Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980)

The two stoners and their friends go through another series of crazy, drug-influenced misadventures.

Director:

Tommy Chong

Writers:

Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin

Stars:

Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Evelyn Guerrero

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cheech Marin	...	Cheech / Dwayne 'Red' Mendoza (as Richard Marin)
Tommy Chong	...	Chong (as Thomas Chong)
Evelyn Guerrero	...	Donna
Betty Kennedy	...	Candy
Sy Kramer	...	Mr. Neatnik
Rikki Marin	...	Gloria
Peter Bromilow	...	Gay Motorcyclist
Paul 'Mousie' Garner	...	Executive
Jonathan T. Moore	...	Music Store Salesman
Lupe Ontiveros	...	Old Lady (as Lupe M. Ontiveros)
Ed Peck	...	Cop Shotgun
Marguerite Ray	...	Miss Hatchet
John Steadman	...	Drunk in Welfare Office
Jake Steinfeld	...	Womba
Robert Ackerman	...	Gas Station Owner

Storyline

Cheech must deal with losing his job, his angry neighbor, and trying to score with sexy Donna. Meanwhile, Chong meets Cheech's cousin Red and the two have a wild time in Hollywood with a big bag of buds and a cool Ferrari. Along the way they meet everyone from Pee Wee Herman to really cool aliens.

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Plot Keywords:

cheech and chong | best friend | police officer | flatulence | fight | 

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Taglines:

Just what we all need! A really good hit!

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 July 1980 (USA)

Also Known As:

High Encounters of the Ultimate Kind

Filming Locations:

7021 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,262,963, 20 July 1980, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$41,675,194

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First Cheech and Chong movie directed by Chong (Tommy Chong). Chong is the credited full director on this film but had directed uncredited parts of Up in Smoke (1978).

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Goofs

When Chong and Red are walking around the hotel with Red's luggage (just before the police sirens get their attention), the camera tilts and pans to keep them on screen. As the camera moves, shadows of the camera and crew become visible at the bottom left corner of the screen.

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Quotes

Chong: I dig it, man. It's good. But you know, while you were singing that, I came up with another song, man.
Cheech: Oh, yeah?
Chong: Yeah. It's like the same thing, only different.

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Crazy Credits

The music was played just a second before the Universal logo appeared.

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Alternate Versions

Also in the TV version, much of the music was replaced with music that exists elsewhere in the movie (notably "Taquela" was replaced during the scene where Cheech and Chong fix their van up).

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Connections

Referenced in Lost: Not in Portland (2007)

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Soundtracks

Love Me
Written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
Performed by Cheech Marin

User Reviews

something good to say about this film..............er

This is possibly the worst film I have ever seen for the following reasons.... 1. absolutely no story 2. Irritating characters 3. NOT FUNNY the only things you laugh at is how terrible the whole thing is.

AVOID AT ALL COSTS