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Directed by | David Gordon Green |
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Cinematography | Tim Orr |
Edited by | Craig Alpert |
Music by | Graeme Revell |
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Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $26 million[1] |
Box office | $102.4 million[1] |
Pineapple Express is a 2008 American buddy stoner action comedy film directed by David Gordon Green, written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg and starring Rogen and James Franco. The plot centers on a process server and his marijuana dealer as they are forced to flee from hitmen and a corrupt police officer after witnessing them commit a murder. Producer Judd Apatow, who previously worked with Rogen and Goldberg on Knocked Up and Superbad, assisted in developing the story.
Columbia Pictures released the film on August 6, 2008, and grossed $102 million worldwide on a $26 million budget. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and has since developed a cult following. Franco was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his performance.