Reefer Madness
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
Reefer Madness (1936, USA) is a Drugsploitation film directed by Louis J. Gasnier.
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- Featured in: It Came From Hollywood | Forbidden Fruit: Golden Age Exploitation Picture Vol. 2 | The Madness Trilogy
- Featured on: TCM Underground | IFC Grindhouse
Main Details
- Released in 1936
- B & W
- Production Co: G and H Productions
- Distribution Co: Motion Picture Ventures (1938 Release) | W. F. Roadshow (Re-Release as "Doped Youth")
- Distributed by Motion Picture Ventures Inc.
- Directed by Louis J. Gasnier
Plot Summary
- Cautionary tale features a fictionalized take on the use of marijuana. A trio of drug dealers lead innocent teenagers to become addicted to "reefer" cigarettes by holding wild parties with jazz music.
Also Known As
- Tell Your Children (Original title)
- Doped Youth (Victims of Marihuana) (W. F. Roadshow re-release)
- The Burning Question (1939 Re-Release)
- Kiffen macht Crazy (Germany)
- Dope Addict
- Love Madness
Tagline
- The Sweet 'Pill' That Makes Life Bitter!
- See youthful marijuana victims - what actually happens