Pineapple Express

Year:

2008

Duration:

111 min | USA:117 min (unrated version)

Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

IMDB rate:

7

Director:

David Gordon Green

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2008-08-06

Filming Locations: Glendale, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $27,000,000

Opening Weekend: $23,245,025 (USA) (10 August 2008)

Gross: $87,341,380 (USA) (28 September 2008)

Cast

Actor

Character

Jill Sayre

Amber Heard

Pineapple Express

Seth Rogen

Dale Denton

James Franco

Saul Silver

Danny McBride

Red

Kevin Corrigan

Budlofsky

Craig Robinson

Matheson

Gary Cole

Ted Jones

Rosie Perez

Carol

Ed Begley Jr.

Robert

Nora Dunn

Shannon

Joe Lo Truglio

Mr. Edwards

Arthur Napiontek

Clark

Cleo King

Police Liaison Officer

Bill Hader

Private Miller

James Remar

General Bratt

Jonathan Spencer

Scientist

Dana Lee

Cheung

Bobby Lee

Bobby

Ken Jeong

Ken

David C. Cook

Chris Gebert

Howard S. Lefstein

Mark

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

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 (uncredited)

Gabe Fiscale

Tennis Pro (uncredited)

Brandon G. Holley

High School Student (uncredited)

Jourdan Lee

Assassin #1 (uncredited)

Nathan Mussell

Paramedic (uncredited)

Ian Novotny

1930's Scientist

Jordan Pontell

Scientist

Shawn Roe

Clark's Friend (uncredited)

Sheila Shaw

Waitress (uncredited)

George F. Watson

Gov't Scientist B.O.N.G. Inventor / Diving Suit Attendant (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Writer's Trademark: Clark County.

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The first marijuana-themed comedy to gross over $100 million worldwide.

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Saul's grandmother was not part of the original script. James Franco came up with the part, suggesting that it would be funny for his drug dealer character to have a Bubbe.

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Goofs

The foot-hole in the windshield suddenly, inexplicably, changes sizes from small and jagged, to larger and more rounded.

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While Dale is on top of Red with the door, they keep jumping from place to place on the floor. First, Red's head is in the sink, then its next to the sink, then farther, then closer. Even the sink itself jumps from sides that it fell on. Sometimes it's on its back, sometimes not.

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After Dale witnesses the murder and goes to Saul's apartment building in a panic, the sound of the rapid buzzing as he pushes the call button doesn't match the buzzing heard in Saul's apartment.

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Quotes

Red: [before saving Saul] I can't do this. I'm sorry, man. I can't do this. I'm infected. My shit's all fucked up. I need medical attention.

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Saul: [after Red tosses an ashtray, frisbee style, at Dale's head] Holy cock!

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Dale Denton: Hello? Hey, man.

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Faq

Q

A Note Regarding Spoilers

A

The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

Q

How could Red survive after everything that happened to him?

A

Most viewers simply chalk it up to "suspension of disbelief". Some critics have likened Red's pseudo-immortality to Wile E. Coyote's, i.e. the ridiculous amount of punishment he is able to take is part of the joke. Others have seen it as a reference to Knocked Up (2007) in which the character Ben Stone (Seth Rogen), praises the cure-all purposes of marijuana. "It is, like, the best medicine. 'Cause it fixes everything. Jonah broke his elbow once. We just... got high and... it still clicks but, I mean, he's ok."

Q

What are the differences between the R-Rated version and the Unrated Version?

A

This is an R-Rated comedy, so the censored parts are not all that spectacular. To be frank, there is not one change that seems to be worth censoring, only new dialogues and story parts have been added. There are some violent sequences at the end, but those are in the R-Rated as well. A detailed comparison between both versions can be found here.

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