One fantastic aspect of being dangerously bored is that sometimes you find shit like this. The fine folks at Simply Scripts have posted an early draft of The Pineapple Express written by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg.
The thing about Judd Apatow produced comedies is that much of the best humor comes from on-set rewrites and ad-libs. If you've ever read early drafts of Knocked-Up or The 40-Year Old Virgin then you know that alot of the most quotable lines and memorable set-pieces weren't on the page.
That being said, this script is fucking hilarious. I lost the laugh-out-loud count around page 40 and having seen the redband trailer and the preview on the Superbad DVD, I can say this movie is going to be fantastic.
Seth Rogen's comedic sense differs from Judd's in that Apatow is more interested in characters than situations. He likes the humor to come from the people and their relationships, which is why his films' best scenes are guys sitting around. Seth is very similar, except he goes for a wider scope, like the fantasy sequences in Superbad and the stuff with the cops.
This is very apparent in even this early draft, as the film is basically a funnier, post-modern version of the plot of every Shane Black-penned 90s movie ever: Two guys, comedically matched, end up in a plot with guns, twists and car chases. Oh, and pot. Lots of pot.
If you feel the film won't be spoiled by reading the script, you can find it here
Otherwise, I hope you can wait until August.
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