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:

Janitor | Marijuana | Female Nudity | Marijuana Joint | Cannabis

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Jan. 2

1:00 AM

BET

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

Also Known As:

Faites à l'os (Canada: French title) [fr]
Half Baked - Völlig high und durchgeknallt (Germany) [de]
Les fumistes (France) [fr]
Medio flipado (Spain) [es]
Pra Lá de Bagdá (Brazil) [pt]
Sekopäät (Finland) [fi]

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) | Canada:14+ (TV rating) | 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:

Miscellaneous: 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.

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.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

Virgin Girl

You don't have to be stoned to enjoy it

My friend, (a known pothead), lent me this film and said it was funny, i was sceptical, a. becasue he is always stoned and once had a laughing fit at a commercial, b. because he thinks WWF wrestling is the best thing on t.v, but i watched it anyway, i'm glad i did, it was hilarious, i'd highly recommend this film to anyone, unless they are specifically looking for a good plot or if they are dead against drugs, i've read some of the comments on here and they haven't been that good, maybe you have to know someone like the people in this movie to get it. 8/10