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Reefer Madness

Reefer Madness

1936
Drama, Crime
1h 6m
A group of teenagers are drawn into a web of deceit through an addiction to marijuana. (imdb)

Directed by:

Louis J. Gasnier

Screenwriter:

Lawrence Meade, Arthur Hoerl, Paul Franklin

Starring:

Dorothy Short, Kenneth Craig, Lillian Miles, Dave O'Brien, Thelma White, Carleton Young, Joseph Forte, Harry Harvey Jr., Warren McCollum, Patricia Royale

Genres:

Drama, Crime

AKAs:

Dope Addict, Doped Youth, Tell Your Children

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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Reefer Madness

1936
Drama, Crime
1h 6m
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beedubBeeDub
Rated 19 Apr 2020
62
5th
Maybe I expected too much given its camp classic reputation, but I found this really boring, and the terrible sound quality doesn't help. Not enjoyable, even on an ironic "so bad it's good" level. A historical curio at best.
Rated 19 Apr 2020
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 09 May 2009
33
2nd
Terrible in every way, and a sound quality that is so fuzzy it begins to sound like Charlie Brown's parents. There was one upside, I now know that marijuana will destroy my immortal soul.
Rated 09 May 2009
desertpunkDesertPunk
Rated 17 Sep 2014
0
0th
Welcome to my "N/A" score, Reefer Madness, since I have absolutely no idea how to rate movies like this. Reefer Madness is too terrible to function as a propaganda film, too repressed for exploitation, and too boring for comedy. That poster is pretty rad though.
Rated 17 Sep 2014
overratedoverrated
Rated 18 Jan 2010
44
38th
It's all true.
Rated 18 Jan 2010
stainStain
Rated 13 Jun 2007
80
68th
Bad but fascinating in its crudity, cheapness, hilarious ignorance of marijuana, and sheer hypocrisy
Rated 13 Jun 2007
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 16 Oct 2010
16
5th
There is some campy humor here but mostly it is just annoying and stupid.
Rated 16 Oct 2010
mwgerbmwgerb
Rated 02 Sep 2010
16
5th
Pretty boring and fairly stupid. Unfortunately, I didn't even find it "so bad, it's funny".
Rated 02 Sep 2010
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 19 May 2009
1
7th
If this is supposed to be anti-marijuana, it fails. This movie makes weed look amazing.
Rated 19 May 2009
janusjanus
Rated 19 Dec 2008
90
94th
Definitely in the running for the campiest film of the first half of the 20th century. And definitely the most watchable of the sanctimonious older style of exploitation films.
Rated 19 Dec 2008
nobambanobamba
Rated 22 Feb 2020
20
4th
RiffTrax 50. Not sure I'd have survived the film without their commentary. Hard to believe this was meant to be taken seriously originally (before the exploitation edits). Silly courtroom logic. Fav scene: guy snaps at gf/wife and RiffTrax guy commenting that MJ is supposed to make you mellow.
Rated 22 Feb 2020
timecapsuleTimeCapsule
Rated 21 Apr 2017
20
8th
Boring exploitation anti-marijuana propaganda movie. The film serves as an interesting time capsule of the early war on drugs more so than an old time so-bad-its-good movie. Has a few laughs hidden in the terrible if you can sit through the rest.
Rated 21 Apr 2017
the_pirateThe Pirate
Rated 05 Aug 2013
28
4th
Be careful; this movie could find it's way onto your television screen! Or yours, or yours...OR YOURS!
Rated 05 Aug 2013
nbd_rabNBD Rab
Rated 01 Mar 2013
10
11th
Drugs are bad? I had no idea! Why didn't anyone tell me? If only someone could make a campy, overbearing and hilariously misinformed movie to warn us all. Think of the children!
Rated 01 Mar 2013
fuzzleshnopsfuzzleshnops
Rated 02 Feb 2013
5
3rd
So bad. And so much sexual repression. Oh god.
Rated 02 Feb 2013
misterlizardmisterlizard
Rated 26 Sep 2011
10
12th
Who knew jaunty ragtime piano was the music of choice among society's stoner dropouts?
Rated 26 Sep 2011
anomalyAnomaly
Rated 24 Sep 2009
34
10th
It does hit that certain "so-bad-you'll-laugh" sweet spot on occasion, but it otherwise spends most of its running time being aggressively boring.
Rated 24 Sep 2009
abunchofcatsABUNCHOFCATS
Rated 27 Apr 2009
50
10th
I don't know whether to rank this highly since it's hilarious it was created, or lowly because of how poor the actual movie is so it gets a round 50.
Rated 27 Apr 2009
micahmicah
Rated 23 Jan 2009
55
25th
Amusing exploitation film that does more to mark the drug culture's place in 1936 than it does make a decent film. Watch the Rifftrax version or else you'll get bored with it pretty quickly.
Rated 23 Jan 2009
gogokaingogokain
Rated 31 May 2008
0
4th
To be fair, this was before they really knew how to make movies.
