5 Men and a Limo

5 Men and a Limo is a 1997 American short film produced by Aspect Ratio Films as an introduction sketch for the 26th Annual Hollywood Reporter Key Art Awards. In the film voiceover actor Don LaFontaine picks up four other voiceover actors in his limo to travel to the awards. The actors talk about themselves and the awards, making humorous references to common phrases and techniques they use when voicing movie trailers. Besides LaFontaine, the other actors appearing in the film are John Leader, Nick Tate, Mark Elliot, and Al Chalk. Hal Douglas provides his voice for a telephone call, but does not appear.

The films original purpose was to serve as an introductory sketch for the 1997 Hollywood Reporter Key Art Awards broadcast. According to John Leader, the sketch played to a packed house at the awards ceremony and was so well received that the next day, bootlegged copies began circulating around the Internet to date, one copy of the film has nearly one million views on YouTube alone. In addition, the five voiceover artists, many of whom had few oncamera credits to their names prior toMen and a Limo, had become instantly recognizable LaFontaine went on to do onscreen appearances in commercials for GEICO as that announcer guy from the movies, while Leader has done onscreen commercials for Burger King and Kudos granola bars.The short film opens with the James Bond Theme, before transitioning into the theme from Back to the Future after the shows opening graphics. When Hal Douglas is heard phoning LaFontaine, the familiar intro to the Theme from New York, New York is heard on the music track as a subtle indication of Douglas east coast management. This is abruptly interrupted by a sample from the 1985 electronica song Oh Yeah by Swiss band Yello, once LaFontaine ignores Douglas and introduces Al Chalk. An excerpt from the score of Groundhog Day Medley Phils Piano SoloEighteenth Variation from Rapsodie on a Theme of Paganini is heard when Mark Elliott enters the film. Otherwise the score from Dragon The Bruce Lee Story is heard in the background during many of the voiceovers provided by the limousines passengers. ........

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