HALF BAKED REVIEW!!!

Initial release date: January 16, 1998

Studio: Universal Pictures

Tagline: They'll do anything to save their best bud.

Plot: When a member of their crew gets arrested for killing a NYC police horse be feeding it junk food, three slackin' stoners are forced to get off their butts and raise bail by selling pot stolen from a pharmaceutical lab. It's a risky plan but, hey these are stand up guys who would do anything to help a bud in need.

Cast

Dave Chappelle - Thurgood/Sir Smoke A Lot

Guillermo Diaz - Scarface

Jim Breuer - Brian

Harland Williams - Kenny

Rachel True - Mary Jane

Clarence Williams III - Samson Simpson

Laura Silverman - Jan

Tommy Chong - Squirrel Master

David Bluestein - Jerry Garcia

Writer(s): Dave Chapelle and Neal Brennan

Director: Tamra Davis (Crossroads; Billy Madison)

Rated R for pervasive drug content, language, nudity and sexual material (82 minutes)

Granted, the initial reviews for the 1998 stoner comedy were mainly on the negative side. But, this comedy can be really hilarious!

All four of the stoner leads are down right hilarious and work well together. There are also quite a few stand-out cameos that are very memorable, including the late Bob Saget. And, of course, you can't have a stoner comedy without Tommy Chong who has a few scene-stealing moments.

The characters do get into some really dumb antics, yet the antics always end in humorous ways. And the guy who plays the character of The Guy on the Couch definitely had the easiest part of the movie!

Here are a couple fun tidbits for Half Baked!!

• While Dave Chappelle was on Inside the Actors Studio in 2006, he revealed that he was unhappy with the final product and claimed that the script he co-wrote was much funnier.

• The period between the script being bought to the movie's release was only seven months, an incredibly fast time frame for a major studio movie.

• The "who's coming with me" scene is a direct quote word for word from Jerry Maguire.

• Half Baked hit theaters in the US on January 16, 1998, earning $7.7 million in its opening weekend, ranking at No. 6 and, by the end of its run, grossed $17.4 million. The movie eventually became a cult classic.