Case Study: LSD is a 1969 anti-drug documentary film produced by Lockheed Corporation. It is one of four anti-drug "case study" shorts produced by Lockheed.[1][2][3]
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| Distributed by | Fantoma Films (2001 DVD release) |
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Running time | 4 minutes |
Reception and legacy
editFeaturing a scene with a hallucinated talking hot dog, it has been described as "backed by strange psychedelic visuals and free of preaching and pat conclusions",[4] "comically exaggerated",[1] "unintentionally funny"[5] "This Is Your Wiener On Drugs" (referencing the 1980s Partnership for a Drug-Free America This Is Your Brain on Drugs campaign),[6] and sarcastically credited for "kickstarting the vegetarian craze".[7]
Home media
editThe short is part of Fantoma Films' The Educational Archives ephemeral film DVD series in the Sex & Drugs collection.[4]
See also
edit- Marijuana, a 1968 film also narrated by Sonny Bono
- Counterculture of the 1960s
- Still image film
References
edit- ^ a b Manning, Paul (2013), Drugs and Popular Culture in the Age of New Media, Routledge, p. 78, ISBN 9781317974666
- ^ Case Study LSD (audio commentary) (Art & Trash Miniature 11) - Art & Trash on Vimeo
- ^ Lockheed's Hilarious Anti-Drug Shorts (1969) - Flashbak
- ^ a b Erickson, Glenn, "DVD Savant review: Sex & Drugs and Social Engineering 101 – The Educational Archives", DVD Talk
- ^ Frauenfelder, Mark (February 8, 2016), "Unintentionally funny 1969 anti-LSD film by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation", Boing Boing
- ^ "Your Saturday Nerdout: 1969 Anti-LSD Film Features Screaming Hot Dog Freakout", Wonkette, February 27, 2016[permanent dead link]
- ^ "How One 1969 LSD Scare Film Kickstarted the Vegetarian Craze", Kindland, archived from the original on 2018-01-16, retrieved 2017-06-12