It used to bug me, but now that I know more, i would rather pretend that a 35 year old is 15, than pretend a 15 year old is safe in the entertainment industry.
He doesn't upload regularly. There was a period he didn't upload at all. Old/bad movie reviews is a crowded and niche genre on yt. Get what your saying tho.
@@rickyvandusen1744 I’ve been been around since the multi-months long dry spells, where I thought the channel was dead. He’s seemingly stuck right at that point where YT isn’t profitable enough to quit his job. So, he has to work full-time to live in The-6, and that makes it harder to make his quality videos on a normal weekly/bi-weekly schedule.
Made the same year as Modern Times, My Man Godfrey and Things To Come. Also directed by the same man who directed Perils Of Pauline (1914). Louis J. Gasnier.
Fun fact: Dorothy Short, the lead actress who played Mary - the one who gets shot dead - and Dave O'Brien - the guy who plays Ralph, the drug addict - were actually MARRIED in real life for around 18 years, and had 2 children together. Sadly, she passed away 9 years after their divorce at just 47, and he died 5 years after that during a yacht race accident. @Mark: Huge fan from India here :) Great job, as always!
@@dr.burtgummerfan439 Yea , if I were 7 years old, but looking like i'm about 36 years old, I wouldn't want to have to wear a suit and tie to the grocery store either. Parents must have hated their kids back in the day...
As one of Reefer Madness’ own performers, Thelma White (who played the vampy Mae, whose apartment is the setting for wild reefer parties) affirmed, exploitation filmmakers did their utmost to produce films that would provoke a visceral response in audiences. “The director wanted us to ‘hoke’ it up. He wanted us to show the ‘madness.’ ” She remarked: “I’m ashamed to say that it’s the only one of my films that’s become a classic.” All this is to say that the makers of Reefer Madness (a title the movie was never known as until the 70s) knew what they were making was bullshit but being the pranksters and charlatans they were they did it anyway because the only goal of the movie was to make money. The above quote is taken from the book Forbiden Gruit: The Golden Age of the Exploitation Film which is a really good read to find out more about this genre in the 30s and includes a number of things about Reefer Madness and it's distributor Dwain Esper
@@virg0_lem0nade IDK, grand boomers were very susceptible to all manner of propaganda and fear-mongering. I'm surprised they didn't imply that smoking weed turned you into a dirty commie.
@@PongoXBongo --- i'm just saying, it's possible that someone who had only heard of the movie thought it was a documentary, but absolutely not possible for anyone to think that after watching it. not just because of how ridiculous it is, but because it's not done in the style of a documentary at all. it's very clearly done as a fictional story, and there's even a long written disclaimer at the beginning that tells you it's a fictional story. it's still propaganda material, but it was never intended as a documentary, and the OP of this comment was just writing something to get "likes".
When you pointed out that everyone that smoked Marijuana in the 1930s was now dead, solid argument. I suffered from violent, uncontrollable laughter myself.
The moment Mark said "1930's anti-cannabis propaganda" I was like "HELL YEAH! Reefer Madness!" And he went with the colour version! By the way, they made a musical based on this. The film version has an animated trip-out sequence after the main character eats a pot brownie, Alan Cumming battling reefer zombies, and a Vegas-style number sung by literal Jesus. It's awesome.
I know a young man who was tricked into eating a pot brownie, and since then, he’s been a train wreck. He lost about 60 pounds, has panic attacks, and now needs a scooter to ambulate.
@@FGuilt the dry mouth and throat sucks so much. Edibles could be a loophole around that. I know some people get the dry throat and mouth from smoking, so maybe try edibles?
@@vossburton3437 oh my god it sucks! And I did try the edibles. Twice. Nothing really happened. Maybe a slight lightheadedness and got really hyper and talkative and irritated. Snoop dogg is a LIAR! 😁. One day when shrooms are legal maybe I'll get this "high" I keep hearing about. Till then, it's Miller time I guess.
God I was thinking the same thing. It reminds me of when they did a presentation on why marijuana is bad and dangerous at are school. And when they said it was a gateway to other stuff somebody yelled from up in the bleachers in the gym "the only thing it's a gateway to is my fridge". Everyone starting cracking up I think even a few of the chiller teachers were chuckling about that one.
