Dodge Challenger "Legends Never Die" by Jesse Pitela

My spec promo for the best american muscle car (in my opinion) - the Dodge Challenger SRT8. My goal was to show the legacy of muscle cars being handed down from generation to generation.
This is a spec commercial not associated with Dodge. Written, shot, directed, edited & VFX by me.
Thanks to Michael Harris for letting me shoot with his Challenger.
Starring:
Willard Strong as the grandfather
Kyan and Drew Vanderweele as the grandchildren.
Follow me on instagram / redefinefx
Contact: redefinefx.com/contact/
VFX in After Effects, edited in Premiere, shot with the BMPCC.
#dodgechallenger #dodgechallengercommercial #dodgecommercial #jessepitela #commercialdirector #losangelesdirector

[@erickelloco5765]

no lie, this commercial does make me want to buy one😂😂😂

[@dunc_n_fr]

erick lanza Nice profile pic

[@erickelloco5765]

Chief Ray thanks man, that was my 2007 crown vic but i sold it☹

[@krystiankastelnik164]

I dont have my drivers license yet, but when I do get it, Im gonna start saving up for a Crown Vic. They are truely some of the best cars for not a load of money.

[@timmypstyle]

Hell I just watched this commercial just now and have a 15 challenger R/T. Love it!

[@xmo552]

It reminds me of this other commercial 😂 Watch "Ford Mustang Commercial Very Funny!" on KZbin kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppXXiHSKiqitY5o

[@JoshuaApostolico1973]

Grandpa actually stole that challenger after seeing it back in 2014 and was just waiting for the heat to die down

[@kylegallant3423]

lol

[@Junglehunter677]

Nope, the first time he saw it it was his dad driving it

[@datboyyoungtripp9477]

Wtf lol 😂

[@kingnonsense]

🤣🤣🤣

[@but_why547]

BRUHHHHH😂😂😂this is so unappreciated

[@revelare_xvii6269]

*Its a terrifying thought that one day, all the cars we drive today will be considered classics.*

[@willbennett7508]

This is the exact kind of ads company’s should make well done dodge

[@steverennekamp2125]

Needs to be a super bowl commercial!

[@Derly24]

Imagine getting a Hellcat and 40 years later your grandchildren ask what you drove back in the day and you kept it in your garage caged up. Goals af

[@jamesrambo728]

Facts

[@the_shape_8728]

See, electric cars may be the future. But nobody will ever get as excited over an electric car as they would something like this. The look, the feel, the sound, the attitude. Muscle cars will never die

[@guywholikestravel]

Their spirits will remains in our heart and mind

[@markfromtinder9616]

Electric is not the future. Hydro is

[@zackhaycraft8159]

@@markfromtinder9616 hydro isn’t the future nuclear power is

[@markfromtinder9616]

@@zackhaycraft8159 check toyotas new hydrogen camry. I work for toyota and it's coming. Design was just completed

[@zackhaycraft8159]

@@markfromtinder9616 I will have to keep an eye on it

[@ryanmace6445]

What's sad is in 50 years, the v8 will probably be extinct

[@thomasthedank6385]

Ryan mace I cant imagine an electric muscle car

[@rapidshot3033]

Ryan mace manual transmission is dying if not dead

[@isellair7441]

Ryan mace They said we'd have flying cars in the 60's and that hasn't happened so I think we're okay.

[@poyo3582]

Doubt it

[@therealdirtydan908]

Ryan mace we need to keep it alive.

[@joseperez-ul3fq]

I got a hellcat .the start up is amazing. Best car ever

[@justinlamb3822]

Slight Flex

[@ashokaal-hadrami8477]

Congratulations!

[@SomeonewithaCar]

My mom has a scat pack it’s my pfp

[@MrAnxious]

@@justinlamb3822 lmaooo

[@liu3kang]

The Ford HeavenDog is way better.

[@F117nghthawk]

As the owner of an RT Charger....... I got chills. You ain't gonna have your grandkids asking about that Camry.

