Highest 2 Lowest (2025) - Credits and Details

Highest 2 Lowest Credits and Details

Directed by
	Spike Lee
Written by
	Evan Hunter	...	novel "King's Ransom"
	Akira Kurosawa	...	based on Akira Kurosawa's film "High and Low" written by
	Hideo Oguni	...	based on Akira Kurosawa's film "High and Low" written by
	Ryûzô Kikushima	...	based on Akira Kurosawa's film "High and Low" written by
	Eijirô Hisaita	...	based on Akira Kurosawa's film "High and Low" written by
	Alan Fox	...	screenplay
Cast
	Denzel Washington	...	David King
	Ilfenesh Hadera	...	Pam King
	Aubrey Joseph	...	Trey King
	Jeffrey Wright	...	Paul Christopher
	Elijah Wright	...	Kyle Christopher
	Rick Fox	...	Coach Fox
	Rod Strickland	...	Coach Strickland
	Nuri Hazzard	...	Luther
	Jensen McRae	...	June York
	Jade Cayne	...	Dolly
	Imana Breaux	...	Stackin' Hits Employee
	Andy McQueen	...	Larry Friday
	Ice Spice	...	Marisol Cepeda (as Isis 'Ice Spice' Gaston)
	Sunni Valentine	...	Julie Tucker
	Frederick Weller	...	Alex Cordova
	Michael Potts	...	Patrick Bethea
	Samm Davis	...	Shabazz
	Allison Worrell	...	Police Tech Dillon
	Dean Winters	...	Detective Higgins
	LaChanze	...	Detective Bell
	John Douglas Thompson	...	Detective Earl Bridges
	Wendell Pierce	...	Gabe
	Eoin O'Shea	...	Officer McGillicuddy
	Gregory Dann	...	Officer Bolton
	Don Lemon	...	Don Lemon
	A$AP Rocky	...	Yung Felon (as A$AP Rocky a.k.a. Rakim Mayers)
	Nicholas Turturro	...	Frankie da Lunatic (as Nick Turturro)
	Rosie Perez	...	Rosie Perez
	Anthony Ramos	...	Anthony Ramos
	Eddie Palmieri	...	Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra - Piano
	Herman Olivera	...	Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra - Lead Vocal
	Nelson Gonzalez	...	Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra - Tres Guitar - Vocals
	Joseph Gonzalez	...	Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra - Maracas - Vocals
	Luques Curtis	...	Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra - Bass
	Camilo Molina-Gaetan	...	Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra - Timbales (as Camilo Molina)
	Vincente Rivero	...	Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra - Congas (as Vincente 'Little Johnny' Rivero)
	Jose Claussell	...	Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra - Bell
	Conrad Herwig	...	Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra - Trombone
	Jimmy Bosch	...	Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra - Trombone
	Brad Mason	...	Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra - Trumpet
	Manuel Ruiz	...	Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra - Trumpet
	Louis Fouche	...	Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra - Alto Saxophone
	Ivan Renta	...	Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra - Baritone Saxophone
	Milteri Tucker	...	Bombazo Dance Group - Founder and Choreographer (as Milteri Tucker Concepcion)
	William Tucker	...	Bombazo Dance Group
	Noele Phillips	...	Bombazo Dance Group
	Cedric Leiba Jr.	...	Bombazo Dance Group
	Melissa Garcia Velez	...	Bombazo Dance Group
	Oreste Abrantes	...	Bombazo Dance Group
	Diana Vega	...	Bombazo Dance Group
	Mwata Nubian	...	Bombazo Dance Group
	Cynthia Paniagua	...	Bombazo Dance Group
	Rodney 'Okai' Fleurimont	...	Bombazo Dance Group (as Rodney Florimont)
	Miriam Gallardo	...	Bombazo Dance Group
	Carlos Madrid Aliste	...	Bombazo Dance Group
	Aubrey Paige	...	Bombazo Dance Group
	Ava Rose Martinez	...	Bombazo Dance Group
	Eviana Jackson	...	Bombazo Dance Group
	Eva Nicole Martinez	...	Bombazo Dance Group
	Gabriel Madrid-Garcia	...	Bombazo Dance Group
	Margarita Concepcion	...	Bombazo Dance Group
	Norixa Santiago	...	Bombazo Dance Group
	Rachelle Fernandez	...	Bombazo Dance Group
	Laurie Lomask	...	Bombazo Dance Group
	Jeannette Febus	...	Bombazo Dance Group
	Claudia Garcia	...	Bombazo Dance Group
	Camilla Madrid	...	Bombazo Dance Group
	Maria Ortiz	...	Bombazo Dance Group
	Faith Castro Rosario	...	Bombazo Dance Group
	Isela Luv Alejandro	...	Bombazo Dance Group
