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| Directed by | Dylan C. Brown |
| Written by | Herschel Faber Jarrett Golding |
| Produced by | Jamieson Stern |
| Starring | Snoop Dogg Wiz Khalifa Mike Epps Teairra Marí Andy Milonakis Luenell |
| Music by | Snoop Dogg Wiz Khalifa |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures Doggystyle Records |
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| Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £2 million |
Mac & Devin Go to High School (also known as Mac and Devin Go to Highschool) is a 2012 American direct-to-DVD stoner film directed by Dylan Brown. The film stars rappers Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa in the title roles, along with Mike Epps, Teairra Mari, Andy Milonakis, Luenell in supporting roles and the voice of Mystikal in a guest appearance. The story follows two college students, geeky Devin, and badman Mac who is a stoner. He befriends Devin, and introduces him to cannabis.
The film is scheduled to release on DVD & Blu-ray discs on 3 July 2012. It marks the film debut of American rapper Wiz Khalifa. The soundtrack for the film was released on 13 December 2011, worldwide in stores. However, the film was announced after the release of the soundtrack, as it became a huge success.
Plot
The film is set in a Los Angeles high school. The story follows Valedictorian hopeful Devin Overstreet (Wiz Khalifa) struggling to pen his graduation speech when it becomes clear that all his academic overachievements have left him with little to no real-life experiences. He finds an unlikely inspiration in the least-achieving student on campus, Mac Johnson (Snoop Dogg). Mac, a 15-year senior and consummate ladies man, is smitten by the school's new substitute chemistry teacher. He soon realizes that the only way he'll truly have a chance with her is if he finally graduates high school. In 3 weeks time, Mac must cram four years of high school academics, while Devin must cram four years of teenage experience.
Cast
- Snoop Dogg as Mac Johnson
- Wiz Khalifa as Devin Overstreet
- Mike Epps as Mr. Armstrong
- Andy Milonakis as Knees Down
- Teairra Mari as Ms. Huck
- Samantha Cope as Jasmine
- Affion Crockett as Captain Kush
- Leroy Barnes Jr. as Rej3ctz
- Mystikal in a Special Appearance (voice-over)
- Tyga as a student
- Far East Movement as detention students
- Bishop Don "Magic" Juan as himself (cameo)
- YG as Smoker 1
- Ty$ as Smoker 2
Release
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack was released on 13 December 2011. The soundtrack released under the title of Mac & Devin Go to High School by Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa. The album's song Young, Wild & Free featuring Bruno Mars turned out to be a huge success worldwide, and was the most popular song from the whole soundtrack. In its first week, the track sold 159,000 digital copies, debuting at number ten on the US Billboard Hot 100, and forty four on the Canadian Hot 100. Therefore, Snoop Dogg revealed in an interview that the soundtrack's success has given him the inspiration of coming up with a movie based on the song Young, Wild & Free. Soon enough, in March 2012, it was announced that Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa would star in the spin-off Mac & Devin Go to High School: The Movie. Production and filming began straight after the announcement of the film.
Announcement
Snoop Dogg announced plans for the release of a film, and soundtrack alongside with Wiz Khalifa back in January, with the release of the song "Dat Good", originally intended to be the soundtrack's lead single. Wiz Khalifa spoke on the soundtrack saying "It's a real big deal because nobody's done it like that as far as a veteran in the game, an OG, a pioneer and then the newest, youngest, most exciting dude in rap coming through, and really just giving people a complete project," Wiz said. "I'm a fan of it, separate myself from making it, a huge fan of it. Can't wait." As far as the musical vibe of the soundtrack, Snoop described it. "It's something to relax you and get you through the day; it's some real good music. The music is quality, I don't even have no title for it, as far as what kinda music is it, it's centric, it's ...," Dogg said searching for the right words before his partner-in-rhyme lent a hand.
DVD release
The film was supposed to be a straight-to-DVD release on 20 April 2012, however was then pushed back to 3 July 2012. The film has been seen by critics, and received mixed response from most critics who have already reviewed it.
References
- "iTunes - Music - Young, Wild & Free (feat. Bruno Mars) - Single by Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa". Itunes.apple.com. 2011-10-21. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
- Up for Discussion (2009-09-14). "Adele Still Atop Hot 100, Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa Debut". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
- "Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa – That Good". 2dopeboyz. 2011-01-04. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
- "Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg's 'High School' Soundtrack A 'Big Deal' - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV.com. 2011-10-25. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
- Elias, Matt (2011-10-20). "Snoop Dogg And Wiz Khalifa Get 'Wild' On Video Set - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV.com. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
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