{"product_id":"a-k-a-tommy-chong","title":"A\/k\/a Tommy Chong","description":"a\/k\/a Tommy Chong DVD VIDEO DOCUMENTARY comedy Cheech \u0026amp; Chong drug legal charge  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eType: \u003c\/label\u003e Movie \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePlatform: \u003c\/label\u003e DVD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/label\u003e Awesome Documentaries \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eReleased: \u003c\/label\u003e 2008 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eMedia: \u003c\/label\u003e DVD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cshortdescription\u003e\u003c\/shortdescription\u003ea\/k\/a Tommy Chong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA documentary by Josh Gilbert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The real stoners in this excellent documentary are the administration officials drunk with power and out of control, and a nation of otherwise good people who've been given the worst drug of all—fear.\" - Michael Moore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hilarious...and terrifying.\" - Slant Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"...tells the...enraging story of how and why Mr. Chong, an extremely laid-back and genial camera presence, ended up doing time...\" - Manohla Dargis, New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"You do not have to approve of drugs to be offended.\" - Roger Ebert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the height of the Bush administration, Tommy Chong of Cheech and 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 SWAT team arrest into hilarious stand-up material. But the laughs are tempered by the recognition of the government's questionable priorities and its shameless use of the judicial system to scapegoat a counterculture icon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTommy Chong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCheech Marin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShelby Chong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLou Adler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParis Chong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBill Maher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEric Schlosser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeter Coyote\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJay Leno\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Thorogood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMusic: Score by Oz Noy. Title track \"Can Anybody Hear Me?\" by The Kottonmouth Kings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduction: Awesome Documentaries presents a Blue Chief Entertainment production. Written, produced and directed by Josh Gilbert.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTechnical Details:\u003cbr\u003eNTSC, Aspect Ratio: 4:3\u003cbr\u003eRunning Time: 80 minutes (plus bonus features)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor DVD Player (North American NTSC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Awesome Documentaries","offers":[{"title":"Used In Sleeve","offer_id":51322341818646,"sku":"130332","price":10.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0083\/0377\/1710\/files\/20263251491942scan.jpg?v=1779083157","url":"https:\/\/www.neverdiemedia.com\/products\/a-k-a-tommy-chong","provider":"NeverDieMedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}