Half Baked

Half Baked (1998)

  • 29% of critics liked it
    (24 reviews)

  • 82% of users liked it
    (176,184 ratings)

Returning from a food run, kindly kindergarten teacher Kenny (Harland Williams) makes the mistake of feeding a massive amount of junk food to a tired-looking, diabetic NYPD horse, which drops dead. Tossed in jail, Kenny relies on his totally stoned roommates (Dave Chappelle, Guillermo Diaz, Jim… More

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Comedy
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Jan 16, 1998 Wide
Universal Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Sierra Filucci, Common Sense Media

    Goofy marijuana movie with weak plot.

  • Phil Villarreal, Arizona Daily Star

    Riotous, even to the sober.

  • Michael A. Smith, Nolan's Pop Culture Review

    So funny! "But I'm Cuban, B." "YES, Cuban B!"

  • Scott Weinberg, DVD Clinic

    As far as pot comedies go, it's got just enough laughs to warrant a visit.

  • Joshua Tyler, CinemaBlend.com

    Drug movies are a lot more fun when you're on the stuff being used in the movie.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • John M


    Stupid comedy but done well. I laugh at this movie all the time.

  • Albert K


    An inconsistent comedy written by the greatest stand-up comedian of all time, Dave Chappelle. At times, it's hilarious -- at others, not really. But in the end, this is a self-deprecating comedy with a plotline that only a person strung out on weed could come up with. I'm a… More

  • Melvin W


    Thurgood Jenkins: So, now we all live together in New York. I myself, am a master of the custodial arts. Or a janitor, if you wanna be a dick about it.  "Warning: this movie may cause the munchies, cotton mouth, and memory loss!" Half Baked is a movie that works to the… More

  • Jeff "


    Half Baked was one of the first stoner comedies that I have seen, and though since then, I've seen a lot of the films in this comedy sub genre, Half Baked still remains a fun comedy classic. Dave Chappelle makes this film fun to watch, and the other actors starring opposite him… More

  • Eric A


    Dave Chapelle doing what he does best, acting high and talking about weed.

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