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Product Description Five million dollars worth of California's sweetest export is up for grabs when a mysterious assailant kills the rightful owner. Now, three naive hired hands who witnessed the murder are drawn into adangerous world of double-dealing and death threats as they try to harvest and sell the yield. Takea deep breath and get ready to enjoy the most paranoid comedy of the growing season. .com Released to only a handful of theaters in the spring and summer of 1998, Homegrown was neglected by nervous distributors who couldn't figure out how to market a movie about marijuana farmers. As a result, hardly anyone saw this cleverly plotted comedy-thriller about three experienced pot growers in northern California (Billy Bob Thornton, Hank Azaria, and Ryan Phillippe) who guard their valuable outdoor crop against raids by the cops and unwanted competitors. When their mysterious leader is apparently murdered, Thornton assumes the dead man's identity to arrange one last, lucrative bumper-crop deal, but pulling off the scam proves to be a lot harder than they'd anticipated. While the three potheads seek refuge with an old colleague (Kelly Lynch) and routinely sample their goods (which explains the film's theatrical obscurity), Homegrown turns into a taut thriller fueled by equal parts comedy and paranoid tension--an update of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre with marijuana instead of gold! Featuring cameo roles for Jamie Lee Curtis, Ted Danson, and John Lithgow, this entertaining film fell victim to the misguided fear that it promotes drugs and illegal activity. If anything, it promotes interesting characters, catchy dialogue, and a welcomed alternative to mainstream Hollywood comedies. --Jeff Shannon
N**Y
A great movie that was never given the justice it deserved
I've owned the VHS of this since it came out & had a hard time getting a DVD until now. This movie is hidden treasure that deserves more credit than it was ever given
J**N
Great Comedy Movie!
It is a great movie. Slightly dark comedy. I stumbled onto it back in 2004, I believe, on HBO one night. Within 15 minutes I knew I had to own it. I couldn't believe all these big actors were in it and yet I had never heard of it. I made sure to check the date on it at the end of the film - 1998. I was wowed because that is farther back than I thought. In 1998, I was too young to appreciate such a movie. ****Ted Danson as the toy factory mafia guy is hilarious.**** It's a great movie, at least rent it. Actually it might be cheaper to buy it now, BUY IT.
G**
Off beat comedy/drama
Off beat comedy/drama about illegal marijuana in Northern California.
K**N
Homegrown
I liked this dvd it’s different from what I’ve ever seen Jon Bon Jovi do as an actor he went out of his realm it was a stretch of a character for him. I bought this to add to my collection of JBJ things glad I did.
J**.
Very true to life in that business at that time.
I was there. This story is heavily fictionalized but similar situations like it did occur.
S**G
it falls a little short, but I love it
This is not a super high quality movie and it's not roll on the floor funny. It's good and the humor works. It's more of a misadventure - action with humorous aspects and scenes. Subjectively, I love it and watch it every now and then. Though when I first got it I watched a few times in one month.
2**F
not for every one
costs $64 new and $3 used, should tell you all you need to know.
M**Y
Great movie - unlike any other film about marijuana
This is one of my all-time favorite movies. Great cast, great plot, great screenplay. Very funny, but not in the way other movies about marijuana are. Most "pot movies" are slapstick, but Home Grown is a true drama, with tasteful comedy thrown in for fun. I wish more film makers would make movies about subjects like marijuana, skateboarding, and snowboarding without having them resemble Dumb and Dumber.
T**A
Good times!
Had this movie prior to buying lost it had to get another as it is a really good movie to kick back and watch right to the end!
R**B
Good movie but it wasn't in English so make sure ...
Good movie but it wasn't in English so make sure when you order your copy make sure it's in English
H**N
Alles super!!Vielen Dank!!
Super,vielen Dank!!Freue mich sehr,dass ich diesen Film so schnell und unbeschadet erhalten habe!!Ich kann diesen Anbieter nur weiter empfehlen!!Bin begeistert!!
A**N
Great
Awesome thank you
J**N
Five Stars
Awesome drug movie sad ending
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