Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005)

Director:

Andy Fickman

Writers (WGA):

Kevin Murphy (teleplay) &
Dan Studney (teleplay) ...
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Release Date:

1 March 2006 (France)

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 | Drugs | Marijuana | Propaganda | Lucifer

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 E. Miller	...	Mr. Paul Kochinski
Robert Clarke	...	Principal Poindexter Short
Ruth Nichol	...	Mrs. Roxanne MacDonald
Lynda Boyd	...	Mrs. Deirdre Greevey
Harry S. Murphy	...	Warden Harrah
Christine Lakin	...	Joan of Arc / Female Dancer
John Mann	...	Satan
Stephen J.M. Sisk	...	Blumsack (as Stephen Sisk)
Michael A. Goorjian	...	Mickey Druther (as Michael Goorjian)
Patti Allan	...	Jimmy's Mom
Jeanie Kawakami Cloutier	...	Mrs. Lori Wang (as Jeanie Cloutier)
Tom Arntzen	...	Officer D.J. Sordelet / Vocal Ensemble
Ken Kirzinger	...	Secret Service Agent Matthews
Alexz Johnson	...	The Arc-ettes / Vocal Ensemble
Britt Irvin	...	The Arc-ettes
Abraham Jedidiah	...	Dead Old Man
Tseng Chang	...	Asian Guy
Peter Jorgensen	...	Billy Cunio / Vocal Ensenble
Ross Atley	...	Shakespeare
Christie Arellano	...	Mrs. Pawk / Vocal Ensemble
Ray Myers	...	Sibley 'Sax' Jenkins
Jonathan Bruce	...	Inmate Magnanti
James Bearden	...	Moses (as Jim Beardon)
Darby	...	Herself
Karissa Barry	...	Female Dancer
Mara Branscombe	...	Female Dancer
Michelle Brownlee	...	Female Dancer
Daniela Buzzi	...	Female Dancer
Agam Darshi	...	Female Dancer
Holly Eglington	...	Female Dancer
Ildiko Ferenczi	...	Goat Mans Girl
Jordana Frost	...	Female Dancer
Natasha Gorrie	...	Female Dancer
Katharine Horsman	...	Female Dancer
Amanda Lam	...	Female Dancer
Kristie Marsden	...	Female Dancer
Stefanie McAuley	...	Female Dancer
Odessa Munroe	...	Female Dancer
Evelina Ortynski	...	Female Dancer
Laurin Elizabeth Padolina	...	Female Dancer
Ninon Parent	...	Female Dancer
Paige Parkhill	...	Female Dancer
Alex Price	...	Female Dancer
Dena Robb	...	Female Dancer
Melissa Robertson	...	Female Dancer
Sarah Scheunhage	...	Female Dancer
Rosette Sharma	...	Female Dancer
Nikki Snelson	...	Female Dancer
Christine Sutcliffe	...	Female Dancer
Debbie Timuss	...	Female Dancer
Katya Virshilas	...	Female Dancer
Chiara Zanni	...	Female Dancer
Michael Antonakos	...	Male Dancer (as Mike Antonakos)
Dennis Arriola	...	Male Dancer
Scott Augustine	...	Male Dancer
Jamie Bishton	...	Male Dancer
Chris Duggan	...	Male Dancer
David Hernandez	...	Male Dancer
Peter Huck	...	Male Dancer
David Hurwitz	...	Male Dancer
Tal Iozef	...	Male Dancer
Brock Jellison	...	Male Dancer
Farley Johansson	...	Male Dancer
Kevin Johns	...	Male Dancer
Sasha Kozak	...	Male Dancer
Shay Kuebler	...	Male Dancer
Charlie David	...	Male Dancer (as Charlie Lubiniecki)
Eric Malapad	...	Male Dancer
Joshua Martin	...	Male Dancer
Robert McEathron	...	Male Dancer
Alex Pesusich	...	Male Dancer
David Raymond	...	Male Dancer
Matthew Rossoff	...	Male Dancer
Ian Rozylo	...	Male Dancer
Ferdinand Tocol	...	Male Dancer
Kevin Tookey	...	Male Dancer
Joseph Tremblay	...	Male Dancer
Jonathan 'JoJo' Zolina	...	Male Dancer
Timmy Fuller	...	Vocal Ensemble
Linda R. Jackson	...	Vocal Ensemble
Laura Mae Nason	...	Vocal Ensemble (as Laura Nason)
Matt Olvar	...	Vocal Ensemble
Rebecca Shoichet	...	Vocal Ensemble (as Rebecca Schoichet)
Joe Turano	...	Vocal Ensemble
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jason Logan	...	Pope John XXlll
Michael Logie	...	Shower inmate

