Talk:List of drug films

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[edit] Drug Films

Hmmm, as I went down the list of films I realised that there wasn't any reference to alcohol use. I assume that this is because that alcohol use is too prevalent, and not because somebody believed that alcohol is not a mind-altering substance, which it most definetly is. Does everybody agree that this article should specify that it refers to recreational drug use excluding alcohol due to the prevalence? Ph33rspace 00:56, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

I think movies with excessive alcohol use such as when the main character is an active alcoholic or if it is a college movie with lots of alcohol, but not when alcohol is seen as wine at a dinner party. Just my opinion, so I added Leaving Las Vegas.
Weephar 07:24, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
I don't think we need any alcohol references at all. We do however need to add a sentence into the introduction that explains why alcohol and tobacco are not included. Someguy303 08:58, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] list only goes to T?

where is the rest of the list? Also: Party Monster

I have taken the privlige of adding Rolling Kansas to the list -Sky

it lacks on the list the film "Synanon" (1965) from the director Richard Quine.

[edit] Dazed and Confused

I remember Alcohol and Marijuana, but I don't remember the use of LSD in Dazed and Confused. Maybe I'm wrong. Anybody care to refresh my memory? Ph33rspace 07:11, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

I'm just going to go ahead and delete the LSD claim. Ph33rspace 00:49, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
As far as I know, there isn't any LSD use in Dazed & Confused. Someguy303 09:11, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

oh there is though in the very beginning when they are goin to class. there is lSd references watched closely and you'll see.

There is DEFINATELY one reference to LSD in Dazed and Confused (Maybe more.) The one I'm thinking of is when they are in school still and the Main character, QB of the football team, is talking to the "nerdy" kids and the pot dealer walks by and hands him something. One of them asks "So is that a smoked or a liquid lunch" He means, is that pot or LSD? I wish I could remember the character names, it's been a while since I've seen this movie. Not a big reference, but it's still a reference. There's probably more here or there, but fuck if I remember. Tainted42 (talk) 06:38, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Naked Lunch

For Naked Lunch, I am unsure if it was actually heroin that was the drug in the movie or if it was a fictional drug...though I am not totally sure as that move was really crazy and confusing and I know that the book that it is based on is written by a writer, William S. Burroughs, who was an opiate addict and had written about heroin in other books...but I am not sure if it is just the book that is about heroin and the movie was a weird adaptation or if both are about heroin or if both are about a fictional drug. Just wondering, so that if Naked Lunch isn't about heroin then it can be changed. Weephar 07:30, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Platoon

The characters smoke marijuana throughout and there is one reference to "shooting shit". Also, at the end of the film one of the men takes a bag of heroin from the body of a dead VC. Maybe this should be included?

[edit] Redundant Article

Stoner film probably ought to be merged into this article, or at least listed as a "See also." 63.215.28.84 12:10, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

"See also" is now added. I've also added all of the films from the other article except the new Harold & Kumar, which won't be out for awhile. 209.247.5.49 05:54, 10 June 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Drugs

Is not alcohol a drug? Shouldn't those films that have alchol use/abuse in them be noted as well? "Ethanol is a centrally-acting drug with a depressant effect........" Straight from Wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nikzaring (talk • contribs) 15:00, 19 December 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Update

  • I've explained why alcohol and tobacco aren't listed.
  • I re-wrote the intro so it contains all the links to the common drugs.
  • I removed Weeds as I don't think we should include television shows.
  • I broke the Cheech and Chong movies up into separate titles.
  • I alphabetized the drugs under each movie: real drugs A-Z, then fictional drugs.
  • I tried to replace all the slang with technical terminology.

That's it for now. 63.215.28.84 (talk) 16:34, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

  • There's been a couple movies called "Wasted," but the only one from 2002 was another TV show, so I deleted that, too.

Okay, done. 63.215.28.84 (talk) 17:08, 28 February 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Really?

Drug movies? What exactly is the criteria? there are thousands of movies whee people use drugs, not all of them focus on substances. I really dont think some movies should be listed...please revise. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wickedxjade (talk • contribs) 10:10, 19 March 2008 (UTC)


[edit] 8 Mile

I honestly dont remember ANY marijuana use in this movie. I think this movie should be removed from this list.

216.141.228.112 (talk) 18:30, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "Ecstasy"--->MDMA

I noticed at least one case of MDMA being used with a majority of "Ecstasy" for all others. Ecstasy is not a drug, rather slang for MDMA, thus I suggest all movies including MDMA (or "Ecstasy") should be referred to as MDMA instead here on out. I'm going to change to already existing ones. If anyone disagrees feel free to put in your say.--Astavats (talk) 05:10, 14 May 2008 (UTC)