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:

Warning: this movie may cause the munchies, cotton mouth, and memory loss!

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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

The period between the script being bought to the release of the film was only seven months, an incredibly fast time frame for a major studio film.

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Goofs

When Mary Jane first meets the three guys and gives them a ride home in her Jeep, the "keys in ignition" warning beeps before she gets in the vehicle.

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Quotes

Thurgood Jenkins: Smoke-Alot opened up to me like I was Barbara Walters. It was ridiculous, he told me about his lawyer...
Sir-Smoke-Alot: He had sex with my momma! Why?
Thurgood Jenkins: Spirituality...
Sir-Smoke-Alot: God, if you listenin', help!...
Thurgood Jenkins: His bad back...
Sir-Smoke-Alot: The doctor said I need a backiotomy.
Thurgood Jenkins: His love life...
Sir-Smoke-Alot: I'm impotent, man! Get away from me, biatch!
[pushing a girl aside]
Thurgood Jenkins: I mean, talk about a guy with problems.

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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 Piranha Part Two: The Spawning (1981)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Lighten Up, Will Ya!

After reading several negative reviews analyzing this and other stoner movies as being stupid, mindless and lacking in plot. HELLO!!! This is a stoner movie about stoners getting stoned. Who cares about plot or social messages or that other deep crap. You want depth go see a Bergman or a Fellini film, lighten up and smoke a joint. I'm glad to see stoner comedies back in fashion after suffering through pretentious, preachy, boring 80s anti-drug dramas that are never truly grounded in reality and where the characters always either predictably OD or just simplistically kick their addiction. So rent this movie (or watch it currently on cable), fire up one and enjoy