Directed by
Andy Fickman

Writing credits (WGA)
Kevin Murphy		(teleplay) &
Dan Studney		(teleplay)
Kevin Murphy		(play) &
Dan Studney		(play)

Produced by
Sven Clement	....	executive producer
Andy Fickman	....	executive producer
Jan Korbelin	....	executive producer
Rose Lam	....	producer
Kevin Murphy	....	executive producer
Dan Studney	....	executive producer
James Veres	....	executive producer (as Jimmy Veres)

Original Music by
David Manning		(original film score by)
Nathan Wang		(original film score by)

Cinematography by
Jan Kiesser		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jeff Freeman

Casting by
Beth Klein

Production Design by
David Fischer

Art Direction by
Michael Diner

Set Decoration by
Lesley Beale

Costume Design by
Maya Mani

Makeup Department
Gitte Axen	....	first assistant makeup artist
Ian C. Ballard	....	hair stylist (as Ian Ballard)
Victoria Down	....	key makeup artist
Joann Fowler	....	key makeup artist
Felix Fox	....	lead makeup effects
Diane Holme	....	hair stylist
Toby Lindala	....	special makeup effects
Ann McLaren	....	special makeup effects artist
Jessica Rain	....	first assistant hairstylist
Juliana Vit	....	first assistant makeup artist (as Julianna Vit)
Debra Wiebe	....	first assistant hairstylist
Rebeccah Delchambre	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Céline Godeau	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Michelle Lemieux	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Teresa A. Meyer	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Christopher Mark Pinhey	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Kyla Rose Tremblay	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Lance Webb	....	special makeup effects creator and designer (uncredited)

Production Management
Kim Steer	....	production manager
Chad Tomasoski	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marian Koprada	....	day player trainee assistant director
Patrice Leung	....	first assistant director
Tracey Poirier	....	second assistant director
Jennifer Zimmer	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Vaughan V. Baker	....	paint coordinator (as Vaughan Baker)
Richard D. Beers	....	lead carpenter (as Rick Beers)
Niki Charalambopoulos	....	scenic painter
Max Chickite	....	sculptor
Nelson Dewey	....	storyboard artist
Nick Dibley	....	property master
Michael Dundas	....	paint foreman
Brent Dyke	....	lead carpenter
Bill Earle	....	lead laborer
Laurie Edmundson	....	lead set dresser
Garth Elliott	....	head greensman
Wendy J. Findlay	....	construction buyer (as Wendy Findlay)
Bob Gallinger	....	tool maintenance (as Bob Gallenger)
Kumvana Gomani	....	art department assistant
Paul Jenkinson	....	lead set dresser
Franklin Leibel	....	scenic artist
Terry Lewis	....	lead set dresser
Lauchlin MacDonald	....	lead carpenter (as Lachlan MaCdonald)
Cheryl Marion	....	assistant art director
Jake Miller	....	property buyer
Audra Neil	....	set decorator buyer
Ryan Ostiguy	....	scenic artist
John Panozzo	....	lead metal fabricator
Eric Partridge	....	assistant property master
Giovanni Pasqua	....	auto sprayer
Mathew Pooley	....	scenic painter
Macleod Sinclaire	....	on-set dresser (as MaCleod Sinclaire)
Dylan Smith	....	laborer
Rob Smith	....	construction foreman
Mark Spence	....	lead carpenter
Camar Sterling	....	signwriter (as Camac Sterling)
Nevin Swain	....	property supervisor: set
Faye Thorp	....	assistant set decorator
Ross Walshe	....	construction coordinator
Sean Wynia	....	lead painter

