Vintage Guillermo Del Toro-Directed Ad Features Werewolf Using Alka Seltzer

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Big thanks go out to Badass Digest for helping to point out an incredible commercial from 1991 directed by and starring Guillermo Del Toro as a businessman who finds his transformation into a werewolf halted by the power of Alka Seltzer.

This commercial apparently comes from the days where Del Toro owned a makeup effects company in Mexico. The transformation is really reminiscent of Rick Baker’s seminal work on An American Werewolf in London. I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to see Del Toro tackle a full-blown werewolf film. Maybe Hellboy 3? Pretty please?

Robert Saucedo is an avid movie watcher with seriously poor sleeping habits. The Mikey from Life cereal of film fans, Robert will watch just about anything — good, bad or ugly. He has written about film for newspapers, radio and online for the last 10 years. This has taken a toll on his sanity — of that you can be sure. Follow him on Twitter at @robsaucedo2500.