# "Not YOUR brand of dope, but the STRAIGHT DOPE" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 8, 2006, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-your-brand-of-dope-but-the-straight-dope/338984 "2006-01-08T06:26:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Citizen\_Bob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Citizen\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Citizen_Bob)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-your-brand-of-dope-but-the-straight-dope/338984/1 "2006-01-08T06:26:25Z")
I just saw one of the most funny, yet psychotic movies I have ever seen, called _ **REEFER MADNESS: The New Hit Musical** _ - certainly rivaling the ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’, IMHO. _REEFER MADNESS: The New Hit Musical_ is a 2005 Showtime re-work (with new songs added) of the off-broadway musical which, in turn, had parodied the real, original and serious _REEFER MADNESS_ film put out in 1936 by Louis J. Gasnier - a true propaganda film. Anyway, the reason I’m bringing this up here is because at some point, Jesus shows up and exclaims: “I’m Here to bring you UP… with Dope. Not YOUR brand of dope, but the STRAIGHT DOPE”. I thought, “MY GOD! I need to post this on the Straight Dope and query other dopers about _REEFER MADNESS_”, also making mention of it’s tongue-in-cheek proddings about Dope and all. The words of the psychotic musical performances seem to resonate many of the issues that pop up on the board regularly. Has anyone else seen this movie & what did you think? I laughed so hard through the whole freaking movie, that I am completely sore now. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-your-brand-of-dope-but-the-straight-dope/338984/2 "2006-01-08T06:57:33Z")
I found the original Reefer Madness boring, despite its ironic cult-classic status. However, I really got a kick out of the kitschy musical, and enjoyed Alan “Nightcrawler” Cumming and Kristen “Veronica Mars” Bell in it. ---
**Author:** ![PsychoWench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9a140/32.png) [@PsychoWench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PsychoWench)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-your-brand-of-dope-but-the-straight-dope/338984/3 "2006-01-08T12:12:36Z")
> [@Citizen Bob](#): > > I just saw one of the most funny, yet psychotic movies I have ever seen, called _ **REEFER MADNESS: The New Hit Musical** _ - certainly rivaling the ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’, IMHO. _REEFER MADNESS: The New Hit Musical_ is a 2005 Showtime re-work (with new songs added) of the off-broadway musical which, in turn, had parodied the real, original and serious _REEFER MADNESS_ film put out in 1936 by Louis J. Gasnier - a true propaganda film. > > Anyway, the reason I’m bringing this up here is because at some point, Jesus shows up and exclaims: “I’m Here to bring you UP… with Dope. Not YOUR brand of dope, but the STRAIGHT DOPE”. I thought, “MY GOD! I need to post this on the Straight Dope and query other dopers about _REEFER MADNESS_”, also making mention of it’s tongue-in-cheek proddings about Dope and all. The words of the psychotic musical performances seem to resonate many of the issues that pop up on the board regularly. > > Has anyone else seen this movie & what did you think? > > I laughed so hard through the whole freaking movie, that I am completely sore now. I saw it when it first came out and loved it. You walking around humming the songs like I did at first? “Mary Jame/Mary Lane” actually won an emmy. IIRC, the movie won two others, I think for make-up and choreography. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-your-brand-of-dope-but-the-straight-dope/338984/4 "2006-01-08T12:13:26Z")
“Play faster! Faster! Faster! Hahahahahahahahaha!!!” ---
**Author:** ![gooftroopag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gooftroopag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gooftroopag)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-your-brand-of-dope-but-the-straight-dope/338984/5 "2006-01-08T17:50:28Z")
There’s too many to name here, but here are some of my favorite quotes that come to mind: “Thinking it could be an ordinary, perfectly harmless cigarette, uh-uh, the kind that we all used to enjoy as teenagers.” “Stop indulging like a Roman.” “I got a new God now.” … now if only I could stop singing the songs. ---
**Author:** ![Lissa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-your-brand-of-dope-but-the-straight-dope/338984/6 "2006-01-08T18:02:08Z")
I take it you guys have seen the original movie? If not, you’ve got to watch it. It’s so funny, it’s hard for me to believe the musical could be better. “Marijuana . . . the evil weed with roots in the pit of FIREY HELL.” ---
**Author:** ![Citizen\_Bob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Citizen\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Citizen_Bob)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-your-brand-of-dope-but-the-straight-dope/338984/7 "2006-01-08T18:36:55Z")
> [@Lissa](#): > > I take it you guys have seen the original movie? If not, you’ve got to watch it. It’s so funny, it’s hard for me to believe the musical could be better. > > “Marijuana . . . the evil weed with roots in the pit of FIREY HELL.” Goodness, that was boring, I didn’t make it though the whole thing yet - I am actually viewing the intro again as I am typing. I have rarely seen something so ludicrous. I see why people, in retro-spect, think WR Hearst was just out to get the Hemp industry, with an almost Marvel-level of supervillianous demur. I expect it to be horribly ludicrous but otherwise dull 'til the end… “When Danger’s near, exploit their fear!” “Changing all our children into hooligans and whores!” ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-your-brand-of-dope-but-the-straight-dope/338984/8 "2006-01-08T19:00:09Z")
> [@Citizen Bob](#): > > Jesus shows up and exclaims: “I’m Here to bring you UP… with Dope. Not YOUR brand of dope, but the STRAIGHT DOPE”. That wasn’t Jesus, it was Cecil. People often confuse the two.