	Sophia Lauren Salazar	...	Bombazo Dance Group
	Promise Hamlin	...	Bombazo Dance Group
	Aleena Rayne Martinez	...	Bombazo Dance Group
	Alicia Lucinda Ocasio	...	Bombazo Dance Group
	Misa Socorro Velazquez	...	Bombazo Dance Group
	Marie Star Roman	...	Bombazo Dance Group
	Katia Washington	...	Chanting Yankee Fan #1
	Jackson Lee	...	Chanting Yankee Fan #2
	Kevin D. Benton	...	Chanting Yankees Fan #3 (as Kevin Benton)
	Princess Nokia	...	Rosa Fuentas
	DeShawn Harold Mitchell	...	Double Dope
	Kevin Sibley	...	Kevin
	Craig Castaldo	...	Man on Train (as Craig 'Radioman' Castaldo)
	Imani Coleman	...	Yung Felon's Dancing Ladies #1
	Nadera Johnson	...	Yung Felon's Dancing Ladies #2
	Valerie Ryme	...	Yung Felon's Dancing Ladies #3
	Jezziah Ubiles	...	Yung Felon's Dancing Ladies #4
	Aiyana-Lee Anderson	...	Sula Janie Zimmie (as Aiyana-Lee)
	Ric'key Pageot	...	Pianist (as Ric'Key Pageot)
	Faye Yvette McQueen	...	Verna (credit only)
Uncredited Cast
	Elizabeth Bedley	...	College Student
	José Báez	...	Parade Goer
	Donovan Pierre Coleman	...	Young Trey
	Trevor E. Dickerson	...	NYPD Police Officer
	Evan Frew	...	Yankees Fan
	Ira Gamerman	...	Bicyclist
	Jay Gaudi	...	Puerto Rican Parade Goer
	Evyn George	...	Gym Goer
	Aurea González	...	Puerto Rican Parade Goer
	Holden Goodman	...	College Student
	Ian Grant	...	Subway Yankees Fan
	Jason Hewitt	...	Yankees Fan
	Tom Johnson	...	Pedestrian
	Lynn Marocola	...	NYS Court Officer
	Nichia Morales	...	Parade Goer
	Chyril Paulann	...	Puerto Rican
	April A. Reeves	...	Police Officer
	Jeremy Sample	...	Randy
	Reinaldo Troya	...	Yankee Fan
	Mahkah Wright	...	LIU Basketball Player
Produced by
	Jason Michael Berman	...	producer
	Todd Black	...	producer
	Chris Brigham	...	executive producer
	Kana Idetsu Broadhurst	...	executive producer
	Peter Guber	...	executive producer
	Ko Kurosawa	...	executive producer
	Spike Lee	...	executive producer
	Matthew Lindner	...	executive producer
	Jordan Moldo	...	co-producer
	Joseph P. Reidy	...	co-producer
	Katia Washington	...	executive producer
Original Music by
	Howard Drossin
Special Effects by
	Kevin Delatorre-Yanez	...	special effects technician
	Doug Facciponti	...	special effects foreman
	John Nesbit	...	special effects technician
	Ryan Nordin	...	special effects technician
Visual Effects by
	John Ashby	...	Asset Supervisor: Aura FX Studios
	John Bair	...	Visual Effects Supervisor: Phosphene
	Randall Balsmeyer	...	visual effects supervisor
	Brian Budak	...	head of 2d: Phosphene
	Gayle Busby	...	head of production: Baked Studios
	David Chen	...	visual effects artist: Baked Studios
	Kwesi Collisson	...	visual effects executive producer: Baked Studios / visual effects producer / visual effects producer: Baked Studios
	Chris Connolly	...	head of business affairs: Phosphere
	Vivian Connolly	...	visual effects executive producer: Phosphere
	Aaron Daly	...	Virtual Production Supervisor
	Kelsey Drown	...	digital artist: Phosphere
	Mat Ellin	...	digital artist: Phosphere
	Loren Esposito	...	Virtual Production Producer
	Ian Fursa	...	unreal engine operator
	Daniel Gardiner	...	compositing supervisor: FuseFX
	Evan Ghigliotty	...	visual effects lead: Baked Studios
	Max Gold	...	visual effects editor: Phosphere
	Matthew T. Griffin	...	visual effects producer: Phosphene
	Matt Hartle	...	compositing supervisor: Baked Studios
	Henry Jean	...	digital artist: Phosphere
	Ingrid Juliao	...	visual effects artist: Baked Studios
	Yeri Kim	...	data wrangler
	Hein Win Kyaw	...	digital artist: Phosphere
	Tyler Lockard	...	senior pipeline developer: Phosphere
	George Loucas	...	visual effects supervisor: Baked Studios
	Christian Lowe	...	digital artist: Phosphere
	Brian Magarian	...	digital artist: Phosphere
	Jimmy Marrero	...	head of IT: Phosphere
	Melanie McDaniel	...	Visual Effects Production Manager: Baked Studios
	Nathaniel Meier	...	digital artist: Phosphere
	Vance Miller	...	CG supervisor: Phosphere
	Indrajeet Gurunath More	...	visual effects coordinator
	Rashida Nasir	...	visual effects coordinator: Phosphere
