147:
33:
267:
were added to most scenes in the advert, such as on the back of the motorcycles and on the caravan shown at the beginning. In addition, the hot air balloon appearing at the end had a large George Cross on it, replacing the "Honda" text. The original advert, together with the
England remake cost £4.5
214:
is a panoramic 2-minute-long television commercial that was launched on 2 December 2005 in the United
Kingdom. It anchored the "Power of Dreams" campaign which also included a website with extensive information about the series of vintage Honda vehicles that were chosen to illustrate the dreams of
239:. A man reaches out for a jacket and crash helmet, and he sets forth from his trailer into a series of vintage Honda vehicles, starting with a diminutive minibike, and ending with a powerboat that leaps off the edge of a waterfall, emerging from the mist as a hot-air balloon with the Honda logo.
251:
London. Creative directors and contributors included Kim
Papworth, Sean Thompson, Chris Groom, Tony Davidson, and agency producer Julia Methold. Director Ivan Zacharias and producer Nick Landon are from the film production company Stink where the ad is hosted. Director of photography was Jan
271:
A making-of and karaoke version of the video were also made. This commercial was never released in the United States. The original version closed with a message addressed specifically to
England, whilst the Australian version closes with a voice-over by
347:
robot, a Honda SH 125i scooter, and finishes with the subject driving into the garage of a beach house containing a Honda (solar) power generator. Finally the subject sits in a hot tub overlooking the sea. A voice-over (again provided by
176:
352:) says "What good is dreaming it, if you don't actually do it?" The last verses of the song used are also present in this 150 second version of the commercial.
215:
the founder of Honda. It was written by Sean
Thompson and Chris Groom and Creative Directed by Tony Davidson and Kim Papworth. It features an actor (
525:
57:
of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be
530:
109:
81:
540:
88:
198:
128:
95:
54:
535:
256:
77:
310:
50:
284:
159:
66:
314:
169:
163:
155:
453:
180:
545:
276:
saying "I couldn't have put it better myself" (This is now the standard version used in the United
Kingdom).
475:
329:
102:
43:
512:
on which this article is partly based and contains link to an officially hosted version of the commercial
466:
322:
62:
264:
58:
260:
509:
17:
481:
216:
349:
298:
293:
273:
220:
460:
425:
404:
380:
248:
398:
519:
484:
446:
386:
340:
280:
236:
219:) singing, riding and driving across the scenic shorelines and roads of New Zealand,
361:"Television Advertisement of the Year" in the British Television Advertising Awards
224:
434:
413:
337:
318:
472:
428:
408:
392:
374:
419:
252:
Velicky. Editor was Filip
Malasek, from Czech film editing company Robota.
321:. Instead of finishing with a hot air balloon, it continues and features a
440:
333:
301:
lyrics. The last verses of the song are omitted to fit in two minutes.
235:
A vintage record player starts playing a single, “Impossible Dream" by
490:
344:
49:
Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing
326:
247:
The ad was part of a campaign developed by advertising agency
140:
26:
297:. Songwriter Joe Darion won the 1965/66 Tony award for best
255:
The original commercial was altered slightly for the
168:but its sources remain unclear because it lacks
499:Honda (solar)power generator (2010 inclusion)
8:
496:Honda Scoopy SH125i scooter (2010 inclusion)
291:. The song is from the Don Quixote musical
199:Learn how and when to remove this message
129:Learn how and when to remove this message
407:racing motorcycle originally ridden by
78:"Impossible Dream" advertisement
7:
25:
510:The Inspiration Room Daily review
456:using Honda BF225 outboard engine
145:
31:
263:campaign. Flags displaying the
42:may not meet Knowledge (XXG)'s
18:Impossible Dream (Honda advert)
526:British television commercials
257:England national football team
1:
531:2000s television commercials
285:Impossible Dream (The Quest)
44:general notability guideline
449:sport bike (2010 inclusion)
315:National Geographic Channel
562:
541:2005 in British television
469:aeroplane (2010 inclusion)
51:reliable secondary sources
40:The topic of this article
212:Honda's Impossible Dream
154:This article includes a
443:F1 race car (2010 omit)
289:16 Most Requested Songs
183:more precise citations.
493:robot (2010 inclusion)
485:hydrogen fuel cell car
341:hydrogen fuel cell car
536:Advertising campaigns
467:Honda HA-420 HondaJet
309:On 25 April 2010, an
305:2010 Extended Version
268:million to produce.