Sound Department
Rick Ash	....	sound re-recording mixer
Christopher Assells	....	sound effects editor
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer
Andy Bishop	....	sound assistant
Courtney Bishop	....	adr recordist
Kerry Ann Carmean	....	sound effects editor
Julio Carmona	....	adr recordist
Paul Flinchbaugh	....	digital assistant
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley artist
Nerses Gezalyan	....	sound mixer
Catherine Harper	....	foley artist
Gordon Hart	....	dance foley
Mike Hibberson	....	boom operator (as Michael Hibberson)
Craig S. Jaeger	....	foley editor
Adam Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lainie Manning	....	dance foley
Dave McMoyler	....	adr editor
Dave McMoyler	....	dialogue editor
Stefanie Melchor	....	additional audio
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer
Glenn T. Morgan	....	supervising sound designer
Glenn T. Morgan	....	supervising sound editor
Christopher Moriana	....	foley artist (as Chris Moriana)
James Moriana	....	foley artist (as Jim Moriana)
Doug Mountain	....	supervising sound engineer (as Douglas Mountain)
Ryan Murphy	....	sound re-recording recordist
Margit Pfeiffer	....	additional audio
Vince Renaud	....	sound recording engineer
Gregg Russell	....	dance foley
Becca Sweitzer	....	dance foley
Derek Vanderhorst	....	foley artist
Derek Vanderhorst	....	sound effects editor
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist (as Jeff Wilhoit)
Rob Young	....	production sound mixer

Special Effects by
Stewart Bradley	....	special effects coordinator
Steve Hepworth	....	first assistant special effects (as Stephen Hepworth)

Visual Effects by
Barbara Boros	....	graphic artist
Jim L. Clark	....	senior compositor: HIVE-FX (as Jim Clark)
Eric Davidson	....	additional visual effects
Seth Fullerton	....	visual effects: HIVE-FX
Emily Hana	....	rotoscope and paint artist
Chris W. Hill	....	additional visual effects
Randy Luczak	....	visual effects: HIVE-FX
Robert C. Rodriguez	....	I/O technician
Dennis Sedov	....	visual effects
Chad Tomasoski	....	additional visual effects
Lance Wilhoite	....	visual effects supervsior

Stunts
Laura Lee Connery	....	stunts (as Laura-Lee Connery)
Marny Eng	....	stunt coordinator
Marny Eng	....	stunts: Prom Queen Zombie
Corry Glass	....	stunts
Leanne Hindle	....	stunts (as Leanne Buchanan)
Dave Hospes	....	stunts
Ken Kirzinger	....	stunts
Michael Langlois	....	stunts (as Mike Langlois)
Scott Nicholson	....	stunts
Chris Sayour	....	stunts (as Christopher Sayour)
Kirk Caouette	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Duane Dickinson	....	stunt double: Christian Campbell (uncredited)
Duane Dickinson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gerald Paetz	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jeffrey C. Robinson	....	stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jay Anderson	....	generator operator
Ken W. Anderson	....	lamp operator (as Ken Anderson)
Paul Arnel	....	best boy grip
Dennis Brock	....	gaffer (as Denis Brock)
Reid Cohoon	....	dolly grip
Andrew Coppin	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Audrey Dennison	....	camera trainee
Herb DeWaal	....	rigging grip (as Herb Dewaal)
Glen A. Dickson	....	additional camera operator
James Dittiger	....	still photographer
Peter Grotek	....	lead man set up
Jeff Hall	....	best boy
Ken Hemphill	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Cory Hodson	....	rigging gaffer
Simon Jori	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
John Kuchera	....	key grip
Todd Martin	....	lighting technician
Marty McInally	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Paul Michaud	....	stills photographer
Jos Oman	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Richard Sinclair	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Rich Sinclair)
Gordon Tait	....	grip
Brian Whittred	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Marty McInally	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)

Animation Department
Ann Bodner	....	digital ink & paint
Greg Court	....	animation executive producer
Greg Court	....	rough animator
Brad Husband	....	compositor
Andrew D. Knight	....	animation executive producer (as Andy Knight)
Royston Robinson	....	animator: assisting & inbetween
Mike Tymochko	....	animator: assisting & inbetween
Randi Yaffa	....	animation producer

