Product Details

• Actors: Jeremy Hunt, Angela Barnes
• Directors: Jeremy Hunt, Bruce Branit
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Number of tapes: 1
• VHS Release Date: October 5, 2000
• Run Time: 11 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0970834705
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #35,830 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

An ingenious spoof that mixes a little Speed with a little Airplane! and puts it on a freeway, Bruce Brant and Jeremy Hunt's 405 isn't as notable for its story line--guy drives down the abandoned 405 in Los Angeles, finds out a plane is about to land on him, and panics--as it is for its creation, which is almost entirely computer-generated. Watching this short film, you wouldn't think too much about how it was made until you started pondering the details. How did the filmmakers film on a deserted stretch of L.A.'s most crowded freeway, in the middle of rush hour? How'd they get a passenger airplane to land on a sport utility vehicle? How'd they get a passenger airplane? The answer is simple: computers. A featurette after the film takes you through the creative process: the animation, the modeling, all the technology it took to make a seemingly simple film out of disparate elements. Even the old lady who plays a pivotal role in the movie's plot wasn't really driving--in fact, the actress doesn't even know how to drive. And what's amazing is, you'd never think how much of 405 is computer-generated; it's all seamlessly done with phenomenal results for a short film. And it's pretty darn funny, too. --Mark Englehart

USA Today

The most talked about live action Web film of the year.

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Utterly Brilliant!, September 6, 2003

By	Robert I. Hedges - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

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I love this video. The actual movie is only a few minutes long, but the tape also contains a very interesting "Making of 405" segment.

The computer generated special effects are beautiful (as an airline pilot I won't nitpick a couple of details that you will never notice unless you are familiar with the DC-10) and the computer effects are seamless with the real photography. In fact I would say that the compositing is better than most any big budget Hollywood movie I have ever seen (excepting maybe "Apollo 13.")

I don't want to spoil any of it if you haven't seen it, but I can say that every single person I know that has seen it has loved it. Some airlines have even played it in recurrent training for pilots as a break from the serious business at hand.

You will love this video. Go get it post haste!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reality will never be the same..., March 18, 2001

By	Dennis Nowicki (Orange County, California) - See all my reviews

A brilliantly conceived filmette, full of tension (and humor) that tricks the eye and mind into belief, then disbelief, then back again. Yes, the largely computer generated incident is amazing, but the true talent is in its direction and editing. Well worth the price of admission, and more substantial than many of today's full length features.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cutting Edge Cool, March 12, 2001

By	Bonnie Penn (Missouri) - See all my reviews

I've nearly worn out my copy I watch this so much. These guys are totally amazing. A great short ... great writing, great direction but the best, of course: the effects.