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User Rating:
7.8/10   274 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Josh Gilbert (writer)
Release Date:
March 2008 (USA) more
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Awards:
2 wins more
User Comments:
What a flick! more (9 total)

Cast

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Lou Adler ... Himself
Raven Bast ... Herself
Paris Chong ... Himself
Shelby Chong ... Herself

Tommy Chong ... Himself

Peter Coyote ... Himself

Pablo Ferro ... Special Thanks
Steven Hager ... Himself (as Steve Hager)

Jay Leno ... Himself

Bill Maher ... Himself

Cheech Marin ... Himself (as Richard 'Cheech' Marin)
Paul Moyer ... Himself (archive footage)
Ethan Nadelmann ... Himself
Eric Schlosser ... Himself

Red Skelton ... Himself (archive footage)
Tom Snyder ... Himself (archive footage)
George Thorogood ... Himself

Jesse Ventura ... Himself (archive footage)
Witold 'Vic' Walczak ... Himself
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Runtime:
Canada:75 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | USA:80 min
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Himself (Dershowitz , Alan): [On Fox News] The government has admitted that part of the reason for the sentence was the exercise of his First Amendment rights, that is making numerous films about drug use, which they claim encouraged people to use drugs, is a plain violation of the spirit of the First Amendment. So you have an Equal Protection violation, a First Amendment violation, and a needless misuse of criminal resources when easily this could have been done in a civil manner. more
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13 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
What a flick!, 25 December 2005
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Author: pcarone

I caught a screening of "a/k/a Tommy Chong" at the Toronto Film Festival, and I have to say it's one of the best docs I've seen in a long time. The subject itself is fascinating, but what's even cooler is the access the filmmakers had to Chong himself. The film reveals the personality behind the persona--all while giving an in-depth look into the life of a comic legend. In addition,the film gives an extremely eye-opening look at drug policy in this country. I don't think that most people realize the roots of the most of the drug laws in the U.S. are based in racism, and this film does a great job of exposing that in a non-preachy (even hilarious!) manner. Anyone who has the chance should absolutely catch "a/k/a Tommy Chong."

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