- Actors: Dorothy Short, Kenneth Craig, Lillian Miles, Dave O'Brien, Thelma White
- Directors: Louis J. Gasnier
- Writers: Arthur Hoerl, Lawrence Meade, Paul Franklin
- Producers: Dwain Esper, George A. Hirliman, Samuel Diege
- Format: Black & White, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
- Language: English
- Subtitles: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
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- Studio: Fox Video
- Release Date: April 19 2005
- Run Time: 66 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00018D3XM
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#47,841 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #21 in DVD > Cult Movies > Drama
- #21 in DVD > Drama > Cult Classics
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A propaganda film from 1936 that has become a cult hit because of its dated outlook on marijuana use, Reefer Madness is the height of camp entertainment. Framed as a "documentary," the film is narrated by a high school principal imparting his wisdom and experiences with the demon weed. The bulk of the film focuses on almost slapstick scenes of high school kids smoking pot and quickly going insane, playing "evil" jazz music, being committed, and going on a murder spree. Meant to be an important and affecting cautionary tale, this dated black-and-white film's true value is in its many entertaining moments of unintended hilarity. --Robert Lane
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Although it was made in 1936, Reefer Madness didn't become a cult hit until 1972 when the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) rescued it from the Library of Congress film archive. Thereafter, it was a mainstay on the midnight movie circuit. And it's easy to see why. The ostensible story involves a group of upstanding young high school students who succumb to the allure of the "killer weed." What follows, as if by natural progression, is a catalog of crimes that includes hit-and-run driving, loose morals, rape, murder, suicide, and my personal favorite, permanent insanity! The action is at times so hysterical, in both senses, that you may forget to inhale. Honors go to the wild-eyed, cackling hophead David O'Brien; his performance reaches a raw intensity that is hard to imagine. One measure of this film's pervasive influence is the extent to which its title continues to be invoked in news stories about decriminalization and medical marijuana. Such posterity for unintentional humor must be rare. A great film to see stoned, man. --Jim Gay
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Restored,
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This review is from: Reefer Madness (DVD)
This restored edition is not only digitally restored, it's in one of a kind color. Never have I seen this movie looking so good. You don't have to among the 'smoking' crowd to appreciate it and with Mike Nelson's commentary, it's hilarious. That's right the guy from Mystery Science Theatre 3000 does a voice over that makes this "bad" movie - Great.
5.0 out of 5 stars
TELL YOUR CHILDREN!!!,
By Exxxxx (shack in the wilderness.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Reefer Madness (DVD)
After hearing about this movie for years I finally picked it up, and its better than I ever expected. This one dude smokes a reefer and appears to drive around the block 2 times then hits this old man and then he drives away. oh, yeah, this other guy named Ralph really loves his reefers, he smokes a few hits, then laughs, then he falls in love with Mary, he tries to win her heart by ripping her clothes off and groping her. It doesnt really work out for Ralph, because his fanciful advances cause Mary to get capped, and then Jimmy gets blammed for it because he's a total dork. In the end everything works out, because this stupid girl spills the beans to judge turtlehead, and Jimmy gets aquitted then the stupid girl jumps out of the window. all in all I loved this movie, it really opened my eyes to the evils of the demon weed. thanks for saving me from a life of crime and dispair Reefer Madness!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Re Urban Legend,
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This review is from: Reefer Madness (DVD)
To address xerxes59's question about the urban legend: I never heard any evidence about Dupont funding Reefer Madness, but they would have a motive. Dupont was facing enormous loses because their inventions rayon and nylon could not compete with natural hemp (in quality, cost effectiveness, not to mention environmental friendliness). Andrew Mellon, US Treasury Secretary and chairman of Mellon Bank, one of the major financers of Dupont, did appoint Harry Angslinger (who was also married to his niece) as Commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics. As seen in Ron Mann's documentary "Grass", Angslinger was an extremist zealot who managed to criminalize marijuana and create ridiculous sentences for smoking pot. One of Angslinger's methods was to demonize pot with completely false evidence throughout the various media (newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst, whose financial interests in paper mills was also being hurt by hemp, was a great ally). Of course this is a tenuous connection between Dupont and Reefer Madness, but Dupont clearly had a direct financial interest in demonizing reefer, just like the movie attempts to do.
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