Blog 5: Old Dogs

Old Dogs, a film by Disney, starring Robin Williams and John Travolta, is a movie that appeals to a middled aged audience. Robin Williams, Dan, and his best friend, played by John Travolta, Charlie, are put in charge of Dan's seven-year-old twins, whom he just recently found out about when his ex comes back in town after having been gone for seven years, while both are on the verge of the biggest business deal of their lives. They end up having trouble, of course, taking care of the children, be it they are new parents.

The trailer uses a lot of very funny clips and interesting audio clips from the soundtrack, like OK Go's song "Here It Goes Again," which plays during the Ultimate Frisbee clip, Dan's "little magic pills" clip, and the depth perception clip. They show Dan and right under his name says "is not great with kids," and shows him kicking a soccer ball at a kid and pegging him in the face. Then it shows Charlie, and right under his name it says "has other interests." This shows that you know they both are going to run into some trouble taking care of the kids and draws you in because you want to see what exactly happens.

My parents both told me they wanted to see this movie, and just happened to rent it and really enjoyed it. The trailer does a good job appealing to that audience because for one, the cast, and two, they did a good job picking out just the right clips. They were funny and entertaining.

From the well-known actors to the storyline that keeps you wanting more, this trailer appeals to an older audience because parents can relate to how these new parents are feeling trying to take care of children at their "advanced ages."

Here's the link to the movie trailer. (It wouldn't let me embed it.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhY8AP806tU