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'''''GasHole''''' is a 2008 [[documentary film]] about the history of [[oil prices]] and the future of [[alternative fuels]] which was released directly to DVD. The film details the dependency of United States on foreign supplies of oil. The documentary is directed by Scott Roberts and Jeremy Wagener and narrated by [[Peter Gallagher]].
'''''GasHole''''' is a 2008 [[documentary film]] about the history of [[oil prices]] and the future of [[alternative fuels]] which was released directly to DVD. The film details the dependency of United States on foreign supplies of oil. The documentary is directed by Scott Roberts and Jeremy Wagener and narrated by [[Peter Gallagher]].


==Synopsis==
==Plot==


The movie begins showing video clips of speeches by presidents from Nixon to George W. Bush talking about how the United States needs to be less dependent on other countries for oil. Nixon even says that he wants to break the oil companies. Despite all this talk the U.S. is still dependent.
The documentary starts with a description of a [[water-fuelled car]] that they claim has been 'buried and hidden, despite its ability of gas mileage improvement in cars and also reducing oil consumption'.<ref>http://gasholemovie.com/synopsis.html</ref>

Next the movie talks about a "water-injected" 1946 Buick Roadmaster that got 100 miles per gallon of gas. The gas was humidified and the pressure increased to get better mileage. The movie states that Shell Oil bought this idea and asked if they buried it. In 1977 the book "Fuel Economy of the Gas Engine" by Shell scientists states that they got 150 mpg in a 1947 Studebaker. On May 1st, 1977, The El Paso Times ran a front page article with the headline "200 Miles on 2 Gallons of Gas". Tom Ogle, the subject of the article, was found in the desert, dead from a drug overdose, and his car disappeared.


==Awards==
==Awards==
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*[[Oil reserves]]
*[[Oil reserves]]


==References==
'''Bold text'''==References==
[http://www.gadgetmangroove.com/index.php/kunena/other-stuff/2241-fuel-economy-of-the-gasoline-engine-pdf Fuel Economy of the Gas Engine] by D. R. Blackmore and A. Thomas
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.gasholemovie.com}}
*{{Official website|http://www.gasholemovie.com}}
* {{IMDb title|1333998}}
*{{IMDb title|1333998}}
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1333998/ratings Gashole user ratings] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]
*{{Allmovie title|450753|gashole}}
*{{Allmovie title|450753|gashole}}
*{{Rotten-tomatoes|gashole}}
*{{Rotten-tomatoes|gashole}}

Revision as of 08:40, 7 January 2014

Gashole (2008 Documentary)
Directed byScott Roberts Jeremy Wagener
Produced byFilm Racket

Braint Media

JK Productions
StarringPeter Gallagher (narrator)
Distributed byCinema Libre Studio Cinemavault Releasing
Release date
April 19th on DVD
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$495,000 (estimated)

GasHole is a 2008 documentary film about the history of oil prices and the future of alternative fuels which was released directly to DVD. The film details the dependency of United States on foreign supplies of oil. The documentary is directed by Scott Roberts and Jeremy Wagener and narrated by Peter Gallagher.

Plot

The movie begins showing video clips of speeches by presidents from Nixon to George W. Bush talking about how the United States needs to be less dependent on other countries for oil. Nixon even says that he wants to break the oil companies. Despite all this talk the U.S. is still dependent.

Next the movie talks about a "water-injected" 1946 Buick Roadmaster that got 100 miles per gallon of gas. The gas was humidified and the pressure increased to get better mileage. The movie states that Shell Oil bought this idea and asked if they buried it. In 1977 the book "Fuel Economy of the Gas Engine" by Shell scientists states that they got 150 mpg in a 1947 Studebaker. On May 1st, 1977, The El Paso Times ran a front page article with the headline "200 Miles on 2 Gallons of Gas". Tom Ogle, the subject of the article, was found in the desert, dead from a drug overdose, and his car disappeared.

Awards

2009 Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival, Spirit of the Independent Award

Reception

207 IMDb users have given a weighted average vote of 6.6 / 10[1]

See also

Bold text==References== Fuel Economy of the Gas Engine by D. R. Blackmore and A. Thomas

  1. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1333998/ratings
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