How High (2001): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot
How High is a 2001 comedy directed by Jesse Dylan, starring Method Man and Redman. It runs 1 hour 33 minutes and earned $31.3 million worldwide on a $20 million budget. Critics gave it 25% on Rotten Tomatoes and 29 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.2/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 33m (93 min)
- Director
- Jesse Dylan
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Budget
- $20M
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is How High About?
The premise of How High without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Two friends, Redman and Method Man, discover a unique herb that unexpectedly unlocks incredible academic abilities. Suddenly, they're enrolled at Harvard University, thrust into a challenging environment of privilege and high expectations. They must maintain their secret, navigate the complexities of elite academia, and rely on their wits to succeed, all while facing the looming threat of their charade being exposed.
How High Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- stoner comedy
- stoner
- hood
- pothead
- rhythm and blues
- rap music
- prostitute
- pot party
- pimp
- pills
- marijuana joint
- hip hop music
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- marijuana
- benjamin franklin character
- reference to pubic hair
- 2000s
- swearing
- latex gloves
- bandana
- nipple piercing
- nipple pierced
- female topless nudity
- roommate roommate relationship
- buddy comedy
- reference to rome
- reference to istanbul
- character says 'i can't feel my legs'
- bloopers during credits
- smoke
- pot
- college
- harvard
- drugs
- vomiting
- missing drugs
- exploding animal
- baby powder
- weed
- weed in food
- vacuum cleaner
- smoking marijuana
- smoke ring
- racial slur
- pillbox
- pill bottle
- mother son relationship
- joint
- hit by a bus
- grave robbing
- drugged food
How High Cast
Method Man leads the cast, with Redman. Directed by Jesse Dylan.
- Director Jesse Dylan
More from Jesse Dylan
More films directed by Jesse Dylan, best-rated first: American Wedding, Kicking & Screaming, Soros and Soros.
How High Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave How High 25% on Rotten Tomatoes and 29 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.2/10.
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IMDb 6.2 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 25% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 79%
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Metacritic 29 Metascore
User score 7.1
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How High Plot Summary
What happens in How High from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Two underachieving potheads, Silas and Jamal, find themselves in a peculiar situation when the ghost of Silas’s recently deceased friend Ivory (Chuck Deezy) pays them a visit. After Silas uses Ivory’s ashes as fertilizer for his latest marijuana crop, they discover that smoking it allows Ivory’s spirit to communicate and even assist them during their college entrance exams—dubbed the “THC” (Testing for Higher Credentials), a humorous twist on the SAT and a nod to tetrahydrocannabinol.
As they take the test, Ivory feeds them answers, leading both to score perfectly. With several dubious colleges extending scholarship offers, they ultimately decide on Harvard University, thanks to the convincing Chancellor Huntley (Fred Willard), who is eager to improve minority admissions.
Full summary
The whole story of How High, scene by scene
How High Box Office & Budget
How High grossed $31.3 million worldwide on a $20 million budget, 1.6 times what it cost. $31.2 million came from the US and Canada and $105,000 (0%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$31.3M
1.6× its budget
- US & Canada
- $31.2M
- International
- $105K
- Budget
- $20M
How High Trailers & Videos
6 videos: 2 trailers and 4 clips.
- Trailer How High Official Trailer #1 - Method Man Movie (2001) HD
- Clip How High (2001) - Death by Weed Scene (1/10) | Movieclips
- Clip How High (2001) - Pot Ghosts Scene (2/10) | Movieclips
- Clip How High (2001) - Pranking a Class Scene (4/10) | Movieclips
How Well Do You Know How High?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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- Question 10: not answered
Who are the two main characters in 'How High'?
Cars in How High
9 cars on screen, including the 1976 Cadillac Eldorado and the 1967 Ford Thunderbird.
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1976 Cadillac Eldorado Important role -
1967 Ford Thunderbird Important role -
1992 Chevrolet Caprice Minor role -
1971 Chrysler Newport Minor role
How High Also Known As
30 alternative titles, including “American High - Probieren geht über studieren” and “How High (Buen rollito)”.
- Also known as
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- American High - Probieren geht über studieren
- How High (Buen rollito)
- Se les subieron los humos
- Buen rollo
- Buen Rollito
- Golyamoto napushvane
- Trelo didymo
- Totalno napušeni
- À quelle hauteur
- So High
- Торчки
- Due sballati al college
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- Super zioło
- Fűre tépni szabad
- Süper Ot
- Високо, по-високо
- Kdo hulí, ten umí
- Ten kto hulí, ten aj vie
- קיץ אחד של סוטול
- „Fumuri” la Harvard
- Dois Doidões em Harvard
- Τρελό δίδυμο
- High到哈佛
- Zadetka
- Pilvessä
- ビー・バッド・ボーイズ
- Altamente
- Тотално напушени
- 하우 하이
- Накурені в дим
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How High FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of How High, each answered in a sentence.
How long is How High?
How High runs 1 hour 33 minutes (93 minutes).
When was How High released?
How High was released on December 21, 2001.
Who directed How High?
How High was directed by Jesse Dylan.
More films by Jesse Dylan Who is in the cast of How High?
How High stars Method Man and Redman.
How much did How High make at the box office?
How High grossed $31.3 million worldwide ($31.2 million domestic, $105,000 international) on a budget of $20 million.
How is How High rated?
How High has 6.2/10 on IMDb, 25% on Rotten Tomatoes and 29 on Metacritic.
Does How High have a post-credit scene?
No. How High has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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