Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 27, 2003

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Livin' Man Productions

Cast

John R. Domer,Sonny Bono,Rick Prelinger,Martin Yant,John P. Butler,Hans Conried,James Waller,Bret Wood,Richard Anderson,Ronald Reaganand 8 more

Director

Bret Wood

Writer

Bret Wood

Producer

Bret Wood,Tommy Gibbons,Felicia Feaster

Cinematography

Steve Anderson

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0372321