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Half Baked (1998)

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Movie Info

Returning from a food run, kindly kindergarten teacher Kenny (Harland Williams) makes the mistake of feeding a massive amount of junk food to a tired-looking, diabetic NYPD horse, which drops dead. Tossed in jail, Kenny relies on his totally stoned roommates (Dave Chappelle, Guillermo Diaz, Jim Breuer) to devise a way to raise the 100,000-dollar bail. Their solution? Sell marijuana stolen from a government research lab. Cameos in this comedy include Stephen Wright, Janeane Garofalo, Stephen

R, 1 hr. 22 min.

Comedy

Directed By: Tamra Davis , Clarence Williams III

In Theaters: Jan 16, 1998 Wide

On DVD: Jun 30, 1998

Universal Pictures

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Critic Reviews for Half Baked

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Goofy marijuana movie with weak plot.

December 15, 2009 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Sierra Filucci

Common Sense Media

Riotous, even to the sober.

December 16, 2005 Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star

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Phil Villarreal

Arizona Daily Star

So funny! "But I'm Cuban, B." "YES, Cuban B!"

April 22, 2005 Comment (1)

Michael A. Smith

Nolan's Pop Culture Review Source: Nolan's Pop Culture Review

As far as pot comedies go, it's got just enough laughs to warrant a visit.

February 22, 2005 Full Review Source: DVD Clinic

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Scott Weinberg

DVD Clinic

Drug movies are a lot more fun when you're on the stuff being used in the movie.

February 15, 2005 Full Review Source: CinemaBlend.com

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Joshua Tyler

CinemaBlend.com

Winningly stupid comedy, with the emphasis on stupid.

March 17, 2004 Comment

Jake Euker

F5 (Wichita, KS) Source: F5 (Wichita, KS)

seems half-produced, with a grainy, unattractive look and bargain-basement special-effects that ruin some good ideas. Perhaps the filmmakers blew their budget on the slew of guest stars who pop up briefly...

July 2, 2003 Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette

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James Sanford

Kalamazoo Gazette

The definitive stoner's anthem film. Chapelle is hilarious and charismatic. Great celebrity cameos help keep the uneven script afloat. (Best served fully baked).

March 21, 2003 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Brian Mckay

eFilmCritic.com

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Stupid comedy but done well. I laugh at this movie all the time.

June 29, 2008

John Manard

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Half Baked was one of the first stoner comedies that I have seen, and though since then, I've seen a lot of the films in this comedy sub genre, Half Baked still remains a fun comedy classic. Dave Chappelle makes this film fun to watch, and the other actors starring opposite him are just as nuts as he is. Half Baked is

November 8, 2011

Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski

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Half Baked Quotes

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1. Scarface: F*#$ you. F*#$ you. You're cool, and f*#$ you. I'm out!
– Submitted by nathan h (11 months ago)
1. Thurgood: Who is this?
2. Samson Simpson: This is Samson, smarty pants!
3. Thurgood: Operator with an emergency breakthrough from your sister: Samson, it's Sheila. Mama fell.
4. Samson Simpson: Shut up, bitch!
– Submitted by ryan m (12 months ago)