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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Bret Wood |
| Genre: |
Education/General Interest |
| Subgenre: |
Film About Film · Archival Footage · Education · Educational |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
738329031220 |
| Release Date: |
2003 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 31min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 31min
Release Company: Kino on Video (October 28, 2003)
UPC: 738329031220 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 31min
Release Company: Kino on Video (October 28, 2003)
UPC: 738329045937 |
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Professional Reviews
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(09/01/2003, p.126, Jordan Reed): "...Oddly nostalgic..." |
| More Information |
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In 1960, accountant Richard Wayman and photographer Phyllis Vaughn started the Cleveland-based Highway Safety Foundation after amassing a sizeable collection of photos taken at auto crash sites and shooting an educational film, SIGNAL 30, which incorporated crash site footage. The Foundation's film production wing, Safety Enterprises, went on to produce a number of now-legendary auto safety films (including WHEELS OF TRAGEDY and MECHANIZED DEATH) incorporating extremely grisly real-life imagery, which were shown to unsuspecting high school students across the United States in the 1960s and 70s. Bret Miller's documentary takes a probing look into the strange story of the people who made these bizarre and haunting films. He includes interviews with genre experts such as educational film archivist Richard Prelinger and Something Weird Video's Mike Vraney, as well as Earle Deems and John Domer--two of the men who worked on these compelling curiosities. While the subject matter is sensationalistic by nature, ... |
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