A story where two girls turn down two boys for more prosperous dates. In anger, the teenage boys steal a car and after a drinking session accidentally meet up with the girls. The drivers of the two cars challenge each other to a race. A fictional film, dramatising a situation where pride, alcohol and wheels combine with disastrous results.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
016595
Language
English
Subject categories
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Drunk driving
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Drunk driving
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Adolescence
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adolescence
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Youth - Conduct of life
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drunk driving
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Youth - Alcohol use
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Youth - Conduct of life
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)