| Year: |
1998 |
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| Genre: |
Comedy |
| Director: |
Tamra Davis |
| Cast: |
David Chappelle -Thurgood Jenkins/Sir Smoke-a-lot
Guillermo Díaz - Scarface
Jim Breuer - Brian
Harland Williams - Kenny Davis Rachel True - Mary Jane
Potman |
Drugs used: Marijuana
Tagline: Warning: this movie
may cause the munchies, cotton mouth, and memory loss!
The Story: Half baked
started off strong and finished even better. Its about
friendship, love and weed. The guest appearances are great and
the story is tight. Also, Rachel True is delicious as always!
Two huge thumbs up.
Chapelle plays Thurgood the narrator, a
pothead who works in the 'custodial arts' at a pharmaceutical
company. Him and his friends Scarface, Brian and Kenny have been
potheads since the 8th grade. Naturally they're all brain-dead
morons, especially Brian who delivers some of the funniest lines
in the whole movie.
The supporting cast in half baked includes Harland Williams
as the hilarious Kenny. Kenny gets put in jail and fears for his
anal cavities. Every scene with this guy is hysterical, and as
he descends into madness, the situation becomes desperate.
The rest of the gang decide to sell pot to bail Kenny out of
jail, but they must deal with a ruthless dope dealer, who wants
a piece of their business. Thurgood becomes involved with a girl
named Mary Jane, (jokes about her name abound) and has to hide
his pot addiction from her.
Half baked 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'. Lots of stoner hilarity and campy
effects. A must-see.
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