Comedy

High Road (2011): Cast & Plot

Name: High Road
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2011-04-01
Duration: 1 h 27 min
Cast: Rob Riggle, Abby Elliott, Joe Lo Truglio, Lizzy Caplan, Matt Jones

High Road is a 2011 comedy directed by Matt Walsh, starring Rob Riggle as James Malone Sr., Abby Elliott and Joe Lo Truglio. It runs 1 hour 27 minutes.

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Released: April 1, 2011
Runtime: 1h 27m (87 min)
Director: Matt Walsh
Genre: Comedy
Original language: English
Studio: Northern Lights Films
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is High Road About?

The premise of High Road without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

Matt Walsh, co‑founder of Upright Citizens Brigade, directs this improvised comedy about Glenn “Fitz” Fitzgerald (James Pumphrey), torn between his band, girlfriend Monica (Abby Elliot) and a drug‑dealing side hustle. After the band ends, Fitz sells weed from his garage and partners with 16‑year‑old neighbor Jimmy (Dylan O’Brien). A botched deal launches a chaotic road chase, chased by cops, guns and odd characters, while Monica has a surprise waiting at home.

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Cast & crew

High Road Cast & Characters

Rob Riggle leads the cast as James Malone Sr., with Abby Elliott as Monica and Joe Lo Truglio as Officer Fogerty. Directed by Matt Walsh; 16 actors are credited in all.

Director Matt Walsh

Rob Riggle as James Malone Sr.
Abby Elliott as Monica
Joe Lo Truglio as Officer Fogerty
Lizzy Caplan as Sheila

Also Starring in High Road

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Matt Jones Richie
Mike Coleman Bakersfield Bouncer
Ed Helms Barry
Rich Fulcher Arnie
Dylan O'Brien Tommy
Zach Woods Tommy
Kyle Gass Winter Wierdo
Horatio Sanz Doctor
Andy Daly Mr. Doobin
Brandon Johnson Cab Driver
Kathryn Burns Orchid
Curtis Gwinn Tow Truck Driver

Plot

High Road Plot Summary

What happens in High Road from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Glen “Fitz” Fitzgerald is a young marijuana dealer and former rock band drummer living in Los Angeles. When his best friends drop out of the band, the group dissolves and Fitz falls back on selling weed from his garage. He dates Monica, Abby Elliott, who works at a news company, and he lounges with his rebellious teen neighbor Jimmy, who skips school. Fitz also clings to the playful “triangle theory,” a running joke that everything in the world connects in groups of three. One day, after Fitz is nearly arrested in a weed bust of one of his clients, he flees to Oakland to avoid capture.

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