Reefer Madness PG
Unintentionally hilarious 1930's exploitation film depicting the evils of marijuana abuse among our youth.
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DVD Features:
- Set Design Robert Priestly
- Story Lawrence Mead
- Rated: PG
- Run Time: 1 hours, 7 minutes
- Video: Black & White
- Released: July 30, 2002
- Originally Released: 1937
- Label: Alpha Video
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Packaging: Keep Case
- Aspect Ratio: Full Frame - 1.33
Performers, Cast and Crew:
| Starring | Dorothy Short, Carleton Young & Dave O'Brien | |
| Performer: | Lillian Miles, Thelma White & Kenneth Craig | |
| Directed by | Louis J. Gasnier | |
| Screenwriting by | Arthur Hoerl & Paul Franklin | |
| Story by | Lawrence Meade | |
| Produced by | George A. Hirliman | |
| Director of Photography: | Jack Greenhalgh |
Memorable Quotes and Dialog:
"[Business] is getting better every day. These kids sure go for it." (Dope peddler Jack Perry)
"I recall distinctly a few weeks ago. It was during a class on English literature. There was a serious discussion of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," when he suddenly burst into an uncontrollable fit of hysterical laughter." (Dr. Carroll, describing the behavior of Billy Harper)
Entertainment Reviews:
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In the late 1960s, it was reissued and became a campus favorite for years...
USA Today
Rating: 2.5/5 --
Maybe a few bong hits would make this thing funnier.
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eFilmCritic.com
Rating: 7/10 --
Threads the impossible needle of being deliberately bad in a way that's appealing and funny instead of just shrill.
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Antagony & Ecstasy
Rating: 3.5/4 --
Somehow, all the parts fit together, and Reefer Madness, the musical, has turned out to be a lot more fun than its original source.
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San Diego Union-Tribune
Description by OLDIES.com:
The evils of marijuana addiction are "chillingly detailed" in this cult classic, which is narrated by a high school principle who declares, "Something must be done to wipe out this ghastly menace!" A case study of all-American high school kids Bill and Mary highlights the danger of marijuana use when the teens change from tennis-playing, iced tea-drinkers to fiendish, promiscuous, dope addicts after sampling one joint. Naturally, the marijuana users in the film play the piano, dance, and laugh uncontrollably - all surefire signs of "devil weed" use. Bill hallucinates and faints one fateful evening as Mary is accidentally shot; then, more deaths occur before the inevitable mental institution scenes which serve to underscore the horrors of smoking reefer.
Product Description:
Considered by many to be the most famous exploitation film ever, REEFER MADNESS is a hilariously campy cult-classic about the dangers of the devil's weed. You know, marijuana. The story stems from a high school principle's lecture to parents during a PTA meeting about the dangers of smoking pot, which apparently leaves the teens in a state of mental lunacy! Originally titled: "Tell Your Children."
Plot Synopsis:
Educator Dr. Carroll warns parents about the dangers of the scourge of marijuana usage by schoolchildren. A group of college students have their lives turned upside down as they get hooked on dope and descend into a world of wild parties, car accidents, rape, murder and suicide.
Keywords:
Campy
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Cult Film
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Drugs
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Politics
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Substance Abuse
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Exploitation
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Road To Ruin
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Essential Cinema
Production Notes:
- The prologue to the film states: "Marihuana is... an unspeakable scourge--the Real Public Enemy Number One! Its first effect is sudden violent, uncontrollable laughter, then come dangerous hallucinations,... the loss of all power to resist physical emotions, leading finally to acts of shocking violence,... ending often in incurable insanity."
- Although production values for this cult-film are okay for a crime melodrama of its type, "Reefer Madness" is about as subtle as a brick. In its treatment of marijuana as a drug that brings complete ruin on all who sample it, and more dangerous a narcotic than heroin, the film manages to lose whatever edge it may have had in its time. And when those college kids light up, they all get evil gleams in their eyes and dance with abandon.
- Not to be confused with the 1922 British film (released by Gaumont) "Tell Your Children," adapted from Rachel MacNamara's novel "Lark's Gate."
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Movie Lover: John Walter from
Middle Village, NY US -- November, 21, 2008
Without a doubt, this is the greatest exploitation film ever made. I mean, it's corny, silly, stupid, and mneant to be taking seriously. I first saw it in 1968 (whether or not anyone in the room was doing a reefer at the time is unimportant) and I laughed myself silly. Not as silly as the piano player, but silly. I love this movie. I think I'll watch it again later this evening.
Reefer Madness, or as Jerry Garcia would say, "Exhibit A"
Movie Lover: steven lardy from
edgein -- May, 15, 2005
Number one, I'd like to know how they found the Chico Marx clone to portray the piano player at the malt shop. I'd also like to know what happened to the marijuana addict who killed his family with an axe, as mentioned by Dr. Carroll.
Where did they find this cast??? Are there any more like them??? Fans of great movie entertainment hope so.
When lameness turns to humor
Movie Lover: Jack Hoffman from
Normal, Illinois -- June, 19, 2004
With this movie's outdated facts and information on the effects of "marihuana" on people, it can certainly be said that this film is a bit quirked in its ways. Adding to this are the horrible acting and the horrible pre-jazz era music. The amount of cheesyness featured in this film is atrocious. However, as it is with this film, cheesyness can turn to hiliarity for those with a taste for the camp. And, because of this unique brand of humor, the entertainment value of "Reefer Madness" goes skyrocketing as time and the way that society looks at things progresses.
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