Reefer madness 1936 presented by tampa theatre reefer madness. Browse christian campbell movies and tv shows available on prime video and begin streaming right away. This terrific, regionb, bluray of the showtime version of reefer madness looks just great in high definition. Christian campbell, gregg edelman and michele pawk lead the cast of the cult filmbased musical spoof, reefer madness, opening this fall at offbroadways variety arts. In this quintessential classic, innocent teens partake of the demon weed only to find that one puff plunges them into a hilarious web of murder, sex, lunacy, and jazz music.
Born in toronto, a first generation canadian, with parents from glasgow and amsterdam, christian was raised into an acting family that had him onstage and working professionally by the age of 14, with his first appearance on degrassi high at 16. It is a film adaptation of the trios musical of the same name, itself based on the 1936 exploitation film also of the same title. The cult classic musical reefer madness, with book and lyrics by kevin murphy and book and music by dan studney, was presented in concert at 54 below on april 19 and 20, featuring original cast. Provided to youtube by ghostlight records act one finale harry s. From a cloud of smoke in a neon greenlit room at house of yes emerged reefer madness star christian campbell. Christian campbells most popular book is running the dusk. The movie musical 2005 with kristen bell, the gay romantic comedy trick 1999 with tori spelling, as well as the hbo series true detective 2014 and. The cult classic musical reefer madness, with book and lyrics by kevin murphy and book and music by dan studney, was presented in concert. Christian campbell, neve campbell, and steven weber.
He made his 5 million dollar fortune with navy ncis. The book and lyrics were written by kevin murphy and the book and music by. Christian campbell theatre credits, news, bio and photos. Included on the dvd is a short film by the same director dont have his name handy, which consists of a young legal friend of his in a voodoo mask terrorizing a store. Bluray comes with english subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired. If you like musical comedy then you will love this movie. The entire audience joins the suddenly real film cast to hold a huge antireefer book burning pledging to join the fight against marijuana, sex. Filled with outrageously funny musical performances by neve campbell, christian campbell, kristen bell and steven weber, reefer madness. Christian campbell is definitely one of americas gems. Stagescreen actor christian campbell received critical applause for playing jimmy harper in the musical reefer madness 1999, a role that he reprised in the movie version of the play, reefer madness. An outrageous tongueincheek musical comedy adaptation of the classic antimarijuana propaganda film reefer madness. Christian campbell is a theater trained actor, producer, and director. The movie musical dvd 2005 region 1 us import ntsc.
The movie musical, is a 2005 american madefortelevision musical comedy film directed by andy fickman, written by kevin murphy and dan studney, and produced by the three. September, 2001starring christian campbellgregg edelmanmichele pawkrobert torti, kristen belljohn kassir, erin matthews, roxanne barlowandrea chamberlain2002 drama desk nominations1. Christian bethune campbell is a canadianamerican stage and screen actor, writer, and photographer. Reefer madness is a pure joy, and in 2005 america it is shockingly timely since we are overrun with moralists of the sort depicted by alan cummings in. Created by kevin murphy and dan studney, the show takes off from the 1936 movie of the same title, a lurid, lowbudget tract film on the menace of. The hilariously dreadful 1936 epic reefer madness was screened in high schools for years as a fictionalized but factbased representation of the hellish enslavement awaiting those who were. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. By andrew amelinckx reefer madness is certainly the most wellknown anticannabis film of all time. Reefer madness original ensemble, amy spanger, harry s.
Christian slater, cornelia guest, william ivey long. Kristen bell, christian campbell, neve campbell, alan cumming, ana gasteyer, john kassir, amy spanger. Naval criminal investigative service, reefer madness. Deliriously based on the notorious 1936 antipot socialguidance film, this is an ultracampy enterprise that lands somewhere between rocky horror and a john waters comedy. Edelman, campbell and pawk to light up reefer madness. With music by dan studney and a book and lyrics by kevin murphy, the. Ethan slater, javier munoz, lena hall, more to take part in reefer. The movie musical is the feel good event of the year. Reefer madness the musical features a book by kevin murphy and dan. Neve and christian campbell previously appeared together in reefer madness.
