http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19031686/DeadIsDeadClip.mp4
After years of inquiries about this early over-the-top 70s anti-drug film, we finally found a copy. We have to admit that this does not disappoint. Hosted and produced by black comedian, Godfrey Cambridge, this film shows us junkies going “cold turkey”, chastises parents for their hypocrisy regarding prescription pills vs street drugs, shows us a parade of overdosed corpses and even hints that the U.S. Government is involved in the drug trade overseas. Wow, and some of you saw this when you were in middle school?!? No wonder you want to see it again…$10.00
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I saw this film in the elementry school in 1972. It was so vivid and graphic and still is today after all these years. I think this film should be shown in shools in hopes to deter and decrease the drug use in society today. every time that I hear the original version of the song “Lean On Me” my mind immediately flashes back scenes of the addicts on the floor, the sores on the bodies from IV drug use.
Dead is Dead save my life back in 1979, I was 12 and the police department showed this film. Even today I try not to take pain pills. This is movie is about as raw and gritty as it gets I think it needs to be a push to get it seen by todays youth.
If you really think about it now and everything that has happened since its release this movie was cutting edge.
This movie changed my life.
I can’t believe you found this film!
I saw this movie in the mid-80′s in PE class on a 16 mm projector. The gym teacher said that students had the option to put their head on their desk and not watch, but they had to be in the class. I guess previous students had been as shocked as I was after seeing the film. This is the most terrifying movie I have ever seen. I should have put my head down because those images are seared into my psyche. In my view this is the most effective anti-anything movie I have ever seen and dictated my fear of street drugs for decades.
I saw this film in my Catholic Elementary school back in the early 70′s. It is the main reason that to this day I can honestly say I have never done drugs. Scared the crap outta me.