Apr 3 2008'Pineapple Express' Poster References Criminal Act
How many ways can the Pineapple Express poster find to work in not-so-subtle references to marijuana? I count five.
1. The title, which the trailer explains is a type of the marijuana drug.
2. The "Put this in your pipe and smoke it" tagline. Because the marijuana drug is smoked, sometimes in a pipe.
3. Actual, physical smoke surrounding the characters, as is produced by the marijuana drug.
4. James Franco's look of jovial euphoria, as may be caused by the marijuana drug.
5. The second tagline, "From the guys who brought you Superbad." Because any time the term "from the guys who brought you..." is used, the only logical response to the instant rage it creates is to either escape through drug use or destroy something beautiful.
Pineapple Poster! [JoBlo]
Reader Comments
1. flacahoe - April 3, 2008 12:01 PM
I'm sure this is blasphemous, but I didn't like superbad that much. This looks seriously funny and a little bit awesome. I reserve full judgment until I see it of course.
2. Tullox - April 3, 2008 12:48 PM
What about the marijuana-like-leaf on the first guys belt?
3. drew - April 3, 2008 1:35 PM
maybe its me but this looks incredibly similar to last summers Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End series of posters....no?
4. Snoodle - April 3, 2008 2:28 PM
Ah! Drew at 3. there beat me too it, but yes I agree, very POTC-esk......if it was intentional it's funny :p
5. Shady - April 3, 2008 6:13 PM
It looks okay but i'll wait to fully judge until I see it.
6. 420 - April 4, 2008 12:27 AM
Well, I've loved the trailers so far, and my intelligence is honestly not that insulted that they would include references to marijuana in a movie where that is pretty much the main topic. I think I'd be a little more confused if they had absolutely no reference to it whatsoever.