@@andrewgwilliam4831 Maybe that's why sharks are such dicks, they're all high all the time. If they switch to good old Bayer Heroine they'd be herbivores.
Now I like those kale chips. There's only the one brand; Rhythm, I assume those are the ones Mark tried. I have a dairy allergy, so I think the vegan cool ranch flavor is actually pretty good. I kept a bag of them in the passenger's seat the year I drove from PA to CA to move. That being said, it's not like I can't understand why someone wouldn't like them. They're really just passable if you want something greener and healthier than traditional corn/potato chips, but don't have time to cook. It's got a weird aftertaste, except the weird aftertaste is pretty much its entire flavor. My real complaint is with the texture. If you're driving, you don't want to get the powdered blend of garlic yeast and sunflower oil all over the steering wheel. And because they're just dried leaves they break REALLY easily. The average potato chip bag will be reduced to crumbs when about 1/12 of the chips are left. With kale chips, all the big, grabable pieces have shattered by the time half the bag is gone. Again, the only time I would actually want these is as a snack on the go, so needing a spoon is a big flaw. It's more of a weird craving I get occasionally because the food had time to grow on me, rather than anything I'd recommend to someone who doesn't already shop at Trader Joe's.
What people don’t realise is that marijuana is indeed lethal. I myself nearly died because of it. All it took was one incident where my mates jeans and boxers fell down, whilst he was bowling in a public bowling ally. The laughter damn near killed me. I had a lucky escape. Giggles aren’t funny people they are dangerous.
12:11 "When you're high nothing good can happen. The only thing that can happen is death." Not true Mark. Apparently there's also a lot of frantic piano music. The most frightening thing is none of these people have ever had a piano lesson in their lives.
Weed was demonized so much that when I tried it at age 13 I was like, “Wow, this is awesome! They lied to me about weed....I bet pain pills are not bad either!” Went on to get addicted to pain pills and heroin for about 11 years. I think big pharma was probably behind a lot of the demonization of weed.
I have a similar story. Pot had been demonized so much but when I tried it, it was great. I figured they lied about everything and eventually became an opiate addict.
"Violent laughter" is probably the worst form of laughter. "Somnolent laughter" and "Indifferent laughter" are pretty evil, but "violent laughter" is probably the worst of the three. That time I smoked Mary-Joanna for about ten years did actually cause incurable insanity in me, I unsuccessfully held down a job and raised a family during that time because of my drug induced madness. I also drank alcohol occasionally and still managed to get to work and think rationally! What a heel! How the hell did that happen?! Crazy! Now that I'm free from that horror I'm just a swell guy, and my incurable marihuana insanity has been cured! Well, I suppose I'll be paying my taxes more than I did already and agreeing with everything the government tells me I should now. So long folks, and have a great day!
Gotta say, really like the suit. It just adds that extra little touch of panache. And if there's one thing I love it's a side of panache with my bad movie viewing experience!!
Thanks for this! My hippie parents used to go see this at the midnight movies in the 70’s and told me how hilarious it is while under the influence of the Devil’s Lettuce, and I’ve never actually seen it all the way through
I watched the Legend Films colorized version with commentary by Mike Nelson, and there's this one line I'll never forget; "Meanwhile, everyone failed to notice that the piano player was going bat$#@% insane".
Which is ironic, as alcohol is a lot more deadly and dangerous than MJ, especially with regards to the withdrawal symptoms. Being from Germany, it's rather sad to see how completely accepted the absolute mass consumption of beer (and other alcoholic beverages) has become in our country. You're definitely the odd one out if you don't drink alcohol here; you'll always have to explain yourself like you're a recovering addict or something. Well, excuse me for not wanting to destroy my liver and brain cells from 14 years of age onwards. I'm 31 now and I know plenty of people in my close circle of friends who'll definitely become alcohol addicts in the future (if they're not already, judging by the sheer amount they tend to drink on a regular basis). But will they listen? Nope.