[@JessePitelaFilms]

Lol 😆 sure ain’t

[@enragedgrandpa2889]

They won't be asking because they will still be driving around 2005 Camery models around 70 years from now lmao. Good luck with your valve train. I'm a Mopar guy to the bone, but all the post 90s Dodge and Chrysler engines suck ass. Poor engineering and cost cutting with modern Mopars sadly. They were once ahead of their time, and making unheard of leaps in engine tech back in the 50s and 60s. Made bad ass muscle cars in the 70s, I have a 1971 Super Bee 383 big block, 727 trans, ram air hood, plumb crazy purple. And a 1951 Chrysler Windsor DeLuxe with a 331 Hemi, Dodge/Chryslers first hemi. 65-73 was their peak, now they just make cheap shit, with even cheaper overseas castings, and parts that fail before 100k even hits. Can't count how many heads Iv had to rebuild for a misfire due to their terrible valve setup, or timing chains and cranks Iv replaced for a lower end tick that happens with their cars that have higher idle hours. I have a 2019 red eye I bought from a friend that got tired of dumping money into the 6.2. I have plans to rip it out and swap to a 426 max wedge I had sitting in my garage for a few years waiting on a 1964 Polara to pop up for a resonable price lol.

[@zippedmouthgaming5637]

@@enragedgrandpa2889 "Old man yells at cloud."

[@alistairluiz6015]

Enough to make a grown man cry 😢

[@raymonddelacruz846]

Dam right

[@bitemyshinnymetalass1569]

I wish my grandfather was alive so I can take him for a ride in my 13 Challenger srt8. 😞

[@artina.i5069]

Me to🥲🥲

[@samkennedy7221]

No way that damn remote fob still had a charge, mine dies every year...😂😂😂

[@Dextria]

Sam Kennedy lol the bigger question is how the frikin car was wet underneath a tarp lol😂

[@sadeepaalwis5938]

legends never die. haha

[@ahmedehab_11]

The question applies to the whole car if you think of it😂😂

[@janaranjanifernando6731]

Even the car bettery 🤣

[@DevinEMILE]

@@ahmedehab_11 Shits got a tarp on it, looks freshly painted and washed. Not a speck of dirt or rust. must be some special 2091 technology

[@D-Ruys]

True, legends never die. In other words, Dodges never die!

[@mopar4838]

Felix Vissers they always dodge

[@janaranjanifernando6731]

Legends never die but the car battery will die in 50days not 50 years lol🤣😂

[@steverennekamp2125]

BIG OL BAD D.O.D.G.E!

[@Prestiged_peck]

@@janaranjanifernando6731 ikr, must've had a maintainer on it somewhere at least

[@janaranjanifernando6731]

@@Prestiged_peck according to wikipedia this video is so wierd and acting is not good 😂

[@darrinleazer6784]

There's nothing more relaxing than the sound of pure power from a muscle car.

[@cardellfrazier7868]

that just made me want one to have that moment with my son and grandchildren thanks dodge

[@rudymartinez2668]

Cardell Frazier amen to that

[@hmackprotection1]

Cardell Frazier, Right On

[@Thunder-qf5dm]

Nice ZX14R

[@s1mplistic999]

Cardell Frazier dodge didn't make this video

[@samuelconsuegra1206]

Doge King yes they did

[@chevanator5027]

Anyone else watch this and start crying and think this is gonna be me one day maybe

[@Inline.5.R]

Seth Phillips I feel the same way about my 1996 gen 1 Dodge Dakota Sport 4X4 extended cab 5.2L V8 Magnum with a 5 speed manual that is pushing around 330-360 hp (haven’t gotten it tested yet but did some math on what I did to it and 360hp is the number the math came up to but I’m accounting for regular wear and tear dropping the numbers a bit so around 330-360)

[@raymonddelacruz846]

Yeah i cried too

[@matthewjohnson6047]

Yes honestly I think we all do hahah

[@bigmorg1267]

Now dodge knows how to make a car add.

[@kadetheghost3035]

Morgan Mclarenwood dodge didn't make this

[@hiitzesiang114]

Ad

[@satisfyingdayze406]

So the car does math now?

[@therealdirtydan908]

Meadow Creek uhh

[@justaguy7114]

It should subtract aswell

[@newmedstudent]

If we had more moments like these people would not be confused about what restroom to go to.

[@lovethesmellofracefuelinth7374]

Exactly and used to be such an intrical part of growing up in the US, but now is long lost and forgotten in this mixed up confused society 😪

[@xmo552]

Preach on it !!!!! Yes!!!

[@xmo552]

It reminds me of this other commercial 😂 Watch "Ford Mustang Commercial Very Funny!" on KZbin kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppXXiHSKiqitY5o

[@brandonhoffman8780]

Hell yea preach bro

[@logandraluck5880]

This comment is underrated

[@nijekiki9501]

I am from Croatia,but I am fan of 3 magnificant American muscle cars:Chevrolet Camaro,Dodge Challenger and Ford Mustang!

