Crystal, De Niro Talk Turkey for NYC
Enough to put on a goofy turkey suit and cluck.
Crystal is one of several Big Apple-based celebs who've shot commercials attempting to convince tourists to head back to the city.
Along with Crystal, the six ads also star Robert De Niro, Woody Allen, Ben Stiller, Kevin Bacon, Barbara Walters, Yankee Hall of Famer and malaprop king Yogi Berra and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
TURKEY TALK
· They love New York
Crystal, De Niro join for new commercial
"We all know how hard New York was hit on September 11," Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said at a press conference introducing the clips. "But New Yorkers have proudly displayed their indomitable spirit during this difficult time by resuming their lives with a sense of purpose, confidence and determination--and, of course, with humor.
"This new public service campaign was created to show how that spirit inspired others--some of the city's best-known personalities--to pursue their dreams, though with a decidedly humorous twist," says Hizzoner.
To that end, we get Crystal, in turkey suit, opposite his Analyze This sparring partner De Niro, who is decked out in full Pilgrim regalia. A dejected Crystal is upset that he has to play the gobbler at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. "You know, it's not a big deal. All you do is, you know, 'cluck, cluck, cluck...' " says De Niro. "First of all," deadpans Cystal, "we don't cluck, we gobble. Okay?"
De Niro: "You want me to be the turkey?"
Crystal: "Yeah."
De Niro: "I don't think so."
One spot features a woman poring over the menu at the famous Stage Deli, where the sandwiches are named after stars. "I'll have the Ben Stiller," she tells the server, "with Bacon on the side." The waiter then bellows, "Stiller, table 3." Right on beat, Stiller emerges from the kitchen. "With bacon!" shouts the waiter. Then Bacon comes out.
Another spot shows a man zooming around the famed skating rink at Rockefeller Center, spinning, jumping, twirling. The camera moves in and reveals the skater is...Allen. "Would you believe this is the first time I've ever been on ice skates?" Allen says into the camera, before finishing his routine with a pirouette.
The other spots feature an off-key Walters badly flunking a Broadway audition ("If you didn't like that, I could do something from Cats"), Berra conducting the New York Philharmonic ("Who is Phil Harmonic") and Kissinger running around the bases at an empty Yankee Stadium ("Derek, who?").
Each commercial ends with Giuliani spouting the theme of the campaign: "The New York miracle. Be a part of it."
The ads will air nationwide in the coming days.
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