Stop Look and Listen (film)

This article is about the 1967 short film. For the 1926 film, see Stop, Look and Listen (film). For other uses, see Stop, Look and Listen.
Stop Look and Listen
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

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]

Technique

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

Summary

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ 1968|Oscars.org
  2. ^ TCM database entry for Stop Look and Listen (1967)
  3. ^ Short Film Oscars® in 1968 - Oscars on YouTube
  4. ^ MUBI
  5. ^ Cartoon Brew