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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.
Director: Josh Gilbert
Writer(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
Official Site: AKATommyChong.com
Distributor: Not Available
Genre: Documentary
Rating: Not Available |
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