Most High (2004)

Director:

Marty Sader

Writers:

Marty Sader
Laura Keys

Release Date:

28 November 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Set against the backdrop of crystal meth abuse, Most High is a painfully intimate examination of a young man in crisis...

Plot Keywords:

Vice | Methamphetamine | Diet | Parents | Love

Awards:

8 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Marty Sader	...	Julius
Laura Keys	...	Erica
Kenyon Robertson	...	Al
Josh Taback	...	Billy
John Klemantaski	...	Doctor Brewster
Sarah Scott	...	Jessie
Nick Roberts	...	Jack
Ringo Hayden	...	May
Regina Berger	...	Zandra
Matt Stasi	...	Miles
Tony Savant	...	James
Thomas Joseph Adams	...	Jason
Kim Beuche	...	Nurse Mary
Jen McAllister	...	Mother
Petunia Phillips	...	Dr. O'brien (as Dana Walsh)
Dana Walsh	...	Dr. O'Brien
Raymond Parker	...	X-Ray Technician
Erin Smith	...	Interviewer
Katie Hyde	...	Sarah
Teri Quickley	...	Nightshift nurse
Bailey Chadwick	...	Daughter
Tyrone	...	Cashier
William Hall	...	Patient Playing Chess
Moses	...	Himself
Jo-Ann Pantoja	...	Miles' girl
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lori Clark	...	Girl On Couch
David Christopher Dishoyan	...	Young Julius
Andy Forrest	...	Clown (as Andrew Forrest)
David Hugget II	...	EMT#1
Shelly Klawitter	...	Young Erica
Alma Martinez	...	Nurse In Hall
Robert Nassry	...	Bouncer
Saritha Reddy	...	X-Ray Docotor
Kevin M. Smith	...	EMT#2
Joe Todoran	...	Mop Guy

Directed by
Marty Sader

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Laura Keys
Marty Sader

Produced by
Thomas Joseph Adams	....	co-producer
Richard D. Erlich	....	associate producer (as Richard Erlich)
Jimmy Evangelatos	....	executive producer
George Gallo	....	executive producer
Anthony Imburgia	....	co-producer
Laura Keys	....	executive producer
Julie Lott	....	executive producer
Kenyon Robertson	....	producer

Original Music by
Albert Chang
Paul Oehlers

Cinematography by
Gur Shlapobersky

Film Editing by
David Rosenblatt

Casting by
Craig Colvin

Makeup Department
Eva Lohse	....	key makeup artist

Sound Department
Patrick O. Bird	....	sound re-recording mixer
Rob Cunningham	....	boom operator
Tim Forrest	....	sound mixer
John W. Frost	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jim Ridgley	....	production sound mixer
Eric Stolz	....	sound editor

Visual Effects by
Adrian Dimond	....	lead visual effects artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Olivier Desplat	....	gaffer
Sean Haeseler	....	gaffer
William Hall	....	key dolly grip
Chris Knitter	....	loader
Mitch Morales	....	gaffer
Jeff Saldin	....	first assistant camera
Marc Yannette	....	second assistant camera

Editorial Department
Cresta Cavanaugh	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Suzanne C. Swindle	....	script supervisor (as Sue Swindle)

Production Companies

• 2nd Act Films

Distributors

• Netflix (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Sonicpool  post sound mix
• Sonicpool  post-production

Runtime:

USA:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Company:

2nd Act Films

a remarkable tour de force about drug addiction

I saw Most High at an LA screening, dreading what looked like a vanity project (written by, starring, directed by Marty Sader, co-written and starring his wife Laura Keys etc.) with a tired subject. Requiem For a Dream anyone? Instead I was overwhelmed by one of the most remarkable debuts I have ever witnessed. The film has an uncanny ability to connect to the heart, stun you and surprise you in its no-holds barred detail of a good soul spinning downward, addicted to doing good and then thrown into a hell of crystal meth addiction. What sets this apart from the rest of the drug genre is its refusal to editorialize and encourage weepy sympathy. Sader actually goes from 230 pounds down to something like 95 pounds over the two year shooting schedule, and the results are nothing short of harrowing.