You are looking on aplaybill from the offbroadway production of reefer madness book by kevin murphy, dan studney. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Original reefer madness stars to take the stage for reunion. The show opened off broadway on september 15, 2001, and closed shortly thereafter. A private industry reading of the musical reefer madness will take place. A smarmy lecturer alan cumming in the first of his three roles in the film arrives in a typical small town. Provided to youtube by ghostlight records tell em the truth steven weber reefer madness original ensemble amy spanger harry s. He is best known for his roles as gabriel in the movie trick, greg ivey in big love and on stage as jimmy harper in the musical reefer madness. In 1999, campbell created the role of jimmy harper in the stage version of reefer madness. Christian campbell is best known for his roles as gabriel in the film trick, greg ivey in the hbo series big love, peter webster in the controversial nbc series book of daniel and jimmy harper in the emmy awardwinning musical movie reefer madness. Christian campbell and the spritzy kristen bell play the innocent teens lured into a soulsapping cloud of marijuana dependence by pencilmustached.
The movie musical 2005, star christian campbell as jimmy, steven weber as jack, and robert torti as jesus. Christian campbell bio, photos, theatre credits, stage history he is most famous for playing the gay character gabriel in the movie trick. Both a german and an english audio dts track are included, so if you have a regionfree player, its a special treat for us fans who only have a standard dvd release option in the states. The movie musical 2005 with kristen bell, the gay romantic comedy trick 1999 with tori spelling, as well as the hbo series true detective 2014 and big love 2006. Endangered species was the only movie to be made available in america, while later releases were in latin america. Body language is a dark comedy about a woman who has spent the better part of her two.
We are introduced to the superstudent jimmy christian campbell, who is lured from his promising life, his girlfriend mary kristen bell and halcyon days at the ol fiveanddime by a pusher who preys on teens, jack robert torti. The book and lyrics were written by kevin murphy and the book and music by dan studney. Reefer madness, a classic in the annals of hemp literature, is the popular social history of marijuana use in america. Jan 05, 20 neve campbell is a long way from the sallingers san francisco home and greys anatomys seattle grace hospital, for that matter in the lifetime original movie an amish murder, premiering. Sep 28, 2018 the musical is a bit too racy for the high school drama club crowd, but it has made some impact in colleges and community theaters. The lead christian campbell is ideal at both, making strides from grated to impish scene by scene. In broad, unsubtle, and hilarious strokes, the moviewithinamovie shows how even a squeakyclean pair of highschoolers named mary lane kristen bell and jimmy harper christian campbell can become hopeless dope addicts by succumbing to the lure of marijuana.
Christian campbell jimmy ive gotta say that my favorite memory on the set of reefer madness was my sister and i being there together. Christian campbell and robert torti are among the performers who will. Midnight classic reefer madness has been juiced up with dance routines. See more ideas about reefer madness, vintage ads and vintage advertisements. The voiceacting cast for the series included such people as chi mcbride and christian campbell, the older brother of neve campbell, as well as wellknown sports stars, such as tony hawk. New york city christian campbell, who will be thirtythree in may, is back as a cute, gay boy, this time the twentytwo year old son of aidan quinn, a priest of questionable character, in the nbc midseason replacement, the book. Robert torti as jesus in the 2005 showtime film version of reefer madness. He is an actor, producer and director known for the showtime emmy award winning movie reefer madness.
It isnt just a poorly made and acted exploitation film from the 1930s though it is those things as well, its also an influential film that helped lay the foundation for cannabis prohibition and misinformation for the next 80 years of american culture. With a book by kevin murphy and dan studney with music by. The madeforcable musical satire reefer madness is based on the awardwinning play of the same name, which in turn was inspired by the notorious and deliciously awful 1936 antimarijuana film originally titled tell your children. Absolutely ridiculous musical, but phenomenal nonetheless. Studney wrote the music, and they cowrote the book for the musical that hit the.
Reefer madness reunion concert april 20, 2015 live at feinsteins54 below music by dan studney, lyrics by kevin murphy band. David carpenter, john arthur pinckard, christian campbell, and. Its worth seeking out, and christian campbell just adds the icing on the cake. Reefer madness vintage movie poster 24 x 34 posteramerica reefer madness. Photo by russell baer born christian bethune campbell may 12, 1972 1972 05 12 age 39 toronto, ontario. Christian campbell and kristen bell in reefer madness. Born in toronto, a first generation canadian, with parents from glasgow and amsterdam, christian was raised into an acting family that had him onstage and work. A us, canadian and uk citizen, christian was born in toronto ontario to marnie neve, an amsterdamborn psychologist and yoga instructor, and gerry campbell, a glasgowborn english and drama teacher. He is also known to daytime audiences for his role as bobby warner in all my children. Bell, christian campbell who serves as a producer for the reading, alan. And the entire cast of this hilarious film should be honored with a statue somewhere.
