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High Life (2009 film)
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Wikipedia article
'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"]
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," announces Dick 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 friends 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
Awards
*Calgary International Film Festival - Best Canadian Feature
References
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