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Reefer Madness

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Reefer Madness (1937)

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Reviews Counted: 24

Fresh: 11

Rotten:13

Average Rating: 4.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: 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... 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." [More]

Starring: Dorothy Short, Kenneth Craig, Lillian Miles, Dave O'Brien

Starring: Dorothy Short, Kenneth Craig, Lillian Miles, Dave O'Brien, Thelma White

Director: Louis Gasnier

Director: Louis Gasnier
Screenwriter: Arthur Hoerl, Paul Franklin
Story: Lawrence Meade
Producer: George A. Hirliman

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Release:

Aug 25, 1998

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Reviews for Reefer Madness

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All the performers either overact laughably or underact to the point of just standing in place and speaking lines in a monotone.

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03/28/07
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The original antimarijuana film (1936), offering the true inside story of the devil weed that drives men to savage lusts and women to unspeakable depravities, along with a little bit of dumb fun.

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03/28/07
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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"Reefer Madness" is so outrageously over the top that it's tough to imagine it was taken seriously even in the 1930s.

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01/21/07
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star
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One of the most absurdly earnest exercises in paranoia you'll ever have the good fortune to see.

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06/24/06
Time Out
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The film is so idiotic that it almost demands being seen to confirm how bad it is.

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02/28/06
Dennis Schwartz
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06/20/05
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02/03/05
Daniel M. Kimmel
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12/21/04
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette
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As the evidence mounts before us, it becomes clear that the general purpose of Reefer Madness was not pedantry, but vicarious lasciviousness.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
08/24/04
Dan Jardine
Apollo Guide
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The most famous of all the vintage "message" movies from the 30s and 40s only gets, uh, better with age.

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04/19/04
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing
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...probably the granddaddy of all so-bad-it's-good cult films. I'm not sure it started a welcome trend.

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03/11/04
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com
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A true guilty pleasure; laughable today. More fun than educational.

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02/25/04
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
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A laughable and ignorant indictment of marijuana culture. Even the camp appeal isn't worthwhile.

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03/19/03
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com
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Not as funny as it sounds.

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03/18/03
Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner
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This is neither the best nor the worst of this sort of thing -- nor even the most salacious. It may, however, be the silliest.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
02/02/03
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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The film is more interesting as a video time capsule reflecting what some saw as a threat to America's moral fiber.

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12/08/02
Christopher Varney
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10/14/02
Mark Palermo
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