It's interesting that the purported "madness" on display is easily outclassed by many a modern action movie with protagonists who aren't even on drugs.
my grandma used to tell me that if you smoke marijuana you'll jump out of a window because you'll think you can fly, looking back on it now after all these years i've realized this: *you probably shouldn't tell this to a child who absolutely loves birds, airplanes and pretty much anything involving flight*
Mark. I’ve decided you are my favourite RU-vid guy. Sincere thank you for your videos, your passion for weird movies and your endless sarcasm. I will watch all your ads.
I saw this movie in a screening on the University of Michigan campus circa 1970. No easy way to own a copy (reel-to-reel only) at the time, although film clubs and societies could rent them from movie rental companies for limited screenings. In 1974 Actor Roddy McDowell was raided by the FBI and had to surrender his collection of old movies.
Actually, the transition between hashish (the form it used used in in the 1800s) to today's marijuana joint made people at the time conflate the two. Hashish has such high levels of THC that hallucinations aren't uncommon.
I'm surprised that they didn't blame the extinction of the dinosaurs on pot. T-Rex lighting up a blunt, gets the munchies, and makes the mistake of taking on an over-sized Triceratops. Will the species of Earth never learn?
For the Record, "Reefer Madness: The Musical" is not just a good adaptation of this movie, I would say it's one of the best adaptations of anything of all time. Beat for beat, it recreates many iconic scenes from the original 1930's film, all while writing more compelling versions of each character AND making pointed criticisms of society at the time. It's great as a parody, as a stand-alone musical, and as a bleak meditation on how ignorance and racism can overpower all common sense. Like seriously guys, the movie's ending is depressing as shit. Even Cabaret ends with Sally at the train station being like "Dear god, what has Germany become?!" Reefer Madness, nobody is even present to object to the fact that they're literally burning books. Every character who was a voice of reason within the narrative, by the ending is either intimidated into silence, or dead! And then we see one unnamed black family notice every white person in town parading down the street with torches, and without a single word, the dad gives a look like "Today is really not my day. Bonnie, get the kids inside!"
@Ultra CNC I am high. But Alcohol is highest on top for the most of car accidents, violent behaviour, family destroying, ... in every county, in whole world...
@Ultra CNC Why you forgot to copy first sentence? After alcohol, marijuana is the drug most often found in the blood of drivers involved in crashes. www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/drugged-driving So, eather you don't know many people or you lie about this just as you lie in post before... Alsohol is the most dangerous drug and even your page that u use say exactly that! We are arguing about most obvious thing. Marijuana is on second place, but it is ofthen used combined with other drugs or alcohol.
@Ultra CNC After alcohol, marijuana is the drug most often found in the blood of drivers involved in crashes. Your institute you reffer to said that. What else you want? I didnt day that they are both not bad. Just that Alcohol is worsen then Marijuana and causes more car crashes, more violent behaviours, family abuses etc in whole wrld then Marijuana! FACT! Every Police statistics, Emergency, Court, etc will show the same... Alcohol is most dangerous drug. Are we really arguing about that? www.cdc.gov/transportationsafety/impaired_driving/impaired-drv_factsheet.html In 2016, 10,497 people died in alcohol-impaired driving crashes, accounting for 28% of all traffic-related deaths in the United States. Drugs other than alcohol (legal and illegal) are involved in about 16% of motor vehicle crashes. So, alcohol causes almost double crashes then all other drugs combined, including some way more dangerous then Marijuana like Heroin, MDMA, Meth, etc...
Capitalism needs an exploited underclass to function. As long as rich people write the rules, there can never be freedom or equality. Look at the US; split in two, supporting two sides of the same poisoned coin
@Kill Team Charlie capitalism causes poverty. You like people being poor so you can take advantage of them. You are a bad person who should reappraise the viability of continuing to exist
@Kill Team Charlie this movie (Reefer Madness), and the demonization of marijuana that produced it, was capitalist propaganda designed to disenfranchise Mexican-Americans, African-Americans, and the poor. So not only are you a bad person, but also an ignorant moron the likes of whom are frankly ten-a-penny in neoliberal hellworld
Seriously whoever did that colorization made some of the strangest color choices I could have imagined. Definitely adds to the bizarro nightmare quality of the whole thing!
