
MovieReleasedDocumentary
Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films
Rating5.3/10
Release2003
Runtime1h 31m
Votes11
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.
Original Language
en
Release Date
June 27, 2003
Popularity
1
Production Companies
LI
Livin' Man Productions
















