Reefer madness enhanced 1936 this film has been enhanced using a video enhancement program that reduces noise and enhances video quality. The opening scene of reefer madness the 1936 antimarijuana propaganda film thats now a cult classic zooms in on a high school principal alerting his students about whats plaguing. What could be more fun than laughing watching reefer madness while you shared your marijuana with your college buddies, stroup said. Reefer madness 1936 enhanced this unabashed propaganda film is most popularly known as reefer madness, but originally known by the.
See youthful marijuana victims what actually happens this 1930s cult classic shows in a fun and comical way how marijuana is public enemy no. Plus, more marijuana insanity from the early 20th century and cannabis craziness now. Reefer madness 75th anniversary expanded edition from. Inspired by the cult 1936 aantimarijuana propaganda film, reefer madness. Robinson crusoe of clipper island 1936 the adventures of rex and rinty 1935 the new adventures of tarzan 1935 crime. Reefer madness, recut from a propaganda film called tell your children, is not so bad its good but just awful plodding, almost plotless, and only in places unwittingly amusing. Originally conceived as a morality tale to warn parents against the dangers of cannabis, it was recut into an exploitation film, a lurid melodrama about. For the hook, geazy sampled his hero nass hit halftime. Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. Reefer madness is a 1936 american film about drugs revolving around the melodramatic.
With dorothy short, kenneth craig, lillian miles, dave obrien. Cleancut wasp couple bill and mary are innocent high school students who play. Tell your children, a loucura da ganza, a porta da loucura description. Reefer madness originally made as tell your children and sometimes titled as the burning question, dope addict, doped youth, and love madness is a 1936 american film about drugs revolving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.
Reefer madness tell your children doped youth 1936. The musical comedy reefer madness is a stylized political satire inspired by the 1936 film of the same name. Parents are lectured during this cautionary tale on how easy is it for wayward students lured by pushers to fall prey to such tragic events as a hit and run. Reefer madness remix trailer 1936 something must be done to wipe out this ghastly menace. Reefer madness 1936 colorized and restored version on.
If ever there was a bad movie with a good message its reefer madness, an insane propaganda pic made to demonstrate the evils of puffing on a joint even. Infobox film reefer madness aka tell your children is a 1936 exploitation film revolving around the tragic events that ensue when high school students are lured by pushers to try marihuana. The plant in question marijuana is the mexican colloquial name for a plant known to botanists as cannabis sativa. Reefer madness acquired cult status in the 1970s among american college students, who ignored the supposed implications of smoking marijuana and turned the film into a comedy, laughing at all the wrong bits and marvelling at the wonderfully awful acting. Reefer madness 1936 dorothy short actor, kenneth craig actor, louis j.
The 1936 government movie that will totally scare the crap out of you. Reefer madness is the most enduring title of the moral marijuana movie craze. Download citation reefer madness and beyond purpose this chapter. This is the first film to fully inform the public of the dangers of habitual marijuana use. Since reefer madness has fallen into the public domain, you can hold your own midnight screening nearly without effort by watching it online. We plan to screen cult classic reefer madness in july 2010 in the summer outdoor cinema in tallinn, estonia.
The reefer madness marijuana misinformation propaganda. Although it was made in 1936, reefer madness didnt 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. Reefer madness, 1936s most unintentionally hilarious. The trailer for the movie reefer madness 1936 looks a lot like an overblown trytoohard parody. The current mpeg2 might remain little lofi for our purposes. Love madness, tell your children, dope addict, the burning question, zombi 24. Cautionary tale features a fictionalized take on the use of marijuana. It failed under that title and soon dropped out of sight, only to get a second lease of life in 1938 when the rights to the film were purchased by independent. Gasnier produced by george hirliman 1936 film dwain esper 193839 release screenplay by arthur hoerl story by. When the government said marijuana made you crazy ozy. Originally the second downloadable pack for the game, it is now a storyline case in the the complete edition of the game. Reefer madness, which shares a name with the 1936 propaganda film, is geazys key stoner song for the endless summer.
A trio of drug dealers lead innocent teenagers to become addicted to reefer cigarettes by holding wild parties with jazz music. Reefer madness also known as tell your kids is the classic cautionary tale as told by a high school principal to a bunch of. Streaming gratuit reefer madness 1936 film complet en francais. Reefer madness cannabis oil dispensary opening in gunter. Gasnier directed the film starring dorothy short, kenneth craig, and lillian miles. Gunter, tx in 1936, the movie reefer madness warned parents about the slippery slope of destruction smoking marijuana would cause in.
Revisited an illustrated screenplay for the 1936 campclassic reefer madness, using the actual words from the movie. Reefer madness is available for free download at the internet archive reefer madness on imdb reefer. 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 1939 american propaganda exploitation. With just a little toke, average teenagers become addicted, turning into psycho killers and brazen hussies. Behold the deeply askew motion picture that began as a churchfunded morality play, got into the hands of early exploitationfilm icon dwain esper he of 1934s maniac, 1937s how to undress in front of your husband, and 1938s sex madness, and wound up. Hirliman productions released reefer madness in 1936 and 1938. Carroll to parents at a pta meeting, of the scourge of marijuana.
Reefer madness is still dumb, somehow cool, and remains. All jokes aside, this is by far the funniest depiction of exaggeration ive ever witnessed. Watching the film should make even the most sceptical opponents of cannabis realize how ridiculous these anti cannabis lies get over time. As we have w20m x hm outdoor cinema screen and 15000 ansi digital christies projector we would need maximum quality from the screened film.
Tvpg, 1 h 6 min dorothy short, kenneth craig, lillian miles, dave obrien director. Reefer madness is also a punk band from portland oregon. The ostensible story involves a group of upstanding young high school students who. Something must be done to wipe out this ghastly menace. The film was directed by louis gasnier and starred a cast composed of mostly unknown. Dick tracy 1937 the hurricane express 1932 holt of the secret service 1941. The movie musical comedy this freaky musical is a parody of an actual, dead serious antimarihuana propaganda film from 1936, trying to convince the american public that just one drag of a pot cigarette forever and irrevocably turns average high school kids into hopeless drug addicts. Freddie seems to be playing it straight for once, sharing information on a citywide marijuana distribution ring. Before reefer madness became a staple of american news, the mexican press was filled with sensational stories of marijuanainduced insanity, of addicts going on murderous rampages. Thereafter, it was a mainstay on the midnight movie circuit. Vice narcotics receives a tip from one freddie calhoun, junkie, snitch and all around nohoper. As science is progressing and cannabis related medical discoveries. Dorothy short, kenneth craig, lillian miles, dave obrien, thelma white, warren mccollum, carleton young. It became almost a rite of passage for stoners to get high and watch the film.
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 1936 colorized and restored version. Reefer madness was a a wellknown 1936 american propaganda exploitation film that was later adapted into a satirical musical version on stage and later on film via a showtime production. The play takes a tongueincheek look at the hysteria caused when cleancut kids fall. By the 1980s it was being shown on cable channels and was available on vhs. Mae coleman thelma white and jack perry carleton young a couple supposedly living in sin, yet sleeping in separate beds as all. Reefer madness free speech wiki fandom powered by wikia.
Reefer madness originally made as tell your children and sometimes titled as the burning question, dope addict, doped youth, and love madness is a 19361939 american drama film revolving around the melodramatic events that ensue when high school students are lured by pushers to try marijuanafrom a hit and run accident, to manslaughter, suicide, attempted rape, hallucinations. Reefer madness 1936 full length movie on movie house. Reefer madness 1936, dorothy short drama movie videospace. Unabashed propaganda film on the perils of marijuana use.
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