Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted September 18 As per Toasties comment on the other thread.... Well, I don't know if there is a long forgotten or obscure thread for these films because I am a lazy bastard for doing searches. If there is, I'm sure a mod can merge, eh. If you are of a certain age, you would have grown up with these films, from the Green Cross Code man to the cartoon 'Jo and Petunia' films. This may sink without a trace, up to you, add, discuss, ignore, or summat. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clorox Bleachman 2,410 Posted September 18 Well, I'm not of a certain age, but I can contribute. When I was 4 (in 2006) an extension was built on my primary school because there were hunners of weans. We were shown a POV video of a boy trespassing on a building site. He walked off a plank and was buried alive under rubble. At the end, his empty seat was shown in the classroom and his name was scored off the register. I haven't been able to find the video. In my first year of secondary, we watched the Cyberbully film. Most famous for a scene where the main character attempts suicide but can't get the cap off her pill bottle. To quote Stalin, "he can't even shoot straight". All of this was set to Breathe Me by Sia. There's also the infamous Welsh PSA about texting and driving (warning: goofy depiction of a fatal car crash) 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,438 Posted September 18 Some of these freaked me out as a kid. Don't play with electrical sockets or your hand might explode. School played that one. Itv used to show the iron falling on the kid advert before Thomas the bloody Tank. Some of the drink driving ones. Scarred for life. There's a Scottish schools version of Apaches, I forget the name, but I can still see the kid being buried alive by slurry. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,438 Posted September 18 On a much lighter note the Scottish Abstinence Society ran a PIF round the schools in 2001ish. Gist was two teenagers shag at a party and the next day at school... Don't want to talk to each other because of the shame. For real. All done super earnestly. It was absolute bollocks. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,702 Posted September 18 I remember this local "beware of thin ice" PSA scaring me quite well: 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,132 Posted September 18 One of the all-time classics 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JQW 281 Posted September 18 Unfortunately the Reginald Molehusband one is lost. I've a vague recollection of seeing it when very young. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,132 Posted September 18 The Finishing Line is so gruesome it was eventually banned. https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-the-finishing-line-1977-online Don't play on the railway line, kids. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,732 Posted September 18 Speaking of railways, here's one from Russia that I enjoy (I first found it when watching a 'Top 10 Strangest PSAs' video or something like that): Part of a series roughly translated to "Can't Buy a Brain"- you'll probably find more of these in the recommended videos for your viewing pleasure. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 906 Posted September 18 2 hours ago, arghton said: I remember this local "beware of thin ice" PSA scaring me quite well: Looks like a sort of variant of our own Charley Says Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted September 19 I know the hauntology lads love to go on about 70s PIFs, but for me no PIF has ever been as emotionally fucked up as the "Sunday Lunch" Crimestoppers one from the mid-00s: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theoldlady 2,298 Posted September 20 The original Reefer Madness film from 1936 is a fun look at the dangers of Mary Juana. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MortalCaso 1,624 Posted September 20 26 minutes ago, theoldlady said: The original Reefer Madness film from 1936 is a fun look at the dangers of Mary Juana. Love this 'movie'. Seeing it in color makes it 10x better. Not sure what they used for all the joints, but the smoke never seems to be the same color. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clorox Bleachman 2,410 Posted September 20 A classic of the genre, from Australia: Yesterday I saw a compilation of Florida Brightline train crashes. A shocking number of adults follow the "drive around the boom gates at a level crossing" part. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prussianblue 1,027 Posted September 21 This 2000 NHS Scotland anti-smoking ad/Britney-esque music video is iconic. I've even seen a drag act using the song. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,577 Posted September 21 This was a 1998 advert about looking both ways that I distinctly remember. I checked the account that video is on. It has a ton of public information films if you want to browse. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,596 Posted September 21 Back in the day we had Tufty, narrated by Bernard Cribbins. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted September 22 The one where the kid gets eaten by an escalator was always my favourite. And ‘oh look Joe, he’s waving at us’ off the Coastguard ads is a daily saying in our house. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,132 Posted September 22 Apaches If you've never seen this before, enjoy guessing which of the little shits will be next to meet their maker, and by what means. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted September 23 On 21/09/2024 at 17:45, ladyfiona said: This was a 1998 advert about looking both ways that I distinctly remember. I checked the account that video is on. It has a ton of public information films if you want to browse. This is the one I remember. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Undead In Ohio 156 Posted September 23 Jimmy!!!!! Bernard Cribbins was in this one also 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted September 23 On 22/09/2024 at 15:52, Lard Bazaar said: The one where the kid gets eaten by an escalator was always my favourite. And ‘oh look Joe, he’s waving at us’ off the Coastguard ads is a daily saying in our house. From what I have seen, here and there, they would be Chinese escalators. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,132 Posted September 25 On 22/09/2024 at 15:52, Lard Bazaar said: The one where the kid gets eaten by an escalator was always my favourite. Seems it can't be found. There's another gruesome escalator one in the link though (the second one - the first one's a bit tame). https://unidentifiedweirdtv.co.uk/2020/08/23/the-doll-on-the-escalator-the-elusive-pif/comment-page-1/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
One shot Paddy 1,206 Posted September 25 On 23/09/2024 at 01:56, Undead In Ohio said: Jimmy!!!!! Bernard Cribbins was in this one also Because of this when I was wee I called them "Fizzling Stations" Jimmy was an idiot, he knew he wasn't supposed to go in but let himself be pussy whipped to death, the message at the end should have been "Don't listen to girls" 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 906 Posted October 3 On 25/09/2024 at 12:50, Toast said: Seems it can't be found. There's another gruesome escalator one in the link though (the second one - the first one's a bit tame). https://unidentifiedweirdtv.co.uk/2020/08/23/the-doll-on-the-escalator-the-elusive-pif/comment-page-1/ I remember the welly one, I was scared of going on escalators for years after Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
