Guinness Adverts
Kung Fool
A senior Buddhist monk tries to teach a novice about the philosophical benefits of drinking Guinness in this comic riff on the 1970s television series Kung Fu. Alan Parker also directed Home Sweet Jail in The Guinness Adverts Project. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here.
Home Sweet Jail
A prison warden discovers a secret fridge of Guinness cans in the cell of an inmate (a young Pete Postlethwaite). Alan Parker also directed Kung Fool in The Guinness Adverts Project. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here.
Bike
An eccentric inventor, played by Jon Pertwee (pre-Doctor Who), demonstrates his airborne bicycle before crashing into a pub. Here, he enjoys a Guinness which gives him superpowers to fly unaided. This advert was colourised from a black and white original. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here.
Irish Coffee
A playful advert which suggests that the Irish coffee was inspired by Guinness. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here.
Priorities
A couple enjoy a dance in a nightclub. When ‘last orders’ are called, excuses are quickly made to get to the bar in time for a Guinness in this advert about priorities. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here.