Half Baked

"They'll do anything to save their best bud."

1998 1h 22m EN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 675

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Synopsis

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Three lovable party buds try to bail their friend out of jail. But just when the guys have mastered a plan, everything comes dangerously close to going up in smoke.

“They'll do anything to save their best bud.”

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Cast

Dave Chappelle
Thurgood Jenkins / Sir Smoke-a-Lot
Jim Breuer
Brian
Harland Williams
Kenny Davis
Guillermo Díaz
Scarface
Rachel True
Mary Jane Potman
Tommy Chong
Squirrel Master
Clarence Williams III
Samson Simpson
Laura Silverman
Jan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tamra Davis
Writers: Dave Chappelle, Neal Brennan
Languages: English, Turkish
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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82 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Turkish.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Half Baked Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tamra Davis, shot by Steven Bernstein. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alf Clausen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Don Zimmerman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Dave Chappelle and Jim Breuer and Harland Williams carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tamra Davis directs. Steven Bernstein behind the camera. Alf Clausen scores. Don Zimmerman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Turkish.

Trivia

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182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
228 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Turkish.
4Part of the "Half Baked Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Tamra Davis, shot by Steven Bernstein. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Alf Clausen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Don Zimmerman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Dave Chappelle and Jim Breuer and Harland Williams carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "They'll do anything to save their best bud.".
10IMDB entry: tt0120693 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 12 themes, including "drug dealer", "smoking", "roommates", "male friendship".

The technical file

Cinematography: Steven Bernstein
Original score: Alf Clausen
Editing: Don Zimmerman
Production design: Perry Andelin Blake
Costume design: Vicki Graef
Makeup / hair: Inge Klaudi
VFX supervisor: Richard Malzahn
Sound: Chris David
Stunt coordinator: Branko Racki
Runtime: 82 min · 1h 22m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $8,000,000
Box office: $17,460,020
Return: 218% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Half Baked (1998)

Part of

Half Baked Collection

Half Baked is a 1998 American stoner film which received an half-assed direct-to-video sequel, called "Totally High", in 2024

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Andre Gonzales2023-05-24
★ 6/10
Cant lie I still like to get high and watch this movie. Really there's no other way to watch it. The movie isn't funny when your sober. Drunk even it's funny.

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