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The Moneytree (film)

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Genre
  
Drama

Music director
  
Lorin Rowan

Cinematography
  
Donatello Bonato

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Director
  
Alan Dienstag

Producer
  
Christopher Dienstag

Initial release
  
April 24, 1992 (Los Angeles)

Cast
  
Christopher Dienstag, Kara Blake, Monica T. Caldwell

Similar movies
  
The Wackness (2008), Homegrown (1998), Humboldt County (2008), Bongwater (1997), Taking Off (1971)

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The Moneytree is an independent film that had a theatrical release in 1992 in the United States. It received reviews in several publications such as the Los Angeles Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.

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"The Moneytree" is a film about one of life's most basic choices - do you work for a bank for thirty years to get the money you want, or do you just rob the bank? David, the protagonist in this action comedy, is a clandestine cultivator of the notorious Weed De Mal; in other words he grows pot for a living. His best friend tells him he's stupid; "it's a small-time suckers game". His girlfriend thinks he's crazy, but David likes what he's doing and can't see the harm in it; "did you ever see anyone lying in the gutter with a joint in his hand?" Come to think of it, I haven't still things start to come apart when a good buddy is busted in L.A.X., while another meets something far more nasty than the police. David knows he should pull out, but some how this seems"dishonorable"; and he goes on with the play hoping to pull it off in the last few frames. We're all heroes in our own movie. "The Moneytree" offers a surprising look at the other side of the headlines.

There is no writer credited because, although the actors were given a story line, all the dialogue is improvised.

The film's ending leaves one wondering if the film is more of a documentary than is implied.

Black Sheep Films worked on the re-release of The Moneytree on April 20, 2012 with a new soundtrack and edit.

It is believed that the film-maker really was a grower and the film is essentially a true story.

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References

The Moneytree (film) Wikipedia
The Moneytree (film) IMDb The Moneytree (film) themoviedb.org