Total Recall: 15 Memorable Movie Stoners
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5. Jeff Spicoli As seen in: Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) Zen moment: "What Jefferson was saying was, 'Hey! You know, we left this England place 'cause it was bogus; so if we don't get some cool rules ourselves -- pronto -- we'll just be bogus too!' Get it? " Amy Heckerling's 1982 classic is remembered for many things -- Cameron Crowe's near-perfect script; early appearances from Nicolas Cage, Anthony Edwards, Forest Whitaker, and Eric Stoltz; Phoebe Cates on the diving board -- but one of the movie's biggest, most enduring gifts to cinema was proof, in the form of the perpetually baked surfer Jeff Spicoli, that Sean Penn can be side-splittingly hilarious if he wants to. Sprinkled like brownie crumbs between the movie's more serious bits, Penn's scenes as Spicoli --particularly those when he goes up against his nemesis, the sputtering Mr. Hand -- provide Fast Times with some of the finest comic relief in early '80s American cinema. Oh, gnarly! |
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4. Harold & Kumar As seen in: Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (2004), Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) Zen moment: "The universe tends to unfold as it should." Endless movies are built around the concept of the odd couple, but how much of an odd couple can you be when you can effortlessly blend into a crowd? Enter Harold and Kumar, a racially diverse BFF duo for our modern times. Their enduring popularity stems from how versatile their comedy can be: as the first stoner duo in our post Cheech and Chong, Bill and Ted world; as instruments to explore racial inequalities; and in the recent sequel, wanderers in an uncertain nation. They're also both idiots in their own specific ways, which is always hilarious. |
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theginsengtree writes: on Aug 06 2008 06:19 PM I think the Dude should be #1 personally (Reply to this) |
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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! (Reply to this) |
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danielfrohlich writes: on Aug 06 2008 06:49 PM Man..the cheech and chong movies are soooooooooooooo boring. (Reply to this) |
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Rolento88 writes: on Aug 06 2008 07:14 PM what about GRANDMA'S BOY??????????????????????? (Reply to this) |
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JohnnyJonJon writes: on Aug 06 2008 07:34 PM How about any or all characters from "Dazed and Confused?" (Reply to this) |
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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. (Reply to this) |
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jokerboy1991 writes: on Aug 06 2008 07:49 PM In reply to this comment (#1958693) Oh Yeah! Why isnt Rory Cochrane or Matthew MCconaughey on the list?!?!?!?!? (Reply to this) |
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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. (Reply to this) |
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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. (Reply to this) |
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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. (Reply to this) |
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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 ... (Reply to this) |
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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 (Reply to this) |
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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 (Reply to this) |
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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. (Reply to this) |
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sam.chomnoky writes: on Aug 06 2008 10:33 PM In reply to this comment (#1959004) i dunno if smoking shisha makes you a stoner... (Reply to this) |
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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 (Reply to this) |
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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. (Reply to this) |
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ragethorn13 writes: on Aug 07 2008 04:47 AM This list sucks! Dazed & Confused is the #1 stoner movie. (Reply to this) |
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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. . . (Reply to this) |
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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 (Reply to this) |
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