| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 27, 2003 |
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| Director: | Bret Wood |
| Writer: | Bret Wood |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | car accident, educational |
| Production Companies | Livin' Man Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: May 03, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John P. Butler | Self |
| Earle Deems | Self |
| John R. Domer | Self |
| David Krug | Self |
| Eric Krug | Self |
| Rick Prelinger | Self |
| Mike Vraney | Self |
| James Waller | Self |
| Bret Wood | Self |
| Martin Yant | Self |
| Helena Reckitt | Narrator |
| Richard Anderson | Husband (archive footage) |
| Sonny Bono | Self (archive footage) |
| Hans Conried | Self (archive footage) |
| Ronald Reagan | Self (archive footage) |
| Robert F. Simon | Rellik (archive footage) |
| James Stewart | Narrator (archive footage) |
| Dick York | Nick (archive footage) |
| Name | Job |
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| Bret Wood | Director, Writer |
| Steve Anderson | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
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| Felicia Feaster | Producer |
| Tommy Gibbons | Producer |
| Bret Wood | Producer |
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