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:

shared shower | male rear nudity | bare butt | narrated by protagonist | cleaner as protagonist | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

While Dave Chappelle was on Inside the Actors Studio (1994) in 2006, he revealed that he was unhappy with the final product and claimed that the script he co-wrote was much funnier, and that the final result was "a weed movie for kids".

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Goofs

In the scene where the guy on the couch tosses the crumpled piece of notebook paper to Thurgood, as Thurgood is reading the note it is evident that the guy spelled sincerely wrong. He failed to include the second "e".

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Quotes

Brian: Get some sour cream and onion chips with some dip, man, some beef jerky, some peanut butter. Get some Häagen-Dazs ice cream bars, a whole lot, make sure chocolate, gotta have chocolate, man. Some popcorn, red popcorn, graham crackers, graham crackers with marshmallows, the little marshmallows and little chocolate bars and we can make s'mores, man. Also, celery, grape jelly, Cap'n Crunch with the little Crunch berries, pizzas. We need two big pizzas, man, everything on 'em, with water, whole ...
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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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Alternate Versions

The 2005 "Fully Baked" Edition DVD features an alternate ending.

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Connections

Spoofs I Dream of Jeannie (1965)

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Soundtracks

'Marbles (Why You Say Yes)' Remix
Written by Shaun Ryder (as S. Ryder), Danny Saber (as D. Saber), Manmade
Performed by Black Grape
Courtesy of Radioactive Records, J.V.
Under license from Universal Music Special Markets

User Reviews

Ya don't have to be a stoner to enjoy this film

Very funny movie. Of the recent 'stoner' flicks, this is probably one of the best. (Probably second in my book to Dude Where's My car?) Ejoyable, entertaining, and weird characters. Dave Chappell is hilarious as always. There are a ton of cameos by great and well known comedians throughout the piece, all paying their homage to the great herb.

I myself am not a pot smoker but laughed my rear off anyways, even if I didn't get all of the 'inside' stuff that others may refer too. Chappell is great playing several outlandish characters in the movie. The situations they get themselves into are great and even better how they get out of them.

There is ample potty humor as well as pot humor to boot. Well worth the rental fee and your time.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Turkish

Release Date:

16 January 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Half Baked

Filming Locations:

R.C. Harris Water Filtration Plant, Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,722,540, 19 January 1998

Gross USA:

$17,460,020

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$17,460,020

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