Trailers

Pineapple Express: The Bootleg Red-Band Trailer?

Hmm, the embedded Pineapple Express trailer embedded below definitely looks like a low-quality bootleg, but as of this writing it hasn’t been taken down by the studio. So, I’m putting it up. I hate when bootlegs get taken down.

This is another “Judd Apatow” comedy. His name’s in quotes because he’s just producing again. One thing I really like about Apatow now — besides putting his name on quality comedies — is how he’s been giving directing jobs to great indie directors. I think a lot of the charm behind Superbad was the direction by Greg Mottola, who hadn’t directed a feature film since The Daytrippers back in 1996. Daytrippers is one funny ass movie and it was a shame that it took over 10 years to get Mottola on a feature again and damn if he didn’t knock Superbad out of the ballpark.

Pineapple Express is directed by David Gordon Green, who has a lot more film credits than Mottola, but he’s mostly directed micro-indies that don’t get much exposure, but get rave reviews, like George Washington, All the Real Girls and Undertow. The red-band trailer, i.e. it shows guys smoking weed — THE HORROR!! — actually only looks ok until the end gag with James Franco’s foot through the windshield. That’s a great bit and is enough to make me want to see this. Seth Rogen stars and co-wrote the script with his best friend Evan Goldberg. Check it before you wreck it:

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