Stop Look and Listen (film)

Stop Look and Listen is a color, 10-minute 1967 comedy film written, produced,[1] directed by, and starring Len Janson and Chuck Menville.[2] The film was nominated for an Oscar in 1968 (Best Short Subject, Live Action).[3]

Stop Look and Listen
Stop Look and Listen (1967)
Directed byLen Janson
Chuck Menville
Written byLen Janson
Chuck Menville
Produced byLen Janson
Chuck Menville
StarringLen Janson
Chuck Menville
CinematographyDavid Brain
David McMillan
Music byMadge Wilson
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • January 1, 1967 (1967-01-01)
Running time
10.5 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Technique

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It was mostly filmed in San Fernando Valley[4] in pixilation (stop-motion photography).[5]

Summary

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The film generates comedy by contrasting the safe and dangerous styles of two drivers who drive in the way made famous by Harold Lloyd: by sitting in the street and seeming to move their bodies as though they were automobiles.

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