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.
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| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.725 |
Directed By
Bret Wood
Crew
Bret Wood
Bret Wood
Tommy Gibbons
Felicia Feaster
Bret Wood
Steve Anderson
TOP CAST
John P. Butler
Himself
Earle Deems
Himself
John R. Domer
Himself
David Krug
Himself
Eric Krug
Himself
Rick Prelinger
Himself
Mike Vraney
Himself
James Waller
Himself
Bret Wood
Himself
Martin Yant
Himself
Helena Reckitt
Narrator
Richard Anderson
Husband (archive footage)
Sonny Bono
Himself (archive footage)
Hans Conried
(archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
Himself (archive footage)
Robert F. Simon
Rellik (archive footage)
James Stewart
Narrator (archive footage)
Dick York
Nick (archive footage)
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