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Grass (1999) -- The history of the American government's war on marijuana in the 20th century.
Grass (1999) -- The history of the American government's war on marijuana in the 20th century.

Overview

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Writer:
Solomon Vesta (writer)
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Release Date:
14 July 2000 (Spain) more
Plot:
The history of the American government's war on marijuana in the 20th century. full summary | full synopsis
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1 win more
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(7 articles)
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Terrific and enjoyable first rate documentary more (28 total)

Cast

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Woody Harrelson ... Narrator (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harry J. Anslinger ... Himself (archive footage)
George Bush ... Himself (archive footage)
Cab Calloway ... Himself (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter ... Himself (archive footage)

Chevy Chase ... Himself (archive footage)

Tommy Chong ... Anthony 'Man' Stoner (archive footage)

Nancy Davis ... Herself (archive footage)

Dwight D. Eisenhower ... Himself (archive footage)
Gerald Ford ... Himself (archive footage)
Jerry Garcia ... Himself (archive footage)
Allen Ginsberg ... Himself (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy ... Himself (archive footage)
Gene Krupa ... Himself (archive footage)
Fiorello LaGuardia ... Himself (archive footage)
Timothy Leary ... Himself (archive footage)

John Lennon ... Himself (archive footage)

Cheech Marin ... Pedro De Pacas (archive footage)
Gertrude Michael ... Herself (archive footage)

Robert Mitchum ... Himself (archive footage)
Richard Nixon ... Himself (archive footage)
Yoko Ono ... Herself (archive footage)
Eli Perell ... Additional Voices
Josh Perell ... Additional Voices

Ronald Reagan ... Himself (archive footage)
Harry S. Robins ... (voice)
John Sinclair ... Himself (archive footage)
Douglass Smith ... (voice)

Stephanie Zari ... (voice)
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Rated R for drug content.
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80 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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With the exception of the animated chapter headings, this film is comprised entirely of archival footage, films, and videos. more
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References Assassin of Youth (1937) more
Soundtrack:
I Get a Kick Out of You more

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20 out of 24 people found the following comment useful.
Terrific and enjoyable first rate documentary, 19 May 2003
Author: Mika Pykäläaho (bygis80@hotmail.com) from Järvenpää, Finland

I'm pretty damn sure this has to be one of the most well made, enjoyable and successful documentaries I've ever seen in my life. If you get a chance to watch "Grass" don't make the mistake of missing it. You will naturally love it if you're a sworn pothead but I think people who are strongly against cannabis should be the first ones to check this one out. "Grass" may not change your opinions about the stuff but it will probably give you some new views to look at it. Best of all, incredibly interesting archive material makes "Grass" funny, fascinating and entertaining experience for everyone. Those final words (after end credits) are just terrific! Basically "Grass" tells how much money war against marijuana has cost and raises the big question: was it really all worth it? I think not. Watch "Grass" yourself and make up your own mind.

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