Pineapple Express (2008)
Action, Comedy, Crime |.
Pineapple Express is a American buddy stoner action comedy film directed by David Gordon Green, written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg and starring Rogen and James Franco. The plot centers on a process server and his marijuana dealer as they are forced to flee from hitmen and a corrupt police officer after witnessing them commit a murder. Producer Judd Apatow, who previously worked with Rogen and Goldberg on Knocked Up and Superbad, assisted in developing the story.
Columbia Pictures released the film on August 6, 2008, and it grossed $102 million worldwide on a $26 million budget. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and has since developed a cult following. Franco was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his performance.
In 1937, a soldier in a military facility is being observed through a two-way mirror smoking marijuana and revealing in his euphoria what he hates about the army. A high-ranking officer closes the project and deems marijuana illegal.
Seventy years later in 2007, Dale Denton, a process server visits his drug dealer, Saul Silver, to buy marijuana. Saul says he may know Dale’s next customer, Ted Jones. At Ted’s house Dale witnesses Ted and a police officer, Carol Brazier, shoot a man dead. While fleeing, Dale leaves his roach containing Pineapple Express, a rare strain of marijuana. Ted identifies the strain and sends his henchmen Budlofsky and Matheson to Red, a dealer who tells them about Saul.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writers: Seth Rogen (story & screenplay), Evan Goldberg (story & screenplay), Judd Apatow (story)
Stars: Seth Rogen, James Franco, Danny McBride, Kevin Corrigan, Craig Robinson, Gary Cole, Rosie Perez
►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 |
| Jonathan Spencer | … | Scientist (as Jonathan Walker Spencer) |
| Dana Lee | … | Cheung |
| Bobby Lee | … | Bobby |
| Ken Jeong | … | Ken |
| David C. Cook | … | Chris Gebert |
| Howard S. Lefstein | … | Mark (as Howard Lefstein) |
| Connie Sawyer | … | Faye Belogus |
| David McDivitt | … | Cop with Mole |
| Mae LaBorde | … | Mrs. Mendelson |
| Kendall Carly Browne | … | Old Woman |
| George Lew | … | Old Man |
| John Robert Tramutola | … | Walt (as John Tramutola) |
| Adam Crosby | … | Ack |
| Andrew Heald | … | Blake |
| Jeannetta Arnette | … | Sandra Danby |
| Carlos Aleman | … | Guy in Car |
| Omar Leyva | … | Guy in Car #2 |
| Sam Carson | … | Xerox Secretary |
| Jack Kehler | … | Walter – Accountant |
| Robert Longstreet | … | Dr. Terrence |
| Peter Gray Lewis | … | Peter – Thug #1 (as Peter Lewis) |
| Steve Bannos | … | Jared – Thug #2 |
| Eddie Rouse | … | Lance – Thug #5 |
| Mark Whigham | … | Thug #3 |
| Brian Scannell | … | Thug #4 |
| Ricky Dominguez | … | School Guy #1 |
| John R. Duncan | … | Pedestrian |
| Gabe Fiscale | … | Tennis Pro |
| Troy Gentile | … | Troy |
| Mandy Henderson | … | Trish |
| Brandon G. Holley | … | High School Student |
| Jourdan Lee | … | Assassin #1 |
| Nathan Mussell | … | Paramedic |
| Ian Novotny | … | 1930’s Scientist |
| Jordan Pontell | … | Scientist |
| Shawn Roe | … | Clark’s Friend |
| Jill Sayre | … | (voice) |
| Sheila Shaw | … | Waitress |
| George F. Watson | … | Gov’t Scientist B.O.N.G. Inventor / Diving Suit Attendant |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia