Half Baked

Plot synopsis:
Thurgood (Dave Chappelle), Scarface (Guillermo Diaz), Brian (Jim Breur) and Kenny (Harland Williams) are childhood friends who discover marijuana. They grow up together and live in an apartment in New York. During a smoke, they send Kenny to get food. Kenny sees a horse, and starts feeding it treats. The horse dies (it's apparently diabetic), and Kenny goes to jail. His bail is set at $1,000,000. The guys get a lift home by a hot Mary Jane Potman (Rachel True), and Thurgood falls in love.Thurgood is given some medicinal marijuana by a scientist, and the guys decide to sell more of it to raise bail money. Meanwhile, Thurgood and Mary Jane go on a date, and Thurgood promises not to smoke. He fails.The weed sales go through the roof, and many customers partake (John Stewart, Snoop Dog, Willie Nelson, Stephen Baldwin, Jeneane Garofalo, Bob Saget and others). Scarface and Brian leave their jobs to spend more time selling. Thurgood tries to stay righteous as Brian and Scarface start spending their profits. When Mary Jane breaks up with Thurgood, he promises to stop smoking.Meanwhile, Samson, a rival drug dealer, discovers the guys and trashes their apartment. He demands a meeting with the guys and tells them to pay him half their profits. The Guy on the Couch (Steven Wright) suggests they rob the lab for weed, but get caught. Thurgood offers to set up Samson. The cops allow them to get high before the deal, and the cops get high and forget to make the bust. The guys defeat Samson's hench-women, and Brian summons the spirit of Jerry Garcia (David Bluestein) to defeat Samson.The cops honor the deal to release Kenny, and Thurgood reunites with Mary Jane, giving up pot for good. The end.

Tags: cult, comedy, storytelling, flashback

Review:
Dave Chapelle is very funny in the lead and to me is a better lead comedy actor than the likes of Martin Lawrence and even Chris Rock.
Its a funny screenplay, decent comedic direction and good performances, worth a look for any fan of comedy, pot or cinema..
Especially with the funny acting of Jim Breuer, Dave Chappelle and Harland Williams.
Even the cameos are humorous- including Jon Stewart, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Willie Nelson, and Tommy Chong (Chong is perfect as a small role in the movie).
The plot seems kind of basic, but its spiced up for laughs and for people who know what being a dope head is like.
Hilarious...or is it?...flick concerning an apartment full of pot-smokers who get themselves in trouble with the law and end up going on a series of the most funny adventures ever put to celluloid.
I know people who worship this movie...of course, they've more than "smoked themselves retarded." If you're "feelin it," then you'll laugh your @ss off, I guarantee..
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.
Tamra Davis is an underrated director, with other cool movies like BEST MEN and his other retarded comedy masterpiece, BILLY MADISON.
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 Plot: Loaded with some of today's hottest young comedy stars, Half-Baked is the hilarious adventure of three lovable party buds trying to find cash to bail their friend out of jail.
with numerous cameo appearances.My Spiel: Half-baked is a movie I remember back in the day and still watch to this day.
I loved watching Dave Chappelle's role as Thurgood Jenkins and compared to when he did the comedian on The Nutty Professor in 1996.
This movie is funny if you smoke weed otherwise you will find it a boring movie,Dave Chappelle is a funny comedian i've watched loads of his stand-ups on DVD but he wasn't really that funny in this film he was more of a serious stoned guy,All the other actors in this film i've never heard or seen of them,If you like silly fun films then you should see this,If you do like this film also watch Harold and Kumar go to white castle its also about stone heads but its way more funnier and it has better acting and a way better story line, Also try watching Chappelle's Stand ups they are Very Very Funny I'll give this film 8/10 because its funny in its category!!.
I'm gonna make this short and sweet like skunk.PRO's- really funny, has interesting characters, a movie about best buds, colorful, has dave chapelle, nice story, and makes you feel good.CON's- um...
