High School (2012 film)
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| Directed by | John Stalberg, Jr. |
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Arcadiy Golubovich Raymond J. Markovich Olga Mirimskaya John Stalberg, Jr. Stephen Susco Warren Zide |
| Written by | Erik Linthorst John Stalberg, Jr. Stephen Susco |
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Adrien Brody Sean Marquette Matt Bush Colin Hanks Michael Chiklis |
| Music by | The Newton Brothers |
| Cinematography | Mitchell Amundsen |
| Edited by | Gabriel Wrye |
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| Distributed by | Anchor Bay Films |
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99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million |
| Box office | $139,034 |
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.
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.
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.
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