alcohol in society theme
Prohibition, or some other societal reaction to the pervasive use of alcohol, is featured.
11 total · 2 major · 9 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Some Like It Hot (1959) | major | the story was set in prohibition America and there were conspicuous amounts of drinking going on |
| movie: The Lost Weekend (1945) | major | Apart from featuring the personal experiences of alcoholic Don Birnam, the story discussed our attitude to alcohol in general. Many scenes were set in bars. Don once found himself locked up with other drunks in the alcoholic ward of a hospital. It was mentioned that Prohibition had turned many of the inmates into what they were. |
| ahp5x20 | minor | The gangster Mr. Rose admitted to being a bootlegger to a man he was roughing up. |
| as2020e01 | minor | Sam and Evelyn talked their way into a speakeasy and sampled the goodies there. Various attitudes to alcohol in 1919 were featured. |
| futurama3x12 | minor | Fry, Leela, and Bender were brewing an ale inside Bender and Leela told Cubert that alcohol was bad for people under the legal drinking age and good for those above it. |
| movie: High Treason (1929) | minor | the prohibition era in America extends to 1940 and the tension is initially caused by bootleggers crossing the borders between territories |
| movie: Just Imagine (1930) | minor | prohibition was still around in 1980 New York |
| movie: The Blue Yonder (1985) | minor | The corrupt cop Finch was busted for peddling alcohol during the Prohibition period. |
| tz1959e2x09 | minor | Mr. Templeton went back in time to 1927 where he summarily met up with his beer imbibing wife at a speakeasy. |
| tz1959e2x19 | minor | A neighborhood bar owner quipped that he hadn't done such good business since the prohibition of alcohol was ended. |