[@Two3SoulKikz]

I hope one day I can have that feeling driving one of those machines. Amazing

[@playcer8388]

frank palladino same

[@user-zd5nh3ho1z]

same!

[@sultansultansito6728]

Ye you will!!!!;)

[@lieutenantorion6475]

The sound of my challenger brings a smile every time I start it up.

[@TheUser66]

The Dodge ad gave me more emotions that some films.

[@WKYanks]

That's one hell of a battery in that FOB! ... lol

[@jacksonbryantfilms]

Aaaaaaand now I need to buy a brand new Challenger and take amazing care of it till I die.

[@fusion1503]

This is the best Dodge commercial I have ever seen! I would even call this a short movie. This is truly superb work! I immediately subscribed as this is the best Dodge video I have ever seen! It truly sends shivers down your back!

[@JessePitelaFilms]

Thank you very much

[@maxedwellseven6724]

Acting could be a little better - the best you’ve ever seen? The message is good.

[@gregalbrecht7263]

This should of been a Super Bowl Commercial

[@sergey000068]

The real legend!Thank you Dodge!!!👍👍👍👍💪💪💪👌👌👌👌

[@evie2074]

Except they will be saying “Grandma!” ...😆❤️ I’m in love with my Challenger best car I’ve ever owned! Nothing like the roar of a Hemi!

[@metalheadmoparguy8077]

I almost cried to that shit Love you dodge

[@GlidinBros]

I'm gonna keep my Charger R/T till the end!

[@michaelcowan6254]

Puts goosebumps on me every time I watch this video. I have owned 5 old school Challenger's, plus a 2012 and my current 2017 Challenger. Challenger fan since high school. Challenger fan for life.

[@TurnAGundam]

In addition to being an awesome commercial in it's own right, it also gave me some real "Red Barchetta" vibes, as well. 😁

[@lucasmoncada2686]

Noticed that Transformers quote👍

[@AFROKING-zp3ol]

Lucas Moncada yes😂😂😂

[@barryb.benson6614]

Was it "no sacrifice, no victory"?

[@xmo552]

They built on that Dukes and Fast imagery for sure. Edit: and a little Christine too.. With a sprinkle of Transformers.

[@GhostSaiyan117]

I still think this is one of the best commercial makes you want to buy one 2019 still watching

[@JessePitelaFilms]

Thank you that means a lot to me

[@zohaib876]

That was an amazing effort, great job. As a fellow Dodge Challenger owner(2016 392 HEMI SCATPACK SHAKER) this commercial sends chills down my back and touches my heart. Excellent choice of background music. You perfectly display the mystical bond between man & machine. And last but def. Not least that is one BEAUTIFUL Challenger. MOPAR-OR-NO-CAR. Keep up the great work

[@jdchav9383]

That’s a beautiful hemi you have. I have the widebody version of that same car, 2021. Let’s take care of these cars forever.

[@zohaib876]

@@jdchav9383 Oh thanks man, right back at ya :-). I love the widebody- so menacing. What color is yours? Absolutely, let's take care of them best we can. Mine isn't my daily driver so she's only got 3,600 miles so far lol I have it in my garage under the cover. She gets used from April-October during fair sunny days. I'm in NY so past November it begins to snow & her hibernation period begins. Take care of your car- she is a beauty.

[@markkelley7084]

I owned a 1972 Dodge Challenger at 17, now 67 and had to get one more 2022 Challenger Scat Pact, Wide Body, Shaker Hood and 6.4 Liter Hemi Engine, get one before there gone. Makes me smile every time it’s cranked up.

[@nitinkumar7329]

"no sacrifice no victory" Hmmm I'll remember that!

[@syedrehanfida]

This made me cry. It's such a beautifully put video. I love Challengers!

[@usabw9726]

I got an R/T and she is both beauty and power! Dodge did great with this one!

[@xMarkie]

This is how it’s gonna be for me in 50-60 years.

[@dozerfarms]

I'm wiping tears from my eyes as I type this

[@JessePitelaFilms]

that's actually the greatest comment I could wish for thank you

[@dozerfarms]

@@JessePitelaFilms You're absolutely welcome!!! Keep up the amazing videos!

[@FunnyGoofyPurpleCat69420]

RIP Dodge Challenger 1970 - 2023 The car still revs in our hearts

[@johnbess7320]

Truly beautiful!!

