Maryjane (1968)
Directed by Maury Dexter
Genres - Drama | Sub-Genres - Addiction Drama, Message Movie | Run Time - 95 min. | Countries - United States | MPAA Rating - NRShare on
Synopsis by Dan Pavlides
This exploitation film about the evils of marijuana finds art teacher Phil Blake (Fabian) discovering some of his students are smoking pot. Although he admits to the students he tried it himself in college, he is dumber than a bag of hammers about student drug use. Phil has eyes for fellow teacher Ellie (Diane McBain) until he discovers she is the main dealer, along with the star of the football team. Included in the cast is actress (Patty McCormick), all grown up since her appearance in Bad Seed, and Terri Garr, who makes a brief appearance as a student. This unintentionally laughable film, a feeble attempt to cash in on the sensationalism of marijuana use, was co-written by Richard Gautier and Peter Marshall of "Hollywood Squares" television fame. This film, along with similarly overblown 1930s anti-marijuana diatribes, cost the "straight" world a great deal of credibility at the time, and it became an instant "camp" classic.
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abuse, addiction, artist, claim, college, control, danger, drugs, education, friendship, gangster, high-school, lessons, lure [tempt], marijuana, party, planting, school, sex, smoking, student, teacher, child, play [recreation]
