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Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical
Comedy · TV Movie · 2006
From an ominous Lecturer, a small 1930s middle American community learns of the Harper Affair, in which young Jimmy Harper finds his life of promise turn into a life of debauchery and murder thanks to the new drug menace marijuana. Along the way, he receives help from his girlfriend Mary and Jesus Himself, but always finds himself in the arms of the Reefer Man and the rest of the denizens of the Reefer Den.
Movie details
Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical
“The Feel Good Event of the Year!”
2006 Comedy · TV Movie 1h 48m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.6 / 10
Community rating
From an ominous Lecturer, a small 1930s middle American community learns of the Harper Affair, in which young Jimmy Harper finds his life of promise turn into a life of debauchery and murder thanks to the new drug menace marijuana. Along the way, he receives help from his girlfriend Mary and Jesus Himself, but always finds himself in the arms of the Reefer Man and the rest of the denizens of the Reefer Den.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical?
For the defence
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Andy Fickman
Written by
Dan Studney · Kevin Murphy
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
Court is in session
Put Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”
It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.