Nice Dreams (1981)

Disguised as ice cream vendors, Cheech and Chong make--and subsequently lose--millions of dollars selling a batch of marijuana with an unusual side effect.

Director:

Tommy Chong

Writers:

Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin

Stars:

Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Benita Barrie

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tommy Chong	...	Chong
Cheech Marin	...	Cheech (as Richard 'Cheech' Marin)
Benita Barrie	...	Mrs. Del Whacko, Owner Casa Del Whacko
Sandra Bernhard	...	Girl Nut
Big Yank	...	Male Nurse #2 (as Big Yank 'Anderson Ball')
Don Carlson	...	Nut #7
David Castle	...	Nut #8
Jerry Chambers	...	Male Nurse #1
Jennifer Child	...	Dishwater / Blondie Group #5
Shelby Chong	...	Body Builder
Tony Cox	...	Midget Nut (as Joe Anthony Cox)
Roderick F. Daniels	...	Janitor
Jimmy Fame	...	Grow Room Weirdo / Weird Jimmy
James Faracci	...	CHP #1
Lorraine Fiorito	...	Hooker #2

Storyline

Cheech and Chong house sit for a marijuana grower and rip off the crop. Stalked by keystone-style cops, Los Guys have a series of encounters with L.A. area characters even weirder than themselves.

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Plot Keywords:

Marijuana | Nudity | Limousine | Male Frontal Nudity | Latino | 

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Taglines:

The High Life Never Tasted So Good!

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 June 1981 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cheech & Chong's Nice Dreams

Filming Locations:

Malibu, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

C & C Brown Production, Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The novelty names on the car license plates read BAD BOY; BAD GIRL; ANGELS; WHIP US; LOS GUYS and DUDES.

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Goofs

When Donna's 'old man' Animal steps into the glass elevator, appropriately, none of buttons are illuminated. A moment later, we see him reach for the button panel but the light is already on for the 7th floor before he presses it. The scene cuts away for a few moments but the next medium shot of him in the elevator now shows the 5th floor button lit up, not the 7th which should still be on.

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Quotes

Cheech: Hey scratch my balls man... anybody scratch my balls!

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Connections

Followed by Still Smokin (1983)

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Soundtracks

"SAVE THE WHALES"
Music and Lyrics by Cheech & Chong

User Reviews

I thought this Cheech and Chong vehicle made for a nice movie.

I do not understand why this Cheech and Chong movie has a rather low score here at IMDb. I thought this was by far the funniest movie I have seen the duo in. Granted the only other two movies I have seen them is the mildly funny "Corsican Brothers" and the dreadful "Yellow Beard". Still, they were on fire here, I rather liked the plot that kind of went here and there with no real set destination. They are basically selling weed out of an ice cream truck, and their pot fields are disguised by a tarp that seen from above resembles a swimming pool (until said tarp gets a rip in it). The cops though are hot on their trail, well sort of when the captain is not sampling the pot himself (he has a bit of an adverse reaction to it). So Cheech and Chong get some money from some of their stash and end up having to go to a hotel where a jealous crazed boyfriend is headed their way and then they somehow manage getting locked up in a mental asylum. Well Cheech does, somehow Chong gets mistaken for a doctor. Then it wraps up rather nicely as things work out right indirectly for our heroes. Okay, hero is a stretch. The comedy here is top notch in my book, I love Paul Reuben's scenes as the guy who is so sorry he took the money. I also liked how this movie went by fast with a good assortment of crazy locales for Cheech and Chong to have their adventures. Like I said I thought this movie was hilarious, however my opinion does not seem to be held by most.