Fresh
Be prepared: Humboldt County is a slow starter. But what appears to be the cliched uptight nerd liberated by flighty sprite tale evolves into something deeper, darker, more resonant.
Maureen M. Hart, Chicago Tribune
Humboldt County
Welcome to the Lost Coast
2008 · 1h 37m · R
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Darren Grodsky
,
Danny Jacobs
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Humboldt County
Overview
Peter is a medical student about to graduate and begin his residency. When his professor fails him, he winds up in bed with an actress and singer named Bogart rolling through Los Angeles. He accompanies her to the redwoods of northern California, where he encounters her eccentric family of pot farmers. But when Bogart runs away without a word, Peter is thrust into the picturesque and bizarre world.
Director and cast
- Darren Grodsky Director
- Danny Jacobs Director
- Jeremy Strong as Peter
- Fairuza Balk as Bogart
- Peter Bogdanovich as Professor Hadley
- Vicky Monroe as Sondra
- Tarek Zohdy as Medical Student
- Lawrence Bridges as Man in Bathroom
- John Murdock as Jazz Club Bassist
- Lenny Pettinelli as Jazz Club Pianist
- Darren Grodsky as Earl
- B. Swislo as Jazz Club Drummer
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
60%
Tomatometer
Fresh
An amiably paced, character-driven comedy-drama about a disenchanted student who finds himself among the unreconstructed hippies and second-generation fringe dwellers who farm marijuana in the Lost Coast region of Northern California.
Joe Leydon, Variety
Rotten
Possibly it might be of some interest with the right amount of buzz, but then so is a passing cloud.
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Fresh
So much pot is smoked in the agreeable drama Humboldt County that you may come away from it with a contact high.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Fresh
Though the movie achieves that New Hollywood contact high only in fits and starts, this familial drama still leaves a pleasant buzz.
David Fear, Time Out New York
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