Reefer Madness
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Reefer Madness is a 1936 American exploitation film that sensationalizes the supposed dangers of marijuana use, later becoming a cult classic for its campy, over-the-top anti-drug propaganda.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reefer Madness canonical | 6 |
| Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical | 6 |
| Reefer Madness (stage musical) | 1 |
| Reefer Madness: The Musical (stage production) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7439709 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Reefer Madness Context triple: [Louis J. Gasnier, notableWork, Reefer Madness]
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A.
Angry Candy
Angry Candy is a collection of dark, emotionally intense short stories by Harlan Ellison that often explore themes of death, grief, and human vulnerability.
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B.
Stir Crazy
Stir Crazy is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier, best known for starring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder as two friends wrongly imprisoned after being framed for a bank robbery.
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C.
Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors is a darkly comedic musical about a meek florist and his man-eating plant, renowned for its catchy songs and cult status on stage and screen.
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D.
Practical Jokers
Practical Jokers is an album by the band The Swingers, known for its blend of new wave and pop-rock sounds.
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E.
Gremlins
Gremlins is a 1984 horror-comedy film about mischievous creatures wreaking havoc in a small town, blending dark humor with creature-feature thrills and becoming a cult classic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Reefer Madness Target entity description: Reefer Madness is a 1936 American exploitation film that sensationalizes the supposed dangers of marijuana use, later becoming a cult classic for its campy, over-the-top anti-drug propaganda.
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A.
Angry Candy
Angry Candy is a collection of dark, emotionally intense short stories by Harlan Ellison that often explore themes of death, grief, and human vulnerability.
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B.
Stir Crazy
Stir Crazy is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier, best known for starring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder as two friends wrongly imprisoned after being framed for a bank robbery.
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C.
Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors is a darkly comedic musical about a meek florist and his man-eating plant, renowned for its catchy songs and cult status on stage and screen.
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D.
Practical Jokers
Practical Jokers is an album by the band The Swingers, known for its blend of new wave and pop-rock sounds.
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E.
Gremlins
Gremlins is a 1984 horror-comedy film about mischievous creatures wreaking havoc in a small town, blending dark humor with creature-feature thrills and becoming a cult classic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dope Addict
ⓘ
Doped Youth ⓘ Love Madness ⓘ Tell Your Children ⓘ The Burning Question ⓘ
linked to:
The Burning Question (book)
|
| basedOn | Tell Your Children ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Jack Greenhalgh ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| cultStatus | cult classic ⓘ |
| director | Louis J. Gasnier ⓘ |
| distributor |
Roadshow distribution
ⓘ
linked to:
Roadshow Film Distributors
|
| editedBy | Carl Himm ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ exploitation film ⓘ propaganda film ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasOnlineAvailability | public domain prints widely circulated ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
drug use
ⓘ
juvenile delinquency ⓘ marijuana ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corruption of youth
ⓘ
drug prohibition ⓘ moral panic ⓘ |
| influenced |
stage musical Reefer Madness
ⓘ
linked to:
Reefer Madness! The Musical
|
| laterReception |
embraced by counterculture audiences
ⓘ
viewed as unintentionally humorous ⓘ |
| musicBy | Milton R. Krasner ⓘ |
| notableFor |
campy tone
ⓘ
over-the-top anti-drug propaganda ⓘ sensationalized depiction of marijuana use ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
marijuana as a dangerous drug
ⓘ
psychosis linked to marijuana use ⓘ violent behavior linked to marijuana use ⓘ |
| producer | George A. Hirliman ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1936 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 68 ⓘ |
| setting |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| starredActor |
Dave O'Brien
ⓘ
Dorothy Short ⓘ Kenneth Craig ⓘ Lillian Miles ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1930s ⓘ |
| writer |
Arthur Hoerl
ⓘ
Lawrence Meade ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Reefer Madness Description of subject: Reefer Madness is a 1936 American exploitation film that sensationalizes the supposed dangers of marijuana use, later becoming a cult classic for its campy, over-the-top anti-drug propaganda.
Referenced by (14)
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