‘Cheech And Chong’s Last Movie,’ Documentary About Best Buds Of Comedy, To Hit Theaters In April
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Cheech and Chong’s Last Movie, a documentary about the hippie stoner comedy duo, will be lighting up theaters this spring.
Distribution company Keep Smokin’ will release the film directed by David Bushell nationwide on April 25, with special engagements on April 20.
It features the titular pair, Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, who became a comedy sensation beginning in the 1970s. Lou Adler also appears in the film, the producer of Cheech and Chong’s first movie – the sleeper hit Up in Smoke (1978).
Adler also produced the much more recent comedy film Cheech & Chong’s Animated Movie, released in 2013. “Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie defies documentary expectations,” notes a synopsis, “offering a wildly imaginative take on genre convention; a true-life tale told through a mix of animation and archival madness, all underscored by a classic cinematic road trip comedy.
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