Kristen bell, christian campbell, neve campbell, andy fickman. A us, canadian and uk citizen, christian was born in toronto ontario to marnie neve, an amsterdamborn psychologist and yoga instructor, and gerry campbell, a glasgow. Jimmy takes a hit the orgy steven weber reefer madness original ensemble amy spanger john kassir ana gasteyer alan cumming christian campbell reefer madness. It featured alan cumming, christian campbell, thomas dekker, andrea mcardle, lesli margherita, james snyder, harry s. Out composer dan studney talks about his musical version of the 30s film reefer madness and its adorable lead, christian campbell. In 1936, there was a very straightforward antidrug movie being made by a church group in which an extremely stern looking man warned the whitebread parents of anytown, usa of a new scourge which was targeting their kids. After posing as christian campbell s body double in trick, michael. Reefer madness is not only a savage skewering of the original blackandwhite. Buy reefer madness the movie musical us version at with free international shipping. Provided to youtube by ghostlight records the brownie song steven weber amy spanger john kassir ana gasteyer christian campbell reefer madness. Reefer madness banner by liberty maniacs cafepress. With kristen bell, christian campbell, neve campbell, alan cumming. Apr 15, 2005 though were dying to hear about son of the mask i tend to go to amsterdam to do my drugs, christian campbell told us after the premiere of reefer madness.
A satirical musical based on the 1930s drugscare film. Christian campbell has 29 books on goodreads with 253 ratings. Reefer madness is a campy cult favorite first released in 1938 as a propaganda film meant to scare americas youth away from drugs. Christian campbell christian campbell is a theater trained actor, producer and director. Kristen bell, christian campbell, neve campbell, alan cumming, ana gasteyer, john kassir, amy spanger, robert torti. Christian campbell is the older brother of neve campbell, whose.
Lena hall and more set for reading of reefer madness the musical. Christian campbell is a theater trained actor, producer and director. Books by christian campbell author of running the dusk. If the idea of making a musical out of roger cormans zmovie quickie the little shop of horrors sounded weird, stick around for the allsinging, alldancing reefer madness. Christian campbell, gregg edelman and michele pawk lead the cast of the cult filmbased musical spoof, reefer madness, which officially opens oct. The film stars kristen bell, christian campbell, and john kassir reprising their stage.
Golden satellite award nomination, outstanding actor in a television miniseries or movie, international press academy, 2005, for. An innocent high school boy and his girlfriend get back with a bad crowd and are transformed by marijuana into demented perpetrators of bisexuality and cannibalism, amongst other crimes. Reefer madness originally made as tell your children and sometimes titled as the burning question, dope addict, doped youth, and love madness is a 1936 american propaganda film revolving around the melodramatic events that ensue when high school students are lured by pushers to try marijuanafrom a hit and run accident, to manslaughter. Christian bethune campbell born may 12, 1972 is a canadianamerican stage and screen actor, writer, and photographer. As long as theyre taking a long shot, they might as well begin with satire. Christian campbell timeline featuring movies and other. Christian campbell of body language male nudity in new.
A smarmy lecturer alan cumming in the first of his three roles in the film arrives in a typical small town of the late 30s to warn the populace of the. Campbell, christian 1972chris campbell personalfull name christian bethune campbell. The movie musical realise par andy fickman avec kristen bell, christian campbell, neve campbell. He has also acted in numerous other television series. Christian campbell celebrity profile check out the latest christian campbell photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Reefer madness is still dumb, somehow cool, and remains. Born in toronto, a firstgeneration canadian, with parents from glasgow and amsterdam, christian was raised into an acting family that had him onstage and working professionally by the age of 14. Beginning with the hemp farming if george washington, author larry ratso sloman traces the fascinating story of our nations lovehate relationship with the resilient weed we know as marijuana. Christian campbell of reefer madness and trick fame is starring in an off off broadway show called body language. There is hardly a moment that reefer madness and its cast are not in winking lampoon mode. The cult classic musical reefer madness, which was adapted as a television movie musical in 2005, celebrates its 10th anniversary.
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