The first time i saw this movie i was laughing really hard and not under the influence.If you never saw this movie and need a good laugh.This is it.Get the DVD or rent it if you're not sure or borrow it from your friend or bother your neighbor whom you don't really know well enough to borrow sugar let alone a DVD..
the humor is right on target of someone completely high, there's a plot line thats interesting enough to not fall asleep to, not so complicated so that you get lost in it and forget what its about, and you know you'll enjoy it even if you're really stoned, its even entertaining to those who don't smoke.
And No you dont have to be a stoner to love this movie it makes me laugh and I am far from one.
What absolutely "makes" this movie (besides Dave Chappele as Sir Smoke-A-Lot) is the cameos.
The currently best rated comment mentions: Snoop Dogg, Jon Stewart, Janeane Garafalo, Willie Nelson, Stephen Baldwin, Clarence Williams 3, Tommy Chong, Bob Saget, and *others*.
=) This movie is sooo good, that I suppose you could even watch it sober and *still* find it entertaining.
But I laughed several times in the movie, and the characters are very likable.
There is no shortage of laughs in this one, for those who enjoy stoner humor this movie is a must see.
I viewed this film during a time when I had many problems: School-like and relationship problems, but let me tell you that one school night I watched this movie because my friend had lent it to me and I literally forgot all about these problems.
I read on an IMDb board that someone compared Half Baked to Pineapple Express, but that's something I don't understand because Half Baked is a much different movie than PE who has a bigger budget, thus better cinematography, leads, etc...The story is fairly original: Talks about Thurgood (Dave Chappelle), Brian (Jim Breuer) and Scarface (Guillermo Diaz) who are trying to sell Marijuana to bail their friend Kenny (Harland Davis) out of jail after ''Killing a cop'' (those who have seen the movie will understand).
Anyways in a nutshell, you won't see time pass as you laugh yourself retarded while watching this movie (PS: That last part was inspired by a quote from the movie) :-).
I don't remember if it's for a fine or for bail or court costs--It's been a year or two since I've seen it--and the guys end up dealing pot to make it happen.The main thing I do remember is that every time I see it on TV or at a friend's house, I always end up watching it all the way through and laughing like mad.
There are never any dull moments with comedians like Dave Chappelle and Jim Breuer, two of funniest guys from the 90s.
The marijuana related humor is still funny for most people because the characters remind you of people you probably know and their idiosyncrasies.It's not a serious movie by any means, and obviously not for little kids.
If you love watching movies with a high count of drug use with a very stupid plot then this is for all of those people including myself.
I found this movie to be a really hilarious stoner comedy starring the very hilarious Dave Chapelle.
I desired to rent this awhile ago because I do enjoy the Cheech and Chong movies a lot personally.
As contradictive as it sounds, Thurgood, Scarface, Brian and Kenny are some of the least-believable yet believable characters I have seen.The only reason this movie isn't down as a classic is because a lot of people have a lot of hangups when it comes to the evil green stuff or anything or anyone who mentions it.
Dave Chappelle, Harland Williams, & Jim Breuer are so freaking funny I just couldn't stop laughing.
If you are looking to laugh I think this movie is the one for you.It's about 4 friends.
You honestly think Cheech and Chong movies had any good plots?
I really wish people would stop over analyzing stoner movies and just get high and enjoy them.
Along the way, Thurgood (Dave Chappelle) meets this girl he really likes but she is totally against pot.
Jim Breuer, Guillermo Diaz, Harland Williams, and Dave Chappelle are really great at playing stoners.
I recommended this movie to anyone with a good sense of humor, it will keep you laughing forever!
Though the drivers of the plot are really the protagonists, there are elements of romance, action, and suspense as the crew makes their way in the drug scene in order to rescue their friend from an undeservedly cruel fate.Obviously, the most recurring theme of the film, namely marijuana, makes this appealing to those who either indulge or know about the topic; however, familiarity is hardly a requirement to appreciate the humor or characters.
Naturally, the majority of those who've seen the film remember it for Jim Breuer's hilarious character.
