Jack is now seen as a bumbling undercover police detective who is trying to break up a drug ring headed by the evil dr. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. The phrase reefer madness, refers to a program of wildly exaggerated claims regarding the dangers of marijuana. The true story is 1985 comedy film directed by kent skov. Through this film we learn that the souldestroying effects of marihuana mike nelson explains in the commentary that this film was made before the invention of the letter j far surpass those of cocaine or heroin. But the more we discover about the exploitation genre, the more we learn the true hep cats were the ones who made the films.
The rise of reefer madness the popular image of the 1950s may be all leave it to beaver, but underneath the pearls and penny loafers, there was a countercultural movement bubbling to the surface. Caustic corruption reached the highest levels of government and business making industrialized hemp illegal in 1937, and it all started in tampa, fl. A new bluray release shows how its hysteria may have actually. The original antimarijuana film 1936, offering the true inside story of the devil weed that drives men to savage lusts and women to. Originally called tell your children, this antimarihuana film from 1936, was directed by louis gasnier.
Film depicting the downfall of a high school reefer smoker shown during antidrug crusade. Indy shriner is an actress and writer, known for reefer madness ii. Reefer madness is the title of a 1930s prapaganda film about marijuana that was shown in high schools to scare kids off of pot. Rogers and hammerstein adapted the book for their musical in 1951the novel had been turned into an oscarwinning movie called anna and the king of siam, in which the king of siam was portrayed by rex harrison. The movie musical, is a 2005 american madefortelevision musical comedy film directed by andy fickman, written by kevin murphy and dan studney, and produced by the three. It presented completely bogus facts such as marijuana is the. Summaries 1 summaries its all a lie or so screams our hero, detective jack perry.
Reefer movie madness the ultimate stoner film guide. With its catchy songs, multigenre subject matter and outrageous humour, reefer madness is sure to please. A description of tropes appearing in reefer madness. A reefer mechanic is a person that repairs the refrigeration. The complicated history of cannabis in the us history. Cleancut wasp couple bill and mary are innocent high school students who play tennis and drink tea on the back porch. Today, the film is a cult phenomenon dwarfed only by the rocky horror picture show, and reefer madness is a bona fide catch phrase. No films better represent the 1970s midnight movie phenomenon as reefer madness and sex madness. He relates the tragic story of how two youngsters from. Reefer madness originally tell your children was created to teach parents that its never too early to scare the holy crap out of your kids. Reefer madness is an american misinformation propaganda film that utilised a relatively new technology at the time, motion picture to spread misinformation about cannabis. Reefer madness tell your children doped youth movie. In the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s marijuana was the devils harvest, an assassin of youth that would inflict tokers with a new medical condition called refer madness, curable only by severe sobriety.
Reefer madness originally made as tell your children and sometimes titled as the burning question, dope addict, doped youth, and love madness is a 1936 american film about drugs revolving around the melodramatic events that ensue when highschool students are lured by pushers to try marijuanafrom a hit and run accident, to manslaughter, suicide, attempted rape, hallucinations, and descent into madness from marijuana addiction. The movie musical 2005 an outrageous tongueincheek musical comedy adaptation of the classic antimarijuana propaganda film reefer madness 1936. The tale revolves around mae and jack, accomplices in the distribution of marijuana, who manage to entice the local high school kids to stop by maes apartment to smoke reefer. He claims reefer madness, the classic cult film which the two.
Reefer madness the film detective restored version set up a giveaway customers who bought this item also bought. A lot of bigname studios and distributors loved it, but none of them would take it because they werent sure how to market it. If you have encountered tales on the subject, you will have heard, or read, that this program was invented in the 1930s by harry anslinger, first commissioner of the american federal bureau of narcotics, the forerunner to the drug enforcement agency. My tastes tend towards horror, science fiction, and psychotronic movies.
We have been shown clips of the original film where perry was portrayed as a lowlife drug pusher. What are the ratings and certificates for reefer madness. A trio of drug dealers lead innocent teenagers to become addicted. Reefer madness ii the true story 1985 is ratedreceived certificates of. The camp cult favorite has been cracking up stoners for decades. This cautionary tale features a trio of drug dealers and innocent teens who become addicted to reefer cigarettes skip navigation. Sean ableys adaptation faithfully and hilariously reproduces the film s spirit and much of its dialogue. Through this film we learn that the souldestroying effects of marihuana mike nelson explains in the commentary that this film was made before the invention of the letter j far surpass those of. It is a film adaptation of the trios musical of the same name, itself based on the 1936 exploitation film also of the same title. The story of victor licata was widely used to promote the theory of a link between cannabis and. An outrageous tongueincheek musical comedy adaptation of the classic antimarijuana propaganda film reefer madness 1936.
Robert buchholz, michael cheselka, connie sue cook, john p. The film, which jack proceeds to show, is the original 1936 reefer madness, but with a completely new soundtrack including dialogue, music, and sound effects. Steve pinto is known for his work on shaolin soccer 2001, happy feet 2006 and blobermouth 1991. Watching the film should make even the most sceptical opponents of cannabis realize how ridiculous these anti cannabis lies get over time. The lives of all who are involved with this menace are inevitably shattered.
Running june 28, 2014 in the oldfather theatre at tct. Storyline its all a lie or so screams our hero, detective jack perry. Robert buchholz is starring, alongside michael cheselka, connie sue cook, john p. Madness is a film that follows the true story of a murder that was the inspiration for reefer madness. The reefer madness marijuana misinformation propaganda. Distributing reefer madness to college campuses of the 1970s helped bankroll the burgeoning film company new line cinema, which today is a major player in the hollywood film industry. Unabashed propaganda film on the perils of marijuana use. Reefer madness originally made as tell your children and sometimes titled as the burning question, dope addict, doped youth, and love madness is a 1936 american film about drugs revolving around the melodramatic events that ensue when highschool students are lured by pushers to try marijuanafrom a hit and run accident, to manslaughter.
Best full length bad movie list on youtube horror scifi. Robert buchholz and michael cheselka are starring, alongside connie sue cook, john p. Now, here it is, decades after reefer madness was first released, and the real life jack. The true story 1985 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Contact info view agent, publicist, legal on imdbpro. Carroll to parents at a pta meeting, of the scourge of marijuana. Youtube can be a great source for a wealth of films good and bad. May 27, 2014 this smoking new musical inspired by the original 1936 film of the same name is a raucous musical comedy that takes a tongueincheek look at the hysteria caused when cleancut kids fall prey to marijuana. The way i see this film is if the rocky horror picture show and little shop of horrors had a baby, and they smoked weed while pregnant with it, this is the product. Lawrence bommer, chicago tribune executed with the subtlety of a rope burn, this gala event is hand packed with goof ball antics and classic chicago trash theatre techniques. Reefer madness is the title of a 1930s prapaganda film about. Cautionary tale features a fictionalized and highly exaggerated take on the use of marijuana. Propaganda film that relates the story, as told by high school principle dr.
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