Synopsis
This short educational film from 1972 titled “Just Like a Car” features clips of youth-aged cyclists riding around their suburban town woven with historical b-roll footage to detail the evolution of bicycles and the importance of adhering to traffic and safety regulations while riding them. The film was made by Film Loops, Inc. and features a catchy jingle written and produced by Robert (Bob) Brush. Brush is an American writer-producer and composer, best known for his work as executive producer, writer and showrunner of ABC's "The Wonder Years". Some of the kids bikes shown include classic Schwinn's with banana seats and spring forks -- like classic Orange Krates.Landscape of grass field, farm house, and forest while the sound of a car engine plays in the background (0:11). A young woman rides a bike down a rural road (0:31). Opening credits and title page (0:38). Close-up of the young woman as she rides the bike through a rural area while an upbeat jingle plays in the background (0:43). Montage of historical illustrations of bicycles over time like the High Wheeler and Penny Farthing style bicycles among others (1:25-1:49). Vintage b-roll of scenes of old cars and bicycles from the silent comedy films: Men race each other on Penny Farthings (1:50). Race cars (1:55). Bicycle collision (1:56). 1912 Cadillac Touring Editions (2:02). Clips of girls and boys leisurely riding bikes in different scenarios and using hand signals to talk to other vehicles (2:28). Voice over beings…
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Details
- Running time
- 12 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Woody Woodford
- Just Like
- Film Loops
- The Wonder Years
- Orange Krates
- High Wheeler
- Penny Farthing
- Penny Farthings
- Cadillac Touring Editions
- Charlie Chaplin
