The Story
Seth Rogen plays process server Dale Denton, a man of many disguises who loves the gotcha moments when an unsuspecting doctor or husband or whoever finds his or herself on the receiving end of a Dale-delivered subpoena. Dale's not bad at his job, he's got a pretty 18 year old high school senior (Amber Heard) as a girlfriend, and his pot dealer, Saul (James Franco), keeps him well supplied with weed.
However, Dale's sweet life turns sour when Saul offers him a new strain of pot named Pineapple Express. It's the best weed on the planet and very rare. So rare that when Dale witnesses a lady cop (Rosie Perez) and one of the city's major drug dealers (Gary Cole) – a guy Dale was casing in order to subpoena - murdering someone, he's identified by the killers by the joint he tossed out of the car window when trying to flee the scene.
Unable to fully understand what he's just seen, Dale finds himself at a total loss as to where to turn. He's high, he's just seen a stranger shot to death in front of his very stoned eyes, and now he's scared out of his drug-addled mind. So where does he run to? His friendly neighborhood pot dealer, of course.
After wiping the drug haze from Saul's eyes by explaining the ultra-serious nature of their predicament, the two hit the road without a plan but with large amounts of pot and a handful of munchies. Car chases and lots of physical comedy antics ensue as the bad guys try to snuff the life out of the pot-smoking duo. As the net tightens, Saul and Dale transform from bumbling stoners into bumbling action heroes who discover the importance of friendship. Ahhh, how sweet!
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