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:

A comedy about best buds!

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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 the guys are floating around apartment the Guy On The Couch is laying with is back to them, but when the guys float out the window and The Guy On The Couch begins floating he is facing outward.

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Quotes

I'm Only Creative When I Smoke Smoker: Would you like to hear some of my poetry?
Thurgood Jenkins: Not really, no.
I'm Only Creative When I Smoke Smoker: You really should. "I have killed. I have helped kill. I have killed part of myself. I cannot change this. I... I must seek Buddha. I must seek Christ"
Thurgood Jenkins: You must seek therapy. But that's just where I would go with that.

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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

Features The Munsters (1964)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

stupified genius

Only a true pothead could have thought up the script for HALF BAKED. Tamra Davis is an underrated director, with other cool movies like BEST MEN and his other retarded comedy masterpiece, BILLY MADISON. Dave Chapelle, Jim Breuer, Guillermo Diaz, and Harland Williams all give incredible, insane performances. The spoofs on other films like JERRY MCGUIRE, DEAD PRESIDENTS, SUPERMAN, as well as the old "Batman" show, are perfectly weaved in. There are numerous cameos by tons of varied people: Snoop Dogg, Jon Stewart, Janeane Garafalo, Willie Nelson, Stephen Baldwin, Clarence Williams 3, Tommy Chong, Bob Saget, and others, they're all funny in their own ways. The Guy on the Couch was the most interesting character, for mysterious reasons.