The Talking Car (1969)
1969 · Short film · 16 min
- Documentary
- Short
Synopsis
This remake of a 1953 film attempts to teach youngsters to see and be seen before crossing the street. The kid, played by Brian Forster, starred on Partridge Family a year later.
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Details
- Studio
- Alfred Higgins Productions, AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
- Released
- 1969-12-31
- Running time
- 16 minutes
Cast & crew
Brian Forster
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Say It Ain't So, Otto the Auto!! · Christine Hennig · 2004-10-04
It's rare when I give a remake of a 5-star film 5 stars, but this late 60s remake of The Talking Car goes the 50s version one better. It's obvious that the mind control tactics of the talking car conspiracy got more sophisticated during the 60s. This talking car, a big ol' Plymouth Custom Suburban station wagon (My family had one just like it, only blue, when I was growing up. Hey! No wonder I turned out so screwed up!), works on only one kid at a time, little Jimmy, and invades his dream life. Not only that, but he recruits two other talking cars to help him, including one that I swear is…
★★★★★ · Holy Nostalgia, Batman! · jenniferger · 2008-08-28
I REMEMBER this film!!! They showed it to us in the 1980s when I was in First Grade. It was extremely dated then, but I suppose the school had no budget because I also recall being forced to read Sally, Dick, and Jane books from the 50s. Anyhow, I remembered this for a few reasons. I recall feeling extremely depressed for some reason after watching this, and I also recall feeling harassed and scared of the Grandpa car that accuses the kid of being "A STRAGGLER!" To me it didn't come across as loving correction, but as an accusatory trial, where the kid was forced to answer and justify himself…
A Remake · JayKay49 · 2019-03-23
They showed us the same film but in 1956 or 1957. I think it's on the archives here somewhere. I'd a told the bum who parked the big ass camper there to move that thing.