Half Baked (1998)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

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:

Janitor | Marijuana | Female Nudity | Marijuana Joint | Cannabis

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

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:

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) | Australia:MA | Spain:18 | Singapore:M18 | UK:18

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Robert Simonds Productions

Trivia:

Director Cameo: [Gwenne Hudson]Very briefly seen as the genie from the bottle in the music video the guys are watching for Sir Smoka-lot's "Samson gets me lifted".

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Pepsi bottles at the beginning with the new 1990s logo and not the old 1980s logo.

Quotes:

Thurgood Jenkins: So, now we all live together in New York. I myself, am a master of the custodial arts. Or a janitor, if you wanna be a dick about it.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Inside the Actors Studio: Dave Chappelle (#12.11)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Virgin Girl

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.