Synopsis
Fantasy and humour break down the resistance of people arrested for drunk driving to treatment, ending with a family plunging over a cliff; a 1974 film for Alcohol Safety Action Project programmes.
Synopsis, reviewed
Details
- Director
- Jim Tartan
- Running time
- 21 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- driving
- dui
- drinking
Cast & crew
- Jim Tartan Director
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Drink in the mellow smoothness of this film... · ElrodArcher · 2018-12-31
This movie is an interesting collection of ephemera. It delves a little into ephemera itself, showing the effects of drinking throughout different historical periods. I could have done without the vaseline-smeared effects during the 1910s flashback, though. That time period was popular during the 1970s. There's also a film-within-a-film animated sequence that is shown during Tom's (the main character) probationary session. Pay attention to how the idea of group therapy is presented - not exactly an encouragement. There's a lot going on in this film. After the sentencing, Tom and his drinking…
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