High Life
Directed by	Gary Yates
Written by	Lee MacDougall
Produced by	Robin Cass Gary Yates Liz Jarvis (co-producer) Avi Federgreen (co-producer) Anna Stratton (executive) Morris Ruskin (executive)
Starring	Timothy Olyphant Stephen Eric McIntyre Joe Anderson Rossif Sutherland
Music by	Jonathan Goldsmith
Distributed by	Union Pictures
Release dates	17 February 2009 (2009-02-17) ( Berlinale) 15 January 2010 (2010-01-15) (Canada)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

High Life is a 2009 Canadian film based on the stage play by Lee MacDougall, written by Lee MacDougall and directed by Gary Yates. ^[1] 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. ^[2]

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," as Dick announces 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. ^[3] "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 friend's 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
• Mark McKinney as Jeremy
• Doreen Brownstone as Cheesecake Woman

Awards

• Calgary International Film Festival – Best Canadian Feature

References

External links

• High Life at IMDb
• High Life at Rotten Tomatoes
• Union Pictures – distributor