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| − | '''Reefer Madness''' is an early 1930's exploitation film. The film is about the dangers of | + | '''Reefer Madness''' is an early 1930's exploitation film. The film is about the supposed dangers of using Cannabis. However, because of the film's campy acting, the film has become popular amongst users of the drug. |
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | The film was originally financed by church groups. However, when the budget | + | The film was originally financed by church groups. However, when the budget became too big, the film was sold to a producer. The producer released the film on the exploitation circuit. The film did not do very well until the 1970's when it started being shown as a [[midnight movie]]. It became very popular amongst Cannabis users. This is because, the film is overacted and some of the things in it are completely outrageous (for instance, the heroine jumps out the window instead of going to jail). In 2004, [[20th Century Fox]] as well as [[Legend Films]] released a colour version of the film. The use of colour is applied humorously to keep with the campy style of the original. The film has fallen into the public domain, making it available for anyone to download or put onto DVD. On [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/reefer_madness/ rottentommatos.com], the film holds a 50% rating. On yahoo.com, the film holds a C+ rating from it's users. |
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
The film is currently available on DVD. | The film is currently available on DVD. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6696582420128930236&q=reefer+madness&ei=J8ocSP_fAoGMrgK04eW-Ag&hl=en Reefer Madness on Google video] | *[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6696582420128930236&q=reefer+madness&ei=J8ocSP_fAoGMrgK04eW-Ag&hl=en Reefer Madness on Google video] | ||
Revision as of 02:31, November 17, 2008
Reefer Madness is an early 1930's exploitation film. The film is about the supposed dangers of using Cannabis. However, because of the film's campy acting, the film has become popular amongst users of the drug.
Plot
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History
The film was originally financed by church groups. However, when the budget became too big, the film was sold to a producer. The producer released the film on the exploitation circuit. The film did not do very well until the 1970's when it started being shown as a midnight movie. It became very popular amongst Cannabis users. This is because, the film is overacted and some of the things in it are completely outrageous (for instance, the heroine jumps out the window instead of going to jail). In 2004, 20th Century Fox as well as Legend Films released a colour version of the film. The use of colour is applied humorously to keep with the campy style of the original. The film has fallen into the public domain, making it available for anyone to download or put onto DVD. On rottentommatos.com, the film holds a 50% rating. On yahoo.com, the film holds a C+ rating from it's users.
Availability
The film is currently available on DVD.