Half Baked (1998)

The story of three not so bright men who come up with a series of crazy schemes to get a friend out of jail.

Director:

Tamra Davis

Writers:

Dave Chappelle, Neal Brennan

Stars:

Dave Chappelle, Guillermo Díaz, Jim Breuer

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dave Chappelle	...	Thurgood Jenkins / Sir Smoke-a-Lot
Guillermo Díaz	...	Scarface
Jim Breuer	...	Brian
Harland Williams	...	Kenny Davis
Rachel True	...	Mary Jane Potman
Clarence Williams III	...	Samson Simpson
Laura Silverman	...	Jan
Tommy Chong	...	Squirrel Master
R.D. Reid	...	Scientist
Gregg Rogell	...	Pothead
Kevin Brennan	...	Pothead
Alice Poon	...	Supply Clerk
Rick Demas	...	Nasty Nate
David Bluestein	...	Jerry Garcia
Kevin Duhaney	...	Young Thurgood

Storyline

After Kenny accidentaly kills a cop's diabetic horse by feeding it the food he purchased from a munchie run, he is put in jail and is given a 1 million dollar bail. The rest of the group must bail Kenny out before Nasty Nate gets to him. The group decides to sell marijuana that Thurgood gets through his job as a janitor at a pharmaceutical lab. They become pals with rap star Sir Smoke-A-Lot and the rivals of dealer Samson Simpson. On the side, Thurgood seeks the love of Mary Jane, an anti-pot daughter of a dealer. What follows is typical pothead behaviour with a ton of cameos. Look carefully.

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Plot Keywords:

bail | jail | pharmaceutical lab | friend | diabetic | 

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Taglines:

They'll do anything to save their best bud.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive drug content, language, nudity and sexual material

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 January 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Beceriksizler

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$7,772,540 (USA) (16 January 1998)

Gross:

$17,278,980 (USA) (6 March 1998)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Robert Simonds Productions, Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Neal Brennan who co-wrote this movie makes a cameo as the counter worker where Scarface works.

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Goofs

Kenny comes out of a Pizza Pizza, where you can see a large Sam the Record Man, both of which are Canadian chains and are located in downtown Toronto, not New York.

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Quotes

Thurgood Jenkins: [voice over, in reference to weed] You can get this stuff at little corner stores called "bodegas." Say it with me,
["BO-DE-GAS" appears on the screen]
Thurgood Jenkins: Bodegas. Yes, very good.

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Crazy Credits

At the end the cast is making the audience aware of learning more about hemp at your local library

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Connections

Spoofs Jeopardy! (1984)

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Soundtracks

"Virgin Girl"
Written by Greg Camp
Performed by Smash Mouth

User Reviews

A great comedy, Chapelle is hilarious

Half baked is hilarious movie to me. Its a pothead manifestation film that doesn't take it self seriously and is pretty hilarious throughout. Dave Chapelle is very funny in the lead and to me is a better lead comedy actor than the likes of Martin Lawrence and even Chris Rock. Guillermo Diaz is also very good as Scarface. Rachel True provides good eye candy and decent performance as the female lead. This is not an Oscar film, but hilarious to watch with buddies and after watching it 3 times it doesn't get old. Its a funny screenplay, decent comedic direction and good performances, worth a look for any fan of comedy, pot or cinema.. 9/10