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‘Pineapple Express’ With Craig Horlbeck, Danny Kelly, and Danny Heifetz

October 18, 2022 · Pineapple Express (2008) · Action · Comedy · Crime · 1:46:19

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Dion Waiters Award

Craig Horlbeck▶ 20:08James Franco — James Franco as Saul - calls it one of the better comedic performances of the 21st century
Danny Heifetz▶ 21:54James Franco — James Franco as Saul - praises his aesthetic and how he captures the perfect drug dealer look
Danny Kelly▶ 20:22James Franco — Supports Franco's performance, highlighting specific character details like the civil engineer backstory and grandmother relationship

Most Rewatchable Scene

Craig Horlbeck▶ 25:52Three scenes: the opening black and white scene from 1937 with Bill Hader doing 'Item nine', the high school scene with the awkward kid, and buying weed from Saul
Danny Heifetz▶ 30:10Buying weed from Saul scene - 'This is my favorite. This is top two for me.'

Half-Assed Internet Research

Craig Horlbeck▶ 36:32Franco actually trips on that scene and hits a tree - that's where he hit his head
Danny Heifetz▶ 32:15Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg had to roll all the cross joints used in the movie

Big Kahuna Burger Award

Craig Horlbeck▶ 57:04Red Flushie, chicken fries (though notes they're vomited back up), and Mick Fry making cake for his cat
Danny Kelly▶ 57:14Fruit Roll-Ups

Great Shot Gordo Award

Craig Horlbeck▶ 58:35The foot out of the windshield (cop car shot)
Danny Kelly▶ 58:38Agrees with cop car shot but also mentions Franco doing the worm as close second and Death from Above shot with Seth Rogen jumping

Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

Craig Horlbeck▶ 1:00:52Everything the characters did after witnessing the Ted Jones murder made sense - each step they took was logical given their situation
Danny Heifetz▶ 1:01:25Initially said the movie didn't live up to the trailer, but then clarified his real hot take is that Rogan should have just left James Franco instead of going back for him
Danny Kelly▶ 59:14The cross joint scene (which other hosts called most rewatchable) is boring and he can live without it, especially for viewers not into weed

Is There a Better Title?

Craig Horlbeck▶ 1:04:36No, the title is perfect
Danny Heifetz▶ 1:05:05Cannot imagine naming this movie something other than Pineapple Express
Danny Kelly▶ 1:05:19Pineapple Express is an unbelievable title, no better alternative

What's Aged the Best

Danny Kelly▶ 1:07:31Brief agreement about something aging well but specific pick not clear

Casting What-Ifs

Craig Horlbeck▶ 1:07:35Olivia Thirlby — Seth Rogen was originally pegged to play Saul, Olivia Thirlby was supposed to play Angie (Amber Heard role) but was swapped after rehearsals
Danny Heifetz▶ 1:08:02Bryan Cranston — Found the Bryan Cranston casting what-if ironic and hilarious given Breaking Bad, thinks Cranston could have done the Ted Jones role well
Danny Kelly▶ 1:07:48Bryan Cranston — Bryan Cranston read for Ted Jones but Judd Apatow felt he wasn't evil or scary enough to portray a drug dealer

Butch's Girlfriend Award

Craig Horlbeck▶ 1:12:21The Angie stuff - doesn't think it was needed in the film
Danny Heifetz▶ 1:12:39Supports the Angie choice, explaining the character pivot from older career woman to high schooler left the storyline without proper resolution
Danny Kelly▶ 1:13:15Agrees the Angie storyline is problematic but defends the phone conversation scenes as genuine and great

Joey Pants Award

Craig Horlbeck▶ 1:15:02Gary Cole
Danny Heifetz▶ 1:15:04Gary Cole — Gary Cole (agrees with Craig's reasoning about 'that guy' definition)
Danny Kelly▶ 1:15:10Joe Lo Truglio — Joe Latruglio (the principal)