Rated 31 May 2008
starsirenStarSiren
Rated 14 Aug 2007
79
67th
Ranked high for exploitation hilarity.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
nathan_sNathan S
Rated 30 Jun 2007
1
6th
I'll never smoke pot again!
Rated 30 Jun 2007
omniavanitasOmniaVanitas
Rated 14 Nov 2024
1
10th
Thankfully brief. A few amusing moments, but I think this was more entertaining for the repressed folks of a bygone era, where their own imaginations would run wilder than what we actually see on screen.
Rated 14 Nov 2024
dieeinzigeDieEinzige
Rated 14 Nov 2024
0
1st
What dumbass pulls a gun on someone just to try to hit them with it? Anyway this is the single most boring film in existence.
Rated 14 Nov 2024
brrrpbrrrp
Rated 19 Feb 2024
0
0th
I have a duty to fight this movie so I smoked some of the devil's lettuce. That's not different from normal, but in this case I really channeled my intention into it. Watched the colourised version.
Rated 19 Feb 2024
michaelm2391michaelm2391
Rated 15 Sep 2022
30
25th
more like reefer badness 😏
Rated 15 Sep 2022
velvet_croweVelvet Crowe
Rated 29 Sep 2021
42
39th
420 blaze it
Rated 29 Sep 2021
vv238vv238
Rated 20 Apr 2021
19
13th
There is a lot of unintentional comedy here but not enough to sustain for an entire runtime. It's not just that: it's dated, the message is awful, and it seems to be a PSA first and a movie second, it's that Reefer Madness is genuinely a terrible film.
Rated 20 Apr 2021
jpfergusonJPFerguson
Rated 19 Apr 2021
35
9th
While it's no 'The Wire' or 'Juvenile Court' (the brilliant Wiseman film), as far as propoganda goes about the 'evils' of illicit drugs (in particular the impact on youth) this is not bad at all (which is not to say that I agree with the messages of the film, but that the messages conveyed do come across in a powerful way). It's important to remember that public service announcements need to be judged within the times in which they were made. This is certainly not without cinematic value.
Rated 19 Apr 2021
mandymandy
Rated 05 Feb 2021
2
0th
Definitely of the so bad it’s enjoyable category- everything about it is poor- acting, moralising, but it’s memorable.
Rated 05 Feb 2021
siphus007siphus007
Rated 30 Dec 2020
71
33rd
"Bring me some reefers!!"
Rated 30 Dec 2020
pianosamaPianoSama
Rated 10 Jun 2020
60
12th
I'd like to say that this absolute mess is so-bad-it's-hilarious, but that's not the case. There are a few laughs here & there, definitely, because of just how mind-numbingly inaccurate & stupid the entire thing is, but for the most part it's just a boring 60 minute commercial that feels like 90 minutes. The acting isn't good, the production value isn't any better, the plot is as dumb as it gets. It's worth a look for the glimpse into the time it provides, but not for anything else.
Rated 10 Jun 2020
snorlaxjonesSnorlaxJones
Rated 16 Sep 2018
0
0th
lol
Rated 16 Sep 2018
hotsakehotsake
Rated 10 Mar 2018
32
10th
A showcase for the most evil and vile drug known to man.
Rated 10 Mar 2018
picklemanPickle_Man
Rated 19 Jan 2018
35
7th
Drugs are bad m'kay.
Rated 19 Jan 2018
driscarpindriscarpin
Rated 07 Sep 2015
1
0th
O mais impressionante é que ainda tem gente que pensa assim hoje em dia.
Rated 07 Sep 2015
cinematicespCinematicESP
Rated 18 Apr 2015
45
2nd
Hilarious... when it's not supremely boring.
Rated 18 Apr 2015
redflagredflag
Rated 01 Nov 2013
40
3rd
Thought it'd be so-bad-it's-good. Just bad...
Rated 01 Nov 2013
neonmanNeonman
Rated 05 Sep 2013
67
29th
Watching this high made me quite paranoid, it makes such a convincing and hyperbolic case against marihuana. I don't know why it needed all that story and characters, but at least that was at moments entertaining and revealing of the times. Though if this was just an hour of saucy ladies from the '30s smoking joints, then I wouldn't complain.
Rated 05 Sep 2013
punqPUNQ
Rated 22 Jun 2013
30
34th
Wow, I never knew that marijuana was that bad! Marijuana is a hit-and-run driver! Marijuana is a rapist! Marijuana is a killer! Marijuana is SUICIDE!!! Talk about laying it on heavy!
Rated 22 Jun 2013
suture_selfSuture Self
Rated 16 Apr 2013
1
4th
Don't watch this.
Rated 16 Apr 2013
jkathrensjkathrens
Rated 27 Jul 2012
11
2nd
Rifftrax: 7/10
Rated 27 Jul 2012
isaboojumisaboojum
Rated 14 Jul 2012
1
10th
I thought I'd have a few laughs. None. Zero.
Rated 14 Jul 2012
w00dyW00DY
Rated 10 Jul 2012
1
0th
Absolute bollocks. Trust God to be behind this drivel.
Rated 10 Jul 2012
graveyardtangraveyardtan
Rated 09 Jul 2012
80
57th
Really makes you think...
Rated 09 Jul 2012
bofbof
Rated 18 Nov 2011
28
7th
Make sure to watch the colourised version. Who know pot smoke came in different colours?
