Apple iPhone Teaser Ad Airs During Oscars [Updatex3]

Sunday February 25, 2007 4:52 pm PST by Arnold Kim

Apple aired their teaser ad for the Apple iPhone during the Oscars tonight. The ad has run multiple times during the Oscars.

The advertisement started with a collection of scenes from television and film with actors saying "Hello" on a telephone. The scenes are played in rapid succession, and the iPhone appears on the screen. Then a black screen with the words: "Hello" ... then ... "Coming in June" and finally an Apple logo.

Apple Quicktime: Apple has posted an official version of the iPhone Hello ad on their website.

Movie Mirrors: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (HD), 6 (Google), 7 (HD), 8

Update: The iPhone now has "AT&T" rather than "Cingular" listed in the corner. image. Cingular is now the new AT&T.

Update 2: Maclantic notes that the background music is Inside Your Head by Eberg (iTunes Link). A sample of the track is available in MP3 format from Eberg's site.

Update 3: Forum user Clonenode has compiled a list of all the actors (with the exception of one) who appear in the iPhone teaser ad. The one actress left off the list was Audrey Tautou according to Mac fly (film)

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clonenode

188 months ago

Here is the list of actors in the commercial. I am only missing the "French Woman"... any help?

Lucille Ball
Jackie Gleason
Humphrey Bogart
Marlon Brando
Jerry Lewis
Marilyn Monroe
Clark Gable
Peter Sellers
Steve McQueen
Richard Dreyfuss
Burt Reynolds
Betty Rubble
Robert Redford
Michael J. Fox
Harrison Ford
John Cusack
French Woman
Kevin Spacey
William H. Macy
Dustin Hoffman
Will Ferrell
Sarah Jessica Parker
Jeff Bridges
Billy Crystal
Cameron Diaz
Samuel L. Jackson
John Travolta
Robert DeNiro
Ben Stiller
Michael Douglas
Mr. Incredible

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