Neve and Christian Campbell reunite at Reefer Madness premiere

Bintano
5 Min Read

Nearly 20 years after they starred in an outrageous TV movie musical, Neve Campbell and brother Christopher reunited on the Reefer Madness red carpet.

Neve, 50, who was spotted getting dinner in Santa Monica recently, hit the red carpet at The Whitley in Los Angeles on Thursday.

Neve starred as Miss Poppy in the Showtime TV musical movie, which debuted in April 2005, while her brother Christian, 52, played Jimmy Harper.

Christian is now one of the producers on this new limited eight-week engagement, which commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Showtime film.

Christian, his wife America Olivo and original Reefer Madness musical cast members Kristin Bell and Alan Cumming will produce with original creators Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney and director Andy Fickman. 

Nearly 20 years after they starred in an outrageous TV movie musical, Neve Campbell and brother Christopher reunited on the Reefer Madness red carpet

Nearly 20 years after they starred in an outrageous TV movie musical, Neve Campbell and brother Christopher reunited on the Reefer Madness red carpet

Neve, 50, who was spotted getting dinner in Santa Monica recently, hit the red carpet at The Whitley in Los Angeles on Thursday.

Neve, 50, who was spotted getting dinner in Santa Monica recently, hit the red carpet at The Whitley in Los Angeles on Thursday.

Neve starred as Miss Poppy in the Showtime TV musical movie, which debuted in April 2005

Neve starred as Miss Poppy in the Showtime TV musical movie, which debuted in April 2005

Neve's brother Christian, 52, played Jimmy Harper, and is now one of the producers on this new limited eight-week engagement, which commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Showtime film

Neve’s brother Christian, 52, played Jimmy Harper, and is now one of the producers on this new limited eight-week engagement, which commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Showtime film

The loving siblings also posed alongside their mother Marnie Neve on the red carpet, along with Christian’s wife America Olivo.

Neve hit the red carpet in a stunning green leopard print dress with a plunging neckline and a black belt around her waist.

She accessorized with a ring and a bracelet on her right arm, along with a thin necklace dangling from her neckline.

The Scream star completed her look with silver heels as she posed with her brother and mother in a rare outing with them all together.

Christian hit the red carpet in a blue-grey vest and white shirt over a light grey suit coat for the outing.

He completed his look with dark blue jeans and white Adidas sneakers as he hit the red carpet.

The original Reefer Madness was a 1936 propaganda film originally produced by a church group to warn of the dangers of marijuana.

The film went largely unnoticed until 1972, when Keith Stroup, founder of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) discovered the film in the Library of Congress archives and bought a print for $297.

Neve hit the red carpet in a stunning green leopard print dress with a plunging neckline and a black belt around her waist

Neve hit the red carpet in a stunning green leopard print dress with a plunging neckline and a black belt around her waist

Christian hit the red carpet in a blue-grey vest and white shirt over a light grey suit coat for the outing.

Christian hit the red carpet in a blue-grey vest and white shirt over a light grey suit coat for the outing.

She accessorized with a ring and a bracelet on her right arm, along with a thin necklace dangling from her neckline.

She accessorized with a ring and a bracelet on her right arm, along with a thin necklace dangling from her neckline.

The loving siblings also posed alongside their mother Marnie Neve on the red carpet, along with Christian's wife America Olivo

The loving siblings also posed alongside their mother Marnie Neve on the red carpet, along with Christian’s wife America Olivo

The film became a cult classic, with Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney creating a stage musical based off the film that opened in Los Angeles in 1998 and was subsequently turned into the 2005 movie musical that the Campbell's starred in

The film became a cult classic, with Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney creating a stage musical based off the film that opened in Los Angeles in 1998 and was subsequently turned into the 2005 movie musical that the Campbell’s starred in

He began showing the film on college campuses, where it became an unintentional satire and became extremely popular in cannabis culture.

The film ultimately got the attention of New Line Cinema’s Robert Shaye, who realized the film didn’t have a proper copyright.

He ultimately obtained an original print from a collector and began screening it nationwide, making what was described as ‘a small fortune’ for the studio.

The film became a cult classic, with Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney creating a stage musical based off the film that opened in Los Angeles in 1998 and was subsequently turned into the 2005 movie musical that the Campbell’s starred in.

Share This Article
Leave a comment