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On the surface, this film may seem like an average biology film, but like most of films from the Moody Institute of Science, there is an ulterior motive. The film’s host Irwin Moon had an interest in science as a child and later incorporated that interest into his life as a pastor. He would tour the country giving his “Sermons of Science”” where the marvels of science provide the visible evidence of a Divine plan of creation. His work with GIs during World War II showed him the impact that training films had on the troops. Moon partnered with the Moody Bible Institute to form the Moody Institute of Science – a company that made basic science films with a religious hook at the end. While revealing the complexity of nature, their films would end with Moon saying that this complexity was part of God’s plan rather than evolution. Moody Institute of Science films were marketed to churches and also to public schools where today even the mention of the word “God”” sparks a conflagration of protests and court cases.

This film is available on the Educational Archives: Religion DVD


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Mustang, The (ca 1962)


Shows the step-by-step development of the sports car model from the drawing board, showing how the design features are tested in wind tunnels and on driving courses.

This film is available on We Are Driven DVD-R


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Live and Let Live (1947)

Set in a toy tabletop town, this film uses brightly colored model cars and trucks to demonstrate a range of driving safety scenarios. The number of near-misses and accidents would make for an extremely violent film if real vehicles and people were used, but the models keep the feeling of mayhem at a distance. An unusual example of a rich tradition within the safety film genre: the tabletop model.

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Guns Guns Guns

Films about guns, hunting and how kids can’t get enough of them. Films include: Hunting, Handling Firearms, Sweet Sunday Gone, Guns: Be Safe Not Sorry and more!

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Drugs Drugs Drugs

Invariably somebody asks us if we’re “holding”
any drug films. Well, we’ve got your “fix”. Films include: Are
Drugs the Answer?, Easy Way Out, LSD-Narcotics, Marijuana
(with Sonny Bono),
and LSD-Insight or Insanity (narrated by Sal Mineo).

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Drugs Drugs Drugs

Invariably somebody asks us if we’re “holding”
any drug films. Well, we’ve got your “fix”. Films include: Are
Drugs the Answer?, Easy Way Out, LSD-Narcotics, Marijuana
(with Sonny Bono),
and LSD-Insight or Insanity (narrated by Sal Mineo).

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Just Cartoons!

C’mon!
Sometimes you just want to sit around and watch a bunch of goofy cartoons that
have no redeeming educational value. Well, this is the DVD for you! Films include
– some wonderful old black & white Terrytoon cartoons and more!

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