For many fans of cult 1999-2000 US TV show Freaks and Geeks, tragically killed in its prime by heartless network execs, the resurgance of executive producer Judd Apatow as Hollywood’s King of Comedy is something of a victory for the little guy.
The good news continued in 2008 with the release of the Apatow-produced Pineapple Express as he got closer than ever to a Freaks reunion movie thanks to the pairing of leads Seth Rogen and James Franco.
For those unaware of their heritage this was simply another entry into the ever-growing canon of blokey comedies featuring some combination of the Apatow/Rogen pairing, Superbad, Step Brothers and Knocked Up being some of the more obvious examples.
Pineapple Express introduces Dale Denton (Rogen), process server and pothead who unwittingly witnesses the murder of an Asian man by one of his “customers”, only to find himself on the run with his drug dealer buddy Saul (Franco).
As the two try to decide how they can get rescue the situation they discover they’re being hunted by contract killers who think that Dale is himself a hired gun…
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