"THE ALCOHOLISM FILM" 1974 ALCOHOL & ALCOHOLISM AWARENESS FILM w/ ROD SERLING XD66094

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The writer and actor Rod Serling, best known for his famed sci-fi series "The Twilight Zone", hosts “The Alcoholism Film” (1974). This color public service film produced by Sandler Institutional Films, Inc. was meant to spread awareness of the symptoms, signs, psychological roots, and dangers of alcoholism. The film is composed of various short interviews with alcoholics, medical professionals, recovering alcoholics, as well as colleagues and family members whose lives have been impacted by alcoholism. The film makes the point that one in ten drinkers, can be considered an alcoholic. Produced by Allan Frank Sandler, written by Bob Emenegger, and directed by Charles F. Casey - this film features footage of unhoused / homeless men in the skid row district of downtown Los Angeles, AA meetings, and interview subjects sporting typical 1970s fashion.
Homeless men loiter outside of L.A. Mission Home (0:06). Close-up aged faces of men, stubble, taking swig of alcohol (0:09). Montage portraits of people from different walks of life: Homeless man asleep in dumpster (0:36). Mother and father run through field with son (0:38). Teenage couple kiss on row boat (0:41). Man sits drunkenly amid trash cans (0:45). Quick interviews with everyday people about drinking habits: Housewife retrieves groceries from trunk of station wagon in front of suburban home (1:10). Carpenter mixes paint on back of pick up truck (1:15). High school student in front of lockers (1:19). Young woman walks quickly down stairs (1:25). (1:34). Man speaks while driving perhaps Jeep Wrangler (1:36). Guy in wife beater, mullet, desk messy with papers (1:41). Rod Serling, dim lighting, wearing tweed suit - facts and figures (1:52). Man in dim lighting takes drink, discusses drinking habits (2:25). Father drinks beer stein by pool (2:46). African-American secretary with enormous Afro hairdo, 70s style dress in office (2:51). Man in suit stands next to car door (3:21). Perhaps psychologist sits in office with floor to ceiling windows - hilly landscape, water in back (3:25). Doctor discusses problem of alcoholic and alcoholism from doctor’s exam room (4:17). Rod Serling more facts and figures (4:44). Close-up shot, successful attorney (5:27). Older gentleman in suit jacket, anecdote on acquaintance who is functioning alcoholic (6:06). Elderly woman in house dress sits with plants (6:15). Man talks to camera while sifting through filing cabinet (6:28). Teenage girl sits in empty classroom, high school male talks from classroom doorway (6:42). Military official talks from perhaps 1970s Ford M151A2 Military Jeep (7:06). Rod Serling - alcoholism a disease (7:34). Mom prepares salad with young daughter in 1970s, suburban-style kitchen (8:20). Young man in sweater suit talks about physical abuse at home (8:53). Man in brown tweed suit pours coffee into styrofoam cup at AA meeting (9:23). Young woman speaks to camera from room with disheveled desk, stacks of papers (10:00). Backlit young man narrates woes with alcohol as he walks city street illuminated by lights from bookstores, pharmacies, restaurants (10:44). Secretary sits besides large rolodex at desk (11:23). Rod Serling psychological roots of alcoholism, symptoms of alcoholism - montage of diverse group of interview subjects quickly answering each question; typical 1970s haircuts, accessories and fashions (11:57-17:02). Return to doctor speaking from exam room (17:03). Shots cut between Rod Serling as he repeats questions to audience, gives viewer change to answer questions; doctor in exam room detailing what answering yes to any of the questions may mean (17:58). Rod Serling closing words, appeals to audience (20:23). Footage of commercial storefronts on desolate Los Angeles street; Coca Cola advertisement; pawn shop; (21:32). Closing credits overlaid overflowing trash can with discarded alcohol bottle, zoom into homeless man passed out in a stupor (21:41).
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[@lindathrall5133]

I LIKE ROD SERLINGS VOICE IT HAS A REAL NEAT RING TO IT

[@frankdenardo8684]

He narrated documentaries. He had a great voice for it..

