Tom's father finds his stash and confronts him. Tom insists that pot is safe and seeks advise from older kid Mack. Tom is introduced to the world of pot. I'm surprised at the reasonable portrayal of the weed users considering the anti-grass government propaganda. Quite frankly, I'm more convinced by the kids' point of view rather than the stale old guy narration. From the Santa Monica Police Department, the propaganda is listed off like a checklist and the cops are super nice. In a way, it's a more effective argument to not ridicule the kids doing pot. It doesn't mean that the message is any less slanted. This is not ridiculous fun like other anti-grass public service films. For its time and its purpose, it was probably the most effective possible. Despite the entire list of slant arguments, the film ends with "Let's wait and see" and that's probably the best they could do at that time. In the 50 years since then, I think we have waited and seen enough to make an educated choice.
Review of Keep Off the Grass
