Half Baked
Half Baked is a 1998 American stoner film starring Dave Chappelle, Jim Breuer, Harland Williams, and Guillermo Díaz. The film was directed by Tamra Davis, co-written by Chappelle and Neal Brennan and produced by Robert Simonds. Half Baked was released in the United States by Universal Pictures on January 16, 1998. It received negative reviews and grossed $17.5 million.
Plot
Four lifelong stoners and friends (Thurgood, Scarface, Brian, and Kenny) live together in New York City. Thurgood, a janitor at a medical lab, orders some weed from Samson, the famous local dealer, and the four smoke it. When Kenny, a gentle kindergarten teacher, is out on a munchie run, he is arrested for accidentally killing a diabetic police horse called Buttercup by feeding it junk food. His friends are forced to raise $1million to bail him out before the other prisoners take advantage of his gentle nature. While visiting Kenny in prison, Thurgood meets Mary Jane and pursues a romantic relationship, which is strained by his having to conceal his marijuana smoking from her, as she is adamantly anti-drug.
More details
| author | Dave Chappelle Neal Brennan |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Tamra Davis |
| editor | Don Zimmerman |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | a wire arrest cannabis covert listening device drug lord force good deed id jerry garcia junk food kill kindergarten teacher medical marijuana meet police custody police detective smoke take advantage weed |
| musicBy | Alf Clausen |
| producer | Robert Simonds |
| productionCompany | Robert Simonds |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| recordedAt | New York City Toronto |
| theme | buddy comedy stoner |