yestismabel
The male voice/singer in this little film is Howard Keel, a famous movie bass-baritone in such films as "Kiss Me Kate", "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", "Kismet", "Annie Get Your Gun", "Showboat", "Calamity Jane", "Jupiter's Darling" with swimmer/actress Esther Williams (!), and many others. He also had a career on Broadway, and was an 80's TV star, becoming known to new audiences as 'Clayton Farlow' on DALLAS. Ravenscroft is a basso profundo, the deepest, darkest, fullest of the bass voices, and his sound is distinctly different from Keel's, at least to this trained singer! I recognized Keel instantly, and kept expecting to see him on screen; why waste that talent off-screen? I don't recognize the female singer.
Jordan_Haelend
I really like this one! When you consider when it was made, particularly the general attitudes concerning cars and what many people thought *T*H*E* *F*U*T*U*R*E* would bring thanks largely to technology, it makes sense- but you have to consider these things. Elevated highways, self-steering cars, and the automated kitchen were all predicted for the future, usually centering around the year 2000.The music and dance numbers seem corny today, but I'm sure they were for the most part considered Avant-Garde for the time. I'll say this, the choreography is excellent.The short is colorful and well-photographed, and the cars certainly are (or were) fascinating. There's also no lag time, the whole production moves along quickly but without the feeling of having been rushed.Okay, it's a sales Ad. But it's an entertaining one, with or without MST3K.
rowsdower45
One of my favorite MST3K shorts of all time! The music is bouncy and the color is colory and the gizmos and gadgets are really neat and the cars look cool...still, it was really goofy and MST3K struck gold with this one!7 stars!
tork_110
Ok, maybe I'm a little bias, but I love every minute of this ten minute commercial (except maybe the minute where they show the cars.)The reason why I love this short is the cute star, Tad Tadlock. It's fun watching her reactions to the new cars and the Kitchen of Tomorrow. She even gets the opportunity to perform the Dance of Tomorrow. This woman could sell me the goofy looking Firebird 2. It's a real shame that she didn't appear in any feature films at this poin in her career.The singing is very good in this short. The woman singer has a cute voice and it complements Tad's character.Some people criticize this short. This film shouldn't be taken so seriously. The story takes place in a dream. It's suppose to be a fantasy! The Highway of Tomorrow is neat, even if you can tell what it is. The film was made to sell cars, but it's a lot of fun to watch.I recommend this film and the similar yet inferior "A Touch of Magic".
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