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

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	...	Henchwoman
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	....	stunt actor
Branko Racki	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Jayson Clute	....	first assistant camera
Joseph Gallagher	....	camera operator
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
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) (TV)
• 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)
• CIC Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)

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:

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".

Goofs:

Continuity: The noodle disappears from Thurgood's mouth when "The Guy On The Couch" throws him the note saying that Kenny is in jail.

Quotes:

Kenny: I love horses.
Cop: I love horses.
Kenny: I love Butterstuff.
Cop: Buttercup!
Kenny: Butternuts!
Cop: BUTTERCUP!
Kenny: Cup!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Chappelle's Show: (#1.8)" (2003)

Soundtrack:

(I'm in Love with) Mary Jane

Not as bad as you might think...

The trailer for this movie looked really dumb, so I didn't see it in theaters. Then I heard about Bob Saget's cameo (and what he says), and just wanting to hear Saget say that made me rent the movie. Surprisingly, it's not a bad movie. Oh, it's dumb. It's sloppy. It's *obsessed* with marijuana. But I laughed several times in the movie, and the characters are very likable. Best watched with a group of friends who don't mind drug humor.