1970s Anti-smoking educational film w/out the scare tactics. At times uses humor to attack the reasons people smoke.
MS of young adults walking & smoking cigarettes. CU of mouths & cigarettes. Face of a man smoking, follow down as he drops the cigarette & crushes it w/ his shoe.
MS of a man sitting against a black background. He has long hair, dark glasses & is smoking a cigarette. Silhouettes of students in a classroom watching a film about smoking. Graphic of the human body, showing larynx & the effects of smoking. A man with his larynx removed. MS of students commenting on the movie. MS of Dr. F.R. Wake, psychologist, talking to camera. MS of students talking about the effects of the "Don't Smoke" movie.
CU of a hand holding a lit cigarette. Follow cigarette to man's mouth, he takes a drag. MS of woman talking about her smoking habits. MS of a young man, against a black background talking about his smoking habits. Dr. Sheldon Mintz, lung specialist, talks about the psychology of a smoker. Behind him are various types of lab equipment. Woman walks into a store to buy cigarettes. CU of hand picking up cigarettes. MS of Dr. F.R. Wake, psychologist, talking to camera. LS of women crossing the street smoking. Dr. talks about the increase in women smokers. Dr. Sheldon Mintz talking to camera.
MS of 2 actors against a black background. They act out a humorous scene making fun of people who smoke. Dr. Sheldon Mintz talking to camera. MS of teens talking about their smoking habits. (Good 1970s fashions & hair)
Actors act out another scene about teens pressuring each other to smoke (peer pressure). MS of teen talking about smoking. MS of Dr. F.R. Wake, psychologist, talking to camera about peer pressure of smoking. Teens on the street smoking. CU of hands taking a cigarette out of a pack. Pan up to face, lifts un-lit cigarette, but he already has another cigarette in his mouth. 3 actors act a humorous scene about the ritual of lighting a cigarette, trying to look cool. Actor plays a humorous scene, a mock commercial for the wonder drug, Tobacco.
DO NOT USE Clips from TV commercials for cigarettes.
Actor does a humorous scene mocking the Marlboro man ads. MS of Dr. F.R. Wake, psychologist, talking to camera about the effect of advertising. CU of young adults smoking. Dr. Sheldon Mintz talking to camera. Mrs. Rosalee Berlin talks to the camera about changing society's feeling about smoking. CU of a small sign "Thank you for not smoking." CU of women smoking. MS of Dr. F.R. Wake, psychologist, talking to camera.
ECU of a woman's mouth smoking a cigarette. Mrs. Rosalee Berlin talks about 2nd hand smoke. MS of man & woman talking about their smoking habits.
MS of a Dr. in his office, talking about the effects of 2nd hand smoke on children of smokers. Man sitting on a couch talking about the fact that he gets more colds because of his smoking. Mrs. Rosalee Berlin talks about changes in society towards smoking in public places. CU of a button, graphic of a cigarette w/ a line through it. Dr. Sheldon Mintz talking to camera.
4 actors sitting around a table, playing a humorous scene about air pollution while they all smoke cigarettes. Dr. Sheldon Mintz talking to camera. MS of man & woman talking about the difficulties of quitting. CU of hands tapping cigarette. CU of their baby daughter, who inhales all the 2nd hand smoke.
MS of an actor, playing a scene about quitting smoking. 4 actors play a humorous scene about a full ash tray.