Bottle And The Throttle, The

The Bottle And The Throttle Sid Davis Productions CU Guy sitting on grass; intersection w/ motorcycle cops & people around girl on pavement & wrecked tricycle. Ambulance arrives; policeman walks kid past stretcher loaded into stretcher. Mother & daughter into ambulance & it leaves; walked over to Culver City cop car, bruised girl in back seat. Cop gives boy, Bill, balloon to blow up. 05:30:46 CU bottle w/ label Pure Ethyl Alcohol. Doctor describing path of alcohol thru body. Beaker. Beer bottle & shot glass. More of doctor & charts pointing to brain. 05:31:32 Guy driving in MCU shot from another car & following, passing Chevrolet Corvair after tailgating. Close call w/ on-coming car. CU brake pedal & foot on gas. Waiting at red light. Squinting, POV w/ blurring from alcohol & darkening. Car over center line. 05:34:00 CU beer bottle & tumbler glass, dissolve to clock at 10:05 to 11:05. B/W footage of wreck of cars being turned upright. 05:34:47 Bartender pouring from cocktail shaker for man smoking at bar; drinks several drinks, ashtray filled w/ many cigarettes. Bartender wipes bar. Man goes out, gets into car & CU of keys & starting motor & turning. Pulls out of parking lot in front of on-coming car. Ducks w/ arm up but accident not shown. 05:35:45 Teenagers drinking beer from cans at beach party, couples sitting on grass, guy throwing empty cans at trash can but missing. Girl in bikini & guy run to coupe & drive off. POV in front & alongside. Passes on curve & wanders over line while talking to girl. Woman & child walking across street. CU foot on brake pedal; horrific look on mother. 05:37:06 Bill looking at policeman & results of sobriety test. Policeman measuring skid marks. CU of Bill looking at bruised girl friend in rear of police car. Policeman puts Bill lin backseat of police car & leaves followed by motorcycle patrolman. Educational Films; Lecturing; Anti-Alcohol; Drunken Driving; Students; Dating; Driving Instructions; Horror; Kitsch; Tacky; Oddities; Littering; Drinking; NOTE: One continuous minute sold at per reel rate.