Pineapple Express (2008)

Director:

David Gordon Green

Writers (WGA):

Seth Rogen (screenplay) &
Evan Goldberg (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

6 August 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Put this in your pipe and smoke it.

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.

Plot Keywords:

Stoner | Weed | Murder | On The Run | Witness

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Seth Rogen	...	Dale Denton
James Franco	...	Saul Silver
Danny McBride	...	Red
Kevin Corrigan	...	Budlofsky
Craig Robinson	...	Matheson
Gary Cole	...	Ted Jones
Rosie Perez	...	Carol / Female Cop
Ed Begley Jr.	...	Robert
Nora Dunn	...	Shannon
Amber Heard	...	Angie Anderson
Joe Lo Truglio	...	Mr. Edwards
Arthur Napiontek	...	Clark
Cleo King	...	Police Liaison Officer
Bill Hader	...	Private Miller
James Remar	...	General Bratt

Also Known As:

Piña Express (Argentina) (DVD title) (Peru) [es]
Piña express (Mexico) (Venezuela) [es]
'Founta' express (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
Ananas Express (Germany) [de]
Ananas express (Canada: French title) [fr]
Ananassiekspress (Estonia) [et]
Ananasu ekspresis (Latvia) [lv]
Boski chillout (Poland) (poster title) [pl]
Délire express (France) [fr]
Mari Huanos ekspresas (Lithuania) [lt]
Pineapple Express (Croatia) [hr]
Pineapple Express (Norway) [no]
Pineapple express - ohutta yläpilveä (Finland) [fi]
Segurando as Pontas (Brazil) [pt]
Smoking High (Japan: English title) [en]
Strafumati (Italy) [it]
Superfumados (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language, drug use, sexual references and violence.

Runtime:

111 min | USA:117 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Cantonese | Korean

Color:

Color | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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

Company:

Columbia Pictures

Trivia:

At one portion of the movie, while Dale and Saul are driving, Dale asks "Where should we go?", Saul answers "I dunno, hotel, motel, holiday inn?". These words are part of the 1970s hip-hop song Rapper's Delight by Sugarhill Gang.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the beginning of the film when the private is smoking a joint, the camera cuts to outside of the box he is sitting in and you can clearly see the smoke from a smoke-machine blow towards the private.

Quotes:

Dale Denton: Danger! Danger! Trees! Tree! Tree! Squirrel!

Movie Connections:

References The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

Soundtrack:

Love Is Blue

James Franco Is The Real Thing

I laughed more in this movie than in any other of its ilk. Mostly thanks to James Franco. Yes, the James Dean Franco. His comedic timing is startling and his sympathy is all consuming. I think the secret is that we can (Franco allows us) see the human being behind this irresistible caricature. I was totally taken by the strange kind of innocence he exudes. We sense a loyal buddy who is capable of extraordinary generosity. His smile is already an iconic movie landmark. Seth Rogen is also very funny but you can guess that this is actually his character. Nothing wrong with that but James Franco's range is infinite. David Gordon Green makes his "commercial debut" very successfully. The showdown at the end takes a bit too long but all in all this movie is throughly worth it.