High Life (2009 film)
{{short description|2009 film by Gary Yates}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = High Life
| image = High_Life_poster_small.jpg
| producer = {{ubl|Robin Cass|Gary Yates|Liz Jarvis (co-producer)|Avi Federgreen (co-producer)|Anna Stratton (executive)|Morris Ruskin (executive)}}
| director = Gary Yates
| writer = Lee MacDougall
| music = Jonathan Goldsmith
| starring = {{ubl|Timothy Olyphant|Stephen Eric McIntyre|Joe Anderson|Rossif Sutherland}}
| distributor = Union Pictures
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2009|2|17|Berlinale|2010|1|15|Canada}}
| runtime = 80 minutes
| language = English
| country = Canada
}}
High Life is a 2009 Canadian film based on the stage play by Lee MacDougall, written by Lee MacDougall and directed by Gary Yates.[http://www.playbackonline.ca/articles/magazine/20090831/high.html "Contemporary World Cinema: High Life"] Starring Timothy Olyphant, Stephen Eric McIntyre, Joe Anderson and Rossif Sutherland, High Life is a comedic heist movie from the flip-side of the '80s consumer dream.[http://www.canadiantalentfarm.com/High_Life.html "Canadian Talent Farm: High Life"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302053521/http://canadiantalentfarm.com/High_Life.html |date=2 March 2012 }}
Plot
In 1983, a visit from his former sociopathic cellmate Bug (Stephen Eric McIntyre) has led to Dick (Timothy Olyphant) being fired from his job as a hospital janitor. Unemployed and in need of fast cash Dick gets the idea to rob one of the brand new ATMs, to "buy a little self-respect," as Dick announces to Bug and the team. Enter the charismatic, criminally-minded Donnie (Joe Anderson), and the front-man, the sexy, sleepy-eyed charmer Billy (Rossif Sutherland), and all of the pieces are in place.[http://twitchfilm.net/reviews/2009/12/whistler-09-high-life-review.php "Review on Twitch"] "It's a precision job," says Dick the night before the heist: "No violence."
Things do not go according to plan and the unfolding catalogue of disasters that confronts Dick is enough to test any friend's loyalties as they bungle their way toward a pipe-dream of quick riches.
Cast
- Timothy Olyphant as Dick
- Stephen Eric McIntyre as Bug
- Joe Anderson as Donnie
- Rossif Sutherland as Billy
- Mark McKinney as Jeremy
- Doreen Brownstone as Cheesecake Woman
Awards
- Calgary International Film Festival – Best Canadian Feature
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|1143110|High Life}}
- {{rotten-tomatoes|10011857-high_life}}
- [http://unionpictures.ca Union Pictures – distributor]
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Category:English-language Canadian films
Category:Films shot in Winnipeg
Category:Films directed by Gary Yates
Category:Canadian crime comedy films
Category:Canadian films based on plays