261:2006 FIFA World Cup
454:Offshore powerboat
227:in South America.
223:in Japan, and the
156:list of references
46:
482:Honda FCX Clarity
405:1960 Honda 2RC143
366:Vehicles featured
338:Honda FCX Clarity
287:" from the album
265:St George's Cross
217:Simon Paisley Day
209:
208:
201:
139:
138:
131:
113:
41:
16:(Redirected from
553:
487:(2010 inclusion)
478:(2010 inclusion)
370:Listed in order
350:Garrison Keillor
311:extended version
294:Man of La Mancha
274:Garrison Keillor
221:Twin Ring Motegi
204:
197:
193:
190:
184:
179:this article by
170:inline citations
149:
148:
141:
134:
127:
123:
120:
114:
112:
71:
35:
34:
27:
21:
561:
560:
556:
555:
554:
552:
551:
550:
516:
515:
506:
461:Hot air balloon
426:Honda Fireblade
381:Honda Super Cub
368:
358:
319:The Netherlands
313:debuted on the
307:
245:
233:
205:
194:
188:
185:
174:
160:related reading
150:
146:
135:
124:
118:
115:
72:
70:
48:
36:
32:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
559:
557:
549:
548:
546:Wieden+Kennedy
543:
538:
533:
528:
518:
517:
514:
513:
505:
502:
501:
500:
497:
494:
488:
479:
470:
464:
459:Honda branded
457:
450:
444:
438:
432:
423:
417:
411:
402:
399:Honda Goldwing
396:
390:
384:
378:
367:
364:
363:
362:
357:
354:
306:
303:
249:Wieden+Kennedy
244:
241:
232:
229:
207:
206:
164:external links
153:
151:
144:
137:
136:
39:
37:
30:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
558:
547:
544:
542:
539:
537:
534:
532:
529:
527:
524:
523:
521:
511:
508:
507:
503:
498:
495:
492:
489:
486:
483:
480:
477:
474:
471:
468:
465:
462:
458:
455:
451:
448:
447:Honda VFR1200
445:
442:
439:
436:
433:
430:
427:
424:
422:-R sports car
421:
418:
415:
412:
410:
406:
403:
400:
397:
394:
391:
388:
387:Honda TRX450R
385:
382:
379:
376:
373:
372:
371:
365:
360:
359:
355:
353:
351:
346:
342:
339:
335:
331:
328:
325:aeroplane, a
324:
320:
316:
312:
304:
302:
300:
296:
295:
290:
286:
282:
281:Andy Williams
279:The music is
277:
275:
269:
266:
262:
258:
253:
250:
242:
240:
238:
237:Andy Williams
230:
228:
226:
222:
218:
213:
203:
200:
192:
189:February 2024
182:
178:
172:
171:
165:
161:
157:
152:
143:
142:
133:
130:
122:
111:
108:
104:
101:
97:
94:
90:
87:
83:
80: –
79:
75:
74:Find sources:
68:
64:
60:
56:
52:
45:
38:
29:
28:
19:
369:
308:
292:
288:
278:
270:
254:
246:
234:
225:Iguazu Falls
211:
210:
195:
186:
175:Please help
167:
125:
116:
106:
99:
92:
85:
73:
491:Honda ASIMO
463:(2010 omit)
437:F1 race car
435:Honda RA272
431:(2010 omit)
414:Honda S2000
395:convertible
377:Monkey Bike
345:Honda ASIMO
181:introducing
55:independent
520:Categories
473:Honda CR-Z
429:sport bike
409:Jim Redman
401:motorcycle
393:Honda S500
375:Honda Z50M
327:Honda CR-Z
89:newspapers
63:redirected
420:Honda NSX
283:singing "
119:June 2024
53:that are
416:Roadster
323:HondaJet
299:Broadway
504:Sources
441:BAR 007
383:scooter
334:VFR1200
243:Details
177:improve
103:scholar
67:deleted
476:hybrid
452:Honda
356:Awards
343:, the
330:hybrid
105:
98:
91:
84:
76:
59:merged
162:, or
110:JSTOR
96:books
65:, or
336:, a
332:, a
231:Plot
82:news
389:ATV
317:in
259:'s
522::
166:,
158:,
61:,
202:)
196:(
191:)
187:(
173:.
132:)
126:(
121:)
117:(
107:·
100:·
93:·
86:·
69:.
47:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.