Still Smokin (1983)

Cheech and Chong fly to the marijuana capital of the world, Amsterdan, for a film festival where they take Dolly Parton and Burt Reynold's place in a limo, suite, press conference and performance. They throw in some sketches as well.

Director:

Tommy Chong (as Thomas Chong)

Writers:

Tommy Chong (as Thomas Chong), Cheech Marin

Stars:

Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Hans Man in 't Veld

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Cheech Marin	...	Cheech
Tommy Chong	...	Chong (as Thomas Chong)
Hans Man in 't Veld	...	Promoter
Carol van Herwijnen	...	Hotel Manager (as Carol van Herwijen)
Shireen Strooker	...	Assistant Manager
Susan Hahn	...	Hotel Maid
Arjan Ederveen	...	Bellboy
Kees Prins	...	Bellboy
Mariette Bout	...	Barge Waitress
Fabiola	...	Barge Lady
Carla van Amstel	...	Queen Beatrix

Storyline

Cheech & Chong are invited to a celebrity party/festival in Amsterdam. When they get there, however, it turns out that the guy who invited them has taken off with all the money, and the rest of the hosts have a VERY limited budget. They are actually expecting Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton, so our heroes gets to be Mr. Burt and Mr. Dolly. We follow them around Amsterdam, at their hotel, (still) smokin' joints and doing shows.

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Plot Keywords:

gay stereotype | gay slur | reference to dolly parton | reference to burt reynolds | maid | 

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Taglines:

You can always smell the excitement in the air.

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Genres:

Comedy | Music

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

The aliases that Cheech and Chong became were Mr. Burt and Mr. Dolly, as they are mistaken for Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton, who at the time had recently co-starred in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) and were meant to be attending (as the film's story goes) The First Amsterdam Film Festival.

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Goofs

During the segment "The Harder They Don't Come", Tommy Chong pulls the trigger of his pistol but it doesn't fire. He says "I must have hit an empty chamber." That would only make sense if he was holding a revolver that has multiple chambers, each holding a single cartridge. He was holding a semiautomatic pistol that automatically loads cartridges into a single chamber from a magazine in the grip.

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Quotes

Cheech: You know what we need to do? A take off on a telethon. You know, like Jerry Lewis does? You know, raise money for kids? Yeah. I know, we call it: Dope-A-Thon. Yeah. We have guest hosts, you know. And we raise money for dopers that - lost there crops!

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Connections

Spoofs Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

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Soundtracks

Proud Mary
(c) Jondora Music

User Reviews

Cheech & Chong are obviously not everyones taste, but...

Cheech & Chong are obviously not everyones taste, but I for one, think that they are two of a kind, that deserve more recognition from those in the, so called 'know'. This little gem is yet more proof, that these guys are as funny today as they where twenty years ago. Sex, drugs & hippy wierd stuff, at it's best.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 May 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Still Smokin

Filming Locations:

Tushinsky Theather, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,085,705, 8 May 1983

Gross USA:

$15,543,710

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$15,543,710

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Cheech and Chong Comedy Festival Number One

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1