Friday, March 14, 2014

Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005)


IMDb plot summary: An outrageous tongue-in-cheek musical comedy adaptation of the classic 1936 anti-marijuana propaganda film.
Directed by Andy Fickman. Starring Christian Campbell, Kristen Bell, Alan Cumming, and Ana Gasteyer.

I already had the soundtrack and knew some of the music from this movie, but finally watching it all come together was so much fun. This film hits just the right amount of over-the-top campiness and ridiculously "heartfelt" performances -- it's an incredible ensemble one. Christian Campbell and Kristen Bell are hilarious as the two young kids who are sucked into the drug underworld, but Ana Gasteyer, Alan Cumming, and the rest of the cast all play their parts beautifully as well. The musical numbers are fun and entertaining throughout -- the ONLY one I didn't enjoy was The Brownie Song. I laughed out loud a LOT and smiled most of the time. If I give this one a couple more watches, I can easily see it becoming one of my favorite movie musicals ever. So, so much fun. 4.5 stars.

Flickchart: #232 out of 2064, below Submarine and above Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius.

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