Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films 20 years old

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.

Credits

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

Name Character
Richard Anderson He was 76, 91 years old when he died as Husband (archive footage)
James Stewart He was 95, 89 years old when he died as Narrator (archive footage)
Hans Conried He was 86, 64 years old when he died as (archive footage)
Dick York He was 74, 63 years old when he died as Nick (archive footage)
Sonny Bono He was 68, 62 years old when he died as Himself (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan He was 92, 93 years old when he died as Himself (archive footage)
John R. Domer as Himself
Robert F. Simon He was 94, 83 years old when he died as Rellik (archive footage)
David Krug as Himself
Rick Prelinger He was 50, now 71 years old as Himself
Bret Wood as Himself
Eric Krug as Himself
Earle Deems as Himself

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

Name Department
Bret Wood as Director. Directing
Bret Wood as Producer. Production
Bret Wood as Writer. Writing
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Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films (20 years)

  • Release day: Friday, June 27, 2003
  • Runtime: 91 minutes