Smiley Face

"High. How are you?"

2007 1h 25m EN

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 349

Comedy

Synopsis

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Jane, a struggling but perpetually stoned actress, has a busy day ahead. She has several important tasks on her list, including buying more marijuana. Even though she already has a good start on the day's planned drug use, she eats her roommate's pot-laced cupcakes and embarks on a series of misadventures all over Los Angeles.

“High. How are you?”

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Cast

Anna Faris
Jane F.
John Krasinski
Brevin
Adam Brody
Steve the Dealer
Jane Lynch
Casting Director
Roscoe Lee Browne
Himself (voice)
Danny Masterson
Steve the Roommate
Brian Posehn
Bus Driver
Danny Trejo
Albert

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gregg Araki
Writers: Dylan Haggerty
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Germany

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Germany.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gregg Araki, shot by Shawn Kim. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by David Kitay. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Gregg Araki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Anna Faris and John Krasinski and Adam Brody carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "High. How are you?".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gregg Araki directs. Shawn Kim behind the camera. David Kitay scores. Gregg Araki cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America, Germany. Dialogue in English.

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185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 19 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Germany.
4Directed by Gregg Araki, shot by Shawn Kim. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by David Kitay. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Gregg Araki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Anna Faris and John Krasinski and Adam Brody carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "High. How are you?".
9IMDB entry: tt0780608 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 19 themes, including "drug dealer", "hippie", "roommates", "flashback".
11Released under 15 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Shawn Kim
Original score: David Kitay
Editing: Gregg Araki
Production design: John Larena
Costume design: Alix Hester
Makeup / hair: Helen Evans
VFX supervisor: David A. Davidson
Sound: Steven Avila
Stunt coordinator: Lou Simon
Runtime: 85 min · 1h 25m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $179,381
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Smiley Face (2007)

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Kamurai2020-09-25
★ 3/10
Awful watch, won't watch again, and can't recommend. This was an awful, actively irritating watch, and I like Anna Faris, there was nothing she could have done to save this script. I honestly think she elevated it to the level of crap it is. I don't even think stoners will like this movie. Not only does involve a misuse (accident, whatever), making her just look like she's stupid, but the movie is one long anti-drug message. People don't enjoy a message shoved in their face, and I'm even anti-drug. The writing is so poor, and it feels like they would have known what they were doing if someone wasn't jabbing them with a pitchfork as they use "Chekov's gun" they just do it in the most useless way possible. None of the events lend towards any of the following events because she just ends up doing random things because, "ha ha, she's high". Even the ending is a shoehorned "drugs are bad" cliche, and is severely unsatisfying. I couldn't even enjoy the abuse humor of how debilitated she was, even though I legitimately hated the character), and the sliding scale of ridiculous makes it look like it it was written by SNL interns. Go watch any "Scary Movie", "Harold and Kumar", "How High", "Dazed and Confused", or any other pot movie before wasting your time on this, but never "Requiem for a Dream" or "Trainspotting", heroin is bad.

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