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Pineapple Express

  • 20082008
  • RR
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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James Franco, Seth Rogen, and Danny McBride in Pineapple Express (2008)
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A process server and his marijuana dealer wind up on the run from hitmen and a corrupt police officer after he witnesses his dealer's boss murder a competitor while trying to serve papers on... Read allA process server and his marijuana dealer wind up on the run from hitmen and a corrupt police officer after he witnesses his dealer's boss murder a competitor while trying to serve papers on him.A process server and his marijuana dealer wind up on the run from hitmen and a corrupt police officer after he witnesses his dealer's boss murder a competitor while trying to serve papers on him.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
344K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,073
218
    • David Gordon Green
    • Seth Rogen(screenplay)
    • Evan Goldberg(screenplay)
    • Judd Apatow(story)
  • Stars
    • Seth Rogen
    • James Franco
    • Gary Cole
    • David Gordon Green
    • Seth Rogen(screenplay)
    • Evan Goldberg(screenplay)
    • Judd Apatow(story)
  • Stars
    • Seth Rogen
    • James Franco
    • Gary Cole
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    • 459User reviews
    • 222Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
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    Seth Rogen
    Seth Rogen
    • Dale Denton
    James Franco
    James Franco
    • Saul Silver
    Gary Cole
    Gary Cole
    • Ted Jones
    Danny McBride
    Danny McBride
    • Red
    Kevin Corrigan
    Kevin Corrigan
    • Budlofsky
    Craig Robinson
    Craig Robinson
    • Matheson
    Rosie Perez
    Rosie Perez
    • Carol…
    Ed Begley Jr.
    Ed Begley Jr.
    • Robert
    Nora Dunn
    Nora Dunn
    • Shannon
    Amber Heard
    Amber Heard
    • Angie Anderson
    Joe Lo Truglio
    Joe Lo Truglio
    • Mr. Edwards
    Arthur Napiontek
    Arthur Napiontek
    • Clark
    Cleo King
    Cleo King
    • Police Liaison Officer
    Bill Hader
    Bill Hader
    • Private Miller
    James Remar
    James Remar
    • General Bratt
    Jonathan Spencer
    Jonathan Spencer
    • Scientist
    • (as Jonathan Walker Spencer)
    Dana Lee
    Dana Lee
    • Cheung
    Bobby Lee
    Bobby Lee
    • Bobby
      • David Gordon Green
      • Seth Rogen(screenplay) (story)
      • Evan Goldberg(screenplay) (story)
      • Judd Apatow(story)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Seth Rogen originally wrote the part of Saul Silver for himself to play. It wasn't until the table read that he realized James Franco would be funnier in the role of Saul.
    • Goofs
      The foot-hole in the windshield suddenly, inexplicably, changes sizes from small and jagged, to larger and more rounded.
    • Quotes

      Saul: Let's roll, man! I'm done with the woods! Let's go! C'mon, man, let's get the fuck outta here!

      Dale Denton: [sarcastically] Okay... Uhh let's go... No... It's not working... the battery's dead.

      Saul: Wait...! What do you mean, it's dead?

      Dale Denton: [laughing] What do I mean? I mean the battery's dead. The battery's dead!

      Saul: No, no! What do you mean, the battery's dead?

      Dale Denton: How can I explain this to you differently? The battery is dead. It ceased to live. It's deceased now. The car needs a battery to start, Saul.

      Saul: [frustrated sigh] How did this happen?

      Dale Denton: Well we clearly fell asleep with the battery on and-...

      Saul: Aw, man... Talk radio?

      Dale Denton: Yes, talk radio.

      Saul: So boring, man! The car just committed suicide.