[@UnkleBot]

shout out to the dude at 3:20 who just said yeah i gotta a drinking prob what are ya gonna do lmaoooo

[@albertpatterson3675]

If anyone had a "reason" to be an alcoholic, it would be Rod Serling. He was a paratrooper during the Pacific War. His buddy was decapitated by an air drop while standing next Mr. Serling. He saw some of the harshest action imaginable. I admire him greatly.

[@skateboardingjesus4006]

Being Irish, I used to live up to the stereotype of partying like a lunatic. One day it was like a switch flipped and I completely went off alcohol and that same circular wasteful lifestyle. I maybe have one cold beer very rarely on hot days, but I've never missed it. Watching life go by through beer-goggles is depressing.

[@ifeelikedyeing360]

I've been itching for unwatched Rod Serling content. He's such a huge inspiration.

[@mikestuckinthe70s]

I cant stop either... ..... watching these good vids

[@oliversmith9200]

Who has an alcoholic or two among their kin? Maybe it would be easier to count those who don't.

[@scratchdog2216]

Born '65 drank too much for too long and things never went well anyway so I quit a while back. Miss it some days.

[@pimphand00]

Dry since 2010

[@frankdenardo8684]

Another documentary narrated by Rod Serling. I went to restaurants and bars, and I met these out of town businessmen who come down, and they chew the fat with you, being they don't like being in a hotel room watching reruns of Family Affair. I would take a drink of white wine. Usually, a Johannesburg Reiseling, Gewürtzameiner or a chablis. Maybe a beer, but I rarely touch hard stuff. Most of those men would drink a cocktail IE screwdriver, Scotch & soda, a Martini. Rod Serling had a great voice for doing documentaries.

[@miskatonicalumni5612]

Dry since Jan 1st 2023

[@imKazahkstan]

A classic installment in the repertoire of beatnik media.

[@mintybadger6905]

I barely drink but I have blacked out (in the past) and felt guilty about it. And I drink a bottle of wine alone from time to time. So technically I answered 3 of these questions but sheesh.

[@diablo666541]

I never blk out sometimes the alcohol would get me drunk quickly. Especially liquor

[@pttn975]

I could sure use a cold one right about now.

[@frankdenardo8684]

How about a Fresca?

[@abdk6005]

Control yourself

[@johnb7286]

Thanks for your video.

[@joshhoman]

This is why I thank God I don't drink.

[@sgtbrown4273]

you would think " god" wouldn't have created alcohol.

[@isaidwtfover]

@@sgtbrown4273 Some people have to hit bottom before they turn to God, whereas nothing else would have gotten their attention.

[@michaelmijares5547]

Rod Serling sadly passed away one year after this film was made.

[@bondsan]

19:27 I scored a solid 10, woot, victory is mine.

[@sorover111]

Are we just not going to talk about the blond kid with the “fridge in the shed” where he takes a thermos and mixes Scotch with MILK !?!??!! 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@garyslicer8748]

Black and white film. Hmmm for 1974. Everything was color by then.

[@gamerjorts]

those darn skid row bums

[@IdealX-fr4eg]

Happy to be alive and sober in 2024!

[@tjsells9288]

7:00 did this dude say MILK & SCOTCH?!?!🤢🤮 how & why would you drink alcohol with milk

[@PlasmaCoolantLeak]

I first came across that in Joe Wambaugh's first book "The New Centurions," after a couple of the cops stopped at a liquor store to get pick up some hooch and milk for the hookers they had in the back of the paddy wagon, the hookers giving them the money to pay for it. Classy, right?

[@indigohammer5732]

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[@mexicanspec]

He didn't, he drank milk with alcohol.

[@diablo666541]

Kahlua liqueur goes with milk I think that's what's made in a White Russian as well milk

[@kstadives3]

🤮

[@goldcanyon340.]

Wow, not much has changed in nearly 5 decades!

[@masterbondofox8982]

I don't have a drinking problem. . I drink, I get drunk, I fall down. No problem.

[@josephschroeck5015]

He knows something about addiction.... that 3 -4 pack a day cigarette "habit" he had may have had something to do with it...

[@ifeelikedyeing360]

I love this so much

[@brendamitchellinspiredjour7609]

I remember it was Rod Sterling? Now it’s Rod Serling! A Mandela effect

[@masterofgame6847]

Right?!

[@GardenerEarthGuy]

Sy Sperling?