[@treester9996]

The most epic thing I have seen in my whole life. Little Update 5 years later: Got one

[@k.i.s.s..]

treester 999 ..really? That's kinda sad bud

[@MidnightPolaris800]

Hell yea!!!

[@koneslayer387]

When gasoline engines are outlawed i will never get rid of any of the legendary muscle!!! NEVER

[@AlejandroP1980s]

Not outlaw but no gas oil petrol left why new cars are all electric is in the future also more issues with new cars so many sensors and malfunction computer

[@xmo552]

@@AlejandroP1980s If you believe that

[@gth882]

Hope for a miracle I'm still gooding out for a t-top trans am Hope gasoline can stick Don't want an electric car

[@herbienbrian2]

@@gth882 The limited resources thing is a joke. Gas doesn't come from dinosaurs, it's a constantly replenishing resource from compost of the ground level plants and things above rotting and turning into compost and eventually making its way through the ground to be crude.

[@bartdvorak5306]

It broke my heart. Its sad, its beautifull, its genius, but its something, what we do one day-showing our grandsons how cars looked.

[@milesfoster7579]

Brings back some memories of my first Dodge

[@CaioStriker]

A true american legend.

[@campanelli8]

HEMI!!!!!!! Action!!!!!!😂

[@MONEYHONEYPRAGUEvideos]

Fantastic and stunning video! Great job!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@beargibson3100]

A car or truck is a time machine to the right person. It can take you back to good times in your life.

[@calvin2701]

A challenger with a California plate, good look with that

[@nelsonsandovaljr7047]

Yep Challengers rule

[@gotmilk2123]

man I'm insanely thankful i was able to get a scatpack before the hemi went extinct. My grandpa got me hooked on dodge with his dakota rt. He died last year, but i feel like he's riding with me every time i get in my car.

[@anythingcars1389]

Dodge is my life basically my whole entire dream garage has Dodge in it

[@fangirl4206]

I hope that there will never ever in this world that there will be flying cars and the whole future is different from this day

[@gth882]

Ppl can't drive on the ground as is. Flying cars would be casquets in the sky

[@geilesauto3870]

@@gth882 Automatic drive. No need for handle it on yourself anymore.... These ppl of the future are just wrecking all the things which make fun, by replacing our job with technologies or robots. Well if it goes on further ofc

[@biglaud]

Why doesn't this have more views!???

[@frankangiolo9325]

biglaud I think it's because of all of the dodge haters

[@Killer553]

Why is someone hating on Dodge ?

[@jaimeromero7291]

Frank Angiolo; I always hated the Dodge fanboys but never Dodge lol

[@m1ch43l_k]

Incredible! Goosebumps...

[@ronaldkenyon5216]

Just found this..2015 Scat Pack 6 speed owner...NO those ARE NOT tears in my eyes

[@Unsujetoquecomenta]

One day will all going to be the grandpa, telling story about the old times.

[@Htx_speedoutlaws]

Who else got goosebumps

[@dankestvonmemen76288]

legit thought this was made by dodge for a second. amazing job making this.

[@trentnelson_]

I hope muscle cars continue forever, and never die out there so iconic

[@sid6722]

This commercial is so beautiful. ICE will die out, but the legend will live forever. ❤️

[@Killer553]

Just if it would be 1970 Challenger instead and it would be 100% excellent for me.Without it it's just 99% excellent :)

[@MinecraftBrosOfficial]

Yea but it's supposed to be like what classics are right now. In the future, cars today would be seen as classics.

[@vibeandride2984]

By 2091 a 1970 challenger would be over 100 years old lol it's probably gonna be extinct

[@jessecoc6247]

JK BMX dude you make me cry, the 70 charger...... posibly the most beautiful car ever.

[@vibeandride2984]

Jesse COC yes I agree

[@Mr360cuda]

I absolutely love my 6 speed challenger!

[@nelsonrossiter5711]

And when the world need him most he returned *Happy Hemi Noises*

[@nelsonsandovaljr7047]

Beautiful

[@captainvidro8726]

I️ got the chills watching this. Just shows how badass dodge can or could always be throughout time always classic and always lookin bad as fuck

[@Mark-mt4xt]

This dude just mantained the car in perfect condition for 70 years

[@gururaj3929]

When i see this i remember *DOC* * THE HUDSON HORNET* OF CARS MOVIE

[@TimHunterPhotography]

Great!!!

