Half Baked (1998)

Director:

Tamra Davis

Writers (WGA):

Dave Chappelle (written by) &
Neal Brennan (written by)

Release Date:

16 January 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

They'll do anything to save their best bud.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Bail | Jail | Pharmaceutical Lab | Friend | Diabetic

Cast

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
Matthew Raposo	...	Young Scarface
James Cooper	...	Young Brian
Michael Colton	...	Young Kenny
Paul Brogren	...	Burger Customer
Neal Brennan	...	Employee
Karen Waddell	...	Record Store Customer
Vincent Marino	...	Bodega Man
Domencio 'Macio' Parrilla	...	Rasta Man
Marcus Burrowes	...	Rasta Man
Mark Henriques	...	Delivery Guy
Jenni Burke	...	Overweight Woman
Gwenne Hudson	...	Bong Genie
David Mucci	...	Horse Cop
Reg Dreger	...	Judge
Kevin Rushton	...	Inmate
Paul James Saunders	...	Doorman (as Paul Saunders)
Kyrin Hall	...	Henchwoman
Joanna Bacalso	...	Henchwoman
C.J. Fidler	...	Henchwoman
Angelica Lisk-Hann	...	Henchwoman (as Angelica Lisk)
Jacqueline Anderson	...	Henchwoman Delilah
Stephanie Bourgeois	...	Henchwoman
Ho Chow	...	Hot Dog Vendor
Rummy Bishop	...	Homeless Guy
Jon Stewart	...	Enhancement Smoker
Snoop Dogg	...	Scavenger Smoker (as Snoop Doggy Dogg)
Stephen Baldwin	...	McGayver Smoker
Marc Cohen	...	McGayver Friend
Tracy Morgan	...	V.J.
David Edwards	...	Addict
Paulino Nunes	...	SWAT Cop
Jason Blicker	...	Detective
Dave Nichols	...	Detective
Sharon Brown	...	Talking Joint
Christopher Mugglebee	...	Security Guard
Raymond Hinton	...	Security Guard
David Sutcliffe	...	After School Dad
Daniel DeSanto	...	After School Son (as Daniel De Santo)
Gladys O'Connor	...	Grandma Smoker
Willie Nelson	...	Historian Smoker
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Janeane Garofalo	...	I'm Only Creative When I Smoke Smoker (uncredited)
Ginette Guimond	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Angelo Renai	...	Prisoner (uncredited)
Bob Saget	...	Cocaine Addict (uncredited)
Steven Wright	...	The Guy on the Couch (uncredited)

Directed by
Tamra Davis

Writing credits (WGA)
Dave Chappelle		(written by) &
Neal Brennan		(written by)

Produced by
Julia Dray	....	associate producer
Ira Shuman	....	co-producer
Robert Simonds	....	producer
Rita Smith	....	associate producer
Dave Chappelle	....	producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Alf Clausen

Cinematography by
Steven Bernstein

Film Editing by
Don Zimmerman

Casting by
Joanna Colbert
Tina Gerussi

Production Design by
Perry Andelin Blake

Art Direction by
Paul D. Austerberry

Costume Design by
Vicki Graef

Makeup Department
Heidi Kulow	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Brian Campbell	....	production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Andrew Shea	....	assistant director
Jonathan Starch	....	first assistant director (new york shoot)
Kate Weiss	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Jay Du Boisson	....	assistant designer
Christopher Geggie	....	property master
Brian Patrick	....	on-set decorator

Sound Department
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
Beau Biggart	....	adr mixer
Norval D. Crutcher III	....	supervising adr editor
Chris David	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gary S. Gerlich	....	production sound mixer
Armond Ghzanian	....	first assistant sound editor
Marilyn Graf	....	foley editor
David Grimaldi	....	sound editor
Owen Langevin	....	sound mixer
Richard LeGrand Jr.	....	supervising sound editor
Linda Lew	....	foley recordist
Brian Miksis	....	sound mixer
Chris Quilty	....	boom operator
Neil Riha	....	boom operator: New York
Erika Schengili-Roberts	....	boom operator
Harry E. Snodgrass	....	sound editor
Walter Spencer	....	dialog editor
Samuel Webb	....	assistant sound editor
Elmo Weber	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Marcel Caissie	....	special effects technician
Bob Hall	....	special effects
Martin Malivoire	....	special effects
Dean Stewart	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Scott Hill	....	visual effects editor

Stunts
Mary Fallick	....	stunts
Angelica Lisk-Hann	....	stunt actor (as Angelica Lisk)
Branko Racki	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Jayson Clute	....	first assistant camera
Dennis Daigle	....	camera car operator
Antony Ellis	....	assistant to the director of photography
Joseph E. Gallagher	....	camera operator (as Joseph Gallagher)
Sean Jensen	....	Steadicam operator
Sean Jensen	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Patrick King	....	daily grip
Steve Kolodziej	....	video playback operator
Deborah Lipman	....	second assistant camera: New York
Rudolf Mammitzsch	....	camera trainee
Monty Montgomerie	....	first assistant key grip
Mark Nener	....	second assistant camera
Mike Nixon	....	playback operator
Ron Renzetti	....	dolly grip
Dean Stinchcombe	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera

Casting Department
Jane Rogers	....	extras casting

Editorial Department
Scott Hill	....	first assistant editor
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Lee Michael Searles	....	assistant editor
David Tarnawsky	....	trainee assistant editor
Dan Zimmerman	....	assistant film editor
Dean Zimmerman	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist
George Doering	....	musician
J.J. George	....	supervising music editor
Gary Jones	....	music supervisor
Jimmy Pop	....	composer: song "Along Comes Mary"
John Williams	....	composer: theme "Jaws"
Terry Wilson	....	assistant music editor

Other crew
Kathryn Buck	....	script supervisor
Patricia Hanley Cumming	....	on-set supervisor
Bill Garvey	....	location assistant: New York
Amy Leigh Johnson	....	unit publicist
Beverly Sutton	....	production coordinator
Randee Lynne Jensen	....	creative assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Robert Simonds Productions
• Universal Pictures

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1998) (USA) (theatrical)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (1998) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Universal Home Entertainment (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (????) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (1998) (Argentina) (VHS)
• CIC Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Fox Network (2001) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1998) (Argentina) (all media)

Other Companies

• High Times  thanks
• William F. White International  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Australia:MA | Spain:18 | Singapore:M18 | UK:18 | Germany:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | Iceland:12 | USA:R (certificate #35765) | Canada:14+ (TV rating) | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:13 | Peru:14

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Robert Simonds Productions

Trivia:

When Thurgood and friends are watching Sir Smoke-A-Lot's video, "Samson Gets Me Lifted", the video's director is listed as Tamra Davis.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Thurgood, Scarface, and Brian are flying towards Kenny's prison window. The middle window has an unedited green screen.

Quotes:

Kenny:In eleven days I'm as good as skewered! Ever take your clothes off and run backwards through a cornfield?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Chappelle's Show: Episode #2.7" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Samson Gets Me Lifted

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