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Mac & Devin Go to High School
DVD/Blu-Ray cover
Directed by	Jeff Hard
Written by	Herschel Faber Jarrett Golding
Produced by	Jamieson Stern,Jeff Hard & Luc Basson
Starring	Snoop Dogg Wiz Khalifa Mike Epps Teairra Marí Andy Milonakis Luenell
Music by	Snoop Dogg Wiz Khalifa
Production companies	Yard Entertainment Doggystyle Records
Distributed by	Anchor Bay Films
Release date	July 3, 2012
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$420,000
Box office	$1,309,594

Mac & Devin Go to High School 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 high school students, geeky Devin, and badman Mac who is a stoner. He befriends Devin, and introduces him to cannabis. The high school's name "N.Hale" is based on Nate Dogg's real name Nathanial Hale and is also a play on the word "inhale".

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on July 3, 2012. It marks the film debut of American rapper Wiz Khalifa. The soundtrack for the film was released on December 13, 2011, worldwide in stores.

Plot

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The film is based around high school senior Devin Overstreet (Wiz Khalifa) struggling to pen his Valedictorian speech, when it becomes clear that all his academic success has left him with no real-life experiences of high school life. He finds an unlikely inspiration in the oldest student on campus, Mac Johnson (Snoop Dogg). Mac, a tenth year senior, known ladies man and heavy marijuana smoker, is overtaken by the school's new substitute chemistry teacher Ms. Huck (Teairra Mari). He soon realizes that the only way he will have a chance with her is if he finally graduates high school. In three weeks time, Mac must cram four years of high school academics, while Devin must cram four years of teenage experience into the short time. During the process they become best friends, Devin smokes marijuana and has sex for the first time and they both reach their end goals.

Location controversy

A controversy occurred during the filming process of Mac & Devin Go to High School involving the main location used for the fictitious "N. Hale High." Much of the film was shot at Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, California, after the Manhattan Beach Unified School District granted The Yard Entertainment a facilities use permit. Two days of filming were finished over the weekend of May 7, 2011, but production was halted when it was reported that individuals (some involved with the film, some not) were smoking marijuana on school campus. A student present at the shoot claimed to have seen "their entourage smoking blunts." Theft of school classrooms was also reported by teachers once classes began the next week, and The Yard reportedly reimbursed them for this.

The controversy was quelled quickly, as the school district reportedly revoked its facilities use permit. The school board claimed at the time to have returned all revenue received for the use of its school and demanded that all footage be thrown out, but as the footage was eventually used an additional, unpublished agreement must have been reached.

Cast

• Snoop Dogg as Mac Johnson
• Wiz Khalifa as Devin Overstreet
• Mike Epps as Mr. Armstrong
• Teairra Mari as Ms. Huck
• Luenell as Principle Cummings
• Paul Iacono as Mahatma Chang Greenberg
• Andy Milonakis as Knees Down
• Mystikal as Slow Burn
• Far East Movement as Detention Students
• Samantha Cole as Jasmine
• Bishop Don Magic Juan as Student Service Guy
• Winston Francis as Massage Parlor Bouncer
• Derek D as Assistant Principle Skinfloot
• Teni Panosian as Ashley
• Kendré Berry as Nerdy Chemistry Student
• Alicia Mone't as Jubilance
• Affion Crockett as Captain Kush
• Eunice Kiss as Mamasan
• Andray Johnson as Bail Officer
• Roz Wilson as Study Center Matron
• Carla Howe as Masseuce
• Jamieson Stern as Police Sergeant
• Melissa Howe as Tattoo Parlor Receptionist
• Kelly Pantaleoni as Jenny Billings
• Shvona Lavette Chung as M.I.L.F.
• Cordelle Braudus as M.I.L.F.'s Son
• Jennifer Andrade as Munchie Machine Girl
• Young Pilot as Freshman
• Raul Delante as Tattoo Artist
• Nasia Aissaoui as Foreign Exchange Student
• Dennis George Brown Jr. as Teacher

Students

• YG
• Tyga
• Julian (The Rangers)
• Langston (The Rangers)
• Day Day (The Rangers)

Hemptathalon

• Ty Dolla $ign as Smoker 1
• YG as Smoker 2
• Kendré Berry as Smoker 3
• Tiffany Hughes as Tooted and Pooted Girl

Release

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was released on December 13, 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 ...," Snoop said searching for the right words before his partner-in-rhyme lent a hand.

DVD release

The film was set for a straight-to-DVD release on April 20, 2012, however was then pushed back to July 3, 2012. The film has been seen by critics, and received mixed response from most critics who have already reviewed it. As of August 2012, the DVD has sold 54,641 units in the United States.

References

1. ^ Movie Mac & Devin Go To High School - DVD Sales - The Numbers
2. ^ MBUSD cancels permit for filming of Snoop Dogg’s “High School” at Mira Costa due to content concerns | La Vista
3. "iTunes - Music - Young, Wild & Free (feat. Bruno Mars) - Single by Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa". Itunes.apple.com. 2011-10-21. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
4. "Adele Still Atop Hot 100, Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa Debut". Billboard.com. 2009-09-14. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
5. "Snoop Lion & Wiz Khalifa – That Good". 2dopeboyz. 2011-01-04. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
6. "Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Lion's 'High School' Soundtrack A 'Big Deal' - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV.com. 2011-10-25. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
7. 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.

External links

• Mac & Devin Go to High School at Internet Movie Database

v t e Wiz Khalifa
Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Show and Prove Deal or No Deal Rolling Papers O.N.I.F.C. Blacc Hollywood Rolling Papers 2 Multiverse Collaborations TGOD Mafia: Rude Awakening (2016) 2009 (2019) Full Court Press (with Girl Talk, Big K.R.I.T., and Smoke DZA)
Soundtracks	Mac & Devin Go to High School (2011)
Compilation albums	Khalifa (2016)
EPs	Live in Concert (2013) Talk About It in the Morning (2015)
Mixtapes	Flight School (2009) Kush & Orange Juice (2010) Cabin Fever (2011) Taylor Allderdice (2012) Cabin Fever 2 (2012) 28 Grams (2014) Cabin Fever 3 (2015)
Tours	American Beauty/American Psycho Tour
Related articles	Taylor Gang Entertainment
Category

• 2012 films