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The OG 'Reefer Madness' — so bad it's practically performance art.
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Marihuana (1936)

camp classicunintentional comedymorality panic

Overview

DramaCrime

A young girl named Burma attends a beach party with her boyfriend and after she smokes marijuana with a bunch of other girls, she gets pregnant and another girl drowns while skinny dipping in the ocean. Burma and her boyfriend go to work for the pusher in order to make money so they can get married. However, during a drug deal her boyfriend is killed leaving Burma to fend for herself. Burma then becomes a major narcotics pusher in her own right after giving up her baby for adoption.

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Content warning
suicidereportergangsterdrugsmarijuanacocaineheroindrowningextortionhashish
moral hysteriasystemic exploitationfallen woman trope

Standout Aspects

Acting

Performances so wooden they could float.

Writing

Dialogue that invents its own grammar.

Best for:Friends: Mystery Science Theater-style roast with witty friends.·Rewatch: Quote every ridiculous line until memorized.
Heads up:Drug Use: Absurd anti-marijuana propaganda throughout.
Dwain Esper

Director

Dwain Esper

ReleasedMay 8, 1936
Runtime57m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Budget$100K
Roadshow Attractions

Top Cast

Paul Ellis

Paul Ellis

Tony Santello

Symona Boniface

Symona Boniface

Helen

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Dwain Esper toured this 'educational' film through exploitation circuits, bypassing censorship by claiming moral purpose while reveling in sin.

Trivia

Esper also directed 'Reefer Madness' and 'Sex Madness' — basically inventing the 'so bad it's good' midnight movie tradition decades before it had a name.

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Marihuana (1936) Original Trailer [FHD]

Marihuana (1936) Original Trailer [FHD]

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