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Pineapple Express (2008)

Directed by David Gordon Green · Cinematography by Tim Orr

R111 min41 frames

ActionComedyCrime

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Pineapple Express (2008) movie still: medium — A dimly lit indoor space with wood furniture and striped upholstery on a sofa. Three men sit on a…Pineapple Express (2008) movie still: medium — A dark outdoor space at night with dense foliage visible in the background. One man sits in the…Pineapple Express (2008) movie still: closeup — A dark, nondescript interior space provides a minimal background for the solitary figure. A man with…Pineapple Express (2008) movie still: medium — A living room features a fireplace with a mantel, bookshelves, and two television sets. Two men sit…Pineapple Express (2008) movie still: medium — A yellow vehicle travels along a city street at night under rows of lamps. Two men sit in the front…Pineapple Express (2008) movie still: medium — A 1950s broadcast studio features sound-dampening walls and a reflective glass partition. A man in a…Pineapple Express (2008) movie still: medium — A man peers from inside a large, rusted metal dumpster. He holds onto the upper edge of the bin with…Pineapple Express (2008) movie still: closeup — An outdoor area with blurred green vegetation in the background. A man leans forward to blow a…Pineapple Express (2008) movie still: medium — Two men sit in a brushy field with out-of-focus natural foliage in the background. One man blows…Pineapple Express (2008) movie still: wide — A suburban parking lot sits beneath a clear blue sky in front of businesses. A black and white police…Pineapple Express (2008) movie still: medium — An interior hallway with off-white walls features two men peaking around a corner. One man points a…Pineapple Express (2008) movie still: medium — A wood-paneled dining area features built-in white bookshelves filled with various decorative items.…Pineapple Express (2008) movie still: medium — A man stands in a dark outdoor desert environment surrounded by dry brush. He is using a small flame…Pineapple Express (2008) movie still: wide — A dark, vintage 1940s sedan is parked in a vast, grassy field. Hilly landscapes and sparse trees are…Pineapple Express (2008) movie still: fullbody — Two men stand together in a dark dirt lot at night next to a car. One man wears a suit while the…Pineapple Express (2008) movie still: establishing — A low-angle view of a field covered in dry, golden-toned wild grasses. The sun hangs in a…
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What is Pineapple Express about?

A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder.

Pineapple Express is a 2008 American action stoner comedy film directed by David Gordon Green, written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, and starring Rogen and James Franco alongside Gary Cole, Rosie Perez and Danny McBride. The plot centers on a process server (Rogen) and his marijuana dealer (Franco) as they are forced to flee from hitmen and a corrupt police officer (Perez) after witnessing them commit a murder. Producer Judd Apatow co-wrote the story with Rogen and Goldberg, after previously collaborating on the 2007 films Knocked Up and Superbad.

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Where can you watch Pineapple Express?

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What does the cinematography of Pineapple Express look like?

Across 41 sampled frames, Pineapple Express builds its coverage from medium shots (56% of the sample), with wide compositions (24%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Tim Orr keeps 59% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 56% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 2000s.

What is the color palette of Pineapple Express?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Pineapple Express (2008) are #33302c, #0d0e09, #54514c, #8b7253, #f4f4f4, #73706b — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #0d0e09
  • #54514c
  • #8b7253
  • #f4f4f4
  • #73706b

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