Man’s best friend demonstrates the power of love in the touching spot “Mop Dog” for Dr. Pepper, directed by Imperial Woodpecker’s Simon McQuoid and edited by Cut+Run’s Steve Gandolfi for agency Deutsch LA. Here, a dreadlocked dog finds a friend and ultimately a home on the road with a big-hearted Dr. Pepper driver who understands that you should “always be one of a kind.
The dog featured in the commercial is actually a Puli, a sheep herding breed originally from Hungary that are known for naturally-forming dreadlocks called cords.
Creative Credits:
Agency: Deutsch LA
Chief Creative Officer: Pete Favat
EVP, ECD: Brett Craig
Creative Director: Ryan Lehr
Creative Director: Erick Mangali
Art Director: John Baker
Copywriter: Chris Jones
Director of Integrated Production: Vic Palumbo
Executive Producer: Megan Meloth
Music Director: Dave Rocco
Production Company: Imperial Woodpecker
Director: Simon McQuoid
Director of Photography: Roman Vasyanov
Executive Producer: Charlie Cocuzza
Executive Producer: Doug Halbert
Editorial Company: Cut+Run
Editors: Steve Gandolfi
Assistant Editors: Sean Fazende and Kendra Juul
Head of Production: Amburr Farls
Executive Producer: Carr Schilling
Managing Director: Michelle Eskin
Post: The Mill
Executive Producer: Sue Troyan
Color Executive Producer: Thatcher Peterson
Senior VFX Producer: Kait Boehm
Color Producer: Natalie Westerfield
2D Lead: Adam Lambert
2D Artists: Patrick Munoz and Tim Robbins
3D Artists: Michael Kash and Steven Olsen
Colorist: Adam Scott
Music: Elias Arts
ECD: Vincenzo LoRusso
CD: Mike Goldstein
EP: Ann Haugen
Senior Producer: Katie Overcash
Mix: Mark Meyuhas at Lime