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When a member of their crew gets arrested for killing a New York City police horse by 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 out a friend in need.

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You'd have to be high to dig Half Baked's half baked production and scattershot sense of humor -- although maybe that was the point of this Dave Chapelle-led joint.

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Half Baked | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Peter Travers Rolling Stone Rated: 2/4 Aug 14, 2007 Full Review Half Baked | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Russell Smith Austin Chronicle Rated: 1/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Half Baked | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Susan Stark Detroit News Rated: 1/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Half Baked | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Dan DiNicola The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY) Though billed as Cheech & Chong of the '90s, this movie is not funny. Rated: F Jan 19, 2023 Full Review Half Baked | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Rated: 3/5 Aug 2, 2008 Full Review Half Baked | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Phil Villarreal Arizona Daily Star Riotous, even to the sober. Rated: 4/4 Dec 16, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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JPB S Only a half dozen comical moments or less in the whole movieOverall pretty silly, juvenile behavior in a comedy that would probably be easier to take if you were half baked.Jim Breurs' character is probably one of the most annoying I've seen in a very long time.Pass this by unless you have absolutely nothing to do late at night. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/14/24 Full Review Joey J This is one of the best stoner movies ever made. They need to do a modern version with the original actors Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/20/24 Full Review Christian S Look, you got to be high to like this movie. That being said it's one of the best pothead movies of all-time... Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/13/23 Full Review M R This is an underrated gem! You don't even have to be a stoner to enjoy it. The cast is awesome and the comedy hilarious. I believe Dave Chappelle once said he's kinda of ashamed of this film. I believe the critics may have got to him. But they are wrong half the time. "Half Baked" is a goofy comedy and it won't be for everyone as the sense of humor has a narrow appeal. But if you get it, you will thoroughly enjoy it.Rating: 8/10 Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Good classic movie holds up Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/18/23 Full Review Chris C This is a classic stoner movie, and a must see if you smoke weed! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tamra Davis Director Dave Chappelle Thurgood Jenkins Guillermo Díaz Scarface Jim Breuer Brian Harland Williams Kenny Davis Rachel True Mary Jane Potman
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Synopsis When a member of their crew gets arrested for killing a New York City police horse by 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 out a friend in need.

Director
Tamra Davis

Producer
Robert Simonds

Screenwriter
Dave Chappelle, Neal Brennan

Distributor
Universal Pictures

Production Co
Robert Simonds Productions, Universal Pictures

Rating
R (Pervasive Drug Content|Nudity|Language|Sexual Material)

Genre
Comedy

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 16, 1998, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 1, 2014

Box Office (Gross USA)
$17.5M

Runtime
1h 22m

Sound Mix
SDDS, DTS-ES, DTS, Surround

Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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