[@jonnydanger7181]

It Was Sterling. Wow

[@arise2945]

.....nervous chuckling......

[@warrenstrong8615]

It has been 20 years clean for me and I can still taste the corona if I think about it LOL

[@miskatonicalumni5612]

If you watched this while drinking you are an alcoholic.

[@lastotallyawesomebleach204]

6:58 a thermos filled with milk and scotch??? That's a recipe for that scene from the exorcist.

[@isaidwtfover]

That's interesting. There's a story in the A.A. Big Book about that same drink. The alcoholic (in his insane thinking) thought he wouldn't get drunk if he mixed whiskey with milk.

[@UnkleBot]

i answered yes to like 7 things and thought i was passing hhahahhaa

[@rhomeusa5160]

I have 6 to 10 shots of a quality whiskey everyday before supper but never after dinner

[@2003ranp]

Funny that you call it supper and dinner in the same sentence. You must have been born in the north and now live in the south or the other way around. I can relate. 😂.

[@isaidwtfover]

@@2003ranp Maybe they call lunch supper or, they have wet brain.

[@hbailey1180]

ROD STERLING! I GUESS HE NEEDED THE BOTTLE OF HOOCH!

[@hsdentertainment]

Rod Serling look like he been drinking in this video, he didnt look like himself

[@lastotallyawesomebleach204]

Twilight Zone!!!

[@dachicagoan8185]

Are we in the twilight zone?

[@skateboardingjesus4006]

Depends how much of the bottle is left.

[@manhoot]

Couple of six packs lead to a bad end.

[@PlasmaCoolantLeak]

Yep. I know someone who made that a regular practice. Cost his family money, and eventually his freedom at one point, and his health, even after acknowledging to the MD who admitted him that he was an alcoholic.

[@patricklena9307]

Omg campy

[@jimjoe9945]

Jesus is the way, the truth, the life.

[@indigohammer5732]

Nah! I'll give your Human Sacrifice a hard pass.

[@skateboardingjesus4006]

But is he the six pack of beer? Could you ask him to puncture a vein and fill up a bottle of wine please? A Messiah Merlot would go down well right now.

[@mikepotter6426]

Amen Jim

[@henrygomez7190]

Let me know if that’s true after you read Age of Reason by Thomas Paine

[@mikepotter6426]

@@henrygomez7190 not everyone gets it. We wish everyone would. The word of Jesus Christ rings true every day. Slow down and contemplate. Times short

[@smokeymcbongwater3561]

Muy plenty stinko baracho

[@northbuster290]

Rob Serling ❤

[@richardrowland7044]

AA should have a full wet bar, with happy hour,they would get more customers.

[@indigohammer5732]

Ha Ha! That's funny, because, they're alcoholics, and there's a bar with alcohol....And their meetings would be, like, full of people drinking!! Drinking at an AA meeting!! Ha Ha! That's really funny. Pal, you're about as funny as a dead baby.

[@johnb7286]

My clergyman think it's not a disease.

[@112chapters3]

Alcoholics go to meetings, and that don’t be meaning happy hour at local bar. Drunkard is better term

[@johnb7286]

Thanks. I see me. Not proud about it.

[@ainokea4u]

It's not a disease, it's a choice. Calling it a disease is an excuse for people who won't take responsibilities for their actions.

[@sgtbrown4273]

We sure can't have all those " alcoholics" not being productive members of society ! think of all those tax dollars lost. give me a god damn break!🤣

[@stephanieporter2892]

😂

[@johnrudy9404]

A disease.....um...sure, just like a cancer patient. Sure.

[@johnbryan5608]

Too bad psychedelics were/are illegal. Decades of misery could have been avoided.

[@anthonythomas1504]

Do you know how many guys I've known who tried to "fly" off a 4-story dormitory? Put the bong down Timothy.

[@johnbryan5608]

@@anthonythomas1504 not many

[@knighttoking7926]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Public schools and alcoholic parents, quite a team. It WAS, anyway.

[@busterbrownbitch]

13 outa 15 baby

[@Thetrueking-gr2ss]

My answer to all the questions is a loud NO. I can tell you why...I rarely,if ever..drink

[@TravisBic41162]

I've been Dry since 1962 Not one Beer or wine.🚱