NZealand pizza chain withdraws dancing corpses ad
A New Zealand pizza chain has withdrawn an advertisement showing the corpses of actor Heath Ledger, Britain's Queen Mother and Mount Everest conqueror Sir Edmund Hillary dancing on a grave.
The animated Halloween promotion advertisement on the Hell Pizza website shows the three decomposing celebrities emerging from graves and dancing to Michael Jackson's song "Thriller".
Ledger and Hillary died this year and the Queen Mother passed away in 2002.
Hillary's son Peter said the ad was in "extremely poor taste".
"I think it's a bit disturbing... a little grotesque," he told the Dominion Post.
"I don't think it's funny and I'm not very impressed. It is early days and it's still pretty raw," he said of the death of his father, who conquered the world's tallest mountain in 1953.
TPF Group retail operations manager Glenn Corbett said the company, which owns the Hell Pizza chain, was withdrawing the advertisement but had not meant to offend the Hillary family.
"Clearly he's revered in New Zealand and we all love him," he said. "The idea of Sir Ed being there was intended to be a light-hearted remembrance."
Hell Pizza, a national chain in New Zealand, is no stranger to controversy.
Last year, complaints forced it to withdraw billboards showing Adolf Hitler clutching a slice of pizza in a Nazi salute.
In 2006, the company offended Catholics and others by delivering condoms to householders' letter boxes to promote their "Lust" pizza.
NZealand pizza chain withdraws dancing corpses ad
NZealand pizza chain withdraws dancing corpses ad
"To be foolish and to recognize that one is foolish, is better than to be foolish and imagine that one is wise."
NZealand pizza chain withdraws dancing corpses ad
Wow. That's some advertising. . .
Bad taste for sure but I bet no one forgets their pizza. But, I wonder if people buy any for fear someone will think badly of them.
Bad taste for sure but I bet no one forgets their pizza. But, I wonder if people buy any for fear someone will think badly of them.
When choosing between two evils, I always like to take the one I've never tried before.
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NZealand pizza chain withdraws dancing corpses ad
el guapo;1043898 wrote: NZealand pizza chain withdraws dancing corpses ad
A New Zealand pizza chain has withdrawn an advertisement showing the corpses of actor Heath Ledger, Britain's Queen Mother and Mount Everest conqueror Sir Edmund Hillary dancing on a grave.
The animated Halloween promotion advertisement on the Hell Pizza website shows the three decomposing celebrities emerging from graves and dancing to Michael Jackson's song "Thriller".
Ledger and Hillary died this year and the Queen Mother passed away in 2002.
Hillary's son Peter said the ad was in "extremely poor taste".
"I think it's a bit disturbing... a little grotesque," he told the Dominion Post.
"I don't think it's funny and I'm not very impressed. It is early days and it's still pretty raw," he said of the death of his father, who conquered the world's tallest mountain in 1953.
TPF Group retail operations manager Glenn Corbett said the company, which owns the Hell Pizza chain, was withdrawing the advertisement but had not meant to offend the Hillary family.
"Clearly he's revered in New Zealand and we all love him," he said. "The idea of Sir Ed being there was intended to be a light-hearted remembrance."
Hell Pizza, a national chain in New Zealand, is no stranger to controversy.
Last year, complaints forced it to withdraw billboards showing Adolf Hitler clutching a slice of pizza in a Nazi salute.
In 2006, the company offended Catholics and others by delivering condoms to householders' letter boxes to promote their "Lust" pizza.
I have eaten their pizza and it tastes like the box they deliver it in.:wah:
A New Zealand pizza chain has withdrawn an advertisement showing the corpses of actor Heath Ledger, Britain's Queen Mother and Mount Everest conqueror Sir Edmund Hillary dancing on a grave.
The animated Halloween promotion advertisement on the Hell Pizza website shows the three decomposing celebrities emerging from graves and dancing to Michael Jackson's song "Thriller".
Ledger and Hillary died this year and the Queen Mother passed away in 2002.
Hillary's son Peter said the ad was in "extremely poor taste".
"I think it's a bit disturbing... a little grotesque," he told the Dominion Post.
"I don't think it's funny and I'm not very impressed. It is early days and it's still pretty raw," he said of the death of his father, who conquered the world's tallest mountain in 1953.
TPF Group retail operations manager Glenn Corbett said the company, which owns the Hell Pizza chain, was withdrawing the advertisement but had not meant to offend the Hillary family.
"Clearly he's revered in New Zealand and we all love him," he said. "The idea of Sir Ed being there was intended to be a light-hearted remembrance."
Hell Pizza, a national chain in New Zealand, is no stranger to controversy.
Last year, complaints forced it to withdraw billboards showing Adolf Hitler clutching a slice of pizza in a Nazi salute.
In 2006, the company offended Catholics and others by delivering condoms to householders' letter boxes to promote their "Lust" pizza.
I have eaten their pizza and it tastes like the box they deliver it in.:wah: