Project Power

Project Power 2020

6.46

An ex-soldier, a teen and a cop collide in New Orleans as they hunt for the source behind a dangerous new pill that grants users temporary superpowers.

2020

The Invasion

The Invasion 2007

6.00

Washington, D.C. psychologist Carol Bennell and her colleague Dr. Ben Driscoll are the only two people on Earth who are aware of an epidemic running rampant through the city. They discover an alien virus aboard a crashed space shuttle that transforms anyone who comes into contact with it into unfeeling drones while they sleep. Carol realizes her son holds the key to stopping the spread of the plague and she races to find him before it is too late.

2007

Drugs: The Children Are Choosing Drugs In Our Culture

Drugs: The Children Are Choosing Drugs In Our Culture 1969

1

Examines the widespread use of drugs in American society and presents experts discussing different reasons for increased drug abuse by youth. Focuses on the varying opinions of a judge, researcher, child psychologist, minister, and drug user toward increased drug abuse. Emphasizes the need for helping children make proper choices about drugs. Highlight: JIM NABORS and unidentified woman do operatic duet to "Figaro" with lyrics changed to drug references; Jim Nabors pops pills in the sequence. ALSO: Good hippie sequence in Haight-Ashbury.

1969

August: Osage County

August: Osage County 2013

6.85

An intense look at the lives of the strong-willed daughters of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional mother who raised them.

2013

The Perfect Drug Film

The Perfect Drug Film 1971

1

A color educational drug “scare” film about the history of drug use

1971

Narcotics: A Challenge to Youth

Narcotics: A Challenge to Youth 1956

1

An educational film sponsored and distributed by the Los Angeles-based Narcotic Educational Foundation of America and directed by Gilbert Lasky with financial assistance of the Woman’s Relief Corps targets teachers as well as junior and senior high school students in the war on drugs. Narcotics are classified and effects of opiates, stimulants, and barbiturates are summarized and dramatized

1956

Bennies and Goofballs

Bennies and Goofballs 1966

1

This anti-drug abuse and addiction educational film features the well known American actor Paul Newman. In the movie, Newman and Dr. James L. Goddard, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, examine the effects of misuse of barbiturates and amphetamines.

1966

Stoner's Night Out

Stoner's Night Out 1970

1

Presented by Voices in Society and Travelers Insurance Indemnity, this untitled PSA-style film from the 1970s is a compilation of various anti-drug use PSAs from National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Information (NCADI). The films were assembled by a film collector who did public screenings of cult films; he often showed this compilation under the moniker “Stoner’s Night Out”. NCADI is the information service for the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. The PSAs that comprise this film combine footage of drug use as well as interviews. Overall, this film warns of the short-term and long-term effects of drug use with the later segments of the film focusing on marijuana use specifically.

1970

What Did You Take?

What Did You Take? 1971

1

Stresses recognition and treatment of drug abuse emergencies, accurate identification of symptoms, and immediate clinical procedures. Presents scenes of actual cases in the emergency room and adjoining physician's offices of Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. Viewers observe emergency treatment of patients in the major classes of drugs commonly abused, opiates, depressants, stimulants, and hallucinogens. The film demonstrates to health professionals that successful management of drug overdoses can save most lives and avert additional organic and psychiatric complications.

1971

The Vampire

The Vampire 1957

6.20

A small town doctor mistakenly ingests an experimental drug made from the blood of vampire bats which transforms the kindly medic into a bloodthirsty monster.

1957

Wilting at the Roots

Wilting at the Roots 2024

9.00

After the passing of his wife, a lonely newspaper editor discovers Berenalin: a medication that promises to put an end to his grief. Its effects begin to drive a wedge between him and his daughter, who needs him more than ever.

2024

Seduction of the Innocent

Seduction of the Innocent 1961

1.00

Jeanette, a pretty high school student, is looking for “kicks”. She starts hanging out with a wild crowd, and begins popping bennies, uppers and other pills. Soon she graduates from barbiturates to marijuana…

1961

The Pill Poppers

The Pill Poppers 1970

1

“The Pill Poppers” is a cautionary educational film that focuses on the dangers of abusing prescription drugs. The scare film follows the lives of three teenagers who get involved in drugs and highlights the effects this has on their lives.

1970

It's My Hobby

It's My Hobby 1974

1

A high school student faces a moral dilemma, should he turn in a friend who is dealing pills.

1974

Confidential File: Barbiturates

Confidential File: Barbiturates 1955

1

A filmed sequence dramatizes the problems addressed in the program: the story of a working mother addicted to barbiturates initially prescribed by her doctor.

1955

8

8 2015

6.50

Film about pills from unhappy love

2015

Love Child

Love Child 1968

1

Young girl from the suburbs gets knocked up and ends up tripping out in an East Village drug den.

1968

All My Tomorrows

All My Tomorrows 1979

6.00

A Centron Film presentation, produced by Gordon-Kerchoff, this color film is about a teenage girl who overdoses on alcohol and pills, and winds up in a coma, opens with the girl recovering in a hospital bed. This scare film from 1979 is essentially a public service announcement on the dangers of getting involved in drugs and the horrible effects that using drugs and overdosing can have on an individual and their loved ones.

1979

The Pleasures of a Woman

The Pleasures of a Woman 1972

3.00

A series of erotic encounters between a young woman and her recently-widowed aunt.

1972