Movie
Crash Test Dummies: A Smashing History
2013 · 59 min
A cheerful, curious engineering tour that mixes wincing crash footage with warm enthusiasm, making safety science feel playful and surprisingly human.
- Directed by
- Ian A. Hunt
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Jem Stansfield
- Overview
- Engineer Jem Stansfield investigates how the crash test dummy has become an icon for safety. For 65 years he has been crashed, smashed and impaled, evolving from a simple military mannequin into a highly sophisticated measuring tool. Jem meets a whole range of dummies from the past, present and future at crash laboratories in Sweden, the UK and US to discover how their evolution has mirrored car safety improvements. An affectionate look at a unique feat of engineering which makes you laugh, gasp and wince all at once.
- How it feels
- Warm, light and earnest. Brisk and easy to follow.
- About
- Technology, science, death, survival
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Ian A. Hunt
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Jem Stansfield