    • Crazy credits
      The film opens with the 1960's wide screen Columbia Pictures logo.
    • Alternate versions
      For its UK cinema release the film was pre-cut by the distributors to remove a scene showing teenagers smoking a strong form of marijuana in order for the film to receive a '15' certificate. The footage was restored for the DVD and the certificate raised to '18'.
    • Connections
      Edited into 5 Second Movies: Pineapple Express (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Electric Avenue
      Written and Performed by Eddy Grant

      Courtesy of Greenheart Music Ltd.

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    Vibrant, hilarious mesh of genres, and a different sort of film for David Gordon Green
    There will be many who will dismiss "Pineapple Express" as immature, overly silly, disjointed, and scatter-shot. There will be others who recognize it as a bizarrely artful, playful, loose genre-bending comedy with some outstanding performances, an inspired comedy script, and some great work from director David Gordon Green, certainly one of the finest young directors around.

    The latter group is correct. "Pineapple Express" is, as a whole, the best movie the Apatow clan has produced yet. David Gordon Green is unquestionably the best director to direct one of these movies, but this is also a very different sort of movie than the films he usually directs. Does he rise to the challenge? He certainly does. I never would have believed that he was capable of directing such exciting and fun action scenes, or keep the movie's tone steady despite the different elements it consists of being so wildly disparate, but somehow he pulls it off. No other stoner movie can claim to be as artful and well-directed as this film.

    Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's much-anticipated follow-up to "Superbad" is an excellent screenplay, but expect none of the realism and resonance of that film; "Pineapple Express" is all about the laughs, and the laughs are certainly here, and they are practically non-stop, with just about every scene featuring some great dialogue, acting, or the sort of incredible sight gag this movie does so well. This is just great comedy throughout.

    In addition to David Gordon Green's excellent work as director, the film is technically superb. The soundtrack and use of music is brilliant, and frequent Gordon Green collaborator Tim Orr's cinematography is consistently great.

    "Pineapple Express" will be an inherently divisive film. It didn't get the sort of critical accolades many previous Apatow clan movies did, and I expect audiences will also be a little less unanimous. Indeed, there's little of the critic-pleasing dramatic scenes Apatow's comedies have been praised for, and even when they do pop up they're usually deflated instantly with a joke, and credit has to go to director David Gordon Green for his expert handling of the film's tone, which never becomes schmaltzy, thank the heavens. Really, the whole film is throughly enjoyable except for the very last scene in the film, which contains one of the film's best jokes, but is really hard to buy given the state the characters are in, and also more than a little forced. Aside from that moment the whole thing works beautifully, quite astounding given the mesh of many different genres and sorts of comedy that this is. You either go with this movies sense of humor or you don't, and I imagine more people will enjoy the first three quarters of the movie, before the big, long action scene happens, and lots and lots of violence occurs. I guess you have to have a somewhat morbid sense of humor to laugh at ALL of the jokes in the film, but so what? There are also some nice little tongue-in-cheek references to the film's influences ("they messed with the wrong melon farmers").

    The cast really give it their all. It was great to see James Franco back in a comedic role, and his performance steals the show. Rogen is good as usual, Gary Cole is a perfect villain, and it's nice to see the gorgeous and talented Amber Heard finally make a quality film (and get one of the film's funniest scenes as her character's final scene). The supporting cast are also all good in their roles.

    There are a lot of reasons why "Pineapple Express" won't work for many people, and they will probably end up being the very reasons the film works for those who like it. The film's plot is inherently silly to an extent (although this is nowhere near the "Anchorman" style of comedy), and one must be prepared for an outright comedy and not something in the vein of "Knocked Up". "Pineapple Express" may end up being more enjoyable for stoners and those with friends who are stoners, but it works on its own as great comedy because the humor has much more range and scope than just marijuana. One of the best comedies in years.

    9/10
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    • ametaphysicalshark
    • Aug 6, 2008

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    • Release date
      • August 6, 2008 (United States)
      • United States
      • Sony Pictures (United States)
      • English
      • Cantonese
      • Korean
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      • North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Relativity Media
      • Apatow Productions
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    • 1 hour 51 minutes
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