Stoner movie

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A stoner movie or stoner film (also called a stoner film ) is a comedy film that is characterized above all by the fact that it plays a central role in its cannabis consumption . Classic examples of Stoner films are the Cheech-and-Chong and Harold-and-Kumar series.

Description and history of the genre

The stoner film is a vague genre name for a film whose plot revolves around the consumption of marijuana or other cannabis drugs or in which these are of decisive importance for its ambience or the characterization of its main characters. The Stoner film is mostly conceived as a film comedy in which drug use is viewed from a humorous point of view. Accordingly, this is presented more or less positively and also often satirically exaggerated. Typical elements of action here are the procurement and consumption of marijuana as well as the conflict with or flight from the state authorities. The protagonists are often male and best friends who indulge in marijuana together and experience various adventures and entanglements. In this context, women usually only appear in supporting roles.

The genre emerged in American film in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Cheech and Chong films (1978–1985), which are archetypal examples of the genre, were particularly influential . Another classic Stoner film from this period is I believe 'I'm standing in the forest' (1982), in which the male duo typical of many Stoner films is replaced by a school clique, as was also the case a decade later in Confusion - the freaky summer (1993). The first of the Friday films hit theaters in 1995, and at the end of the decade, Bongwater (1997), Half Baked - Völlig high und durchgeknallt (1998), Homegrown (1998) and The Big Lebowski (1998) followed a series of very different stoners Movies. In the first decade of the 21st century, the first Stoner films were made outside of American cinema. In German-speaking countries, this includes Lammbock - Alles in Handarbeit (2001), Cannabis - Trying goes through Regieren (2006) and Contact High (2009). Nigel Cole shot the successful small town comedy Grasgeflüster (2000) in England and the Chinese feature film Help Me Eros (2008) was made in East Asian cultures . Stoner films were also made in American cinemas. Kevin Smith had already created two classic Stoner figures with the duo Jay and Silent Bob in the 1990s . These initially appeared in small supporting roles in several of his films and then received their own film in 2001 with Jay and Silent Bob strike back . Other archetypal Stoner films followed with Grandma's Boy (2006) and the Harold and Kumar films (from 2004). The film Pineapple Express (2008) combined the genre of the stoner film with that of the action film and Your Highness (2011) with that of the fantasy film .

The transition to other film genres is fluid and individual stoner films can often also be assigned to other genres. For example, I think I'm standing in the forest and confusion - summer of the freaky, are also school films and the films of the Cheech and Chong and Harold and Kumar series can also be viewed as buddy films . In addition, the first two films in the Harold and Kumar series also have elements of a road movie . Occasionally the Stoner film is therefore also referred to as a sub-genre, although it cannot be understood as a sub-genre of an individual genre, but instead it can be found in various genres as a possible sub-grouping.

Not every movie that features marijuana or marijuana users is automatically a stoner movie. Only when the marijuana is of decisive importance for the plot or characterization of the main characters and also the typical comedic elements are present, one speaks of a stoner film. Film dramas or tragedies in which drug use is described or plays an important role, even with a satirical undertone, are usually not viewed as stoner films.

In contrast, the anti-marijuana propaganda film Reefer Madness (1936) is traditionally considered a stoner film, although it does not actually meet the criteria of the genre. However, it was often perceived by the later generations of viewers as an (unintentional) real satire and thus, to a certain extent, involuntarily has the corresponding comedic elements. The music film Kifferwahn (2006) takes up this point and represents a kind of parody of the original film in the form of a musical.

With Super High Me (2007) and Totally Baked (2008), there were also two satirical marijuana documentaries that are closely related to the genre of Stoner films, especially as they use the humor typical of Stoner films. Totally Baked also has staged film scenes that look like excerpts from Stoner films.

List of known stoner movies

literature

  • Shirley Halperin, Steve Bloom: Reefer Movie Madness: The Ultimate Stoner Film Guide . Abrams Image, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8109-0312-8 .

Web links

  • Stoner Movies - Article about Stoner Movies on the StonerMovies420 Magazine website

Individual evidence

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  15. ^ Katja Nicodemus: Christian Zübert's film "Lammbock". In: TAZ. August 24, 2001.
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  22. ^ "The Night Before" movie review: For a gross-out stoner comedy, not bad! . In: The Denver Post (Associated Press), Nov. 19, 2015.
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