The Pineapple Express Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Dec. 21, 2008

The Pineapple Express

Seth Rogen and James Franco are stoners who go on the run after witnessing a murder by a crooked cop and a dangerous drug lord.

Director: David Gordon Green

Starring: Seth Rogen • James Franco • Gary Cole • Rosie Perez • Danny R. McBride

R Action 1 hr, 45 m

56% WILL SEE 44% WON'T SEE

Plot: Lazy stoner Dale Denton (Seth Rogen) has only one reason to visit his equally lazy dealer Saul Silver (James Franco): to purchase weed, specifically, a rare new strain called Pineapple Express. But when Dale becomes the only witness to a murder by a crooked cop (Rosie Perez) and the city's most dangerous drug lord (Gary Cole), he panics and dumps his roach of Pineapple Express at the scene. Dale now has another reason to visit Saul: to find out if the weed is so rare that it can be traced back to him. And it is. As Dale and Saul run for their lives, they quickly discover that they're not suffering from weed-fueled paranoia; incredibly, the bad guys really are hot on their trail and trying to figure out the fastest way to kill them both. All aboard "The Pineapple Express".

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Seth Rogen
Animal Farm, Good Fortune
James Franco
The Iceman, Homefront
Gary Cole
Hop, The Art of Racing in the Rain
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Rosie Perez
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), The Last Thing He Wanted
Danny R. McBride
Tropic Thunder, Despicable Me
Amber Heard
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Aquaman
J
James Remar
IT: Welcome to Derry (series), Megalopolis

A look at The Pineapple Express behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director David Gordon Green last helmed Nutcrackers and The Exorcist Believer. The film's writer Evan Goldberg last penned The Studio (series) and Sausage Party .

Dec 2004

Changed The Pineapple Express movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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Parent Rating: R Restricted for pervasive language, drug use, sexual references and violence
Runtime: 1 hr, 45 m
Tagline: Put this in your pipe and smoke it.
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

Trailer

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The Pineapple Express was released in on Friday, August 8 , 2008. There were three other movies released on the same date, including Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, Elegy and Hell Ride.