Disarm Northrop
Identifier
F.2005-08-0239
Date Of Production
circa June 20 1983
Abstract
A finished film by Bill Stamets that depicts members of the Disarm Northrop Coalition and other anti-nuclear activists as they block a road leading to the Northrop Corporation’s Defense Systems Division plant and are subsequently arrested by police in Rolling Meadows, Illinois on Disarmament Action Day, June 20, 1983. Footage includes audio of Ronald Reagan’s closing remarks during the presidential candidates debate on September 21, 1980, an interview with Northrop Corporation’s spokesman Greg LaBrache, Christian protestors, neo-Nazis, outdoor festival attendees, the Chicago River dyed green, televised broadcasts of Psycho, The Wizard of Oz, and Kiss Me Deadly, a parade’s celebrations, the “Fighting African Elephants” at the Field Museum of Natural History, and various industrial machinery in use.
Format
Super 8
Extent
200 feet
Color
color and B&W
Sound
Mag Stripe
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Reversal Positives
Genre
Form
Subject
Demonstrations
Neo-Nazism
Nuclear weapons
Machinery
Police
Political Activists
Political campaigns
Television
Neo-Nazism
Nuclear weapons
Machinery
Police
Political Activists
Political campaigns
Television
Preservation Sponsor
Related Collections
Related Places
Main Credits
Stamets, Bill (is filmmaker)
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