If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do?

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

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

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 mass murder and the heavy-handed nature of its evangelical message. The title paraphrases Jeremiah 12:5:

If you have run with footmen and they have tired you out, Then how can you compete with horses? If you fall down in a land of peace, How will you do in the thicket of the Jordan?

The movie was sampled by the sound collage band Negativland. Pirkle's narrative includes an imagined visit to the United States under Communism where loudspeakers in internment camps issue proclamations such as "Christianity is stupid, Communism is good, give up!" ad infinitum. Negativland lifted the phrases and played them repeatedly backed by industrial music and various other sound effects into the song "Christianity Is Stupid". A more complete version of Pirkle's narrative can be heard on Negativland's Helter Stupid.