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Humboldt County

  • 20082008
  • RR
  • 1h 37m
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6.2/10
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Humboldt County (2008)
This is the theatrical trailer for Humboldt County, directed by Darren Grodsky and Danny Jacobs.
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A disillusioned medical student is stranded for a summer in a remote community of counterculture pot farmers, the last place in the world he imagined he would discover himself.A disillusioned medical student is stranded for a summer in a remote community of counterculture pot farmers, the last place in the world he imagined he would discover himself.A disillusioned medical student is stranded for a summer in a remote community of counterculture pot farmers, the last place in the world he imagined he would discover himself.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
2.6K
YOUR RATING
  • Directors
    • Darren Grodsky
    • Danny Jacobs
  • Writers
    • Darren Grodsky
    • Danny Jacobs
  • Stars
    • Jeremy Strong
    • Fairuza Balk
    • Peter Bogdanovich
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Darren Grodsky
    • Danny Jacobs
  • Writers
    • Darren Grodsky
    • Danny Jacobs
  • Stars
    • Jeremy Strong
    • Fairuza Balk
    • Peter Bogdanovich
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 26User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
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  • Videos1

    Humboldt County: Trailer
    Trailer 2:29
    Humboldt County: Trailer

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    Fairuza Balk and Jeremy Strong in Humboldt County (2008)
    Fairuza Balk, Brad Dourif, Frances Conroy, Chris Messina, Jeremy Strong, and Madison Davenport in Humboldt County (2008)
    Fairuza Balk in Humboldt County (2008)
    Frances Conroy in Humboldt County (2008)
    Peter Bogdanovich and Jeremy Strong in Humboldt County (2008)
    Chris Messina and Madison Davenport in Humboldt County (2008)
    Danny Jacobs and Darren Grodsky in Humboldt County (2008)
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    Jeremy Strong
    Jeremy Strong
    • Peteras Peter
    Fairuza Balk
    Fairuza Balk
    • Bogartas Bogart
    Peter Bogdanovich
    Peter Bogdanovich
    • Professor Hadleyas Professor Hadley
    Vicky Monroe
    • Sondraas Sondra
    Tarek Zohdy
    Tarek Zohdy
    • Medical Studentas Medical Student
    Lawrence Bridges
    Lawrence Bridges
    • Man in Bathroomas Man in Bathroom
    John Murdock
    • Jazz Club Bassistas Jazz Club Bassist
    Lenny Pettinelli
    • Jazz Club Pianistas Jazz Club Pianist
    B. Swislo
    • Jazz Club Drummeras Jazz Club Drummer
    Brad Dourif
    Brad Dourif
    • Jackas Jack
    Frances Conroy
    Frances Conroy
    • Rosieas Rosie
    Madison Davenport
    Madison Davenport
    • Charityas Charity
    Chris Messina
    Chris Messina
    • Maxas Max
    Geoffrey Robinson
    • Earlas Earl
    • (as Geoffrey 'Lizard' Robinson)
    Darren Grodsky
    Darren Grodsky
    • Bobas Bob
    Danny Jacobs
    Danny Jacobs
    • Steveas Steve
    Raylene Rhodes
    • Store Clerkas Store Clerk
    Susan Hendry
    • Store Patronas Store Patron
    • Directors
      • Darren Grodsky
      • Danny Jacobs
    • Writers
      • Darren Grodsky
      • Danny Jacobs
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    Storyline

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    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Bogart: [in doctor's office] When I came home from the clinic everyone was asleep. Normally they'd hear my truck. We live in the middle of nowhere, so... I parked it about a half a mile down the road and I walked home, but my boyfriend heard. He hears everything. When he came in to see what was wrong, I just tried to pretend to be asleep. But I couldn't hold it in, and I started to cry.

      Peter: Go on...

      Bogart: Sorry. I was balling my eyes out, and uh, he held me. And I wished... I wished I hadn't done it. I wished... it was still inside me and still alive.

      Peter: Um hmm...

      Bogart: I've have four of them now. I don't know why when I make love I can't feel anything. Sometimes I think, well, I can't really see any reason to keep trying. They keep going.

      Bogart: Aren't you supposed to say something. I just you I'm thinking about killing myself, I have no reason to live.

      Peter: [scribbling on his clipboard] Um, yeah. Yeah. I think a prescription of, uh, Paxil might be the, uh, the right prescription. Okay.

      Man: [out of frame] Anything else, Peter?

      Peter: [reading his clipboard] Um, "can't feel anything... reason to kill..."

      Man: Paxil. Really?

    • Soundtracks
      I Want You To Be My Baby
      Performed by Fairuza Balk

      Composed by Jon Hendricks (ASCAP)

      Published by Hendricks Music, Inc. (ASCAP) c/o Music Sales Corporation (ASCAP)

      Produced by Paul Bessenbacher & Matthew Bowen

    User reviews26

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    A Life Gone to Pot - and Back
    HUMBOLDT COUNTY is a taste f the 60s and 70s drug culture when many disillusioned people, young and old, picked up and moved to the scenic wonder - and pot farms - of Humboldt County, California. Darren Grodsky and Danny Jacobs co-wrote and co-directed this little throw back in history and the result is a bit of nostalgia and some fine characterizations by a solid cast.

    Jerry Hadley (Jeremy Strong) is a medical student trumped by his medical school professor father (Peter Bogdanovich) into failing medical school, and the only apparent way for the fairly clueless and disillusioned Jerry is to try the world outside. He begins with a strange relationship with Bogart (Fairuza Balk) and ends up headed to Humboldt County where he encounters folks living off the profits (both mentally and economically) of growing marijuana. He becomes friends with the free spirits Max (Chris Messina), Rosie (Frances Conroy), Jack (Brad Dourif) and in the midst of the atmosphere, Jerry 'inhales' and begins to figure out where his life should actually be headed.

    The movie seems to be a bit of fluff, but written into the lines is a lot of wise philosophy - if you choose to take it that way. Good performances and a clever script make the movie a nice diversion.

    Grady Harp
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    • gradyharp
    • Dec 22, 2011

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 26, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Округ Гумбольдта
    • Filming locations
      • Arcata, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Embark Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $82,357
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $25,933
      • Sep 28, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $82,357
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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