--- title: Super Bowl 2016: Helen Mirren Budweiser Ad description: A new direction for the Super Bowl from Budweiser canonical: https://time.com/4204117/budweiser-super-bowl-helen-mirren/ author: ashley Ross article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-02T15:30:19.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-05T08:41:29.808Z og:title: Watch Helen Mirren's Stern Budweiser Ad Against Drunk Driving og:description: "If your brain was donated to science, science would return it" og:url: https://time.com/4204117/budweiser-super-bowl-helen-mirren/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfd0d82b7a30a5168/69887bcb2dce0116e79e7a00/screen-shot-2016-02-02-at-9-46-21-am.png?branch=production&width=446&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 446 og:image:height: 251 og:image:alt: Screen Shot 2016-02-02 at 9.46.21 AM og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Helen Mirren's Stern Budweiser Ad Against Drunk Driving twitter:description: "If your brain was donated to science, science would return it" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfd0d82b7a30a5168/69887bcb2dce0116e79e7a00/screen-shot-2016-02-02-at-9-46-21-am.png?branch=production&width=446&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Helen Mirren Call Out Drunk Drivers in Powerful New Budweiser Ad > Sponsored content. 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. ## Video: Budweiser & Helen Mirren: 2016 Super Bowl Ad [Watch (HLS stream): Budweiser & Helen Mirren: 2016 Super Bowl Ad](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/swyhNVyp.m3u8) (1:00)  _Published 2016-02-02_ by [ashley Ross](https://time.com/author/ashley-ross/) ## ashley Ross Feb 2, 2016 3:30 PM UTC by [ashley Ross](https://time.com/author/ashley-ross/) ## ashley Ross Feb 2, 2016 3:30 PM UTC Budweiser is taking a break from [Clydesdales](http://time.com/3691421/super-bowl-2015-ads/) and puppies for [Super Bowl 50](http://time.com/4199076/super-bowl-50-2016-what-to-know/) with a new straightforward ad against drunk driving. Featuring Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren, who describes herself as “a notoriously frank and uncensored British lady,” the ad called ‘Simply Put’ takes on drunk drivers in a bold way. “The collective we are dumbfounded that people still drive drunk,” Mirren says. “If you drive drunk, you, simply put, are a shortsighted utterly useless oxygen wasting human form of pollution…if your brain was donated to science, science would return it. So stop it.” **Read More:**[ Meet the Newest Budweiser Clydesdale Horse](http://time.com/4196245/budweiser-clydesdale-horse-newest-mac/) She gets a little less stern as the ad goes on, but the woman who once played Queen Elizabeth II still gives it straight. Budweiser is also launching a site called StandWithBud.com that will allow users to search for ride services based on their zip code. Using the hashtag #GiveADamn will create an emoji of a Budweiser bottle next to a hand dropping a set of car keys. The hashtag will also prompt Bud to donate $1 for up to $1 million to safe ride programs every time the hashtag is used until 11:59 p.m. Sunday. But don’t worry, the iconic Clydesdales are still coming back. This year’s spot will reportedly feature the horses in a “new light,” according to [Advertising Age](http://adage.com/article/special-report-super-bowl/helen-mirren-stars-bud-s-anti-drunk-driving-super-bowl-ad/302471/). ## Transcript [00:01] My beer, lovely. Hello, I'm Helen Mirren. A [00:05] notoriously frank, and uncensored British lady. The [00:09] collective we are dumbfounded, that people still drive [00:13] drunk. So I'll sum it up like this. If you [00:17] drive drunk, you, simply put, Are a shortsighted, [00:21] utterly useless, oxygen- wasting human form of [00:25] pollution. A dove in a war- deserving, selfish coward. [00:30] If your brain was donated to science, science would [00:33] return it. So stop it. Now [00:37] the chances are, you're a fun, solid, respectable [00:40] human being. Don't be a pillock. Your friends and [00:44] family thank you. The friends and family of other [00:47] drivers thank you. Your future self thanks you. This [00:51] is supposed to be fun. Cheers. [ SOUND ] Nice and [00:53] cold. 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