Iran-Contra Affair
Part of the Global Perspectives on War and Peace Collection. Discussion of the impact of the Iran-Contra scandal on the American government and its attitude toward secrecy.
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[Open House pilot]
0:00 Intro titles: “From high atop Rockefeller Center in New York City, It’s the Open House Show.” With Betsy Parry, Nancy Foreman, Dear Delores, Bob Purlough, Robert McCrabb and the house band. Your hosts: Steve Ducey and Mary Beth Skerritt. 1:00 Steve and Mary Beth introduce the first show. Mary Beth introduces hors d’oeuvres to the crowd. Steve jokes that they were sent over by Terminex. Steve explains the difference between a canope and an hors d’oeuvres. The audience says […]
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Newsdogs
Self-described as an experiment in which a group of improvisational actors play different roles as a news crew covering the days news. Mixes real footage with improv acting.
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Secret Video Game Tricks, Codes And Strategies, Vol. 2
For Nintendo-compatible games. Members of the U.S. National Video Game Team show tricks and preview new games. Interesting only for the few seconds where you get to see the team members and laugh at them. Also potentially interesting for people who want to watch others play video games from 1989 and/or learn tricks for those games.
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[Maxi Cohen’s birth control survey]
The first 40 minutes is home videos with Maxi Cohen’s nephews performing for the camera. After that, the tape consists of a birth control survey, where Cohen interviews friends about which birth control methods they employ.
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Hemp For Victory
This is a video produced by H.E.M.P. (Help Eliminate Marijuana Prohibition), a political action group, which showcases Hemp For Victory, a 1942 film produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in which American farmers are encouraged to grow hemp for the war effort. The USDA film is bookended by commentary from Jack Herer, H.E.M.P.’s founder/spokesman, who espouses on the many uses of hemp, and asks for money. While Herer provides much useful information, some of his claims seem quite dubious; especially his assertion that marijuana users will live an average of one year longer than non-marijuana users. Herer also outlines the U.S. government’s long denial and recent confirmation of the existence of the 1942 film.