I remember seeing clips of it in the documentary 'Grass' and randomly found a copy of it at Best Buy for 5 bucks. Best purchase of my life! Hot Fingers is my spirit animal!
I LOVE the concept of 'violent laughter'. this is one of the best films of the genre of laughable nostalgic cinema. Great comedy relief and a wonderful insight into the government's use of film as propaganda.
I saw another review of this same film (B&W version) and it was hilarious. When I saw Mark posted this one I couldn't wait to see it (again) and as always, you didn't disappoint!
I wonder who dislikes these kinds of videos, like good videos from consistently good content creators. Was this their first exposure to the channel and they just weren't into it? Was it someone who hates this guy personally or did the people who worked on Reefer Madness click here and not like seeing their work disbaraged? It's totally subjective and I'm not bothered or offended by people disliking it I'm just curious how they wound up here, an hour after the video was uploaded no less. This goes for like most channels by the way, someone provides quality content and like 3 minutes after the upload of a 20 minute video there'll already be a dislike.
Ah the good old days, when kids where playing Yoyos and hunting frogs until they were 21 years old, and parents looked like proper grand grand parents!
Mark asks: How can weed be deadly? I IMMEDIATELY get an ad for Red Robin 🤔 YES! I will smoke the "mariHuana", get the munchies, binge on junk food and die of diabetes or obesity? 🤷♀️ I guess it's more possible than what this movie shows. 🙄
@@BaranoffIsaac True, and this was also during the Hays Code era for Hollywood, so this never got a proper showing in most theaters that showed Hollywood studios, so the filmmakers would pay people to go from town to town, and set up tents right outside of town, drum of business by word of mouth, and flyers, and then show the movie like a taboo traveling carnival show.
I started smoking the Ma-Rah-Wah-naa. I just started watching FanboyFlicks and I haven't stopped for the last 5 years. It's an endless cycle. Sometimes, I think I'm Mark. Please, say a prayer for me.
This movie - as someone who drinks, is hilarious. They seem to have marihuana mixed up with crack and LSD. The most weed can get you is the three h's: really *high,* really *hungry,* and really (I stress this) *h-annoying because you can't shut up about how good weed is.*
They knew weed didnt do any of that🤣. It was all propaganda. Jazz music and the free swingin days of the 20's freaked people out. So they blamed it on "loco weed" (term from the 30's)
This makes my evening. Our heatingsystem just croaked and now I'm stuck under a ton of blankets, waiting for the emergency repair service and have this gem of drug prevention to save my life! Wooohoo! 🥳
Cannabis still suffers a great deal of misinformation. For example I have a friend who's convinced that smoking one joint will induce a psychosis, which is not untrue but so exaggerated that it might just be part of the movie!😂
My dad is a boomer and he told me when I was teen that if I ever wanna try it let him and he'll get the get the good stuff for me. He didn't want me to just buy from anyone off the street. Sadly at that time I was against drugs and alcohol. This was back in the late 80s. 30 something years later, I love alcohol and pot. I could have gotten that party started earlier but I think it was for the best to wait it out.
Actually these kids in the movie are the ones that gave birth to the "boomers" in the 40s.. Ironically those same boomers are the ones that started that whole free lovin, weed smokin, LSD hallucinatin, special snowflake justice school of thought with their privileged boomer 60s ways. That, interestingly enough, you might find yourself agreeing with today each time you take your daily dose of twitter soundbites ;) Yeah the zoomers didn't come up with that horse sh*t sorry for the disappointment bruh
@@jerres9585 There's a reason why I specified "hyper-conservative boomers" in an edit. ;) I know that the hippie movement happened, but that doesn't suddenly erase all the other boomers who talked shit about weed and LSD, but didn't give two fucks about those who shoved a billion cigs into their mouth per day. They still exist. They're still a bunch of hypocrites. Also, you don't get to whine about "Twitter horse shit" and use the term "special snowflake" in the same paragraph.
Notice that even in the coloured version there are no _coloureds?_ Once one knows a bit about the background of cannabis prohibition it's hard not to see the glaring subtext behind this film...anti-Jazz, anti-Bohemian, anti-Negro. 😐