Apatow’s ‘Pineapple Express’ is the toke of the town
The marijuana-themed “Pineapple Express” may have everyone talking about toking up, but the movie’s stars say even they don’t understand the fascination with potheads.
“I don’t know why this is so big,” Seth Rogen told us at Tenjune’s after-party for the action flick. “Since doing this movie, a big debate has come up as to what is a pot movie. I think this is just a movie about guys who smoke weed.”
Co-star Danny McBride agreed. “We keep hearing the press refer to ‘Big Lebowski’ as a weed movie, which it’s not,” he said. “James Bond drinks martinis, but those aren’t alcohol movies.”
Meanwhile, producer Judd Apatow said he’s a fan of stoner flicks. “I like them because it’s an exaggerated way to do an idiot movie: people making terrible decisions with zero mental clarity … and that’s funny. If you see old Disney cartons, Dumbo is on mushrooms. It’s another variation on that.”
So do any of the film’s stars still toke up? Only Rogen and McBride confessed, with McBride priding himself on being able to fashion an apple into a bong. And Rogen says he can actually make the cross joint featured in the film. “It takes some practice,” he chuckled.
Meanwhile, James Franco would like you to know that the t-shirt he wears in the flick is not a stolen concept, as is currently being alleged.
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