ue ▁of ▁Liber ty ' s ▁head ▁expl oding ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁during ▁the ▁final ▁scene . ▁Br est ▁and ▁Rand olph ▁Herr ▁are ▁cred ited ▁with ▁doing ▁the ▁special ▁effects . ▁This ▁short ▁film ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁H inden burg ▁dis aster ▁on ▁May ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁films ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Film ▁Reg istry ▁by ▁the ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress ▁to ▁" be ▁preserved ▁as ▁cultural , ▁art istic ▁and / or ▁historical ▁tre asures ." ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁American ▁films ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁ ▁Stat ue ▁of ▁Liber ty ▁ ▁H inden burg ▁dis aster ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Saturday ▁Night ▁Live : ▁Hot ▁D ogs ▁for ▁G au gu in ▁– ▁Three - min ute ▁version ▁a ired ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 2 ▁films ▁Category : 1 9 7 0 s ▁independent ▁films ▁Category : 1 9 7 0 s ▁short ▁films ▁Category : American ▁films ▁Category : American ▁independent ▁films ▁Category : English - language ▁films ▁Category : Fil ms ▁about ▁photograph ers ▁Category : Fil ms ▁directed ▁by ▁Martin ▁Br est ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁National ▁Film ▁Reg istry ▁films <0x0A> </s> ▁Jos ip ▁Vid mar ▁( Oct ober ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁– ▁April ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9