Drive Like An Idiot, Die Like An Idiot

1996 cinema-only PIF from Scotland. Christopher Eccleston interviews a speeding driver, but the results aren't quite what you might expect.

Thank you AdFanMan for correcting me on the date!

I think it highly unlikely that Mr Eccleston ever searches YouTube for clips of himself, but if he does and is reading this: THAT'S ONE BITCHIN' SHORT FILM, MAN. You are masterfully creepy!

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[mizchris77]

Very up to the point. Chris can be so scary and brutal and rough. A good choice for this ad.

[AbiH31]

Woo, Christopher Eccleston! Gets the message across, quite scary.

[babymoondancer]

Number Nine, number Nine, number Nine...

[moksheebs]

Remake this with:

2 Autons in front

OR

Duke and Scarlet in front.

EPIC.

[hyperbaricchicken101]

You should do "Don't pull the fire alarm unless ther's a fire"

[EcliptorCalrissian]

Oh, MAN. Gotta love the way they don't try to be subtle at all. Forget "please slow down" or something. "Drive like an idiot, DIE like an idiot" is a REAL slogan. And of course, Chris Eccleston is just... well, "fantastic."

[babiiluvvheat]

well dummy DUH! speed doesn't impress girls at all!

[bbofun]

@spy4863 That's exactly what he's saying. "...of a decent motor" (motor meaning "car" in Great Britain). It's a really chilling ending, particularly with that Eccleston laugh (wow- imagine him as the Joker!).

[LosAngelesRaiders]

@dontfollowtherabbit

First time I saw it was quite a few years ago, I'd say around the late 90s on one of the terrestrial channels (ITV or Channel 5, not sure which one?)

[LosAngelesRaiders]

Wow! Bloody 'ell, I remember seeing this PIF years ago and I was quite intriuged by it, I never saw it again, until now!  Thanks for putting this up.

[spy4863]

I like this PSA. That's what we call them here in the United States-Public Service Annoncements, or PSAs for short. The PSAs-well, PIFs-in Europe are much more graphic than the ones here, and a alot more scarey! That's why I like them! I can't understand what the kid is saying at the end-"What a terrible waste..............of a (good motor?? Is that what he's saying?)"

[oHelmslyo]

"He is a bit of a ladykiller..." Mr. Eccleston, you are apt in a deeply frightening manner.