Reefer Madness ( Tell Your Children ) Movie Information

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Overall Rank: 38428

Average Rating: 1.5/4

# of Ratings: 27

Theatrical Release Date: 01/01/1936

Language: English

Genre: Crime, Drama

MPAA Rating: PG

Director: Louis J. Gasnier

Actors: Dorothy Short, Kenneth Craig, Lillian Miles, Dave O'Brien, Thelma White, Carleton Young

Indyfreak - wrote on 09/12/2020

It's as bad as you've heard. Worse, it's boring as hell. I suppose the conceit behind the premise (that smoking marijuana will lead to a life of crime and murder) is still funny. But when the movie isn't a poorly scripted drama, it moralizes to the audience like a disappointed stepfather you know is a pompous hypocrite.

Matthew Brady
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WTF?

Matthew Brady - wrote on 03/25/2015

"Tell your children", that you smoke weed everyday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rErrkuLYAvI

The film Reefer Madness deals with the dangers associated with smoking marijuana and shows how high-school students, after smoking a little pot, may easily commit rapes and other awful drug-induced activities. In later years, in a more marijuana-enlightened society, this film has become a comedic cult classic.

Reefer Madness was superpose to be a serious message about weed and how kids should stay the hell away from it, but Reefer Madness is filmed so hilariously bad that it came off extremely funny that it's hard not to laugh at.

The acting was dreadful, the music got on my nervous and the message to the story just came off advertising it when you think about it.

TheWolf
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A stupid propaganda film from the 30's

TheWolf - wrote on 03/26/2008

This film is the original propaganda film that turned the government against marijuana. The interesting thing about this film is that it was referenced when the bill against pot use was introduced to the USA. The film was commissioned by the liquor industry and it is probably one of the funniest movies I have ever seen.

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What makes it funny is the fact that the main character goes psychotic after smoking weed and kills his whole family with an ax.
Yep the liquor commission didn't want anyone taking away from their profits, the lumber industry didn't want another industry that could compete with them at the paper mills, and the govt couldn't make that much money on the tax they had imposed upon it. So this was the result. Smoke weed and you will go insane. …