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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

US Box Office: $0

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... 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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Reviews for Reefer Madness

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Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
06/04/05
Film Threat

One of the most absurdly earnest exercises in paranoia you'll ever have the good fortune to see.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Time Out

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
TV Guide's Movie Guide

A true guilty pleasure; laughable today. More fun than educational.

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02/25/04
Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

A laughable and ignorant indictment of marijuana culture. Even the camp appeal isn't worthwhile.

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03/19/03
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com

Campy and just plain awful

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02/13/01
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

The film is more interesting as a video time capsule reflecting what some saw as a threat to America's moral fiber.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/08/02
Christopher Varney
Christopher Varney
Film Threat

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
Dan Jardine
Apollo Guide

No review available.

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02/03/05
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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06/20/05
Dennis Harvey
Dennis Harvey
Variety
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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
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

No review available.

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06/14/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

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12/21/04
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette

a campy classic, full of awful acting and blatant misinformation

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07/29/02
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

Not as funny as it sounds.

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03/18/03
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner

No review available.

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09/05/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

...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
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

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
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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10/14/02
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
 
 
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