Half Baked Fully Baked Widescreen Edition

Starring:Dave Chappelle, Guillermo DÃaz, Jim Breuer, Harland Williams, Rachel True, Clarence Williams III, Laura Silverman, Tommy Chong, R.D. Reid, Gregg Rogell, Kevin Brennan (II), Alice Poon, Rick Demas, David Bluestein, Kevin Duhaney, Matthew Raposo, James Cooper (VI), Michael Colton, Paul Brogren, Neal Brennan
Director: Tamra Davis
Studio: Universal Studios
Product Type: DVD

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Cannabis comedy doesn't get more juvenile than this pro-pot goof about three stoners who come to the rescue of a fourth buddy when he's arrested for feeding a lethal dose of junk food to a diabetic police horse. Kenny (Harland Williams) is sent to jail, and to rescue him from the almost inevitable trauma of homosexual rape (giving you some idea of this movie's level of humor), his buddies set out to raise his $100,000 bail by selling high-grade weed ripped off from a pharmaceutical research lab. That's about it for the plot; the rest of the movie's a parade of marijuana jokes and amusing pot-friendly cameos by the likes of Snoop Dog, Willie Nelson, and Janeane Garofalo. As two of the bong-hitting buddies, Jim Breuer (from Saturday Night Live) and comedian Dave Chappelle do their best to disguise the movie's lack of inspiration. But no matter how hard they try to milk laughs from the one-joke premise, they can't stop the movie's title from being an apt description of the movie itself. -- Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

Drug Culture Doesn't Translate.......2007-06-19

HALF-BAKED is a film trying to mimic something along the lines of Up in Smoke in terms of incredulity and sophomorism, but fails to elicit the needed chuckle-factor it so ardently strives for. We even get a semi-cameo performance from Tommy Chong as a prison inmate known as "The Squirrel Master" but even his over-the-top antics couldn't save the film.

I'm not a big Dave Chappelle fan so that's probably a factor in my choice to review this film negatively. I don't watch The Chappelle Show; I just can't stomach his lowbrow comedy. I am, however, a lover of Cheech and Chong's films of the late 70s and early 80s. They were the very personification of the drug culture spilling over from the 60s.

The best "pot" movie of late that I can recall was The Big Lebowski starring Jeff Bridges. More character piece than drug-culture talk, it had a very flawed and funny "Dude" at its core. Here with Half-Baked, the focus is muddled with side-jokes that often miss their marks.

The story is that of four marijuana smokin' friends who live lives of idleness and degeneracy. One buzzed-out day they send Kenny (Harland Williams) out on a munchies run. But while out collecting groceries galore, Kenny accidentally feeds all of the food to a diabetic police horse standing outside the store. The horse (of course) keels over of hyperglycemia and promptly dies. Kenny is whisked off to prison and a very serious threat to his anal virginity looms large. Protected by "The Squirrel Master" for now, Kenny must get bailed out before his protector hits parole. His three free buddies Thurgood (Chappelle), Scarface (Guillermo Diaz) and Brian (Jim Breuer) must come up with a flood of funds to spring him. Instead of ingenuity, though, they devise a not-so-sophisticated plan of selling lots and lots of weed. The trouble is, though, that another local drug lord wants in on their scheme. Also, Thurgood has fallen for a beautiful woman who's father is in prison for selling dope, and Thurgood must decide between love and getting high.

Homage to pot movies aside, the film simply isn't funny. There are a few lines that smack of excessive attempts to make the characters laughable ("I don't do drugs. I smoke pot.") and even they just don't hit the ol' funny bone.

The biggest blessing is that the film is only 82 minutes, so you don't have to put up long with it regardless.

Great movie!! The 3 stars is NOT a reflection of the movie itself ... get it!.......2007-02-24

I love this movie and had an old VHS of it, so I wanted it on DVD. The picture quality is great for the movie. The only issue I have is that the extras, deleted scenes, etc., look HORRIBLE. Very grainy and fuzzy. Again, the movie itself looks great when I play it, but the extra stuff looks like someone used a broken video camera from the 60's to shoot it. Don't know why it's like that. But I still love this movie and glad I have it on DVD.

Abba Zabba, you my only friend........2007-02-12

I've purchased this dvd twice. I let a friend borrow it, and never saw niether my friend nor my dvd again. So I bought it again and don't intend on loaning it out. The greatest Stoner comedy within the last 20 years hands down. Maybe even of all time. If you are a stoner, just smoke here and there, or are even curious about the lives of potheads, this dvd is for you. Great cast. Everybody is great in their roles. Too many cameos too name. I could try; Jon Stewart, Snoop Dogg, Willie Nelson, Tommy Chong, I couldn't imagine this movie any different.

This dvd is 'Fully Baked'. It includes - Feature Commentary by the director Tamra Davis, Outakes, Deleted Scenes, A couple different diagrams of the Types Of Stoners, and a bonus video of Grandma's Guide to Cooking Bud. (Or something like that. It's kinda interesting actually, especially on weed!)

One thing I didn't like however was it was the case with the two locks on the front (Which I guess is a good thing for a clumsy stoner such as myself) and it didn't have the inside chapter title list. Not a big deal I know, but i'm kind of a DVD Collector Buff, and like to look at those chater lists for the pictures or just to familiarize myself with the names of the chapters and how the movie is split up. Then when I know the movie's chapters I turn it over to the cover picture. Yea i'm a dork. Bite me.

HALF BAKED.......2007-01-10

this is a STONER classic this is one of the first DVD's I ever owner. starring Dave Chappelle, Jim Breuer, and others this movie is a must have for any pot-head. it is a story of the trials and tribulations of 4 NYC roomates as they smoke and sell marijuana to raise bail-money to get they're friend kenny out of jail. Very funny, and a definate must have.

Silly.......2007-01-05

if you take this movie for what it is, enjoy it in the humourous manner of which it was intended, you'll laugh the whole way through it.... Favorite lines include:

"and some Funyuns man"

"if he aint back in an hour, I'm calling Dominos"

"fish, fish... I aint no fish"

"no window love for you"

Great movie.... not good for young kids, but your older teens will laugh til they cry.... remember it is JUST A MOVIE... dont try this at home!

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