If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do?

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If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do?
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Directed by Ron Ormond
Produced by Estus Pirkle
Monnie Stanfield
Written by Screenplay:
Ron Ormond
Estus Pirkle
Starring Estus Pirkle
Cecil Scaife
Judy Creech
Edited by Ron Ormond
Tim Ormond
Distributed by The Ormond Organization
Release dates 1972
Running time 52 minutes
Country USA
Language English

If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do? is a 1971 Christian film directed by Ron Ormond.

The film is based on the teachings of Estus Pirkle and warns of the dangers facing the United States from Communist infiltrators. The film suggests that the only way to avoid such a fate is to turn to Christianity. It has attracted something of a cult following among secular fans because of its explicit depictions of torture and the heavy-handed nature of its evangelical message. The title paraphrases Jeremiah 12:5:


The movie is perhaps best known for having been sampled by the sound collage band Negativland and by featuring a musical number which was used in Ed Wood's 1954 film Jail Bait. Pirkle's narrative includes a (real or speculative) experience in a communist totalitarian country where public loudspeakers issued proclamations such as "Christianity is stupid -- Communism is good" ad infinitum. Negativland lifted the phrases and played them repeatedly backed by industrial music and various other sound effects. A more complete version of Pirkle's narrative can be heard on Negativland's Helter Stupid.

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