Casting Department
Heike Brandstatter	....	casting: Canada
Errin Clutton	....	casting coordinator: Canada
Ally Day	....	casting assistant
Alexa Leskys	....	casting associate: Los Angeles
Coreen Mayrs	....	casting: Canada
James Moore	....	casting assistant
Natasha Tony	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laurie Giles	....	costume coordinator
Jennifer Grossman	....	assistant costume designer
Kevin Harrison	....	costume effects
Kevin Knight	....	costumer: prep
Aieisha Li	....	set costumer (as Aieisha Li-Louis)
Diana Patterson	....	set costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Sean Cooney	....	post-production executive
Eric Davidson	....	assistant editor
Tim King	....	executive in charge of post-production
Amy B. Melendez	....	post-production coordinator
Jarrod Miller	....	post-production assistant
Frank Roman	....	video colorist
Laura Singer	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Gary Chase	....	orchestration
Shane Connelly	....	music playback assistant
Ian Dahlberg	....	copyist
Chuck Fernandez	....	orchestration
Earl Fudger	....	technician: lip sync
Rob Graham	....	music playback assistant
Stephen Graziano	....	music supervisor
Benoit Grey	....	orchestration
Joel Iwataki	....	mix engineer
Joel Iwataki	....	music recordist
David Manning	....	orchestration
David Manning	....	songs arranger
David Manning	....	songs producer
Dino A. Moriana	....	music editor (as Dino Moriana)
Kevin Murphy	....	lyrical composer: songs
Milton Nelson	....	lead orchestrator
Vince Renaud	....	mixer: vocal recording
Jo Rossi	....	mixer: vocal recording
Greg Sill	....	music supervisor
Kevin Stites	....	orchestra conductor
Dan Studney	....	musical composer: songs
Nathan Wang	....	orchestration
Nathan Wang	....	songs arranger
Nathan Wang	....	songs producer
Kelly Zombor	....	music playback

Transportation Department
Gary Chibi	....	transportation coordinator
Jan Diener	....	transportation co-captain
Ray Evans	....	driver
Chris Harman	....	driver
Gale Hughes	....	driver (as Gale Hughs)
Viola Janzen	....	driver
James Marshall	....	driver
Doug McCord	....	transportation captain
Don Roe	....	driver
Stephen White	....	driver (as Steve White)
Clint Wilcox	....	driver

Other crew
Scott Augustine	....	crew: skeleton dance
Thomas Becker	....	head of legal affairs
Betty Bennett	....	script supervisor
Lori Beth Bernat	....	assistant: Mr. Fickman (as Lori Bernant)
Jamie Bishton	....	assistant choreographer
Kerry Blouin	....	crew: skeleton dance
Josef Brandmaier	....	film consultant
Mara Branscombe	....	crew: skeleton dance
Michelle Brownlee	....	crew: skeleton dance
Kimberley Buchanan	....	stand-in (as Kim Buchanan)
Michael Cates	....	location manager (as Mike Cates)
Susan Charest	....	stand-in
Eunice Choi	....	production assistant
Rob Court	....	stand-in
Nadine Deckensattl	....	assistant business affairs
Ken Dresen	....	stand-in
Thorsten Felscher	....	senior vice president of financial affairs
Thomas Fischer	....	legal affairs
Sara Forest	....	payroll assistant
Julia Frittaion	....	unit publicist
Carole Harkema	....	controller
Richard Harrah	....	production executive
Peter Huck	....	crew: skeleton dance
Krista Huppert	....	accounting clerk
Krista Huppert	....	in-house accounting assistant
Todd Ireland	....	location production assistant
Sylvia Jang	....	accounts payable assistant
Brock Jellison	....	crew: skeleton dance
Suzanne E. Johnston	....	assistant: Mr. Fickman
Jessica Judd	....	extras wrangler
Mary Ann Kellogg	....	choreographer
Deanna Kittson	....	assistant production coordinator (as Deana Kittson)
Shay Kuebler	....	crew: skeleton dance
Christine Lakin	....	crew: skeleton dance
Sue Levens	....	production accountant
Kyle Leydier	....	assistant: Mr. Cumming
David Magee	....	second assistant coordinator
Bryant Andrew Marshall	....	production assistant: assistant director (as Bryant Marshall)
Brett McCord	....	location production assistant
Nicole McKay	....	assistant: Mr. Murphy & Mr. Studney
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson	....	adr walla group (as Caitlin McKenna)
Nancy Elizabeth McKenzie	....	production coordinator (as Nancy McKenzie)
Rico Mielnicki	....	location production assistant
Nancy Needham	....	assistant: Ms. Lam
Laurin Elizabeth Padolina	....	crew: skeleton dance
Louisa Phung	....	location production assistant
Gordon Piper	....	production assistant: assistant director (as Gord Piper)
Loralee Rees	....	on-set extras coordinator (as Lora Lee Rees)
Matthew Rossoff	....	crew: skeleton dance
Steve Sangster	....	assistant location manager (as Stephen Sangster)
Kai Schürmann	....	vice president of business affairs
Andrew Simpson	....	animal wrangler
Nikki Snelson	....	crew: skeleton dance
Debbie Timuss	....	crew: skeleton dance
Terri Willan	....	craft service
Terri Willan	....	first aid
Larry Woodhouse	....	security
Charlotte Young	....	assistant legal affairs
Paul Becker	....	dance crew: pre-production (uncredited)
Toby Lindala	....	puppeteer (uncredited)
Kristie Marsden	....	choreography skeleton crew (uncredited)
Ann McLaren	....	special make-up effects (uncredited)

