Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films (2003)
• June 27th, 2003 • 1h 31min
Documentary
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.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
The Queen of the Waves
Released on: 1936-06-17
Animation, Documentary
An animated short film that explains in a pedagogical way how the radio transmission works. Created ...
Top Rider
Released on: 2024-02-12
Documentary
An in-depth look into the isolated sport of Motocross in the much more isolated island of Bermuda.
Another Side of the Forest
Released on: 1974-05-10
Documentary
Developments in the Canadian forestry industry during the 1970s are shown being carried out both as ...
Phone
Released on: 1974-07-07
Documentary, Comedy
A primer on proper phone manners produced for the New Zealand Post Office.
Faces of Death II
Released on: 1981-05-01
Documentary, Horror
Brief scenes of death related material: mortuaries, accidents and police work are filmed by TV crews...
Under the Law Part II: 3 Days in the County Jail
Released on: 1976-01-01
Drama, Documentary
Educational short film
Wordsworth Country
Released on: 1950-04-02
Documentary
A look at the Lake District and its famous poet.
Fresh As a Daisy
Released on: 1945-03-01
Documentary
A retired Major's efforts to hone his golf skills are thwarted by the diminutive but defiant common ...
Asking For It: the Ethics & Erotics of Sexual Consent
Released on: 2010-02-01
Documentary
The line between sexual consent and sexual coercion is not always as clear as it seems -- and accord...
The Unconquered
Released on: 2017-09-15
Animation, Documentary
The Institute of National Remembrance, Fish Ladder and Juice present “The Unconquered” – an animated...
Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
Released on: 2017-05-09
Documentary
It’s the hit musical that changed Broadway forever and brought the genius of Lin Manuel Miranda to t...
Man & Wife: An Educational Film for Married Adults
Released on: 1969-08-07
Drama, Documentary
Hosted by some unnamed escapee from a twelve-step program, Man and Wife, moves from anatomy charts a...