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
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Phone
(20) 707-8572
Fax
(20) 707-237’1
Address
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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 26 Nov 2024)