Pineapple Express

Put this in your pipe and smoke it.

The latest from the Judd Apatow stable was a smash hit in the US. Our heroes are a bailiff and his pot dealer. The bailiff tries out a new variety (the Pineapple Express) and then heads to serve a warrant ... inadvertently on the Pineapple Express importer. Before he can, he see the importer and a dirty cop off another man. He and his dealer decide to lie low, but the importer is on to them and sends his hitmen after them. After much hilarity and confusion, the duo engineer a war between two rival drug gangs, leading to a rather high body count. Be warned that the film is very pro-pot, and full of bad language.

111 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Violence).
Comedy, Crime, Thriller.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

I've got the Springbok jersey, let's go!

Credits

Cast	Seth Rogen, James Franco, Danny R. McBride, Kevin Corrigan, Craig Robinson, Gary Cole, Rosie Perez
Director	David Gordon Green
Screenplay	Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg, Judd Apatow
Music	Graeme Revell
Cinematography	Tim Orr
Editing	Craig Alpert
Sound formats	Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2008
Produced by	Apatow Productions, Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media

Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Comedy, action
Language	Strong, crude, vulgar, frequent, high impact
Nudity	None
Sex	Strong sexual innuendoes and sex references, crude.
Violence	Mild comedic action violence, frequent, mild blood, not graphic
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None (?)
Comments	Excessive substance abuse: marijuana. Parental guidance strongly advised.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity	Violence	Blood / Gore / Gross
Guns / Weapons	Profanity	Alcohol / Drugs
Smoking	Disrespectful / Bad Attitude	Imitative Behaviour
Frightening / Tense Scenes	Jump Scenes	Tense Family Scenes
Music (Scary/Tense)	Music (Inappropriate)	Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Atiyyah Khan	15
Die Burger Mariana Malan	15
Cape Times Nicholas Barber	10
iAfrica.com Nils van der Linden	15
The Citizen David Jenkin	13
24.com Sam Brighton	10
Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert Pineapple Express has all the elements you'd expect from the genre: male bonding, immature sexual desires, verbal scatology, formidable drug abuse, fight scenes, gunfire, explosions. Yawn? Not this time. It's a quality movie even if the material is unworthy of the treatment. As a result, yes, it's a druggie comedy that made me laugh.	18
eye Weekly Adam Nayman The film is an ecstatic celebration of adolescent crap, devoid of deconstructive finesse or even good action scenes	1
ReelViews James Berardinelli The primary audience for this film might be those who partake from time to time, but it's not the only audience.	15
Rolling Stone Peter Travers Pineapple Express slaps a big, fat, goofy smile on your face that lasts for days. I already have the munchies for more. Rogen, Franco and McBride are on the march into stoner legend.	18
ScreenIt C. Fuchs Considering all of the adult material in the flick, it's certainly not for kids or those sensitive to four-letter words, drug use, and violence. But its over-the-top, exaggerated nature and the fact that it and its characters end up growing on you makes it something of a surprise.	12
Metacritic.com 37 critics	13
Rottentomatoes critics 179 critics	13
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Both funny and scatter shot, this loose-knit action/buddy/stoner comedy bridges genres and keeps a steady tempo of low ball laughs.	14
What the People say
Internet 27353 Netizens Not a bad way to spend an hour or two.	15
Average .. 66%	13