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

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

Genres

Documentary

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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

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

5.6/10

Release Date

27 June 2003

Country

United States of America

Cast

John P. Butler

John P. Butler

Himself

Earle Deems

Earle Deems

Himself

John R. Domer

John R. Domer

Himself

David Krug

David Krug

Himself

Eric Krug

Eric Krug

Himself

Rick Prelinger

Rick Prelinger

Himself

Mike Vraney

Mike Vraney

Himself

James Waller

James Waller

Himself

Bret Wood

Bret Wood

Himself

Martin Yant

Martin Yant

Himself

Helena Reckitt

Helena Reckitt

Narrator

Richard Anderson

Richard Anderson

Husband (archive footage)

Sonny Bono

Sonny Bono

Himself (archive footage)

Hans Conried

Hans Conried

(archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Himself (archive footage)

Robert F. Simon

Robert F. Simon

Rellik (archive footage)

James Stewart

James Stewart

Narrator (archive footage)

Dick York

Dick York

Nick (archive footage)

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