Social Guidance Movies

The plot chronicles the exploits of Michael, a teenager who is using marijuana and stealing his father's beer. His younger sister, Corey, is worried...

Lost in his own struggles, a son (Varquis Charles) strays from his path, drawn by a mysterious flask.

One of the social guidance / scare films made by prolific filmmaker Sid Davis, “Book Him!” was produced in the 1960s. It shows various...

A special that shows the young Flintstones trying to raise money so they can go to a concert. The story takes a turn when older kids try to push...

Film by the National Dairy Council about how to lose weight by adjusting daily caloric intake. Discusses the dangers of being overweight and the...

Susan, a pretty high school student, has everything going for her—except popularity. She can't figure out why she is so "out of step" with the...

Alexander Hammid's sensitive narrative of how a pre-adolescent boy is helped by a psychiatrist to come to terms with his feelings.

Produced by Alfred Higgins Productions with assistance from the University of Missouri-Columbia’s Academic Support Center Film Library, Keep...

This 1970s film produced by Dale Smallin looks at the harmful effects of alcohol.

This anti-homosexual social "scare" short film focuses on the dangers of young boys talking to strangers.

Adults meet up with the people who changed their lives twenty years ago by confronting them about their lifestyles as teenagers.

Phil, a student who recently transferred into his high school, keeps to himself a lot, spending time in his basement building radios and record...

This educational film from the 1970s titled “Tomorrow is Cancelled” was produced by Advent Film Productions for the Narcotics Education...

Two young high school boys spike the punch at a Halloween party, mischievously let the air out of car tires, and finally steal a car to go for a...

In this film, a police officer tells children about the dangers of accepting rides or presents from strangers, and relates the unfortunate stories of...

Bill is targeted by pot pushers who use him as their entry to the "good kids." Needing money because his mother is sick and his father is absent, he...

Describes the symptoms of gonorrhea and syphilis, with warnings of the consequences of avoiding treatment. Discusses some of the prevalent myths...

An educational film from 1953 to encourage parents talk to their children about adolescence.

This short social guidance and driver's education film from the 1970s emphasizes the dangers of alcohol, most especially its impacts on driving and...

Danny ponders a way for rival gangs to avoid violence at an upcoming dance.