L U N A T A L K with Eva Moon

The Way Things Go - 20 Years

June 17, 2007 on 8:49 am | In Found, General Musing |

One night about twenty years ago, I awoke from a doze on the sofa to catch the last half of an odd film on TV. It was a long Rube-Goldbergesque chain reaction: fire, gravity, chemistry and assorted debris interacting in precarious procession. No sound track, no special effects, no character development - no characters. It was riveting. But alas, it ended and I never found out what it was called. Never saw it again. I described it for friends, but none of them had seen it. Years later, I searched the internet for it but without enough to go on, came up blank.

Then serendipity struck when Honda released its now-famous ad chain reaction ad. Lo and behold! The description of the ad mentioned the older film as the inspiration. At last! From there it was just a few clicks to possession of my very own copy of “The Way Things Go” which has captivated friends and family as much today as it did me two decades ago.

Here is the Honda ad:

And a clip from The Way Things Go:

And now, since it IS the Internet after all, the spoof (from 118 118 - that’s directory assistance in the UK):

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