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Stoner film is asubgenre ofcomedy film based onmarijuana themes, whererecreational use often drives the plot, sometimes representingcannabis culture more broadly or intended for that audience.[1]
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Themidnight movie scene in theaters of the 1970s revived the hectoring anti-drugpropaganda filmReefer Madness (1936) as an ironic counterculture comedy. The broad popularity ofReefer Madness led to a new audience for extreme anti-drug films bordering onself-parody, includingAssassin of Youth (1937),Marihuana (1936), andShe Shoulda Said No! a.k.a.The Devil's Weed (1949).
The duoCheech & Chong established the archetypal "stoner" comedy throughout the 1970s, taking their antics to the big screen forUp in Smoke in 1978, establishing the contemporary stoner film genre.
High Times magazine, founded in 1974, began sponsoring the firstStony Awards in 2000, celebrating stoner films and television, recognizing a broad scope of noteworthy cannabis media.
The enduring influence ofReefer Madness led to amusical comedy remake in 2005.
Many stoner movies have certain elements and themes in common.[2][3] The template involves protagonists who have marijuana, are attempting to find marijuana, or have some other task to complete. The protagonists are often two friends in a variation of thebuddy film.[2]
Stoner films often involve evading authority figures who disapprove of the protagonists' marijuana usage, usually out of a greater lack of acceptance of their lifestyle of leisure and innocence. Authority figures are often law-enforcement agents, who are portrayed as comically inept, as well as parents, co-workers, friends, and security guards. Most serious moments in stoner films are intended ironically, often to parody overwrought counterparts in mainstream cinema. The comicstory arcs often approach or fall over the line intoslapstick.[2]
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