Riding “High” In Hollywood
Posted on August 4, 2008 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments
Comedians Cheech & Chong, Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, pose with artificial marijuana plants for photographers after announcing their first comedy tour in 25 years during a news conference in Los Angeles July 30, 2008.
Marijuana is not just for dopes anymore, at least not in Hollywood. With the unexpected success of ”Harold & Kumar,” the buzz around the upcoming ”Pineapple Express,” and strong home video sales for hits, is stoner fare inching into the mainstream? Suggested by IQ Member: Dark Water
…Marijuana is not just for dopes anymore, at least not in Hollywood.
Thirty years after comedians Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong popularized the myth of stoners as amiable goofballs in “Up In Smoke,” film and television producers are instead portraying pot smokers as regular folks from all walks of life.
On TV, there is “Weeds,” which became a hit on cable network Showtime following its 2005 debut. It revolves around a widowed mom who deals dope to make ends meet.
Among movies, the “Harold & Kumar” movies centre on a stoner investment banker and medical school candidate. In the art-house film “The Wackness,” Sir Ben Kingsley plays a pot-smoking psychiatrist and, in the upcoming comedy “Pineapple Express,” Seth Rogen portrays a sky-high legal process server.
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