The War on the War on Drugs (2002)
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14% of critics liked it
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60% of users liked it
(79 ratings)
Shot with a team of nonprofessional actors, Cevin Soling's frenzied collection of comedic "bits" makes a joke out of the "War on Drugs." The politically incorrect lineup of off-the-wall skits includes "Dr. Science" (a children's television show that teaches kids how to make LSD), "Satan's… More Shot with a team of nonprofessional actors, Cevin Soling's frenzied collection of comedic "bits" makes a joke out of the "War on Drugs." The politically incorrect lineup of off-the-wall skits includes "Dr. Science" (a children's television show that teaches kids how to make LSD), "Satan's Stepchildren" (a compilation of black-and-white movie clips with overdubbed dialogue) and "Frogman Versus Welder" (a parody of European art films).
- Rating, Runtime
- Unrated, 1 hr. 20 min.
- Directed By
- Cevin Soling, Cevin D. Soling
- Genres
- Comedy, Special Interest
- In Theaters
- Sep 27, 2002 Wide
- On DVD
- Apr 3, 2007
Critic Reviews
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Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Generally witless ode to illegal substances.
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Kyle Smith, New York Post
The War on the War on Drugs strings together 60 amateurish short films to tell us drugs are cool, man.
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Peter L'Official, Village Voice
Ineptitude is so thorough here that War on . . . could only make sense as a sinister governmental smear campaign to justify the war on drugs and total sobriety.
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Prairie Miller, Long Island Press
This sly guerilla documentary takes pot shots, pun intended, at both the absurdities and victim injustices inherent in the US government's longstanding campaign against lighting up.
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Prairie Miller, Long Island Press
This sly guerilla documentary takes pot shots, pun intended, at both the absurdities and victim injustices inherent in the US government's longstanding campaign against lighting up.
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