	Wes Palmer	...	Virtual Production Producer
	Danica DeVito Parry	...	digital artist: Phosphere
	Paul Pierantozzi	...	visual effects artist: Baked Studios
	Daniel Pierral	...	visual effects artist: Baked Studios
	Russell Porchia	...	visual effects artist: Baked Studios
	Greg Radcliffe	...	digital artist: Phosphere
	Aaron Raff	...	digital artist: Phosphere
	Jeremy Renteria	...	compositing supervisor: Folks VFX
	Eliza Roberts	...	Associate VFX Producer: FolksVFX / visual effects associate producer: FuseFX
	Sebastian Romero	...	digital artist: Phosphere / visual effects artist
	Eve Roth	...	Virtual Production Supervisor: Car Plates ICVFX
	Aaron Rovner	...	visual effects lead: Baked Studios
	Matthew Dean Russell	...	visual effects executive producer: Baked Studios
	Joselyn Salas	...	visual effects artist: Baked Studios
	David C. Sales	...	visual effects producer
	Bryan Sawchyn	...	compositing artist: FuseFX
	Cara Schroeder	...	compositing supervisor
	Brad Stevens	...	digital artist: Phosphere
	Douglas Stichbury	...	digital artist: Phosphere
	Steve Sullivan	...	digital artist: Phosphere
	Amy Tang	...	digital artist: Phosphere / digital compositor
	Cameron Target	...	Pipeline Manager: Baked Studios
	Jennifer Trevino	...	visual effects editor: FuseFX
	Bailey Tsang	...	technical artist
	Tim Van Horn	...	digital artist: Phosphere
	Kevin Yuille	...	visual effects supervisor: Folks / visual effects supervisor: FuseFX
	Makandar Zoaib	...	visual effects coordinator
Stunts
	Luciano Acuna Jr.	...	stunt driver: Danny
	Mohammed J. Ali	...	stunt double: A$AP Rocky
	Roy T. Anderson	...	stunt driver
	Manny Ayala	...	stunt driver
	Frank Bal	...	stunt performer
	Rick Bolander	...	stunt performer
	Jamaal Burcher	...	stunts
	Mike Burke	...	stunt driver
	Amanda Cass	...	stunts
	David Chen	...	stunt performer
	Justin Clarke	...	stunt driver
	Chris Colombo	...	stunt driver
	George B. Colucci Jr.	...	stunts
	Robbie Dema	...	stunts
	Trevor E. Dickerson	...	stunt driver
	Brian Donahue	...	stunt actor
	Tim Gallin	...	stunts
	Salar Ghajar	...	stunt performer
	Christopher Jon Gombos	...	stunt driver
	Asha Gray	...	stunts
	Alejandra Guevara	...	stunt performer: Stunt Pedestrian #6
	Ed Heavey	...	stunt performer
	Corey Hibbert	...	stunt performer
	Niahlah Hope	...	stunts
	Chris 'CK' Kelley	...	stunt performer
	Grant Koo	...	stunt driver
	Joanne Lamstein	...	stunts
	David S. Lomax	...	assistant stunt coordinator: Stunt driver
	Teéa Loreál	...	stunt driver
	Samantha MacIvor	...	Stunts
	Dina L. Margolin	...	stunt performer: stunts
	Morgan Martin	...	stunt driver
	Levon Panek	...	stunt driver
	Victoria Lee Parella	...	stunt driver
	Alexandria Pierre-Etienne	...	stunts
	John Reese	...	stunt driver: stunts
	'Jels' Jose Luis Rodriguez	...	stunt performer
	Kevin Rogers	...	stunt driver
	Bob Roseman	...	stunt performer
	Jeremy Sample	...	stunts
	David Shumbris	...	Stunt double: dean winters
	Robbie P Smith	...	stunt driver
	Gilbert Soto	...	stunt performer
	Robert Streeper	...	stunt driver
	Valisa Tate	...	stunt performer
	Matt Triplett	...	stunt driver
	Lena Vosk	...	stunt driving
	Duwaun White	...	stunt double: Yung Felon
	Ted Williams	...	stunt performer
	Jimmy P. Wong	...	stunt driver
Thanks
	Andrew Finkelstein	...	thanks
	Akira Kurosawa	...	inspired by the master filmmaker
	Carl H. Lindner III	...	thanks
	Rod Strickland	...	thanks to long island university head basketball coach
	Bart Walker	...	thanks

Additional Info
Premiere:	May 19, 2025
Theatrical Release:	August 15, 2025
Countries:
Distributor:	Apple TV+
Websites:

Ratings
5.6 / 10	73 / 100

Production Companies
40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
A/Vantage Pictures
A24
Apple Original Films
Escape Artists
Juniper Productions
Kurosawa Production Co.
Mandalay Pictures

Distributors
A24 (2025) (United States) (theatrical)
Apple TV+ (2025) (World-wide) (VOD) (video)

Filming Locations
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
New York City, New York, USA
New York, USA
USA

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