ROTTEN TOMATOES: Total Recall: 15 Memorable Movie Stoners

Total Recall: 15 Memorable Movie Stoners

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13. The Freelings
As seen in: Poltergeist (1982)

Zen moment: "Just have an open mind. Reach back into our past when I used to know you with one and use it for the next couple of minutes."

Written, produced, and virtually ghost-directed by Steven Spielberg, Poltergeist clearly comes from a personal place and it shows in the small details littered throughout the movie. One scene, for example, shows Mama and Papa Freeling (Craig T. Nelson and JoBeth Williams) casually smoking, talking, and goofing around in bed. Their marijuana use actually makes them more sympathetic as characters: judging by their oldest daughter's age and the movie's setting, the Freelings were flower children who married and had children young. It's a juggling act for the two to keep in touch with their youth as they settle down into the dull suburban dream (soon to be invaded by some pissed-off, face-destroying ghosts).

more info...	12. Annie Hall As seen in: Annie Hall (1977) Zen moment: "You've been seeing a psychiatrist for 15 years. You should smoke some of this. You'd be off the couch in no time." Arguably, drug portrayal in movies has different meanings in different decades. With Easy Rider, it opened America's eyes to the long-gestating counterculture movement. The Cheech & Chong series kickstarted the good times attitude that lasted well into 80s cinema. And modern stoner classics (the Harold and Kumars, Pineapple Express) explore decriminalization and the pursuit of freedom of choice. Diane Keaton's Annie Hall, as a rare positive portrayal of a woman under the influence, is a brand of female empowerment, a naive New York intellectual who plagued the city at the time.

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theginsengtree writes:
on Aug 06 2008 06:19 PM

I think the Dude should be #1 personally

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Aug 06 2008 06:31 PM

The Dude should be number no.1 , Floyd should be no.2, James Franco should definately be no.3 he was awesome in Pineapple Express!

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danielfrohlich writes:
on Aug 06 2008 06:49 PM

Man..the cheech and chong movies are soooooooooooooo boring.

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Rolento88 writes:
on Aug 06 2008 07:14 PM

what about GRANDMA'S BOY???????????????????????

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JohnnyJonJon writes:
on Aug 06 2008 07:34 PM

How about any or all characters from "Dazed and Confused?"

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JakeTheSnakeMane writes:
on Aug 06 2008 07:35 PM

Grandma's Boy had no memorable characters really. Although Peter Dante's character was pretty funny. I'd say Jay and Silent Bob #1 and then Smokey #2.

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Aug 06 2008 07:49 PM

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Oh Yeah! Why isnt Rory Cochrane or Matthew MCconaughey on the list?!?!?!?!?

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Young Turk writes:
on Aug 06 2008 07:59 PM

Seriously, Cheech and Chong movies are a chore to sit through.

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The Truth About Jack Hair writes:
on Aug 06 2008 09:33 PM

Cheech and Chong are the best stoners ever in cinema, especially since we have a handful to sit through as opposed to these cameos that made it onto the list.
The Dude is a better character, not a better stoner.

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Jack Waters writes:
on Aug 06 2008 09:41 PM

Why did Wayne's World and Bill & Ted make the list. Aren't the Bill & Ted movies rated PG?! If you're going to make a stoner movie you must at least qualify by showing a few guys get stoned on camera. Can't wait to see Pineapple Express.

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EZ_Dunn writes:
on Aug 06 2008 10:02 PM

"I believe him, man. I don't know why, but I do." I love that line.
As for Wayne's World (1&2) even siskel and ebert got a contact high from both these flicks. It's fun watching their reviews ... http://bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/ebertandroeper/index2.html?sec=6&subsec=meyers

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sam.chomnoky writes:
on Aug 06 2008 10:30 PM

In reply to this comment (#1958693)
Yah i have to second that, where is ANYONE from Dazed & Confused? That's got to be one of the best stoner movies out there

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sam.chomnoky writes:
on Aug 06 2008 10:31 PM

In reply to this comment (#1958693)
Yah i have to second that, where is ANYONE from Dazed & Confused? That's got to be one of the best stoner movies out there

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blattman writes:
on Aug 06 2008 10:32 PM

Pinapple Express was a good addition to the stoner genre. It was fun and both Seth Rogan and James Franco were believable stoners. Honestly though, putting Bill, Ted, Garth and Wayne is just cheating or wishful thinking. The hookah smoking catapiller from any of the dozen Alice in Wonderland movies would have been a better referance.

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sam.chomnoky writes:
on Aug 06 2008 10:33 PM

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i dunno if smoking shisha makes you a stoner...

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Inf3rno71685 writes:
on Aug 07 2008 12:34 AM

All I know is that if they make a.. acid / lsd / just plain trippy movie.. Natural born killers and Fear and loathing in Las Vegas are run away number 1's and 2's

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on Aug 07 2008 04:45 AM

I'm saddened by this list.

I like that Floyd is there though. I guess he was the inspiration for "Pineapple Express." Apatow saw the movie, and thought "What if a film had a Floyd as the main actor, and had pot peddlers as violent as the drug dealers from True Romance?"

I think a Stoner should be someone who we know smokes pot, and isn't someone who just does every drug possible, like Dewey Cox.

And, yah, the guys from Dazed and Confused need to be there.

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ragethorn13 writes:
on Aug 07 2008 04:47 AM

This list sucks! Dazed & Confused is the #1 stoner movie.

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on Aug 07 2008 04:50 AM

I haven't seen P.E.,

but that seems to be the impetus for this list,

so it's odd that Franco's character isn't on the list. . .

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Hoosierdaddy101 writes:
on Aug 07 2008 05:29 AM

Excuse me Sean Penn Fast Times at Ridgemont High, hes pretty memorable for me

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