Shakespeare Says
- Synopsis
- An American public information/educational film in which African-American actor Rick Jones, wearing Elizabethan costume, warns young people against taking drugs. The transcript is: ‘Life is a precious gift. We are such stuff, as dreams are made of. All the world’s a stage And all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances and one man in his time plays many parts. But playing around with drugs is a fool’s game, I know and I know you know. Hello, my name is Rick Jones and I’m an actor. I study lines, I don’t snort them To be or not to be, is there a question. Think about it’. [With acknowledgment to the Library of Congress for providing the synopsis].
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1987
- Recording date
- 6 Jan 1987
Credits
- Director
- Rick Jones (2)
- Screenplay
- Rick Jones (2)
- Contributor
- Rick Jones (2)
Additional Details
- Production type
- Advertising/Trailers/Promos
- Plays
- As You Like It; Hamlet; Tempest, The
- Keywords
- drugs; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); public information films
Notes
- General
- The archivist at the Library of Congress believes the film was not shown in cinemas; perhaps on television but if so only locally. Filmed at the Pro-Video Studios in Portland, Ohio. [2007].
Archive
- Name
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division
- Web
- http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (20) 707-8572
- Fax
- (20) 707-237’1
- Address
- Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Shakespeare Says". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av69405 (Accessed 12 Nov 2024)