Willem Dafoe plays a grumpy Marilyn Monroe in Snickers' Super Bowl commercial

Some like it...kinda hot.
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Patrick Kulp
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Some like it hot -- but others can at least get a laugh out of the sight of dramatic actor Willem Dafoe clad in a white dress and pearl earrings grumbling his way through an iconic movie scene.

It turns out that Marilyn Monroe looks a lot like Willem Dafoe when she's cranky and hungry, according to a 30-second Super Bowl spot released by Snickers on Tuesday. 

The ad, created by BBDO, features the Oscar-nominated actor re-enacting Monroe's famous "skirt" scene.

Snickers took another trip down memory lane last year with an acclaimed Super Bowl spot that featured Steve Buscemi and Danny Trejo as Jan and Marsha Brady.

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Patrick Kulp is a Business Reporter at Mashable. Patrick covers digital advertising, online retail and the future of work. A graduate of UC Santa Barbara with a degree in political science and economics, he previously worked at the Pacific Coast Business Times.


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