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High Times' Potluck

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High Times' Potluck (2003)

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Reviews Counted: 4 Fresh: 0  Rotten:4 Average Rating: N/A
Rated: R
Runtime: 86 mins
Theatrical Release: Oct 17, 2003 Limited
Synopsis:
High Times' "POT LUCK" is the long-awaited feature film debut from "High Times Magazine". Written by Victor Colicchio, (Writer and Executive Producer of Spike Lee’s " Summer of Sam") and Nicholas Iacovino. Potluck is the feature directorial debut of Australian film maker Alison E.G.... [More]
High Times' "POT LUCK" is the long-awaited feature film debut from "High Times Magazine". Written by Victor Colicchio, (Writer and Executive Producer of Spike Lee’s " Summer of Sam") and Nicholas Iacovino. Potluck is the feature directorial debut of Australian film maker Alison E.G. Thompson. Produced by Paul F. Bernard and James Scura. High Times' "POT LUCK" is centered around Frank, a loyal mob soldier (Frank Adonis), whose eyes and mind are opened when he meets a beautiful young punk rocker named Jade (Theo Kogan). A suitcase full of high-jinx sends this odd couple on an odyssey through the streets of New York, as the suitcase is sold, then stolen, resold, and stolen again and again and passes through the hands of gangsters, artists, drag queens, musicians and activists. The movie erupts in downtown Manhattan where all the characters collide at a rally for the legalization of (censored). -- Official Site [Less]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Frank Adonis, Theo Kogan, Jason Isaacs, Jason Mewes, Sylvia Miles

Director: Allison Thompson
Screenwriter: Victor Colicchio, Nicholas Iacovino
Producer: Paul Bernard

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Jan 25, 2005

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DVD Features:

  • Region (unknown)
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

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Some viewers may opt to forego the glassy-eyed actors' mush-mouthed line recitations and listen to Dark Side of the Moon on their Discmans to see if anything weird happens.

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10/17/03 05:39 PM
Jason Anderson
Globe and Mail
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The movie's more egregious buzzkills -- hazy plot, jarring non sequiturs, pointless pothead-celebrity cameos -- defy even herbally enhanced viewing.

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10/21/03 07:23 PM
Jorge Morales
Village Voice
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First-time Australian director Alison Thompson was either dipping a bit too heavily into High Times' stash on the job or really doesn't have a clue what she's doing.

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10/17/03 05:45 PM
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Toronto Star
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A witless collection of stereotypes and clichés.

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12/04/03 03:56 PM
Vinton Supplee
Arizona Republic
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It could prove a wonderful test case for the therapeutic benefits of medicinal marijuana. For if weed can dull the pain, headaches, fatigue and crushing boredom that result from this so-called film, surely it can cure anything.

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10/17/03 05:43 PM
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