Super High Me (2007)

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...

Cast

Doug Benson	...	Himself
Alex Campbell	...	Himself
Don Duncan	...	Himself
Graham Elwood	...	Himself
Marc Emery	...	Himself
Calvin Frye	...	Himself
Zach Galifianakis	...	Himself
Dana Gould	...	Himself
David M. Navarro	...	Himself
Bob Odenkirk	...	Himself
Dennis Peron	...	Himself
Brian Posehn	...	Himself
Rob Riggle	...	Himself
Jeffrey Ross	...	Himself
Craig X. Rubin	...	Himself (as Craig X.)
Lynnette Shaw	...	Herself
Sarah Silverman	...	Herself
Paul F. Tompkins	...	Himself
Brian Unger	...	Narrator

Directed by
Michael Blieden

Produced by
Alex Campbell	....	producer
Bahman Naraghi	....	co-executive producer
D.J. Paul	....	executive producer
Ted Sarandos	....	co-executive producer
Inman Young	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Walker Young

Cinematography by
Brandon Hickman

Film Editing by
Alexis Hanawalt

Sound Department
Christian Dwiggins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Christian Dwiggins	....	supervising sound editor
Mike Risha	....	dialogue editor
R.D. White	....	sound designer

Camera and Electrical Department
Elaine Raskin	....	additional camerawork

Animation Department
Jeff Crocker	....	titles and animation

Editorial Department
Jeff Crocker	....	assistant editor
Austin Michael Scott	....	assistant on-line editor

Music Department
Peter Shurkin	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Kinsey Beck	....	creative consultant
Benjamin George	....	production assistant
Sarah Holzgraf	....	production coordinator
Elaine Raskin	....	assistant production coordinator
George Whitman	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Sixth Way Productions
• Wabi Pictures

Distributors

• Eagle Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Paisano Pictures/Deep Underground  post-production (HD finishing)

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)

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:

Spoofs Super Size Me (2004)

Soundtrack:

SFH

I think some of these comments are missing the point, maybe.

While I agree that this is not the most political nor the most medically conclusive of documentaries, it seems to me that this misses the whole point of what the filmmakers were trying to do. There is no need for another "Grass" type documentary -- as that one already exists. Super High Me is a comedy first and a documentary second. And that's OK. More than OK, it might even be better, because it has the potential (since it is funny and entertaining as well as informative) to reach a wider audience and make more people aware of the entire medical marijuana issue, the existence of 'dispensaries' in California and the conflict between state and federal laws.

So is there another more activist documentary to be made about medical marijuana? Sure. But it would probably be boring and no one would really go see it. (Kinda like the fate of "Grass" for example.) This one is fun AND informative. And it will probably do very well and get more people talking about the issues, even more than if it were a "real" documentary.