GIZMO! (1977)
Gizmo! is an irresistible collection of newsreel footage chronicling
the inventive spirit in America.
We are treated to some of the strangest inventions ever concocted by
man, as well as a few forgotten
contraptions that seem to make a great deal of sense.
Naturally, filmmaker Howard Smith does not let slip the opportunity
of showing the inventors at their most foolish,
so once again those ubiquitous shots of collapsing one-man airplanes
and malfunctioning jet-powered backpacks are trotted out.
Out of Print: Warner Home Video
Rated: N/A
Running Time: 76 Minutes
Video in VHS format
A documentary about some of the thousands of inventions that did things
we never thought needed doing, or in ways we never considered doing them.
A respectful, yet humorous tribute to the inventors whose vision, however
far-reaching, was just a little off the mark.
Credits (from www.IMDB.com http://us.imdb.com/Title?0074573 )
Directed by
Howard Smith (II)
Writing credits
Kathleen Cox
Nicholas Hollander
Clark Whelton
Produced by
Alain Berger .... assistant producer
Howard Smith (II) .... producer
Original music by
David Lavsky
Film Editing by
Terry Manning
Sound Department
Emil Neroda .... sound mixer
Robert Reitand .... sound editor
Maurice Schell .... assistant sound editor
Other crew
Anne Goursaud .... assistant film editor (as Anne Goursaud Epstein)
Jerome B. Lurie .... production attorney
Carl Zucker .... head of research
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