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409 results found
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Steamboat Willie
Yes the Mickey Mouse classic from 1928! It will be in public domain in several months. So what better way to honor it then riff it, back when we all loved Disney.
27 votes -
Cold Can Kill
A Royal Navy instructional film from 1972, my film collector friend picked this one from a dealer. He showed it at his home and now we all chant the film's title whenever someone falls in the water. Three reasons why it's riffable: The high frequency jumpscare of the title card warning COLD CAN KILL, the goofy Hanna Barbera-esque animation illustrating how alcohol will kill you if you have hypothermia, and the mention that the water "impregnates" your clothes.
Full film:
https://youtu.be/FoaGhUuMXeEYouTube still frame:
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FoaGhUuMXeE/maxresdefault.jpgMetadata from Imperial War Museums:
https://film.iwmcollections.org.uk/record/35572ACMI collection:
https://www.acmi.net.au/works/66218--cold-can-kill/20 votes -
One Live Ghost
It's a comedy film from 1936.
It's not a great short but it's great for riffing material.
The short features a young Lucille Ball playing as a maid.
8 votes -
High Impact: Hand Safety
I LOVE training videos, especially one's like this that are so over the freaking top, better than any horror movie HANDS DOWN.
Riff material Lightning round ahead.
39 votes -
Volton
This electrical safety video was made in 1990 by Edison Electric Institute. It's narrated by Volton, pure electrical energy, who takes you on a cool computer a animated journey through the power grid, and then shows you how to be safe around overhead and underground wires. Whenever someone gets shocked, you will hear Volton savagely snarl "GROUND!"
23 votes -
How Television Works 1977 short with Leonard Nimoy
This popped up on YouTube.
https://youtu.be/_OGcRJTtB9E
This might make a great riff!31 votes -
Son of Dracula 1943
Miss Bridget and Miss Mary Joe, please riff all the old Lon Chaney Jr horror movies you can! You ladies would make these movies so classic/epic!
6 votes -
Willow Disney Series
Should riff on the series more than the movie, especially the princess who talks like a “bruh”/bro and has the only accent that doesn’t sound like others British accents. Movie would be nice too. I will donate if I know you guys would suggest it.
23 votes -
Owls Lords of Darkness
1983 short about owls; no not a rock band. Pretty interesting information, but the narrator, is pretty dull. It sorta has that Boggy Creek 2 and Buffalo Rider vibe.
Starts out at the beach, because we all know that owls are known for their beach nesting right? LOTS of mice were harmed in the filming of this short.IMDB https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1319534/plotsummary/?ref_=tt_ov_pl
7 votes -
An Outbreak of Salmonella/An Outbreak of Staphylococcus (US Short Films, 1954)
Basically, these are films that were created by the United States Department of Health created in the 1950s created in a series of videos showcasing to people how diseases are caused and spread through incompetence. Honestly, the National Library of Medicine's YouTube account is a goldmine of historical videos showcasing somewhat archaic short films with advice that can now be regarded as dubious (particularly in the field of mental health).
The only issue, though, is that Staphylococcus... is the scientific name for staph infections, and that short film doesn't really have the unintentional humor of people running for the bathroom.…
4 votes -
It's a Big Job (short)
It's about the LA trolley system and the seemingly God-like men who drive them.
6 votes -
Be Cool About Fire Safety
This educational video was created in 1996 and distributed by Allstate Insurance. Little Richard sings two songs, and Gilbert Gottfried plays a talking smoke detector.
15 votes -
The Lottery 1969
Among all the odd shorts that left people dead, this one left a huge WTF moment. Based on the original short story of the same title, and before the 1996 film. This shows how cruel and horrible traditions can be.
3 votes -
Think About This - Safety Video
I figured this must have been a recap at the end of a longer movie. Nope, it is a 5 minute safety meeting opener. I imagine 2 different reactions: One everyone one is laughing hard and wants to see it again or stunned silence. They sure put in a lot of work for 5 min of film. Like Surviving Edged Weapons, this video is over-the-top in it's presentation. Riffers ahoy!
23 votes -
Big hole drilling short
Department of Energy contractor made an educational video for the Nevada nuclear test site with giant drilling machines called jumbos and the man repeats big hole drillin' a lot.
12 votes -
Watch Out for Poisons
This 1970s short is easilly find material for riffing in which you can find here at...
31 votes -
Frozen Assets
A supposed "comedy" that the late film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert called "the worst comedy ever made," the viewer gets tortured with a story about a bank executive (L.A. Law's Corbin Bernsen) who is sent to another bank to turn things around financially in order to earn a promotion to vice-president. But the bank Zach is sent to supervise turns out to be a rather...sticky...situation. This banks deals not in money but (you guessed it) SPERM! Double entendres galore as Zach trades barbs and butts heads with bank counselor Dr. Grace Murdock (played by future Lifetime movie mainstay…
11 votes -
The Father of Juicing
Infomercial about a man with apparently a $300 million Juicing empire from the mid 90s to early 2000s.
Easy Riff material short here.
17 votes -
Skyline Chili Training Video
A hilariously dated and cringey training video for a Cincinnati-based restaurant chain called Skyline. Two disembodied hip & young voices teach the would-be Skyline employee how to make Skyline’s signature spaghetti, chili, and cheese foodbomination that some genius decided to name the “3-Way” (yes really). There’s even a pop quiz near the end of the video. The YouTube url (graciously uploaded by Christopher G.) is https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6pgNjbugf6E&pp=ygUXc2t5bGluZSB0cmFpbmluZyB2aWRlbyA%3D
Let the frequent and painful toilet trips begin!2 votes -
Kid Safe
This video was made in the 1980s and distributed by Triaminic and the American Academy Of Pediatrics. Its goal: to teach kids how to be safe when they're home alone. It was directed by Stuart Gordon, and the "little girl" named Kathy Tudor is played by Andrea Martin, who was 40 years old at the time. If you liked Martin Short playing a ten year-old in "Clifford" or Robin Williams playing a ten year-old in "Jack", this is the educational video for you.
9 votes
