David Fincher directs the life-long journey of pro football players LaDainian Tomlinson and Troy Polamalu as their destinies collide in an NFL football game.

Credits:
Agency: Wieden + Kennedy, Portland
Creative Directors: Jeff Williams, Alberto Ponte, Tyler Whisnand
Copywriter: Jason Bagley
Art Director: Ryan O’Rourke
Senior Agency Producer: Matt Hunnicutt
Associate Producer: Juliana Montgomery
Production Company: Anonymous Content, Los Angeles
Director: David Fincher
Director of Photography: Emmanuel Lubezki
Executive Producer: Jeff Baron
Producer: Robin Buxton
Editorial: Rock Paper Scissors
Editor: Angus Wall

This commercial deserves to “clean up” come awards time. It reminds me of Nike’s one the year prior where Stephen Jackson smashes through a bevy of teams in various stadium venues to the tune of Last of the Mohicans. Does anybody know if director David Fincher was the director on that Jackson ad or merely “inspired” by? This LT-Polomalu ad is smart and clever and inspiring. It also makes me want to buy a CD with all the soundtracks from all those Spaghetti westerns of days gone by.