• Director(s)

    various

  • Production Year

    2018

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Approx. running minutes

    210m

Film

The Scare Film Archives Volume 1: Drug Stories

scenes of drug misuse, drug and alcohol references, suicide references

THE SCARE FILM ARCHIVES VOLUME 1: DRUG STORIES is a collection of US public information films from the 1950s - 1970s about the dangers of drug misuse and drunk driving.…

THE SCARE FILM ARCHIVES VOLUME 1: DRUG STORIES is a collection of US public information films from the 1950s - 1970s about the dangers of drug misuse and drunk driving.

drugs
There are scenes of drug misuse, both dramatised and of a real life nature, which depict the smoking of joints, misuse of prescription medication, the preparation and injecting of amphetamines and heroin, the use of LSD and solvent abuse. There are references throughout to the misuse of marijuana, prescription medication, heroin, cocaine, LSD and solvents, with information given on the effects of the various drugs. There are also references, with some dramatised depictions, of the consequences of drug misuse, such as addiction, overdoses and death, and to drug dealing.
suicide and self-harm
In documentary footage a drug user talks about attempts to kill herself with prescription medication and wrist-cutting, but without strong detail.
alcohol and smoking
There are references to the irresponsible consumption of alcohol in the context of drunk driving. Dramatised sequences depict car crashes and victims of drunk drivers being run over, with occasional bloody images but not strong detail.
additional issues
There are dramatised depictions of dangerous behaviour, such as small children shutting themselves in fridges or riding cycles down stairs, and a game of Russian Roulette taking place which is used as a metaphor for gambling with the consequences of drug misuse. In a film from 1970, the discriminatory terms 'negro' and 'retarded' are used in a historical context. There are moderate sex references, including comments about prostitution and STDs. There is mild violence. There is very mild bad language ('hell', 'damn', 'God').

  • Director(s)

    various

  • Production Year

    2018

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Approx. running minutes

    210m

scenes of drug misuse, drug and alcohol references, suicide references
Classified Date:
09/03/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
101 Films Limited
drugs
There are scenes of drug misuse, both dramatised and of a real life nature, which depict the smoking of joints, misuse of prescription medication, the preparation and injecting of amphetamines and heroin, the use of LSD and solvent abuse. There are references throughout to the misuse of marijuana, prescription medication, heroin, cocaine, LSD and solvents, with information given on the effects of the various drugs. There are also references, with some dramatised depictions, of the consequences of drug misuse, such as addiction, overdoses and death, and to drug dealing.
suicide and self-harm
In documentary footage a drug user talks about attempts to kill herself with prescription medication and wrist-cutting, but without strong detail.
alcohol and smoking
There are references to the irresponsible consumption of alcohol in the context of drunk driving. Dramatised sequences depict car crashes and victims of drunk drivers being run over, with occasional bloody images but not strong detail.
additional issues
There are dramatised depictions of dangerous behaviour, such as small children shutting themselves in fridges or riding cycles down stairs, and a game of Russian Roulette taking place which is used as a metaphor for gambling with the consequences of drug misuse. In a film from 1970, the discriminatory terms 'negro' and 'retarded' are used in a historical context. There are moderate sex references, including comments about prostitution and STDs. There is mild violence. There is very mild bad language ('hell', 'damn', 'God').

  • Classified date

    09/03/2022

  • Language

    English