He is a great comedian and this is one of my favorite movies.Chapelle plays Thurgood the narrator, a pothead who works in the 'custodial arts' at a pharmaceutical company.
Naturally they're all brain-dead morons, especially Brian who delivers some of the funniest lines in the whole movie.The supporting cast includes Harland Williams as the hilarious Kenny.
Thurgood becomes involved with a girl named Mary Jane, (jokes about her name abound) and has to hide his pot addiction from her.This movie is full of celebrity cameos like Bob Saget (don't worry, he only has one line and it's hilarious), John Stewart, Janeane Garofolo, Stephen Baldwin and comedian Steven Wright as 'The Guy on the Couch'.
This movie has some great cameos and the characters are all hilarious, especially my main man Scarface.
I was expecting a sort of "second coming of Cheech & Chong" from Dave Chappelle, one of the best stand-ups working today (and a scene stealer in such films as "The Nutty Professor").
Unfortunately, despite the presence of such hilarious performers as Jim Breuer and Harland Williams, "Half Baked" ends up being just that.
Breuer, who - with his dropping eyelids - looks stoned no matter what condition he's in, is a perfect choice for the picture, but doesn't get to cut loose like he did on "Saturday Night Live."  Williams, who practically walked off with "There's Something About Mary" during his one short scene, is the most endearing of the four leads and very funny, to boot.
But there is still a (terribly silly) story, there's certainly a real soul and character to it, and it isn't boring by any stretch of the imagination, for the reefer-enthusiast or the others in the room.It's short and sweet, stupid at will, and doesn't ever try hard like absolutely every other such film.
You don't watch something like this expecting to see a good movie.
So I watched 1998's stoner comedy half baked starring Dave Chapelle.
'Half Baked' is certainly no 'Harold and Kumer Go to White Castle' or 'Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantamano Bay', and it's definitely no 'Knocked Up', but 'Half Baked' is actually a pretty decent stoner comedy with some funny and interesting moments.Dave Chappelle also does a good job as the main character.The movie is basically about a bunch of stoners who must try to get enough money to get their friend out of jail.You're probably wondering why their friend got in jail.He killed a police officer's horse by feeding it to death.Typical stoner comedy, right?
But besides from some dumb moments, 'Half Baked' is a pretty good stoner comedy that actually teaches a valuable lesson: if you see a horse and you want to feed it, don't feed it too much.Also make sure that it isn't a police officer's horse.You'll be thanking me when you don't end up in jail..
Thurgood (Dave Chapelle, who also pulls double duty as Sir Smoke-a-lot) also has to hide his habit from his new pot-hating love interest.
And while this film isn't quite as funny those said movies, it's still enjoyable enough fluff, filled with many highly quotable lines, some cool cameos (including Bob Saget in his only funny thing he ever did in film or TV), and some hilarious moments.Eye Candy: C.J. Fidler shows her fake left tit My Grade: B+ Special Edition DVD Extras: Commentary with director Tamra Davis; two different types of main menus; 8 Deleted Scenes (not in the best shape video-wise, and the DVD case lied saying there were 10 deleted scenes); Alternate Ending (which made more sense); and 3 Featurettes (that all suck equally): Five Minutes With The Guy On The Couch,Different Types Of Smokers, and Granny's Guide To Bakin'; Trailers for "Ray", "Seed of Chucky", "Shaun of the Dead", and "Friday Night Lights".
The cameos were great (especially Snoop Dogg's) and Dave Chapelle is one of my favorite stand-up comedians who actually bearable to watch as an actor.
I'm a big Dave Chappelle and Jon Stewart fan, plus I enjoy the old Cheech and Chong movies.
Half Baked is one of the funniest movies I've seen in the last 10 years.
The main cast is solid and very funny, but the cameos are the best part of the movie.
I personally thought Half Baked was hilarious, as have most all my friends.
If you just want to enjoy a good laugh and simply be entertained, I definitely suggest this movie.
I will say this though, if you've ever known anyone who HAS smoked pot, then the movie moves from hilarious into the realm of your stomach and jaw aching from laughing so much and so hard..
