forum | search | contact us
HomeLatest movie newsUpcoming moviesMovie trailersMovie reviewsFilm databaseMovie photo galleryMovie postersMovie box office
a/k/a Tommy Chong - Preview

a/k/a Tommy Chong
Preview Preview
Trailers & Clips Trailers & Clips
Movie Reviews Movie Reviews
Photo Gallery Photo Gallery
Studio/Distributor
THINKFilm

Director
Josh Gilbert

Screenwriter(s)
Josh Gilbert, Steven Hager

Cast
Tommy Chong, Lou Adler, Paris Chong, Shelby Chong, Peter Coyote, Jay Leno, Bill Maher, Cheech Marin, Eric Schlosser, George Thorogood

Release Date: June 14, 2006

Release: Limited - NY

Synopsis: The United States Government versus Thomas B. Kin Chong, a/k/a Tommy Chong, the bandana-clad half of stoner comedy duo Cheech & Chong. In 2003 Chong was charged with selling bongs over the internet and sentenced to nine months in federal prison. As part of the government's $12 million drug paraphernalia sting operation, "Operation Pipe Dreams," Chong, a vocal opponent of Bush's handling of the War on Terror, was singled out among 55 defendants to serve time. Filmmaker Josh Gilbert captures the post-prison, avuncular Chong as he turns his arrest-by-SWAT-team into hilarious stand-up material. But our laughs are seasoned by the recognition of our government's questionable priorities and its shameless use of the judicial system to scapegoat a counterculture icon.

Genre: Documentary

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Offical Site: a/k/a Tommy Chong

Movie Poster: Allposters

DVD/VHS: Amazon

Upcoming movies - out this month