Stop Look and Listen (film)
| Stop Look and Listen | |
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| 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 |
Release date |
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Running time | 10.5 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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
[edit]It was mostly filmed in San Fernando Valley[4] in pixilation (stop-motion photography).[5]
Summary
[edit]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.