HIGH School

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  • Opened June 1, 2012 
  • 1 hr 40 min
  • R | Pervasive Drugs and Language, Crude and Sexual Content, All Involving Teens and Some Nudity
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 17+. More on child suitability

  • The day after soon-to-be valedictorian Henry Burke (Matt Bush) takes a hit of the chronic for the first time, his school principal (Michael Chiklis) institutes a zero tolerance drug policy and administers a mandatory drug test for all students. Henry has two options: fail and lose his college scholarship, or team up with his stoner friend Breaux (Sean Marquette) to beat the system. They steal a high powered ganja from law student-turned-drug-dealer Psycho Ed (Adrien Brody) and spike the school’s bake sale brownies, getting the whole school—faculty included—completely stoned out of their minds. But with the student body getting higher and higher with every brownie, and a pissed-off Psycho Ed on their tails for stealing his stash, they must find a way to keep their half-baked plan from going up in smoke. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Adrien Brody, Matt Bush, Sean Marquette, Colin Hanks, Michael Chiklis
  • Director: John Stalberg, Jr.
  • Genres: Comedy

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by madmaxguitar

A great movie , don't listen to the moron who obviously never took a hit or did anything cool in his life. If you like movies to just get baked up and laugh - See HIGH SCHOOL. The best Frog scene...

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by nstalberg

I LOVED THIS MOVIE!!! So hilarious. Adrien Brody was AMAZING and Colin Hanks was so charming. Loved it so much. Reminded me of a John Hughes movie....

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by PitaBread

It's kind of a predictable movie, and some of the material has been done, but I guarantee you - it's worth it to see this movie JUST for Adrian Brody's performance as "Psycho Ed", lol. He plays a...

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Arizona Republic
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It's exactly what it appears to be: a funny-enough stoner comedy with a likable cast. Read full review

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Chicago Sun-Times
| Roger Ebert

High School is a pun. Get it? This is one of those stoner comedies that may be funny if you're high - but if not, not. Read full review

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New York Daily News
| Elizabeth Weitzman

The nearly unrecognizable Chiklis almost single-handedly saves the day. Read full review

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Movieline
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High School rushes through the parts it should savor and then pads out its runtime with filler elsewhere - and, less forgivably, it doesn't make getting high look like fun. Read full review

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Adrien Brody in "HIGH School."