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High Life

2009-02-07 · 80 min · ★ 6.0

Comedy · Crime

It's 1983, and hopeless junkie Dick gets an unwelcome visit from the past - his seriously sleazy former cellmate, Bug, to be precise. Bug requires a crash course in the 80s: different music, different drugs, and machines in walls that dispense money. The latter development gives Dick an idea.

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Directors
Gary Yates
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Countries
Canada
Status
Released

Top Cast

Timothy OlyphantTimothy OlyphantDick
Stephen Eric McIntyreStephen Eric McIntyreBug
Rossif SutherlandRossif SutherlandBilly
Joe AndersonJoe AndersonDonnie
Mike BellMike BellMoondog
Jon Ted WynneStrung-Out Doctor
Steven RatzlaffSteven RatzlaffPrison Guard
Mark McKinneyMark McKinneyJeremy
Kelly WolfmanLynn
Turk ScatliffJamie
Leigh EnnsLeigh EnnsAddict 1
Will WoytowichWill WoytowichAddict 2
Susan KelsoAddict 3
Harry NelkenAddict 4
Ross McMillanBank Manager
Brittany ScobieBrittany ScobieAlma
Sarah ConstibleSarah ConstibleAlex
Aaron HughesAaron HughesAuto Mechanic 1
Erik FjeldstedAuto Mechanic 2
Doreen BrownstoneCheesecake Woman

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