Pineapple Express (2008)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

David Gordon Green

Writers (WGA):

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

Release Date:

6 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:

Shirtless Male | Coughing | Accidental Shooting | Joint | Black Eye

Awards:

1 nomination

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Cast

Seth Rogen	...	Dale Denton
James Franco	...	Saul Silver
Danny R. McBride	...	Red
Kevin Corrigan	...	Budlofsky
Craig Robinson	...	Matheson
Gary Cole	...	Ted Jones
Rosie Perez	...	Carol - Female Cop
Ed Begley Jr.	...	Robert Anderson
Nora Dunn	...	Shannon Anderson
Amber Heard	...	Angie Anderson
Ricky Dôminguez	...	School Guy #1
Joe Lo Truglio	...	Mr. Edwards
Arthur Napiontek	...	Clark
Cleo King	...	Police Liaison Officer
Bill Hader	...	Private Miller

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Cantonese | Korean

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #43851) | Australia:MA | UK:15 (cut theatrical version) | Finland:K-15 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:16 (cut theatrical version) | Singapore:M18 (cut) | New Zealand:R16 | UK:18 (uncut DVD version) | Philippines:R-18 (MTRCB) | Netherlands:16 | South Africa:16LV | Sweden:15 | Ireland:18 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Glendale, California, USA

Company:

Apatow Productions

Trivia:

While filming the scene in which Saul runs into a tree, James Franco became over zealous and actually ran into the tree causing him to get three stitches.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the car chase scene the hub cap on the car keeps appearing then disappearing. It was clearly shown falling off early in the scene.

Quotes:

Red: [after falling asleep at breakfast] I feel like the nerd at the sleep-over that fell asleep at nine.

Movie Connections:

References Tom yum goong (2005)

Not a bad way to spend an hour or two.

The only criticism of Pineapple Express you are going to hear is maybe how the climax scene at the end tends to go a little long. OK, it goes way long, but so what? This is a pretty good little buddy movie. Notice that I am not giving it ten stars and saying it is the greatest "stoner" movie ever or the "funniest movie of the Summer," because I don't think it is either of those two. However, I don't want to knock the film because some people have gone overboard in hyping it. First off, it is not a "stoner" film, it is a film that centers around two stoner characters. It is not completely a comedy, because there is a lot of violence and maybe one serious scene. I thought the two main characters worked well off one another. Danny McBride is funny as hell, again. This guy is going to be a major comedic star. Gary Cole and Rosie Perez are totally wasted and I am not even sure why they were cast for such bland roles. If you like comedy and don't mind a little blood and a few f-bombs, you will be entertained, but try not to go in thinking it is the greatest film ever made.