Reefer Madness (1937)
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Reviews Counted:24
Fresh:11
Rotten:13
Average Rating:4.8/10
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... [More]
Starring: Dorothy Short, Kenneth Craig, Lillian Miles, Dave O'Brien
Director: Louis Gasnier
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. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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4/4 |
"Reefer Madness" is so outrageously over the top that it's tough to imagine it was taken seriously even in the 1930s. Full Review |
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One of the most absurdly earnest exercises in paranoia you'll ever have the good fortune to see. Full Review |
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The film is so idiotic that it almost demands being seen to confirm how bad it is. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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4/5 |
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3/5 |
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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 |
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1/4 |
The most famous of all the vintage "message" movies from the 30s and 40s only gets, uh, better with age. Full Review |
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3/10 |
...probably the granddaddy of all so-bad-it's-good cult films. I'm not sure it started a welcome trend. Full Review |
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3/5 |
A true guilty pleasure; laughable today. More fun than educational.
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2/5 |
A laughable and ignorant indictment of marijuana culture. Even the camp appeal isn't worthwhile.
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1/5 |
Not as funny as it sounds.
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2/5 |
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 |
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3/5 |
The film is more interesting as a video time capsule reflecting what some saw as a threat to America's moral fiber. Full Review |
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