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]
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Stop Look and Listen (1967) | |
Directed by | Len Janson Chuck Menville |
Written by | Len Janson Chuck Menville |
Produced by | Len Janson Chuck Menville |
Starring | Len Janson Chuck Menville |
Cinematography | David Brain David McMillan |
Music by | Madge Wilson |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 10.5 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Technique
editIt was mostly filmed in San Fernando Valley[4] in pixilation (stop-motion photography).[5]
Summary
editThe 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.