Rated 18 Nov 2011
chemical404chemical404
Rated 11 May 2010
33
15th
It's fun to make fun of people who try to prove something that everyone(?) knows is a lie. Some of the bad acting is hilarious. However, I think Dave O'Brien (Ralph) did a great job as a insane guy. For me he is a real highlight of the film. Some nice visual effects too. Watch colorized version high, you'll have fun.
Rated 11 May 2010
x_humanx-human
Rated 04 Apr 2010
26
4th
Eerily like Blue Velvet in many ways; the high woman screaming when a man beats another man to death while she laughs inbetween beatings is disturbingly funny. [Rifftrax is somewhat of a letdown. Much like on Plan 9, they seem to be taking the easy way out by letting the film speak for itself.]
Rated 04 Apr 2010
mfidler1mfidler1
Rated 16 Jan 2010
67
20th
hahahahahahaha,
Rated 16 Jan 2010
bizortbizort
Rated 08 Jan 2010
10
2nd
Ten points for being comical. Absolutely horrendous, otherwise.
Rated 08 Jan 2010
burnmp3sburnmp3s
Rated 05 Sep 2009
16
5th
Often confused for an educational/government film based on the introduction, it's actually just a low budget exploitation film. Manages to be completely nonsensical but also boring enough to not be worth watching.
Rated 05 Sep 2009
kusanagiKusanagi
Rated 20 Jul 2009
70
29th
lol
Rated 20 Jul 2009
fibonaccifibonacci
Rated 09 Jul 2009
10
0th
But so bad it's awesome :P
Rated 09 Jul 2009
moviesinhellmoviesinhell
Rated 22 Mar 2009
88
85th
Before the advent of video, the film that put early exploitation movies on the contemporary camp map, theatrically revived by New Line Cinema in the '70s, enjoyed a wider cult audience than all its sleaze-bijou brethren combined. Though homevideo's ongoing exploitation explosion -- made possible by archivists like Sinister Cinema, Something Weird, Rhino, and Kino -- has placed this in a wider context, the pic still holds up as one of the most absurdly entertaining of its kind.
Rated 22 Mar 2009
imthatdingoImThatDingo
Rated 23 Dec 2008
10
15th
::yawn::
Rated 23 Dec 2008
aqamalaqamal
Rated 10 Nov 2008
10
1st
95 for unintentional comedy when seen in the company of stoners.
Rated 10 Nov 2008
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 21 Jun 2008
50
26th
Entertaining propaganda.
Rated 21 Jun 2008
obso1337meObso1337me
Rated 18 May 2008
5
2nd
I was conflicted on whether or not I should give it a rating on quality or unintended fun. Following the Plan 9, worst movie ever precedent, I will have to rate it low, but it's very fun. It's the type of movie that you need to watch with friends, because it drags. But the payoffs are worth it.
Rated 18 May 2008
therevTheRev
Rated 31 Mar 2008
50
22nd
Terrible, but a classic due to the TOTAL truth...funny at times.
Rated 31 Mar 2008
fuzzixfuzzix
Rated 19 Jan 2008
25
12th
Standard exploitation flick
Rated 19 Jan 2008
heistHeist
Rated 14 Nov 2007
30
0th
It sucks, you silly stoners.
Rated 14 Nov 2007
tonydaltonydal
Rated 29 Sep 2007
35
8th
Actually, I was kinda believing in that one last time I saw it (uh-oh...must be goin mental).
Rated 29 Sep 2007
amerigoamerigo
Rated 22 Sep 2007
69
21st
A mildly amusing piece of 30's propaganda.
Rated 22 Sep 2007
dustydDustyd
Rated 17 Sep 2007
0
0th
laughable
Rated 17 Sep 2007
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 14 Aug 2007
35
13th
Crazy film that has some very strange views on the effects of marijuana.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
bizmurphybizmurphy
Rated 14 Aug 2007
77
65th
Hilarious.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
sweetsin0rsweetsin0r
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
70th
Sad, the same script is still being played out today along imprisonment used on its constituents. Let Freedom Ring!!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
mystericemysterice
Rated 14 Aug 2007
10
16th
Funny as hell but overall misinformed and boring for its length.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
tearsofashtearsofash
Rated 14 Aug 2007
15
3rd
I watched it hoping it would be 'so wrong that it's funny' but it wasn't.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
sycophantmanSycophantman
Rated 14 Aug 2007
24
15th
Scary when you think that many people still believe many of the things this movie attempts to teach...
Rated 14 Aug 2007
spunkieSpunkie
Rated 09 Apr 2007
55
52nd
It's madness! Don't get mad at me, the director must be a sneaky bastard who was getting a shot in the set. Pretty boring itself, but I believe this one and some similar wasp ideology movies paved the way to mockumentary genre, so it is still important as a predecessor.
Rated 09 Apr 2007

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