Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Andy Fickman

Writers (WGA):

Kevin Murphy (play) &
Dan Studney (play) ...

Release Date:

16 April 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical

Tagline:

The feel-good event of the year!

Plot:

An outrageous tongue-in-cheek musical comedy adaptation of the classic 1936 anti-marijuana propaganda film.

Plot Keywords:

Reefer | Propaganda | Drugs | Marijuana | Campy

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Kristen Bell	...	Mary Lane
Christian Campbell	...	Jimmy Harper
Neve Campbell	...	Miss Poppy
Alan Cumming	...	Lecturer / Goat-Man / FDR
Ana Gasteyer	...	Mae Coleman
John Kassir	...	Ralph Wiley / Uncle Sam
Amy Spanger	...	Sally DeBains / Statue of Liberty
Robert Torti	...	Jesus
Steven Weber	...	Jack Stone / George Washington
Kevin McNulty	...	Mayor Harris MacDonald
Stephen J.M. Sisk	...	Blumsack (as Stephen Sisk)
Stephen E. Miller	...	Mr. Paul Kochinski
Robert Clarke	...	Principal Poindexter Short
Ruth Nichol	...	Mrs. Roxanne MacDonald
Lynda Boyd	...	Mrs. Deirdre Greevey

Also Known As:

Kifferwahn (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for drug material, sexual content and some violence.

Runtime:

109 min (Showtime Library Print) | Germany:112 min

Country:

USA | Germany | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (DVD rating) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | France:U | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/16 | USA:TV-MA

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

ApolloScreen Filmproduktion GmbH & Co. Filmproduktion KG

Trivia:

The process of creating the dances was elaborate, complex and highly collaborative, involving everyone from the director to the production designer, costume designer and director of photography. Styles of dance ranged from swing to Bob Fosse-inspired jazz, Bollywood, hip-hop and Las Vegas-type show dancing. More than 400 dancers were auditioned in order to find the 30 used in the final production.

Goofs:

Factual errors: While it is indeed true that FDR was wheelchair-bound by polio, he had perfected his ability to walk with the support of someone else's arm and could stand upright for a long period of time. He never appeared in public in a wheelchair, and in fact it was not even known outside his circle of associates that he was wheelchair-bound until after his death.

Quotes:

Joan of Arc: [chorus] Listen to Jesus, Jimmy!
Jesus: [singing] Don't let reefer kick you keister!
Joan of Arc: [chorus] Listen to Jesus, Jimmy!
Jesus: [singing] I'm the Poster Boy for Easter!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Grease (1978)

Soundtrack:

The Stuff(reprise)

Excellent movie

Just saw Reefer Madness tonight on Showtime and it was fantastic. I thought the score is very relevant to the politics that are going on currently and were right on target. It was interesting to hear the lyrics commenting on the political "spin" that seems to be very relevant to both political parties. Also the targeting "fear" instead of actual problems is very representative of today's political climate.

The cast was great too, especially Christian Campbell who is very talented and very good looking as well - he should be in more! I also enjoyed Steven Weber and Alan Cumming who have always been favorites of mine.