High School (2012)
Average Rating: 4.2/10
Reviews Counted: 52
Fresh: 14 | Rotten: 38
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Average Rating: 4/10
Critic Reviews: 17
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 15
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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
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Cast
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Adrien Brody
Psycho Ed -
Matt Bush
Henry Burke -
Sean Marquette
Breaux, Travis Breaux -
Colin Hanks
Brandon Ellis -
Michael Chiklis
Dr. Leslie Gordon, Prin... -
Adhir Kalyan
Sebastian -
Mykelti Williamson
Paranoid -
Luis Chavez
Big Dave -
Max Van Ville
Little Dave -
Brett Kelly (II)
Martin -
Joseph Julian Soria
Ruben -
George Back
Malcolm -
Alicia Sixtos
Sharky Ovante -
Andrew Wilson
Hippie Dude -
Camille Mana
Dana -
Erica Vittana Phillips
Tameka -
Julia Ling
Charlyne -
Cody Longo
Chad -
Mary Birdsong
Mrs. Gordon -
Yeardley Smith
Mrs. Unger -
Curtis Armstrong
Mr. Armstrong -
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Rhys Coiro
Vato -
Terri Lynn Rodriguez
Vivian -
Robert Bailey Jr.
Jeffrey -
Nadine Crocker
Emily Tooms -
Kevin Yon
Mr. Cavanaugh -
Michael Eshaq
Lead Terrorist -
Kellie Rasmus
Hippie Chick -
Heather Kleisner
Henry's Mom -
Karl Murphy
Band Teacher -
Heather Regan
Cheerleader Who Collids... -
Alex Biats
Spelling Bee Rival -
Clarence Smith
Chess Opponent -
Ron Ayers
Stunned Lawn Blower -
Carl Harry Carlson
Donor #1 -
Randy Godwin
Donor #2 -
Mike Evans
Donor #3 -
Wallace Bridges
African American Donor -
Shirley Benyas
Older Female Donor -
Julia Ho
News Anchor -
Tom Ingram
News Anchor #2 -
Barret Swatek
Female News Desk Report... -
John Beard
Male News Desk Reporter -
Kerry Birmingham
Female Reporter -
Mike Woods
Announcer -
John O'Hurley
Drug PSA Narrator -
Wyatt Russell
Drug PSA Stoned Teenage... -
David Herbst
School Security Guard -
Linda Boston
Head Nurse -
Rachel Quaintance
Angry Parent #1 -
Peter Tocco
Angry Parent #2 -
Billye Thompson
Cop #1 -
Sammy Publes
Cook #1 -
Rene Santana
Cook #2 -
John Stalberg, Jr.
Grandpa Frodo (Ed's Fro...
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All Critics (53) | Top Critics (17) | Fresh (14) | Rotten (38)
A stoner comedy with a slightly musty vintage aroma.
Top CriticHigh School sucks harder than it blows.
If it ever opens at a theater near you, remember: Just say no.
I'm betting director John Stalberg Jr. also debated calling it "Bake Sale," revolving as it does around the mass-dosing of the student body with pot brownies.
The only good news for everyone involved: The worst moment in your career is surely behind you.
It's a bit crude, a lot illogical and you might have to be in a certain state of mind to enjoy a film this silly.
High School definitely won't be everyone's flavor of pot comedy, but it's certainly a fun trip and a clever spin on the genre.
Surprisingly solid and funny... It's rare for a stoner comedy to have so much ambition.
A hot mess whose sub-par direction mostly neutralizes its fantastic comedic premise. High School is a willfully 'stupid' stoner comedy, yes, but it also illustrates the gap between stupid done right and merely indulged too far.
HIGH School isn't exactly Harold and Kumar-level genius, but it is worth the legal risk.
After an amusing start, this film seems to forget it's a pot comedy.
While the movie is insistently unfunny, it's almost tragic how badly director John Stalberg Jr. fumbles the potential for a wacked-out farce, refusing to let loose with the boys as they scramble to maintain order.
Starts with a viable premise, then veers off into something more mundane.
Low-key but amiable comedy, which borrows from many other movies, but still has its own spirit.
A pot comedy that won't reward even the most easily satisfied stoner.
One of the broadest, silliest (yet somehow still endearing) stoner comedies in a while, indulging the adult members of the cast with particular gusto.
High School suffers from an increasingly stagnant, wheel-spinning midsection that triggers its transformation from passable comedy to interminable disaster.
Quickly grows old with no likable characters or anything else, much less genuine wit or humor, to engage.
It's about a 'high' school, and once you've gotten that you've pretty much figured out this stoner comedy.
A stoner comedy that runs out of gas.
W're left with poorly reasoned scenes and storylines that dangle like a pothead's unfinished sentences.
Might look better through a haze of the right kind of smoke. But unassisted it's just too sloppy and puerile to be more than sporadically funny.
Audience Reviews for High School
Super Reviewer
A high school valedictorian who gets baked with the local stoner finds himself the subject of a drug test. The situation causes him to concoct an ambitious plan to get his entire graduating class to face the same fate, and fail.
REVIEW
It's not just the film's stoner antics, but the wonderfully natural dynamic between protagonists Henry and Travis (Matt Bush and Sean Marquette) that make this film such a delight! At it's heart, that's what "High School" seems to be about: two very different guys finding friends in each other in the midst of a sticky situation. Many equally memorable moments are offered thanks to the expert talents of Michael Chiklis and Adrien Brody. Chiklis (as pompous Dr. Leslie Gordon) exudes a deliciously-villainous disdain throughout the film. His inflated sense of righteousness, and Shakespearean presence, make him a truly love-to-hate personality. As Psycho Ed, Adrien Brody is just so damn fun to watch! One moment his crazed behavior had me in a laughing fit; next, his insane anger had me scared for Henry and Travis' safety. Dr. Gordon and Ed are uniquely accomplished performances that add so much to High School's entertainment value.
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- Psycho Ed: What?
- Henry Burke: Hmm?
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- Psycho Ed: That's the alarm.
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Foreign Titles
- High School (2008) (DE)
- High School (2008) (UK)
