5 Movies Where Morgan Freeman Was Definitely High the Whole Time

Morgan Freeman loves weed, and these movies prove it.

May 12, 2015

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Morgan Freeman recently admitted to loving marijuana and his support for its legalization because the drug eases the fibromyalgia pain and has other potential health benefits. That's what we all say, Morgan.

If marijuana contributed in any way to him having that buttery velvet, sweet, sweet voice of an angel, well this is the strongest case for legalizing marijuana I’ve ever seen.

Now that we know Freeman loves the loud, let's take a look back through his filmography and see which movies he filmed while he was definitely high as fuck:

Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

The ‘80s were coming to an end, the Berlin Wall was falling, and Morgan Freeman was acting in Driving Miss Daisy. The stress of hanging out with your crotchety grandparents can induce hives, so I like to imagine that when Morgan Freeman signed on to do this role, it was stipulated in his contract that the only way he would be able to get through the filming was if he was high as a kite the whole time. The film won Best Picture. “You’re welcome.”—Marijuana.

Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow! (1971)

It’s unclear what Morgan's role was in this movie because there's not much information on the Internet about it, and I think five people saw this movie. All I know is that his character's name is Afro, and it's about a guy with a pony farm SLASH petting zoo. With a movie title like that coupled with the fact that it was made in the '70s, you better believe Morgan was high as all hell during the filming of this.

March of the Penguins (2005)

How do you think Morgan survived hours upon hours trapped in a Hollywood soundbooth talking about penguins? Definitely high.

Listen to his tender voice as he reflects on the beauty of emperor penguin life. I just picture him in the soundbooth going, “In time, after being perched atop their mother’s feet for a thousand paces, like a child learning how to dance on her mother’s shoes, the chick takes its first steps alone,” then suddenly realizing how weird penguins are and breaking into a stoner laughing fit for 20 minutes.

I have a theory as to why Morgan Freeman does so many voiceover gigs: he can phone in the job both literally and figuratively, and you can’t see his eyes.