Proving that the greatest joint ever rolled in the 20th century will stay lit forever and ever, witness in its glory the monumental documentary Cheech and Chong’s Last Movie, with excellent direction by David Bushell. Opening just like a Samuel Beckett play, Richard “Cheech” Marin and Tommy Chong are in the middle of nowhere, talking about trying to get to somewhere. They are driving through the desert in a Rolls-Royce with a pot leaf hood ornament. They both talk about the old times, starting before they knew each other, up to when they met in Canada and later smoked out the planet.
The evolution of their drug-oriented “Rock and Roll” comedy is tracked with the utmost precision, with both comedians revealing the origins of some of their most famous bits. As they drive through desolation, they pick up the odd traveler, such as both of Chong’s wives, Maxine Sneed, and Shelby Chong. Also hitching a ride is the notorious legend Lou Adler, who produced the team’s wildly successful comedy albums and directed their first movie. We also get the final, for-real answer on the biggest mystery of the last century: Why did Cheech and Chong break up at the height of their popularity?
“…with both comedians revealing the origins of some of their most famous bits.”
Cheech and Chong’s Last Movie is far f*****g out, f*****g farther out than you could think could be gotten. There is not a single seed or stem in this entire bag; I’ve checked twice. No matter how down you are with this dynamite doper duo, you are going to find out s**t you never even imagined about these guys. I don’t want to spill the best magic beans, but I can reveal to all the potheads out there that Strawberry was a real person, man.
That dude was real, and he is the basis for Chong’s most famous character, as well as the archetype for stoners moving forward for all time. You also get a new appreciation for Geraldo Rivera through the older interview footage of him with the comedians. How wild is that? Oh s**t, you get cartoons as well. Any documentary featuring cartoons of the TV wrestling stars from the ’50s is hitting every bumper in the big pinball machine of high art.
"…you should be high when you are watching this."
