The influence of warning messages on the publics perception of substance use. One of the best examples of bad cinema, reefer madness is the 1930s cautionary tale regarding the evils of marihuana, a drug so bad that one hapless smoker is sentenced to life in a mental hospital for what its done to him. Inspired by the original 1936 film of the same name, this raucous musical comedy takes a. The script dialog was transcribed from the 1936 movie, with added direction by doug snead, c 20078 as applicable. A whole joint to himself and its only his first time at the rodeo.
Information about reefer madness, the 1936 film, with a focus on drug war propaganda analysis and the rhetoric of prohibition. Weed with roots in hell, which promised a glimpse of not only the horrors but also the weird orgies caused by the drug. It was originally released under the title tell your children by a church group but soon fell into the hands of movie producers. Reefer madness the musical script pdf how one puff of pot can lead cleancut teenagers down the road to insanity, death, and worse. Reefer madness 2006 streaming vf dvdrip film complet. Dope addict, doped youth and love madness is a 19361939 american propaganda. Reefer madness 1936 colorized and restored version. Reefer madness is a 1936 american film about drugs revolving around the melodramatic events that ensue when highschool students are lured by pushers to. The movie musical leave absolutely nothing to take too seriously.
With dorothy short, kenneth craig, lillian miles, dave obrien. See youthful marijuana victims what actually happens this 1930s cult classic shows in a fun and comical way how marijuana is public enemy no. Something must be done to wipe out this ghastly menace. Watch go ask alice 1973 full movie free online streaming. Love madness, tell your children, dope addict, the burning question, zombi 24. The film was originaly made as tell your children in 1936. Reefer madness originally made as tell your children and sometimes titled as the burning question, dope addict, doped youth, and love madness is a 1936 american film about drugs revolving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. Here is the mother lode of offbroadway shows cum cable cult classics. Add and correct as much as you can to make this a good article. The 1936 government movie that will totally scare the crap out of you. As we have w20m x hm outdoor cinema screen and 15000 ansi digital christies projector we would need maximum quality from the screened film. Reefer madness 1936 colorized and restored version on. Reefer madness 1936 enhanced this unabashed propaganda film is most popularly known as reefer madness, but originally known by the title tell your children, a dead giveaway, has become a cult. Reefer madness 1936 film ive tried to clean this article up as much as i can, but i really think that it could use some more work.
Ace drummond 1936 don winslow of the navy 1942 robinson crusoe of clipper island 1936. Reefer madness 1936 cc a tale about three good teenagers who start smoking weed and acting stupid. Cleancut wasp couple bill and mary are innocent high school students who play tennis and drink tea on the back porch. And trust me, reefer madness is worth the money, since it is one of the funnier propaganda films to come out of the 1930s. Like many exploitation films of the time, reefer madness tried to make a quick buck off of. By mona zhang september 30, 2017 march 29th, 2018 culture, people. 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. Reefer madness the movie musical soundtrack and original.
Prior to 1936, concern over marijuana was mainly concentrated in a select few cities such as. Reefer madness, 1936s most unintentionally hilarious. Distributing reefer madness to college campuses of the 1970s helped bankroll the burgeoning film company new line cinema, which today is a major player in the hollywood film industry. Today, the film is a cult phenomenon dwarfed only by the rocky horror picture show, and reefer madness is a bona fide catch phrase. Reefer madness on dvd 874757024394 from american pop classics. This is the first film to fully inform the public of the dangers of habitual marihuana use. With just a little toke, average teenagers become addicted, turning into psycho killers and brazen hussies. After one joint, bill is hooked, and his life begins to plummet down the.
Lawrence bommer, chicago tribune executed with the subtlety of a rope burn, this gala event is hand packed with goof ball antics and classic chicago trash theatre techniques. 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. Staring kenneth craig, lillian miles, dorothy short and dave obrien. It later had extra shots inserted by filmmaker dwain esper, who released it under various titles, reefer madness, dope addict, doped youth, and love madness. All jokes aside, this is by far the funniest depiction of exaggeration ive ever witnessed. A reconstruction of the screenplay for reefer madness, the 1936 antimarijuana exploitation propaganda movie. Dave obrien and dorothy short in tell your children 1936. About halfway through the soundtrack to reefer madness. Cautionary tale features a fictionalized take on the use of marijuana. Reefer madness tell your children doped youth 1936. No doubt youve all noticed that ive barely been around, and classic cinema online suffered a little. Streaming gratuit reefer madness 1936 film complet en francais. We plan to screen cult classic reefer madness in july 2010 in the summer outdoor cinema in tallinn, estonia. 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 accident, manslaughter, suicide, rape, and a descent into general madness.
Reefer madness is a 19361939 american propaganda film revolving around the melodramatic events that ensue when high school. Since reefer madness has fallen into the public domain, you can hold your own midnight screening nearly without effort by watching it online. In 1936 the film reefer madness was released in the theaters to the public. Links to online movie, screenplay, posters, history, more. Cautionary tale features a fictionalized and highly exaggerated take on the use of marijuana. Dorothy short, kenneth craig, lillian miles, dave obrien, thelma white, warren mccollum, carleton young. 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.
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. Reefer madness 1936 feature drama video dailymotion. The sarcasm is thick enough to cut with a knife, but the conceit mostly works. 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. The plant in question marijuana is the mexican colloquial name for a plant known to botanists as cannabis sativa. You will not be able to see his eyes because of teashades, but his knuckles will be white from inner tension and his pants will be crusted with semen from constantly jacking off when he cant find a rape victim. The burning question was the title used in the pennsylvaniawest virginia territory in 1940. The movie musical, you realize you are hearing the best thing to hit the great white way and the showtime cable television since little shop of horrors, only this is far funnier, raunchier, and way more subversive. Gasnier, herman hertz on allmovie this unabashed propaganda film also known by the. A plot overview should be added, as well as a few other things. Considered the archetypal sensationalized antidrug movie, but its really an exploitation film made to capitalize on the hot taboo subject of. While the dvd doesnt contain a lot of extras, you do get a short biography on the star of the film, along with a look at the original poster for reefer madness and trivia questions.
The current mpeg2 might remain little lofi for our purposes. Sean ableys adaptation faithfully and hilariously reproduces the films spirit and much of its dialogue. By parodying the original reefer madness, the musical genre, their stated message, and themselves, the cast and crew of reefer madness. Parents are lectured about the dangers of their children using marijuana with a cautionary tale of what happened to onceinnocent kids became addicted to reefer. Reefer madness 1936 enhanced this unabashed propaganda film is most popularly known as reefer madness, but originally known by the. Lurid propaganda films like reefer madness, devils harvest, and marijuana. The clutching hand 1936 the green archer 1940 adventure. Unabashed propaganda film on the perils of marijuana use. Inadvertently, a 14yearold girl in the late american 1960s is sucked into an odyssey of sex and drugs. A trio of drug dealers lead innocent teenagers to become addicted to reefer cigarettes by holding wild parties with jazz music.