Underplayed Gems

Pineapple Express (2008)

Pineapple Express poster
Directed by
David Gordon Green
Genre
comedy film, action film, stoner film, buddy film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 52m
Rated
R
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 4,251 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A process server and his marijuana dealer witness a murder and must flee from hitmen and a corrupt cop. The two friends get into a series of wild misadventures while trying to stay alive.

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What happens

Pineapple Express is a 2008 American action stoner comedy film directed by David Gordon Green, written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, and starring Rogen and James Franco alongside Gary Cole, Rosie Perez and Danny McBride. The plot centers on a process server (Rogen) and his marijuana dealer (Franco) as they are forced to flee from hitmen and a corrupt police officer (Perez) after witnessing them commit a murder. Producer Judd Apatow, who previously worked with Rogen and Goldberg on Knocked Up and Superbad (both 2007), assisted in developing the story. The film was released by Sony Pictures Releasing under its Columbia Pictures label on August 8, 2008, and grossed $102.4 million worldwide on a $26 million budget. It received generally positive reviews from critics and has since developed a cult following. Franco was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his performance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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