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The Bottle and the Throttle

  • 1961
  • 10m
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The Bottle and the Throttle (1961)
DramaShort

The dangers of drinking and driving are illustrated to a teenager returning from a beach party, where he had "one too many beach beers," and runs over a young mother and her child.The dangers of drinking and driving are illustrated to a teenager returning from a beach party, where he had "one too many beach beers," and runs over a young mother and her child.The dangers of drinking and driving are illustrated to a teenager returning from a beach party, where he had "one too many beach beers," and runs over a young mother and her child.

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    • Timothy Farrell
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      • Timothy Farrell
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    3planktonrules

    A good idea for a short film....but one that most likely helped no one.

    "The Bottle and the Throttle" is a short film about the dangers of drinking and driving. It is very well intentioned but also comes off as rather dull and difficult to believe...making its effectiveness rather limited. This is because instead of just telling the story, it has heavy-handed narration....dull narration at that. It's because it dispenses LOTS of information (most of which is absolutely correct) but most heavy drinkers are likely unaffected by facts and statistics. Had they emphasized the damage the young drunk driver did when he hit the two people, it would have been a much better and more effective film.

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    • Trivia
      The kids are drinking Budweiser, Schlitz, and Hamm's beer at their beach party.
    • Crazy credits
      After the Sid Davis Productions logo and film title, the only other credit is the following acknowledgment: "Produced with the cooperation of the Culver City Police Department and the Culver City Unified School District."
    • Connections
      Featured in Linkara Riffs: The Bottle and the Throttle (2013)

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    • Release date
      • 1961 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Sidney Davis Productions
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    • Runtime
      10 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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