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John Clifford (writer)
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3 June 1980 (USA) more
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Great theme song that'll have laughing all the way to casualty! more (1 total)

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Charles Oldfather ... Narrator
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USA:23 min
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Narrator: Shake hands with danger/ Take the chance that you won't fall/ You'll save yourself a minute/ But you may damn well lose it all! more

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Great theme song that'll have laughing all the way to casualty!, 29 January 2006
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Author: cakeface from United Kingdom

A 70's public information film, narrated by a wise old gravel-voiced cowboy who explains that if you're working with heavy machinery and you ignore your personal safety, you're gonna shake hands with danger. A heady mix of unlocked differentials, pressurised hot oil, improper use of gasoline, carelessly discarded Marlboro's and blasé, distracted Village People-looking workmen who lose toes and fingers faster than a blind leper cartwheeling through a mousetrap testing facility. There are some fine stunts, wooden acting, which actually adds to the film's charm (watch out for the 'wasp in the bulldozer cab scene', hilarious, gruesome and sonically a bit John Carpenter), plus a truly outstanding country and western theme song that runs throughout the film - you can't help but smile every time it chimes in; you'll be singing it for the rest of the week!

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