Pineapple Express (2008)

Director:

David Gordon Green

Writers (WGA):

Seth Rogen (screenplay) &
Evan Goldberg (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

8 August 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Put this in your pipe and smoke it.

Plot:

A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder.

Plot Keywords:

Witness | Marijuana | Shot In The Head | Murder | Fire

Awards:

1 nomination

Status:

Completed

Comments:

Status Updated:

27 May 2008

Note:

Because this project is categorized as being in production, the data is subject to change; some data could be removed completely.

Cast

Seth Rogen	...	Dale Denton
James Franco	...	Saul Silver
other cast:
Amber Heard	...	Angie Anderson
Bill Hader	...	Private Miller
James Remar	...	General Brat
Gary Cole
Kevin Corrigan	...	Budlofsky
Rosie Perez
Danny R. McBride	...	Red
Stormy	...	Jessica Green
Joe Lo Truglio	...	Mr. Edwards
Nora Dunn	...	Shannon
Ken Jeong	...	Ken
Craig Robinson	...	Matheson
Jeanetta Arnette	...	Sandra Danby
Peter Lewis	...	Peter
Mandy Henderson	...	Neighbor Girl
Adam Crosby	...	Ack
Jonathan Spencer	...	Scientist (as Jonathan Walker Spencer)
Brian Scannell	...	Carrie Longwood
Sheila Shaw	...	Waitress
Rio Ahn	...	Assassin #5
Arthur Napiontek	...	Clark
David McDivitt	...	Police Officer #1
Tom McComas	...	Thug #10
Sam Carson	...	Xerox Secretary
Eddie Rouse	...	Lance
Robert Longstreet	...	Dr. Terrence
Andrew Heald	...	Blake
Jourdan Lee Khoo	...	Assassin #1
Robert Overmyer	...	Police Officer #2
Rich Flisher	...	Tennis Player

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language, drug use, sexual references and violence.

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

Ireland:15A | Finland:K-15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Glendale, California, USA

Company:

Apatow Productions

Trivia:

Seth Rogen originally wrote the part of Saul Silver for himself to play, it wasn't until the table read that he realized James Franco would be funnier in the role of Saul.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Saul: [standing with Denton on the side of a road with his thumb sticking out of his fly] Hey, look. It's like my thumb is a cock.
Dale Denton: That's not gonna get us a ride, man.

Movie Connections:

Features "The Jeffersons" (1975)

Another great comedy from the Apatow group.

I was lucky enough to see this movie at an advance screening last night, and it was hilarious. Franco's first project with Apatow (in a major role) since "Freaks and Geeks" is another hit in the string of adult comedies from Apatow and co. "Guy humor" dominates the film (crude, rude, and "immature"), but everyone can appreciate the brilliant little quips that come out at the most random times, the great little names the characters call each other, and over the top stupidity from the entire cast which you can tell is generally having a good time with the film. After the bust that "Harold and Kumar 2" turned out to be, this film will be the stoner-comedy of the year and become an instant DVD classic.

Rogen is great in his element again, and Franco is fantastic as the out of whack pot dealer who you just have to love. Even if one does not recreationally ride the "Pineapple Express", this film will still be a complete hit, the film isn't situated around the marijuana element but uses it as a intro to a much grander story and plot that allows for some fantastic action scenes, chases, and plenty of gun fights. Overall, yes this movie is completely silly, immature, and the story is completely illogical, but it doesn't even try to take itself seriously and if it did it would just ruin the magic. I can't wait for the next Apatow/Rogen project and I hope Franco becomes a repeat performer with the group. If you liked my review of this movie, check out my reviews of other movies at "mosmovies"."blogspot"."com". It's been awhile since I went to a movie that had a standing ovation at the end.