2008 Woodie Awards
Spend your day up in smoke with movies
Bryan O'Toole
Issue date: 4/20/06 Section: Arts and Entertainment
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For reasons that are still unknown to this day (although many believe it's a slang police code), potheads of the world unite and toke every April 20-not that it's stopped them from smoking up the other 364 days of the year.
The Beacon understands that Emerson students are some of the most dedicated and morally upstanding in the entire country, and would not even know what marijuana smells like, never mind having actually smoked it. Here we provide 10 films that can help you celebrate this high holiday vicariously:
Idle Hands
This underrated 1999 horror-comedy is ostensibly about the reckless antics of stoner Anton Tobias' (Devon Sawa) possessed hand. The two reasons to watch Hands, however, are the comedic relief, courtesy of Seth Green and Elden Hensen as undead friends Mick and Pnub, and an appearance as the love interest (from Jessica Alba) she sets a precedent for the majority of her career: by the end, her clothing is as minimal as her talent.
Reefer Madness
This '30s film exposes the brutal truth about marijuana smokers: after merely one puff on a joint, formerly straight-laced students become instant addicts exhibiting homicidal tendencies. Madness is so insanely bad that it is hilarious; if you decide to pop it in your DVD player today, make sure you quell your uncontrollable urges to murder the person sitting next to you.
Cheech & Chong:
Up In Smoke
It's sad to look at the prototypical stoners 30 years after their career high has worn off, particularly Cheech Marin, who pays the bills these days with appearances in Nash Bridges and Spy Kids. At least Tommy Chong is keeping the pipe dream alive on That 70s Show and with his side business peddling bongs, an endeavor that recently got him locked up. Celebrate the boys in their glory, as Pedro (Marin) and The Man (Chong) not only outwit the police while driving a van covered in marijuana, but also take to the stage in women's clothing for a performance of the classic "Earache My Eye."
The Beacon understands that Emerson students are some of the most dedicated and morally upstanding in the entire country, and would not even know what marijuana smells like, never mind having actually smoked it. Here we provide 10 films that can help you celebrate this high holiday vicariously:
Idle Hands
This underrated 1999 horror-comedy is ostensibly about the reckless antics of stoner Anton Tobias' (Devon Sawa) possessed hand. The two reasons to watch Hands, however, are the comedic relief, courtesy of Seth Green and Elden Hensen as undead friends Mick and Pnub, and an appearance as the love interest (from Jessica Alba) she sets a precedent for the majority of her career: by the end, her clothing is as minimal as her talent.
Reefer Madness
This '30s film exposes the brutal truth about marijuana smokers: after merely one puff on a joint, formerly straight-laced students become instant addicts exhibiting homicidal tendencies. Madness is so insanely bad that it is hilarious; if you decide to pop it in your DVD player today, make sure you quell your uncontrollable urges to murder the person sitting next to you.
Cheech & Chong:
Up In Smoke
It's sad to look at the prototypical stoners 30 years after their career high has worn off, particularly Cheech Marin, who pays the bills these days with appearances in Nash Bridges and Spy Kids. At least Tommy Chong is keeping the pipe dream alive on That 70s Show and with his side business peddling bongs, an endeavor that recently got him locked up. Celebrate the boys in their glory, as Pedro (Marin) and The Man (Chong) not only outwit the police while driving a van covered in marijuana, but also take to the stage in women's clothing for a performance of the classic "Earache My Eye."
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