How High

How High
How High DVD
Directed by	Jesse Dylan
Written by	Dustin Abraham
Produced by	Danny DeVito James Ellis Shaun Garr Michael Shamberg Stacey Sher
Starring	Method Man Redman Mike Epps
Cinematography	Larry Block Corey Zetterlund
Edited by	Matthew Barry Nancy Green-Keyes
Music by	Francis Kenny
Distributed by	United International Pictures Universal Pictures
Release date	5 April2002
Running time	93 mins
Country	United States of America
Language	English

See also: How High Soundtrack

How High is a 2001 comedy film starring Method Man and Redman. It was a feature film debut from director Jesse Dylan, and was written by Dustin Lee Abraham. Entertainment Weekly rated it 3rd in their "Best Stoner Movie" top ten list. How High is not related to the marijuana themed community site HowHigh.com

Plot

The plot is centered around two underachieving pot smokers - Silas P. Silas (Method Man) and Jamal King (Redman). When Silas' friend Ivory (Chuck Davis) dies, Silas uses his ashes as fertilizer for a new batch of marijuana. When taking their THC (Testing for Higher Credentials, as opposed to SAT) exams for college, the pair are both sitting outside the exam hall attempting to smoke some marijuana, but neither is able to do so without the help of the other (due to Jamal's weed being blown around his car after turning on the air conditioning, and Silas having no cigars): "Silas: Got blunt? Jamal: Got weed?" Soon they discover that smoking Silas' new batch of weed summons the ghost of the recently deceased Ivory, who tells them the exact test answers and helps both of them pass with perfect scores.

Several prestigious colleges offer them to get high on drugs, suggesting different learning atmosphere and programs, but they all seem not to be interesting enough. That is until Chancellor Huntley (Fred Willard) suggests the two sign up at Harvard University. They accept the offer and continue using the magic weed to achieve success at the university. However, their weed is eventually stolen by the nerdy volunteer student guard Gerald (T.J. Thyne), who commences to smoke all of it except for a few tiny leaves, and they have to try studying to avoid being kicked out of college, but don't manage to do so. Jamal remarks: "How could I fail Women's Studies? I love bitches!" Despite trying to dig up and smoke the remains of John Quincy Adams, they have to rely on their own intelligence to maintain their grades. Meanwhile at the campus they meet several interesting students such as Tuan - the Asian child-prodigy, Jamal's fellow pot-smoker I Need Money (Al Shearer), Bart (Chris Elwood) - a snobby rowing team captain, George Cactus - their roommate who is forced to perform humiliating acts as part of a fraternity initiation, and others.

Characters/Roles

• Method Man as Silas P. Silas
• Redman as Jamal King
• Obba Babatunde as Dean Cain
• Mike Epps as Baby Powder
• Anna Maria Horsford as Mamma King
• Fred Willard as Carl Huntley
• Jeffrey Jones as Vice President
• Hector Elizondo as Bill the Crew Coach
• Lark Voorhies as Lauren
• Al Shearer as I Need Money
• Chuck Davis as Ivory
• Essence Atkins as Jamie
• Chris Elwood as Bart
• T.J. Thyne as Gerald
• Justin Urich as Jeffrey
• Spalding Gray as Professor Jackson
• Tracy Morgan as Field of Dreams Guy (uncredited)
• Cypress Hill
• Chuck Liddell as himself in the Party Fight Scene

Sequel

On 2nd April, 2008 Redman told a crowd that he and fellow rapper Method Man are now filming How High 2 and are now recording their new album Blackout 2.

External links

• Official site
• How High at IMDb
• DVD Review from Slant Magazine
• DVD Review from Audio Video Revolution
• Redman announcing the filming of How High 2 and the recording of Blackout 2