[@themightygt1121]

Came here after I saw Dodge’s decision about stopping the production of their V8s in 2023 End of a great era

[@brianr5665]

This video is amazing. It's the tale we would love to tell to our children, grandchildren and everyone down the line. Times change, people change and circumstances change. But, if you can hold your own... legends remain with us. But, they never ever die... as long as the story is told. But to have it... priceless. I'm going to buy one now. The prices are good and there will be stories long after I am gone...

[@trentonharris5521]

The first commercial I've WANTED to watch.

[@haroldovitor3253]

Simplesmente imbatível. V 8 nunca morre.

[@JohnDoe-cz3dh]

Why does the world look post apocalyptic

[@savagenomad5731]

John Doe America is slowly falling apart, as much as I hate to admit it as a fellow American.

[@alexgoncharov3433]

future...

[@thejanusproject32]

For it to work, has to be set in the future. Plus, its all Interstellar sounding like.

[@LawrenceTimme]

Because it's California 😂😂😂

[@jsmg7x]

2:01: The kid touching the logo like that, It's almost like if the dodge challenger is a precious gem, Which it is

[@TwoPair72]

Wish I can go back and find a car looking that good.

[@terminatorgoose05channel69]

The same can be said about an 87 Buick Grand National

[@izzyninoderivera2844]

😃Good Job!!!!

[@izzyninoderivera2844]

This is an awesome video.

[@vincentiusadebangun8349]

Love this car ❤️❤️. Legend never die

[@JoseMiguelBartolosanchez]

this so amazing!! the feeling it was great

[@the2strokers244]

Make a real mad cry

[@chiimumango3979]

Because in 2098, NO ONE and I mean NO ONE will ever be surprised to open up a barn to find a Tesla

[@officialweet-bixfanaccount6020]

no i would why has it not blown up yet

[@nicholasjoly4816]

Awesome short clip. Reminded me of me with my grandfather with his 1970 challenger. Hopefully that will be me one day . Video brings chills

[@dominos247]

Kids in 2091 get goosebumps by this. 78 years old fashioned car still badass

[@3O2MuStAnG]

Tesla Millennials be like: It's just a car stop having emotions!!!111!!1!1!

[@xmo552]

Well they also don't know their sex.

[@michaelcowan6254]

He had to hide it in the old barn from the California Government, because they would have confiscated it and crushed it.

[@herbienbrian2]

Like the automotive Ann Frank.

[@judeharbin4966]

I had chills just watching this for some reason

[@Racemuiss]

Only real legends will never die

[@damiangutierrez9103]

It should had been a classic challenger than the grandson shows him the new one.

[@treydrake2299]

i wsih i could say the same for the AE86 and the supra those are two cars that will never leave my mind

[@shockflyerprojectz8938]

Bronco 67a ...and hopefully will never leave the roads

[@herbienbrian2]

Don't forget the 240sx and the e36.

[@arjuntripathi2K10]

Beautiful. Just beautiful. 🥲👍❤

[@rosedoles6089]

LOVE this !!!!

[@360_gangsterelite2]

Well unfortunately Dodge had to cancel the Challenger to meet the stupid climate regulations. RIP Challenger, the greatest muscle car.

[@lsu1992]

...and then, in 2024, I saw what replaced it. "Was it as awesome as the Challenger, Grandpaw? Did it sound amazing?" (Grandpaw looks down and shakes his head) (sighs, pauses) No boys, it was an EV. Had a recorded, "Vroom! vroom!" button that sounded silly as Hell. "AWWWW!!! What IDIOTS!" Well, now, it was rumored that the Plymouth 'Cuda would be redesigned and released in '25...but that was bullshit. Dodge went belly-up a year later. "WAHHHHHHHHH!!" (Fade to black) Fade in Challenger script logo. (underneath, smaller font) RIP Dodge 1914-2025

[@FooDerr]

The new one doesn’t have a recorded sound, it sounds really cool and I feel like future cars like it will be awesome too, even better than it

[@cyclone3999]

I think a little tear just rolled down my cheek.

[@arhashim78]

Typical idea with bad execution.

[@morrisonhotel4001]

Who are you again?

[@andreamaro6629]

Sensacional!!!!! Pra mim nao existe carro melhor Realmente um lenda vida Show!!!! 😉🍀✌

[@vinodyaduvanshi6016]

beautiful challenger...I wish I had one...

[@millacentbystander2992]

Watching in 2022. American heart muscle talent. What a great video well done.

[@krisrawk1817]

This was literally the most awesome commercial i have ever seen