Product Details

• Actors: Pat Carlyle, Paul Ellis, Hugh McArthur, Harley Wood, Dorothy Dehn
• Directors: Dwain Esper
• Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Alpha Video
• DVD Release Date: June 24, 2003
• Run Time: 58 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000098ZS9
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #169,843 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Puff-Peddling Pot-Pushers Plague Pleasantville..., June 24, 2004

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Bindy Sue Frønkünschtein "bigfootsalienbaby" (under the rubble) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Marihuana (DVD)

Dick and his girl Burma were just two typical all-american 35 year old teens. That was until Tony and his henchman Nick came to town! They set up their evil pot-peddling enterprise, right under the noses of law enforcement. Soon, drawn like mosquitoes to a bloodbank, the kids hung out with Tony and company, drinking, dancing to that heathen devil-jazz, and smoking Tony's "giggle-weed"! What followed was an orgy of debauchery, as young ladies disrobed and ran naked into the nearby ocean, unashamed of their wanton activity! Of course, one of them drowned, proving the cursedness of "mary jane"! Next, Dick was caught by police, carrying a bale of "the herb from hell" under his arm. He was shot to death, leaving Burma to her newfound pot addiction! Burma went from mariHuana to heroin in short order, dealing that hideous powder and losing a child (Dick's child) over it! This all led to Burma's own grizzly end! Dwain Esper (Maniac) directed this hilarious tale of misinformation and gratuitous nudity in his usual gonzo fashion. Watch it with REEFER MADNESS and COCAINE FIENDS for a real hoot-a-thon...

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The "giggle" weed strikes again!, May 25, 2005

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Boggman! (Laguna Hills, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Marihuana (DVD)

Teenagers beware! It could happen to you! Mix alcohol and the evil giggle weed and you could end up dead. Or even worse, you could become a hard-core drug pushing heroin addicted drug dealer!

So is the moral of the 1936 exploitation film "Marihuana". We even get to see a little bit of 1930's T&A!

Now what more could you ask for?? :)

I enjoyed watching Burma (Harlene Wood) go from happy go lucky teenager -to pregnant misfit- to "Blondie" the drug dealer, all in less than an hour!

A fun little film and certainly a time capsule of days long past! For fans of these types of movies, this is a must see classic!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating Time Capsule!, September 2, 2004

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Jery Tillotson "author" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Marihuana (DVD)

I watched this l930s exploitation flick along with two others: Assassins of Youth and Reefer Madness, but "Marihuana" was my favorite. You're given a glimpse into how Hollywood hopefuls tried desperately to prove themselves before even a Poverty Row camera. The clothes, the hairstyles and make-up are fascinating to study. Nobody had even heard of jeans back then, or casual attire. This was before the Big Band Sound and so the "in" kids did the Lindy Hop and other then hot dance numbers. The actress who portrayed Burma did a great job and you can almost believe that she was so desperate at the end that she did something that I can't say here since it would spoil your fun. Considering the ultra low budget that the movie-maker had to work with, he did a magical job of putting together this movie. The previews, by the way, are equally entertaining. Screaming warnings roll along the screen that demand "Mothers...Fathers...Discover Where Your Children Are Having Their Fun!..."