September 4, 2009 8:55 PM
McDee's is the place where dreams come true......if you dream of Big Macs.
30. The Baroness - September 4, 2009 9:13 PM
@ GW : thank you for the compliment dear GW! i am too classy indeed for Mc Donald's... But i just couldn't resist to have a Big Mac last night... I'm sorry I know it's reeeeaaal bad! @Etienne & all : you are perfectly right about the eco-friendly image. I work for the PR agency working for Mc Donald's in France and it's exacly what they asked for (concerning the couple at the back.. Hmm...it's just because sex in PR works. Proof? you guys are gonna remember the ad because of that couple about to have sex at the back and not for Darth ;))
31. The Baroness - September 4, 2009 9:14 PM
@ GW : thank you for the compliment dear GW! i am too classy indeed for Mc Donald's... But i just couldn't resist to have a Big Mac last night... I'm sorry I know it's reeeeaaal bad! @Etienne & all : you are perfectly right about the eco-friendly image. I work for the PR agency working for Mc Donald's in France and it's exacly what they asked for (concerning the couple at the back.. Hmm...it's just because sex in PR works. Proof? you guys are gonna remember the ad because of that couple about to have sex at the back and not for Darth ;))
32. The Baroness - September 4, 2009 9:34 PM
Sorry for the double posting. If the Internet connection on my iPhone worked properly that wouldn't happen.. Or maybe it' just that i'm just too stupid to use it properly. Or maybe you don't care about my life with an iPhone ? Okay, you don't. @ Jaded Icon : i dream of big macs. Often. Very often. I need one NOW. But it's 3.30 am over here, i'm in the country side without a car & delivery is not available. Thank you Jaded Icon.
33. sharon actor - September 4, 2009 9:57 PM
nirvana is the best band since the beatles
34. geekogee - September 5, 2009 6:12 AM
Must See!!!
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35. Kyster - September 5, 2009 12:16 PM
How the hell can you see the difference between an "upset" darth vader, and an "as happy as dart vader comes" darth vader?
Just wanna know!
36. Charlie - September 5, 2009 6:11 PM
"For I would hack at your neck with the thin bit until the blood flowed across the canteen floor"
:B Eddie Izzard ftw, I saw these adverts all over france a couple of weeks ago and could not get this sketch out of my head lol
37. gizmoduck - September 6, 2009 5:04 AM
i think he needs to poop
38. J - September 6, 2009 8:51 PM
Did you guy in the booth behind Mr Vader order a 'McNipple?'
39. Blastphemer - September 8, 2009 3:05 PM
NO NO NO...OK, so where the hell is Daisy on THIS one???!!!
Not even the Force could levitate ALL the salt coated on those fries, much less the huge slab of fake meat patty on that angus burger!!!
Oh yeah...the guy in the back should've totally checked out his order before consuming. No way that "chick" could tuck enough to make it past a thorough package check. Sonuvadick, dude...size 10 shoes AND a wig???? = EPIC SURPRISE FAIL. Just sayin.
40. James - September 9, 2009 1:39 AM
@2 thank you. I have tiny seizures and die a little every time Man Who Sold the World is associated with Nirvana in any way that doesn't mention Bowie.
I know geekologie was only going for the easiest mcdonalds related song title and i forgive him.
I'm just glad he didn't go for the "Rape Me with a hot apple pie"
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