The 1971 anti-drug cartoon so unhinged, you'll wonder what THEY were smoking.
Made by 21st Cinetics and Billy Budd Films for the Morris County, Pennsylvania Division of Drug Control and Intervention, “Holy Smoke in Three Acts” is an unconventional anti-drug cartoon that was inspired by ideas put forth by students. The animation were created by R.J. Barcklow. The short, three-act animated film presents two artists and examines how the world around them influences their artwork. Both of the artists are influenced by drugs, drug use and the anti-drug campaign.
Production
Morris County government funded the most unintentionally trippy PSA ever made.
Director
William Cleary
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a wave of 1970s government-funded scare films that often backfired by making drug culture look visually exciting.
21st Cinetics and Billy Budd Films specialized in institutional shorts; this may be their only surviving collaboration with actual student input.
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I’m sober enough to know what I’m doing, and drunk enough to really enjoy doing this is how I deal.
@MadWorld75 7
Ya know...I was with you up until you mentioned pot. I mean, come on dude! Your name is Billy BUDD!
@adamg1058 3
And then the boy & girl grew-up & became just like their parents. The end.
@viennapalace 1
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