Movie Description
Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films
(2003)Overview
This film covers the early history of post World War II educational films, especially those involving traffic safety by the Highway Safety Foundation under direction of Richard Wayman. In the name of promoting safe driving in teenagers, these films became notorious for their gory depiction of accidents to shock their audiences to make their point. The film also covers the role of safety films of this era, their effect on North American teenage culture, the struggle between idealism and lurid exploitation and how they reflected the larger society concerns of the time that adults projected onto their youth.
Featured Crew
- Director : Bret Wood
- Producer : Tommy Gibbons,Felicia Feaster,Bret Wood
- Writer : Bret Wood
- Cast : John P. Butler,Earle Deems,John R. Domer,David Krug,Eric Krug,Rick Prelinger,Mike Vraney,James Waller,Bret Wood,Martin Yant,Helena Reckitt,Richard Anderson,Sonny Bono,Hans Conried,Ronald Reagan,Robert F. Simon,James Stewart,Dick York
Cast
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Facts
Original TitleHell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films
Status Released
Release Information
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2003-06-27
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 31m
Production CompaniesLivin' Man Productions
Genres
- Documentary
