Shakespeare Says

Synopsis: An American public information/educational film in which African-American actor Rick Jones, wearing Elizabethan costume, warns young people against taking drugs. The transcript is: ‘Life is a precious gift. We are such stuff, as dreams are made of. All the world’s a stage And all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances and one man in his time plays many parts. But playing around with drugs is a fool’s game, I know and I know you know. Hello, my name is Rick Jones and I’m an actor. I study lines, I don’t snort them To be or not to be, is there a question. Think about it’. [With acknowledgment to the Library of Congress for providing the synopsis].
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Year of release: 1987
Recording date: 6 Jan 1987

General: The archivist at the Library of Congress believes the film was not shown in cinemas; perhaps on television but if so only locally. Filmed at the Pro-Video Studios in Portland, Ohio. [2007].

British Universities Film & Video Council