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Cheech & Chong's Next Movie

Perennially stoned Cheech and Chong tear through the city of Los Angeles, causing trouble wherever they go. After Cheech loses his job, the two pot enthusiasts head to the welfare offices where Cheech's girlfriend, Donna, works. Instead of collecting unemployment, they find themselves thrown back on the streets, searching for a way to earn new income. But when Cheech's cousin, "Red" Mendoza, arrives, things get even crazier.

Director(s)

Newt Arnold

Marshall Schlom

Robert J. Doherty

Where to watch

Amazon Video

Amazon Video

Rent

Cast & crew

Peter Bromilow

Peter Bromilow

Gay Motorcyclist

Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens

Pee Wee Herman / Desk Clerk (Groundling)

Phyllis Katz

Phyllis Katz

Woman in Hotel (Groundling)

Cassandra Peterson

Cassandra Peterson

Hostage (Groundling)

Tommy Chong

Tommy Chong

Chong

Cheech Marin

Cheech Marin

Cheech / Dwayne "Red" Mendoza

Edie McClurg

Edie McClurg

Gloria's Mom (Groundling)

Marshall Schlom

Marshall Schlom

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Newt Arnold

Newt Arnold

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Rick Sawaya

Rick Sawaya

Comedy Room Brawl Patron (uncredited)

Marcus Chong

Marcus Chong

Johnny

Jake Steinfeld

Jake Steinfeld

Womba

Phil Hartman

Phil Hartman

Chick Hazard Private Eye (Groundling)

Rita Wilson

Rita Wilson

Hostage

Ed Peck

Ed Peck

Cop Shotgun

John Petlock

John Petlock

Client

John Steadman

John Steadman

Drunk in Welfare Office

Susan Mechsner

Susan Mechsner

Leaflet Lady

Lupe Ontiveros

Lupe Ontiveros

Old Lady

Raven Grey Eagle

Raven Grey Eagle

Pedestrian (uncredited)

Shelby Chong

Shelby Chong

Beautiful

Rikki Marin

Rikki Marin

Gloria

Evelyn Guerrero

Evelyn Guerrero

Donna

Don Bovingloh

Don Bovingloh

Man in Hotel (Groundling)

John Paragon

John Paragon

Director (Groundling)

Ben Powers

Ben Powers

Welfare Black

Catherine Bergstrom

Catherine Bergstrom

Hostage (Groundling)

Betty Kennedy

Betty Kennedy

Candy

Sy Kramer

Sy Kramer

Mr. Neatnik

Paul "Mousie" Garner

Paul "Mousie" Garner

Executive

Jonathan T. Moore

Jonathan T. Moore

Music Store Salesman

Marguerite Ray

Marguerite Ray

Miss Hatchet

Robert Ackerman

Robert Ackerman

Gas Station Owner

Lita Aubry

Lita Aubry

Welfare Child

Jonnie Barnett

Jonnie Barnett

Cop Driver

Carolyn Conwell

Carolyn Conwell

Swedish Maid

Victoria Wells

Victoria Wells

Massage Girl

Don Davis

Don Davis

One Man Band

Margarita Garcia

Margarita Garcia

Cook

Mark H. Gilman

Mark H. Gilman

Welfare Actor

Ruben Guevara

Ruben Guevara

Startled Man

Kim Hopkins

Kim Hopkins

Wardrobe Girl

Robert Linder

Robert Linder

Wino

Frank Picard

Frank Picard

Guard at Gate

Michael Winslow

Michael Winslow

Welfare Comedian

Michael Drummon

Michael Drummon

Welfare Recipient

Natividad Vacío

Natividad Vacío

Mexican Man in Welfare Office

Tony Viscarra

Tony Viscarra

Junkie in Welfare Office

Bobby A

Bobby A

Doorman

Alvin Childress

Alvin Childress

Pinochle Player

DeForest Covan

DeForest Covan

Pinochle Player

Missy Cleveland

Missy Cleveland

Massage Girl

Gay Guldstrand

Gay Guldstrand

Massage Girl

Nan Mason

Nan Mason

Massage Girl

Christine A. McKee

Christine A. McKee

Massage Girl

Brandy Roe

Brandy Roe

Massage Girl

Dan Caldwell

Dan Caldwell

Client

Peter Griffin

Peter Griffin

Cop at Hotel

Tim Culbertson

Tim Culbertson

Cop at Hotel

Charles D. Laird

Charles D. Laird

Cop at Hotel

Bob Laird

Bob Laird

Cop at Hotel

Paul E. Lewis

Paul E. Lewis

Cop at Hotel

Carl Weintraub

Carl Weintraub

Cop at Hotel

Faith Minton

Faith Minton

Lady Bouncer

Bob McClurg

Bob McClurg

Chicken Charlie (Groundling)

Dick Frattali

Dick Frattali

First Assistant Director (Groundling)

Gary Austin

Gary Austin

Second Assistant Director (Groundling)

Tracy Newman

Tracy Newman

Third Assistant Director (Groundling)

Doug Cox

Doug Cox

Cameraman (Groundling)

Bob Drew

Bob Drew

Massage Parlor Owner (Groundling)

Steven Kavner

Steven Kavner

El Pachuco (Groundling)

Tim Silva

Tim Silva

Standup Comic (Groundling)

Mary Anderson

Mary Anderson

Old Lady in Music Store (uncredited)

Herbert Coley

Herbert Coley

Party Patron (uncredited)

Lynna' Davis

Lynna' Davis

Skater (uncredited)

Michele Drake

Michele Drake

Massage Girl (uncredited)

Alan Dysert

Alan Dysert

Guest Star (uncredited)

Len Lawson

Len Lawson

Businessman (uncredited)

Jay Moreno

Jay Moreno

Kid (uncredited)

Gregg Sawaya

Gregg Sawaya

Comedy Room Bouncer (uncredited)

Robert J. Doherty

Robert J. Doherty

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Details

GenresAction, Adventure, Comedy
Runtime1h 39 mins
Released on18 Jul 1980
Languageen
Produced inUnited States of America

Reviews

Filipe Manuel Neto

1/10

**If Up in Smoke was very bad, this film managed to be even worse.** I didn't like “Up in Smoke” and there was little chance of me liking anything in the film that followed. In fact, the first one seems to be even better than this one, which from me is saying a lot, considering that I thought the first film was very bad. In this production, which I hated, we still had a relatively capable story that helped to understand things, and that served as a framework for a ton of jokes and the constant glorification of drug use, especially marijuana. In this film there is no story to tell: we have the jokes, which are even more idiotic, the kind that don't make us laugh but think “how was this possible”, and we continue, invariably, to have drugs, in quantities that would make the Colombian cartels richer than most countries in the world. I don't know what Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong saw to make cycles of films in which the use of recreational drugs is glorified as if they were gifts from the Olympic gods. If only they were able to make you laugh... but not even that. It's a film that should suffer the same fate as the drugs themselves: being burned.

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