High School (2010 film)

High School

Poster
Directed by John Stalberg, Jr.
Produced by Arcadiy Golubovich
Raymond J. Markovich
Olga Mirimskaya
John Stalberg, Jr.
Stephen Susco
Warren Zide
Written by Erik Linthorst
John Stalberg, Jr.
Stephen Susco
Starring Adrien Brody
Sean Marquette
Matt Bush
Colin Hanks
Michael Chiklis
Music by The Newton Brothers
Cinematography Mitchell Amundsen
Edited by Gabriel Wrye
Production
company
Distributed by Anchor Bay Films
Release date
  • January 24, 2010 (2010-01-24) (Sundance)
  • June 1, 2012 (2012-06-01) (United States)
Running time
99 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $10 million
Box office $139,034 [1]

High School (also known as HIGH school) is a 2010 American stoner black comedy film starring Adrien Brody. It is the feature-length directorial debut of John Stalberg, Jr.. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was theatrically distributed by Anchor Bay Films on June 1, 2012.[2]

Plot

High school valedictorian-to-be Henry Burke (Matt Bush) takes his first hit of pot with his ex-best friend Travis (Sean Marquette), only to learn that, due to a spelling bee champion's recent use of marijuana, their high school is conducting a drug test where anyone caught under the influence of anything will be expelled. Travis knows of a psychotic drug dealer, known as Psycho Ed (Adrien Brody), who carries an exclusive kind of pot called "kief", and the two boys steal the stash and intend on getting the whole school high, to invalidate the drug test and save Henry's future. But Psycho Ed is right on their trail and so is Dr. Gordon, the school dean.

Cast

Students
Staff
Other characters

Reception

High School received almost exclusively positive reviews on its film festival circuit, including the Sundance Film Festival and Edinburgh International Film Festival but was delayed by producers for over two years in spite of numerous studio offers to distribute the film. After making changes to the film, music and composed score, the producers finally agreed to release the film through Anchor Bay Films in 2010, garnering mixed reviews with their altered version.

It holds a 27% "Rotten" rating on review site Rotten Tomatoes, based on 52 reviews.

References

  1. "High School". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
  2. Stephen Holden (2012-05-12). "Beating the System With Tainted Brownies and Tainted Minds". The New York Times.
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