Cheech (Cheech Marin) and Chong (Tommy Chong) live in a decrepit old house and drive their neighbour crazy with their loud music, weed smoking and general anarchy and slacker view on life.
Then Chong meets Cheech’s Texan cousin Red (also played by Cheech Marin) and things kick up a notch.
The duo’s follow-up to Up in Smoke (1978) has even less of a plot but there’s still plenty of pot humour, plus Evelyn Guerrero, “Mousie” Gardner, Michael Winslow, Bob and Edie McClurg, Missy Cleveland, Rikki Marin and future Saturday Night Live regular Phil Hartman.
Watch out for Paul Reubens in his first movie appearance as Pee-Wee Herman.
Four more Cheech and Chong movies followed before the duo’s big-screen run spluttered out in 1984.
Cheech/Dwayne ‘Red’ Mendoza
Cheech Marin Chong
Tommy Chong Donna
Evelyn Guerrero Candy
Betty Kennedy Mr Neatnik
Sy Kramer Gloria
Rikki Marin Gay Motorcyclist
Peter Bromilow Executive
Paul ‘Mousie’ Garner Music Store Salesman
Jonathan T. Moore Old Lady
Lupe Ontiveros Cop Shotgun
Ed Peck Miss Hatchet
Marguerite Ray Drunk in Welfare Office
John Steadman Wamba
Jake Steinfeld Gas Station Owner
Robert Ackerman Pee-Wee Herman
Paul Reubens
Director
Tommy Chong
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