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Pineapple Express (2008) -- This is the theatrical trailer for David Gordon Green's Pineapple Express.
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Pineapple Express (2008) -- Rosie Perez stops by the Early Show to talk with Harry Smith about her new film, 'Pineapple Express,' opening this Friday.
Pineapple Express (2008) -- A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder.

Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   63,979 votes
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Director:
David Gordon Green
Writers (WGA):
Seth Rogen (screenplay) &
Evan Goldberg (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
6 August 2008 (USA) more
Tagline:
Put this in your pipe and smoke it. more
Plot:
A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(735 articles)
Interview: Seth Rogen (Mutant Pumpkins)
 (From ScreenStar. 27 October 2009, 10:54 PM, PDT)

Scenes We Love: Half Baked
 (From Cinematical. 20 October 2009, 12:15 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Average comedy with a few highs more (319 total)

Cast

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive language, drug use, sexual references and violence.
Runtime:
111 min | USA:117 min (unrated version)
Country:
USA
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS
Certification:
USA:R (certificate #43851) | Australia:MA | UK:15 (cut theatrical version) | Finland:K-15 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:16 (cut theatrical version) | Singapore:M18 (cut) | New Zealand:R16 | UK:18 (uncut DVD version) | Philippines:R-18 (MTRCB) | Netherlands:16 | South Africa:16LV | Sweden:15 | Ireland:18 (DVD rating) | Peru:18 | Italy:VM14 | Malaysia:(Banned) | South Korea:18 | Argentina:16 | Norway:15 | Iceland:14 (video rating) | Iceland:16 (theatrical rating) | France:U | Brazil:18 | Germany:16 (nf)
Filming Locations:
Glendale, California, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The police information states that Dale Denton is 5'9, though Seth Rogen himself stands at 5'11. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Dale shouts at Saul to turn on the windshield wipers in the squad car, he says they don't work, but if you look carefully at Saul's Hand, he's just clicking the turn signal up and down; not actually turning any knobs which would turn on the windshield wipers. more
Quotes:
Saul: [Reaches for Dale's hand, trying to pull him into the air vent] Give it to me!
Dale Denton: Come on!
Saul: Be taller!
Dale Denton: [Gives up] Be stronger!
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Movie Connections:
References Zapped! (1982) more
Soundtrack:
Time Will Tell more

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Is "Pineapple Express" based on a book?
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2 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Average comedy with a few highs, 26 April 2009
Author: JoeytheBrit from www.moviemoviesite.com

Rogen and Apatow are probably responsible for the bulk of half-decent comedies coming out of Hollywood these days, although even they are prone to the occasional dud. This one - which definitely isn't a dud - follows the misadventures of Saul, a minor league drug dealer and his best customer Dale Denton, a going-nowhere process server who find themselves on the run from both cops and villains after Dale witnesses the murder of a man by Ted (Gary Cole), another drug dealer a couple of dozen rungs up the ladder from Saul.

The story is an uneasy combination of low-level humour and violent action, a curious choice which, together with a protracted final sequence, is one of the film's major weaknesses. Where the film scores is with the central performances from James Franco and Seth Rogen as the hapless heroes who spend most of their time either in a narcotic haze or a state of high anxiety. Rogen pretty much repeats his trademark affable everyman which has stood him in good stead so far and still seems to be working well. James Franco maybe isn't as well known for comic performances but he holds his own against Rogen. Danny McBride also scores as Red, the duo's luckless friend whose survival of a succession of fatal injuries harks back to the violent Warner cartoons of the 40s and 50s.

To be honest, the biggest laughs were all up there in the trailer, but there's enough here to keep you entertained, even if a slightly too long running time means you won't be too disappointed when the final credits roll.

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