Pineapple Express is a 2008 American stoner action comedy film , directed by David Gordon Green and stars Seth Rogen, James Franco, Danny McBride, and Gary Cole. The film was released on August 6, 2008. Columbia Pictures released the film on August 6, 2008, and it grossed $102 million worldwide on a $26 million budget. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and has since developed a cult following. The inspiration for making Pineapple Express, according to producer Judd Apatow, was Brad Pitt's character in True Romance, a stoner named Floyd. Apatow "thought it would be funny to make a movie in which you follow that character out of his apartment and watch him get chased by bad guys". According to Rogen, the ideal production budget was $40 million, but due to the subject matter—"because it's a weed movie", as he described it—Sony Pictures allotted $25 million. The film inspired the name for a real cannabis strain called Pineapple Express
Plot[]
Dale Denton is a 25 year old process server who witnesses a dangerous drug lord, Ted Jones and corrupt cop, Officer Carol commit a murder. Dale panics and leaves his roach on the ground, as Dale recongizes it as Ted sends two hencemen to the dealer, Red. Meanwhile, Dale flees to his drug dealer, Saul Sliver's apartment and tells him what happened as Dale realizes he left the roach and Ted could trace them. As the two flee into nearby woods and then finds out overnight they've killed the car battery as the two go on the run for their lives.
Cast[]
- Seth Rogen as Dale Denton
- James Franco as Saul Sliver
- Danny McBride as Red
- Gary Cole as Ted Jones
- Kevin Corrigan as Budlofsky
- Craig Robinson as Matheson
- Rosie Perez as Officer Carol
- Amber Heard as Angie Anderson