Marvels the defenders, reefer madness, and more on netflix and amazon. A history of exploitation films, 1919 1959 eric schaefer, duke university press, 1999. Based on the stage play, this musical parody of 1936 film reefer madness takes that already overblown criticism of marijuana usage in the source film and ups the ante to humorous effect. The original antimarijuana film 1936, offering the true inside story of the devil weed that drives men to savage lusts and women to. The films story is told in bracketing sequences at a lecture given at a parent. Indy shriner is an actress and writer, known for reefer madness ii. Download citation reefer madness and beyond purpose this chapter analyses the independent u. Rent reefer madness 1936 starring warren mccollum and dorothy short on dvd and bluray. The original antimarijuana film 1936, offering the true inside story of the. As such, like cocaine fiends, it misses the charm of the delirious maniac, which hits such a peak of hypnotic badness it uninentionally works as high comedy. Like many exploitation films of the time, reefer madness tried to make a quick.
Considered the archetypal sensationalized antidrug movie, but its really an exploitation film made to capitalize on the hot taboo subject of marijuana use. The film ends with the ominous warning, the dread marijuana may be. It stars a bunch of cleancut teenagers who take a puff of the devils weed. Like many exploitation films of the time, reefer madness tried to. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Reefer madness was the famous drug propaganda film that came out in 1938. Reefer madness tell your children doped youth 1936 rotten. The complicated history of cannabis in the us history. The rise of reefer madness the popular image of the 1950s may be all leave it to beaver, but underneath the pearls and penny loafers, there was a countercultural movement bubbling to the surface. Cleancut wasp couple bill and mary are innocent high school students who play tennis and drink tea on the back porch. Reefer madness, recut from a propaganda film called tell your children, is not so bad its good but just awful plodding, almost plotless, and only in places unwittingly amusing.
The original antimarijuana film, offering the true inside story of the devil weed that drives men to savage lusts and women to unspeakable depravities, along with a little bit of dumb fun. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Rent reefer madness 1936 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Reefer madness assassin of youth she should a said no the devil s sleep the violent years disc 2 maniac how to undress in front of your husband protect your daughter the narcotic story. A history of exploitation films, 1919 1959 eric schaefer. Unabashed propaganda film on the perils of marijuana use. Reefer madness 1936 enhanced this unabashed propaganda. Carroll to parents at a pta meeting, of the scourge of marijuana. The tale revolves around mae and jack, accomplices in the distribution of marijuana, who manage to entice the local high school kids to stop by maes apartment to smoke reefer.
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