Apex Mountain

Craig Horlbeck▶ 1:22:41No for Seth Rogen, James Franco, Danny McBride, Penny, Amber Heard; Yes for Uggs (2008); No for weed in movies initially but agreed with weed as substance; No for gun cocking montages; No for Gary Cole
Danny Heifetz▶ 1:23:30Yes for Uggs (2008); Yes for weed (the substance) in movies; No for Gary Cole (Office Space and Talladega Nights were bigger)
Danny Kelly▶ 1:24:29Yes for weed (the substance) in movies; Yes for gun cocking montages; Unclear on Gary Cole (acknowledged other roles were more quotable)

Hall of Fame Plaque

Craig Horlbeck▶ 1:27:52No - couldn't think of anything for Hall of Fame plaque

Racehorse Name Award

Craig Horlbeck▶ 1:28:04Snickle Fritz and Bong Mitzvah
Danny Heifetz▶ 1:28:11Pineapple Express
Danny Kelly▶ 1:28:19I'm Done with the Woods and Anyone Seen My Bigger Knife (though criticized by others for being too long/sentence-like)

Best Quote

Craig Horlbeck▶ 1:29:47Multiple quotes including 'You just got killed by a day-walker motherfucker. How you like me now?' and Saul's innocent line about Ted Jones being 'crazy about murdering people'
Danny Heifetz▶ 1:29:29The euthanasia conversation where Franco asks 'How do you feel about euthanasia?' and Rogen responds 'I could talk about euthanasia all day. Don't get me started.'
Danny Kelly▶ 1:29:09Multiple quotes including 'Not a compliment', Gary Cole's 'Anyone seen My Bigger Knife?' while holding a machete, and 'I seen you pull somebody's jaw off'

Picking Nits

Craig Horlbeck▶ 1:31:52How did Angie and Dale meet? No one looks high in the movie despite smoking a lot. There's no way Angie and her parents would listen to Seth Rogen and go to the hotel instead of the cops. Wishes they referenced all the great weed burning up at the end making the whole city high.
Danny Kelly▶ 1:33:37People's reactions to getting served papers seem unrealistic - they wouldn't be that mad at the process server. After the foot through windshield scene, they wouldn't be able to get away with no backup arriving. The gigantic air intakes around the farm are a dead giveaway.

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Craig Horlbeck▶ 1:41:41If anybody has ever smoked Pineapple Express (the actual strain)
Danny Heifetz▶ 1:41:28Is Pineapple Express Sativa or Indica? And how good is Pineapple Express?
Danny Kelly▶ 1:40:10Is this movie a Dumb and Dumber homage? (citing multiple similarities: two morons pursued by hitmen, boss overestimates idiots, shared actress)

Is This Movie Better With

Craig Horlbeck▶ 1:42:13Danny Trejo — Danny Trejo - could have been villain, adversary, or partner to Ted Jones; Catherine Hahn could have been added; Sam Jackson would improve any movie
Danny Heifetz▶ 1:42:34Asked clarifying question about Wayne Jenkins being the only character (not actor) on the list

Just One Oscar

Craig Horlbeck▶ 1:42:52Danny McBride
Danny Heifetz▶ 1:42:55Danny McBride — Danny McBride (agrees with others despite thinking Franco would get it)
Danny Kelly▶ 1:42:53Danny McBride — Danny McBride for Best Supporting Actor

Best Double Feature

Craig Horlbeck▶ 1:43:04This Is the End — This is the End
Danny Kelly▶ 1:43:05Tropic Thunder — Agreed with This is the End, also suggested Pineapple Express and Tropic Thunder as a good pairing since he always conflates those two movies

Coach Finstock Life Lesson

Craig Horlbeck▶ 1:44:25Don't let your drug dealer upsell you. You can't get addicted to marijuana if you're using a bong. It filters out the addiction.

