Super High Me (2007)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Michael Blieden

Release Date:

20 April 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Comedy

Plot:

Determined to find out the true effects of marijuana on the human body, stand-up comedian and former...

Plot Keywords:

Marc Emery | Spoof Title

Cast

Michael August	...	Himself
Arj Barker	...	Himself
Doug Benson	...	Himself
Alex Campbell	...	Himself
Gary Cohan	...	Himself
Jimmy Dore	...	Himself
Don Duncan	...	Himself
Graham Elwood	...	Himself
Marc Emery	...	Himself
Joe Escalante	...	Himself
Calvin Frye	...	Himself
Zach Galifianakis	...	Himself
Andrew Glazier	...	Himself
Robert Gore	...	Himself
Dana Gould	...	Himself
Rob Huebel	...	Himself
Richard Lee	...	Himself
John Marty	...	Himself
Missy Narrance	...	Herself
Dave Navarro	...	Himself
Bob Odenkirk	...	Himself
David Ono	...	Himself
Patton Oswalt	...	Himself
Darrell Paulsen	...	Himself
Dennis Peron	...	Himself
Brian Posehn	...	Himself
Jeffrey Prang	...	Himself
Greg Proops	...	Himself
Rob Riggle	...	Himself
Ian Roberts	...	Himself
Jeffrey Ross	...	Himself
Craig X. Rubin	...	Himself (as Craig X.)
Lynnette Shaw	...	Herself
Sarah Silverman	...	Herself
Sean Tabibian	...	Himself
Paul F. Tompkins	...	Himself
Jim Underdown	...	Himself
Brian Unger	...	Narrator

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive drug content and language.

Runtime:

USA:89 min | USA:94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA (2008) | New Zealand:R18

Filming Locations:

Bay Area, San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

Sixth Way Productions

Trivia:

When the counter changes from "Day 17" to "Day 18", the female announcer says "Good Morning" ("Boker Tov") in Hebrew.

Movie Connections:

References "Project Runway" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Communicating Vessels

You wanna get high?

It's 4/20 and I couldn't have found a more appropriate date to watch this movie. It stars comedian Doug Benson, who I knew from The Marijuana-Logues.

As Benson describes in the beginning of the film, the basic premise is like the one in "Super Size Me", but with pot instead of McDonald's.

He goes through 30 days of "detox" only to spend another 30 days smoking marijuana non-stop. He has 'tests' done, interviews a bunch of other comedians and his stand-up routines all intertwined with the 'experiment'. This makes for a nice, light-hearted, fun movie. There's offensive language, but it's what you'd expect from stand-up comedians.

Stoners will certainly find something to enjoy here. And although this movie is a comedy and Doug claims he just wants to get stoned, there are a few key moments in the film that show people who actually need medical marijuana and the ridiculous state of affairs in which the DEA violates state laws and makes things difficult for folks that are in pain - these moments are intense and sad. One can only hope this will change in the near future.

Had this movie turned into a more political direction, it would be deserving of a much higher mark, in my opinion. As it stands, it's a nice and funny movie about pot and I'm glad I had the chance to watch this today and celebrate.

Peace out, 8/10