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

IMDb 5.3 2003 • 91 min • Documentary

Director

Bret Wood

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

John P. Butler
John P. Butler Self
Earle Deems
Earle Deems Self
John R. Domer
John R. Domer Self
David Krug
David Krug Self
Eric Krug
Eric Krug Self