Who Won the Movie

Danny Heifetz▶ 1:45:07Danny McBride — Two possible answers: Danny McBride (who had no serious career before this and got Kenny Powers because of it) or Seth Rogan (who could build a marijuana empire using this movie as guerrilla marketing)

Movies Referenced (41)

This Is the End (2013)

14 mentions · Danny Heifetz, Craig Horlbeck, Danny Kelly▶ 3:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Knocked Up (2007)

9 mentions · Danny Kelly, Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz▶ 8:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Speed (1994)

7 mentions · Danny Kelly, Craig Horlbeck▶ 55:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Superbad (2007)

7 mentions · Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly▶ 26:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dazed and Confused (1993)

5 mentions · Danny Heifetz, Craig Horlbeck▶ 4:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dumb and Dumber (1994)

4 mentions · Danny Kelly▶ 1:40:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Half Baked (1998)

4 mentions · Danny Kelly, Craig Horlbeck▶ 4:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Die Hard (1988)

3 mentions · Danny Kelly, Danny Heifetz▶ 1:02:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Hot Rod (2007)

3 mentions · Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz▶ 26:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Borat (2006)

2 mentions · Craig Horlbeck▶ 12:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Fargo (1996)

2 mentions · ▶ 25:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗

How Do You Know (2010)

2 mentions · Danny Kelly▶ 1:40:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (4)

Tom Brady

4 mentions · Danny Heifetz, Craig Horlbeck · Known for The Hot Chick▶ 1:22:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Stormy Daniels

2 mentions · Danny Kelly, Craig Horlbeck · Known for The 40-Year-Old Virgin▶ 41:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗

David Gordon Green

1 mentions · Danny Kelly▶ 23:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dead or Alive

1 mentions · Craig Horlbeck · Known for The A-Team▶ 47:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (41)

Joe Rogan

31 mentions · Danny Heifetz, Craig Horlbeck, Danny Kelly▶ 15:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Seth Rogen

29 mentions · Craig Horlbeck, Danny Kelly, Danny Heifetz · Known for This Is the End, Superbad, Pineapple Express▶ 8:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Gary Cole

12 mentions · Craig Horlbeck, Danny Kelly · Known for Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Office Space▶ 40:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Amber Heard

11 mentions · Craig Horlbeck, Danny Kelly, Danny Heifetz · Known for Aquaman▶ 27:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Craig Robinson

10 mentions · Danny Heifetz, Craig Horlbeck, Danny Kelly · Known for This Is the End, Hot Tub Time Machine▶ 14:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗

James Franco

10 mentions · Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz · Known for Spring Breakers, The Disaster Artist, 127 Hours▶ 12:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jeff Goldblum

7 mentions · Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, Craig Horlbeck · Known for Jurassic Park, The Fly, The Grand Budapest Hotel▶ 29:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ed Begley Jr.

6 mentions · Craig Horlbeck, Danny Kelly · Known for Pineapple Express▶ 1:14:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Rosie Perez

5 mentions · Danny Kelly, Craig Horlbeck · Known for Fearless, White Men Can't Jump, Untamed Heart▶ 1:04:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Brad Pitt

4 mentions · Craig Horlbeck · Known for Fight Club, 12 Monkeys, Mr. & Mrs. Smith▶ 5:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Bryan Cranston

4 mentions · Danny Kelly, Danny Heifetz▶ 1:07:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Holy Fuck

4 mentions · Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, Craig Horlbeck▶ 29:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (5)

Danny McBride

17 mentions · Danny Heifetz, Craig Horlbeck, Danny Kelly · Known for Underworld▶ 14:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Judd Apatow

5 mentions · Craig Horlbeck, Danny Kelly · Known for The King of Staten Island, Knocked Up▶ 5:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Lano Williams

1 mentions · ▶ 1:29:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Roger Ebert

1 mentions · Craig Horlbeck▶ 22:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tom Holland

1 mentions · Craig Horlbeck · Known for Child's Play▶ 1:18:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