Thanks
Verna Harrah	....	acknowledgment: produced Off-Broadway by
Nathaniel Kramer	....	acknowledgment: produced Off-Broadway by
Terry Allen Kramer	....	acknowledgment: produced Off-Broadway by
James Nederlander Sr.	....	acknowledgment: produced Off-Broadway by (as James L. Nederlander)
Stephanie Steele	....	acknowledgment: based on the musical play 'Reefer Madness' originally produced in Los Angeles by

Production Companies

• Showtime Networks (presents) (as Showtime)
• Dead Old Man Productions (producer) (as Dead Old Man)
• ApolloScreen Filmproduktion GmbH & Co. Filmproduktion KG (producer) (as Apolloscreen)
• Middle Fork Productions

Distributors

• Diaphana Films (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• Monopole-Pathé (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• VCL Communications (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Showtime Networks (USA)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Animationwerks (special visual effects and digital animation)
• Lindala Schminken FX (make-up effects by)

Other Companies

• Dead Old Man Productions  acknowledgment: based on the musical play 'Reefer Madness' originally produced in Los Angeles for & produced Off-Broadway for
• CFC Creative Finance Concept  structured financing
• Coast Mountain Films  production services provided by
• DGC  acknowledgment (as DGC Directors Guild of Canada - British Columbia)
• High Times  thanks
• HypoVereins Bank  film banking [de]
• I.A.T.S.E. Local 669  acknowledgment (as I.A.T.S.E. 669 International Photographers)
• Ipostini  Avid editing systems provided by
• LaserPacific  video post production
• Motion Picture Studio Production Technicians I.A.T.S.E. Local 891  acknowledgment (as The Motion Picture Studio Production Technicians, I.A.T.S.E. Local 891, Vancouver, Canada)
• Panavision  provided by: lenses and 24p Panaflex camera (as Panavision® Cameras & Lenses)
• Paramount Production Support  production equipment provided by
• Rainmaker Digital Pictures  video dailies
• Red Rover Studios  animation by: "The Brownie Song"
• Soundelux  post production sound
• Teamsters Local 155  acknowledgment
• Tivoli Moving Pictures Caterers  caterer (as Tivoli)
• Union of B.C. Performers  acknowledgment

Also Known As:

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

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Showtime Networks

Trivia:

John Kassir Provided the speaking Voice for "Asian Guy".

Goofs:

Continuity: After the musical number "Romeo and Juliet," when the Lecturer is holding the Bible and moves it out of the shot, you can hear the sound of the book landing on the grass, like it was tossed down. In the next shot, the Lecturer is again holding the Bible under his arm.

Quotes:

Mae Coleman:Ralph? Sally? We're back! We got take-away from Dim Foo's. Sally? Ralph?
[Mae screams as Sally's disembodied head rolls down the stairs]
Ralph Wiley:[jumps down the stairs nibbling on Sally's arm. He picks up Sally's head and sings] I found me a snack, it was nice and fresh!
Lecturer, Zombies:The weed made him hungry for human flesh!
Jack Stone:Step away you mug! / 'Cause that's a brand new Persian rug!
[Ralph mockingly runs the bloody end of Sally's head on said rug]
Mae Coleman:He's not gonna stop!
Mae Coleman, Jack Stone:Murder him! Murder him! Murder him! Murder him!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Grease (1978)

Soundtrack:

Mary's Death

madness

People that didn't like this...just don't like musicals and that's fine. In this day in age where people are so ready to cast musicals off into the film industry abyss, it is great to see something like this come along. If you are turned off by the subject matter you just don't get it. See the original "instructional" short and you will, all too quickly, understand that this movie is right on the money. Big brother government + media fear = America of today and back in the 30's. Just think back to last years terror threat scenarios and you will begin to understand how our government perfers to control by fear and manipulation. Not only is this movie a riot, to me this movie captured the essence of paranoia and "quirkyness" the first one really had. It is well written and combines the best aspects of movies like "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Little Shop of Horrors", both of which are classics as I'm sure this one is destined to become.