I'm Spartacus!
I'm Spartacus! is the catchphrase from the 1960 film Spartacus.
A famous scene of the movie has the recaptured slaves being asked to point out which one of them is Spartacus in exchange for leniency. Instead, they each proclaim themselves to be Spartacus and thus share his fate.
According to legend, Eric Douglas, son of Spartacus star Kirk Douglas, once received the mother of all heckles at the Comedy Store in London. "But I'm Kirk Douglas's son!" he screamed at the unimpressed. To which they replied, "No, I'm Kirk Douglas's son!". [From The Guardian, 09 June 2007]
For the 2005 Academy Awards broadcast, Pepsi aired a new commercial where the movie's original footage was edited to include a lunch bag containing a sandwich and a soft drink. The commercial, designed by ad agency BBDO, was recognized in advertising awards.[1][2]
In May 2007 British soldiers in Iraq were reported to be wearing t-shirts bearing the slogan "I'm Harry!" in reference to the debate over whether Prince Harry should serve a tour of duty there. [3]
Monty Python's Life of Brian has a similar scene where a Roman soldier asks some people who are being crusified which one is Brian and they all start shouting I'm Brian
References
- ^ Best Spots - Adweek, March 2005.
- ^ Silver World Medal (TV) - 2006 International Television, Cinema & Radio Awards
- ^ Staff (2007-05-02). "Harry's troops do a Spartacus". Ananova. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
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