![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Ghost Rider - George Thurman, Chuck Ungar
Kevin, feeling very sad and lonely after spending his first day in a new junior high school meets a young girl on his bus ride home who drops a pencil and suddenly disappears. Is this mysterious young girl a ghost of a girl who died on a bus years before? Why is she so adamant that Kevin learn bus safety rules? Like many films from the late 1970s and early 1980s, this film uses supernatural elements to keep kids' attention.
Keywords: school bus society; kids in peril
Downloads: 8,273
Average rating:  (17 reviews) |
| Bicycle Clown
Because of his recklessness and foolish behavior, Johnny has an accident while riding his bicycle. His brother finds there are several reasons for Johnny's accident and helps him to overcome his attitude and improve his bike riding habits. While mild compared to other Sid Davis films, we still can see the Sid Davis trademarks: voice-over narration, kids in peril and great illustrations.
Keywords: safety; kids in peril; sid davis
Downloads: 4,689
Average rating:  (3 reviews) |
| Goldilocks and the Three Bears
The classic fable is told with live trained bears and a cloyingly sweet young girl.
Keywords: kids and kritters; kids in peril
Downloads: 8,617
Average rating: (1 review) |
| Joy Ride - an Auto Theft
This cautionary tale was aimed towards young, thrill-seeking teens. The exciting car chase at the end of the film may have glamorized joy-riding to students more than actually demonize it. If nothing else, the film reveals the primary perpetrator of auto thefts - bored, horny boys.
Keywords: driver education; juvenile deliquency; kids in peril
Downloads: 12,821
Average rating: (15 reviews) |
| Safety with Animals
Shows how to approach and handle animals, both wild and domestic, with an emphasis on dogs and horses. Surveys the general field of safety around animals pointing out the need for knowledge and skill, the dangers in handling wild animals and how to handle trained animals. Filmmakers seems to torment both kids and animals in the process of making this film.
Keywords: kids and kritters; kids in peril
Downloads: 3,614
Average rating:  (3 reviews) |
| Alcohol Is Dynamite
Teens Bud and Jack, eager to get some alcohol from the liquor store, ask the adult to buy it for them. Instead, the adult tells them a story of three teenagers who learn the hard way that "alcohol is a violent narcotic. In true Sid Davis form, the story ends with one innocent teen being killed and one who becomes an alcoholic bum, leaving the others to deal with guilt from their night of reckless abandon
Keywords: evil alcohol; juvenile deliquency; kids in peril; sid davis
Downloads: 14,984
Average rating:  (8 reviews) |
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