In 2008, Seth Rogen was rapidly becoming Hollywood's famous funny man. It was right after The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and Knocked Up, and Superbad, where Rogen, alongside Judd Apatow, made some of the most beloved comedies of the 2000s. On Monday night, Seth Rogen celebrated the 10-year anniversary of Pineapple Express by sharing some fun facts about the stoner classic. As you'd imagine, some funny shit went down while filming a movie where James Franco smashed a bong over Danny McBride's head and kicks his foot through the windshield of a stolen cop car.
Some highlights include multiple injuries to the actors, a cameo by Stormy Daniels (seriously), an actual smoking billboard, and Rogen rolling a shit-ton of cross joints because no one else knew how to do it. Of course, in the end, Apatow chimed in to say that Bryan Cranston tried out to play the role of the drug dealer, but the producers didn't think he was scary enough.
Then Apatow added a very good one...
Time to go re-watch Pineapple Express.
Matt Miller is a Brooklyn-based culture/lifestyle writer and music critic whose work has appeared in Esquire, Forbes, The Denver Post, and documentaries.