(And is one of the few movies I'll watch again and again.)Who can forget The Guy on the Couch, the kids getting high for the first time, Jerry Garcia in a pouch, "Sucks to be YOU man!", the diabetic horse, the Squirrel Master, Billy Bong Thorton, the flying Rottweiler (and the fantastic flashback sequence involving his life), among many other things I'm surely forgetting?Not everyone is cut out to enjoy movies like this that make light of drugs (like the Cheech and Chong movies, for example), and those who aren't shouldn't write reviews of them.
Whether our anonymous Canadian friend who also commented on this movie, here, falls into this category or not, I don't know, but it sure seemed like it.
Because me and my friends found ourselves, literally casting the movie (I was unanimously voted Jim Breuers character ).
The movie is a lot more fun to watch, if instead of seeing the actors, seeing you and your friends, because you can literally see yourself doing those stupid things.
It's a great movie if you haven't seen it, with loads of new age jokes, and 4 rising stars....
Half Baked is an absolute classic movie even if your not a pot smoker, you may choose to laugh with these potheads or at them but either way it manages to be funny whichever way you look at it.
I don't smoke marijuana, but this movie is just hilarious.
Dave Chappelle has turned in his finest performance since Robin Hood Men in Tights...Now some might say that this movie is just stupid and has no plot but it's funny.
I have actually never smoked pot, but this movie is still screaming hilarious after about 80 viewings.
If you are looking for a good laugh , you should definitely watch this excellent film.
It's loaded with humorous scenes of people getting high and dumb pot-heads scheming ways to get their friend , Kenny , out of jail.If you are a fan of movies such as Dumb and Dumber and There's Something About Mary , this flick is in your best interest..
imagine the fabulousness of Cheech and Chong's "Up In Smoke" or any Cheech and Chong movie for that matter, combined with the comedy stylings of Dave Chapelle and Jim Bruer...
But when it was recommended to me buy a true stoner and loser but still a good guy I wanted to see why he and his friends were making such a big fuss about this movie.
I loved the part where they rationalize why the dog "killer" died and that huge bong was so freaking funny that I could not stop laughing throughout this movie.
But if you want to just sit back, put your thinking cap on the shelf, and just laugh your head off at four stupid people (I'm sure you'll recognize the characters in someone you know), then go get this film.
The movie uses many different angles and tangents (hence the lack of plot) to poke fun at things such as people who think marijuana unlocks their real genius, cannibis loving rappers, and "the munchies" while at the same time saying "Hey, what's the big deal, pot isn't such a bad thing".
So long as you know about weed, smoke weed, and like comedys then you will like this movie.
The next day I watched it with a clear head......This is a really funny movie.
If high intensity drama with multi-layered characters and a gripping story is what you're looking for in this film, then you were most likely smoking a lot of pot when you rented it.
Its a light hearted comedy, with some great cameos and some funny bits that amuses and makes you laugh out loud at times.
The movie isn't just about a bunch of guys smoking pot!
Half Baked is the absolute funniest movie ever made on the subject of weed.
I find jokes about pot very funny and I'm sure if I was watching it stoned it would be even more hilarious.
Mark my words -- I have never, and probably will never, smoked marijuana.How can you possibly think this movie is not funny???
THIS MOVIE IS FUNNY!Havent watched it?
How can you guys not like this movie?
I thought Half Baked was a hilarious movie...the only grudge I have is that it was so short...Jim Breuer stole the show as far as I'm concerned...& I always knew about Bob Saget...hehehe.
Overflowing with drug-related humor, and a character for every type of stoner to sympathize with, this is truly a movie to give a try, or a second go-round if you were too high to catch all the funny-stuff..
A stoner movie that's even funny sober..
The movie had a ton of cameo appearances from some famous actors, not to mention the hilarious comedy of Jim Bruer and Dave Chappelle.
Half Baked is a very funny movie.
Half Baked is a very funny movie.
I think in order to watch this movie you have to be a huge fan of silly comedies.
Are u people(or some of u) even watching movies?!