{"id":3051,"date":"2007-04-25T08:41:35","date_gmt":"2007-04-25T15:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3051"},"modified":"2021-01-18T01:40:58","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T08:40:58","slug":"reefer-madness-tell-your-children-the-burning-question-dope-addict-doped-youth-love-madness-1936","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3051","title":{"rendered":"Reefer Madness \/ Tell Your Children \/ The Burning Question \/ Dope Addict \/ Doped Youth \/ Love Madness (1936)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;The motion picture you are about to witness may startle you.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Reefer-Madness-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Reefer-Madness-Poster-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Reefer-Madness-Poster-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Reefer-Madness-Poster-90x128.jpg 90w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Reefer-Madness-Poster.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA principal (Joseph Forte) warns parents against the evil influence of &#8220;marihuana&#8221; by telling the story of an upstanding teen named Bill (Kenneth Craig) whose life went downhill after he was led into a life of wild partying by drug dealers Mae (Thelma White) and Jack (Carleton Young).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alcoholism and Drug Addiction<\/li>\n<li>Downward Spiral<\/li>\n<li>Falsely Accused<\/li>\n<li>Morality Police<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary notes, this cult exploitation film (with more alternate titles than you can count on one hand) was clearly &#8220;made by people who obviously knew nothing about their subject&#8221;, and &#8220;reinforces every falsehood you&#8217;ve ever heard about marijuana: that you become immediately addicted, that it is violence-inducing, that it&#8217;s as bad as heroin, [and] that it ends in one&#8217;s &#8216;inevitable insanity&#8217;.&#8221; <em>Reefer Madness<\/em> possesses a handful of unintentionally hilarious moments &#8212; such as a young addict (Dave O&#8217;Brien) laughing maniacally, or characters reacting to weed as though it&#8217;s the latest form of speed &#8212; but I&#8217;ll admit I don&#8217;t enjoy it much on the whole: it&#8217;s too hard to keep track of the characters, and, despite its short length of only 67 minutes, the storyline tends to drag. Nonetheless, while <em>Reefer Madness<\/em> is undeniably a &#8220;terribly made, sensationalized, preposterous film&#8221;, it remains &#8220;the ultimate camp film&#8221;, and is required viewing for anyone seriously interested in the history of cinema.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A hilariously uninformed representation of the effects of marijuana<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Reefer-Madness-Hays.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Reefer-Madness-Hays.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Reefer-Madness-Hays.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Reefer-Madness-Hays-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Reefer-Madness-Hays-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Reefer-Madness-Hays-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Countless campy moments<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Reefer-Madness-Laughing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Reefer-Madness-Laughing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Reefer-Madness-Laughing.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Reefer-Madness-Laughing-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Reefer-Madness-Laughing-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Reefer-Madness-Laughing-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dr. Carroll testifying to Bill&#8217;s unexplainable outburst of laughter during a class reading of <em>Romeo and Juliet<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Reefer-Madness-Romeo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Reefer-Madness-Romeo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Reefer-Madness-Romeo.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Reefer-Madness-Romeo-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Reefer-Madness-Romeo-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Reefer-Madness-Romeo-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ralph (O&#8217;Brien) prompting Mae to play the piano &#8220;faster &#8212; faster!&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Reefer-Madness-Faster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Reefer-Madness-Faster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Reefer-Madness-Faster.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Reefer-Madness-Faster-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Reefer-Madness-Faster-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Reefer-Madness-Faster-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, both for its undisputed cult status, and as a representative example of post-Hays Code exploitation films. Discussed at length in Peary&#8217;s <em>Cult Movies<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<li>Representative Film<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0028346\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/76537.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The motion picture you are about to witness may startle you.&#8221; Synopsis: A principal (Joseph Forte) warns parents against the evil influence of &#8220;marihuana&#8221; by telling the story of an upstanding teen named Bill (Kenneth Craig) whose life went downhill after he was led into a life of wild partying by drug dealers Mae (Thelma White) and Jack (Carleton Young). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Downward Spiral Falsely Accused Morality Police Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: As&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3051\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3051"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3051\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64139,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3051\/revisions\/64139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}