a/k/a Tommy Chong | 
| Director: Josh Gilbert
Actor: Cheech Marin, Jay Leno, Bill Maher, Peter Coyote, Eric Schlosser Tommy Chong
Studio: Blue Chief Entertainment/Awesome Documentaries
Category: DVD
Buy New: $9.99
Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 82636
Format: Ntsc
Region: 0
Running Time: 80 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5
UPC: 883629618593
EAN: 0883629618593
ASIN: B001HZY1L6
Release Date: October 10, 2008
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Description
a/k/a Tommy Chong chronicles the entrapment and incarceration of comedy icon Tommy Chong of the legendary comedy duo, Cheech and Chong. Josh Gilbert takes on the event in his documentary, and offers a sometimes frightening, often hilarious account of Operation Pipe Dreams, a nationwide drug paraphernalia sting spearheaded by a federal prosecutor named Mary Beth Buchanan, appointed by George Bush three short days after the attacks of 9/11.
After fully armed SWAT teams raided the comedian's home and his business, Chong Glass, Chong was sentenced to 9 months in federal prison for "conspiracy to manufacture and distribute drug paraphernalia through his family business, specializing in handmade glass water pipes, or "bongs". Of the 55 defendants prosecuted, Tommy Chong of Cheech and Chong was the only one with no prior convictions to receive jail time. Justifying the sentence, George Bush's appointee, Mary Beth Buchanan cited the classic Cheech and Chong comedy Up In Smoke as evidence that Tommy Chong had become wealthy "trivializing law enforcement efforts to combat marijuana trafficking and use." As Roger Ebert said after viewing the film, "You do not have to approve of drugs to be offended."
The film provides a charming portrait of a counter culture icon set against the backdrop of a War on Drugs gone horribly awry.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.
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Chong is King! July 2, 2009
Brendan C. Peterson (Los Angeles)
This is a really interesting documentary that talks about the ridiculous fashion in which Tommy Chong was arrested. This doesn't only show the outrageous circumstances involving his incarceration but also show you how cool and utterly genuine the man Tommy Chong is. I love this guy and everything he's in.Even Evil Bong was fun because of him and I'm looking forward to the new one Evil Bong 2 that's coming out in July. Should be stoner heaven.
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