Name: The Phantom
Director: Jake Scott
Genre: Action
Released: 2016-10-14
Duration: 8 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Barbara Steele, Žarko Radić, Karin Perathoner, James Brown

Mads Mikkelsen stars in an 8-minute Ford commercial that somehow slaps harder than most blockbusters.

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Overview

Action

An enigmatic stranger, a couple who no longer exist, danger in the shadows and the key to it all - The new Ford Edge. Mads Mikkelsen and screen legend Barbara Steele star alongside the new Ford Edge in LE FANTÔME.

Content warning

Identity as performanceConsumerism as escapismThe hollow pursuit of luxury

Standout Aspects

Acting

Mikkelsen commits to car commercial like it's Shakespeare.

Cinematography

Ridley Scott's son knows how to shoot a vehicle seductively.

Direction

Jake Scott turns product placement into genuine short film.

Best for:Background·Solo

Heads up:Violence

Director

Jake Scott

ReleasedOct 14, 2016

Runtime8m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feellight

Top Cast

Mads Mikkelsen

Le Fantôme

Barbara Steele

The Widow

Žarko Radić

Witness Relocation Agent

Jon Campling

The Kingpin

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Jake Scott is Ridley Scott's son, continuing the family tradition of making advertisements look better than most films. This premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, because of course it did.

Cultural

Barbara Steele, horror icon of the 1960s, came out of semi-retirement for this car commercial, proving Mikkelsen's gravitational pull transcends genre and generation.