Director:Rusty Kelley, Duncan Knappen Producer:Barna Kantor Production Company:Center for Young Cinema Audio/Visual:sound, color Keywords:youth Contact Information:06 E. 5th St., Suite 106
Austin, TX 78702
Web: http://www.motionmac.org/cyc
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Reviewer:indiworks - - April 24, 2006 Subject: like "bonnie and clyde" for kids "this is one of those little treasures you can find on archive.org... it's from the "youth media" section, a short called "toy car" (2004), made by two 11 year olds in b/w super-8. just watch it... this is really wild, like "bonnie and clyde" for kids - it sort of looks like an old silent movie, no dialogues, just the music. it's fast-paced (some great editing!), it's raw and it feels very real. the story it tells is a kind of daydream fantasy: it's about breaking out of the normal, having fun, getting away from it all... it's an age old story, just like any story, but it's obviously the filmmaker's own story - they even show themselves at the end! the grainy b/w super-8 look works really well and the lack of dialogue is just part of the movie's cinematic quality. there is a link from the "toy car" site on archive.org that leads you to a film-school for young filmmakers (...)"
(this review is taken from a creative commons licensed blog (entry), published on september 28, 2005, source: http://realdigirev.blogspot.com/)
Reviewer:Love thy neighbour - - March 30, 2006 Subject: .............................................?..................................... Did the toddlers just star in this movie, or did they produce? It's hard to tell it was that awful! Lesson: Don't leave Toddlers alone in a car without taking your keys