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New York Post
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong clash over their falling out in new documentary: ‘That's a lie'
Cheech vs. Chong. Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong rehashed the rift that led to their 1985 breakup as a comedy duo in the new documentary film 'Cheech & Chong's Last Movie.' In a present day scene, the pair discussed how Chong, 86, directed four of their films together. Chong told Marin, 78, that he 'never earned' being the director on their movies, according to People. 10 Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin at a screening for their new documentary in New York on April 24. Getty Images 10 Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong visit SiriusXM's 'The Wrap Up Show' on April 23. Getty Images for SiriusXM 'You can't say say, 'Because I was there with the other that directed, I should be a director,'' Chong said to the fellow comedian in a car. 'Did I direct as much as you did in the movie?' Marin asked Chong. 'No. No, never,' Chong responded. 10 Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin in 'Up In Smoke' in 1978. 10 Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong at CinemaCon 2025. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP 'See, that's a lie,' Marin said with a laugh. When Chong questioned Marin's statement, Marin explained, 'Of course, it's a lie. I directed just as much as you did in the movie. You know, when we had to… This isn't really worth going into.' The duo then sat in silence in the car. 10 Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin in 'Up In Smoke.' Courtesy Everett Collection Earlier in the documentary, Marin said in a current-day confessional that Chong's ego was 'always quite large.' Marin added, 'He got an ego out of proportion to his actual talent.' Chong, meanwhile, said in a confessional that he was 'the star of all the movies' that he did with Marin. 10 Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin at the 'Cheech and Chong's Last Movie' screening in NYC. Derek French/Shutterstock In an old clip, an interviewer asked the duo, 'Did you ever get on one another's nerves to the point that you get mad and don't speak for a while?' 'Not Cheech & Chong,' Marin replied. But Chong, who was sitting beside Marin, nodded his head yes. 10 Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin introduce their documentary film at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on April 24. Getty Images The stars created their first movie, 1978's 'Up in Smoke,' based on two popular characters from their stage act and albums, Pedro (Cheech) and Man (Chong). They became stoner icons and released more films, before the tension in their relationship led to them breaking up as a comedy duo. They have reunited sporadically since their split. 10 Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin in 2008. ASSOCIATED PRESS 10 Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong leaving 'The View' in New York on April 24. GC Images In 2017, Marin told The Post that he and Chong were on good terms again. 'When we first got back together, there was still a lot of animosity, and it persisted for a while. But eventually it kind of waned,' the 'Nash Bridges' star said. 'I think when health issues come into play, you do another assessment. He was sick for a while. He's fine now. But it took awhile to get there.' 10 Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong with the Career Achievement in Comedy award at CinemaCon. REUTERS When asked if they'll do another film together, Marin said, 'I don't think so, no. There's too many blocks to that. We're on the road all the time, playing casinos. We have been for eight years.' 'Cheech & Chong's Last Movie' is now playing in select theaters.
New York Times
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
‘Cheech and Chong's Last Movie' Review: Rolling Another One for the Road
It is not quite accurate to state that had recreational marijuana use been legal in the early 1970s, the comedy team of Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong would not have had careers. As the new documentary 'Cheech and Chong's Last Movie' details, they had rather relatively lucrative gigs before the rise of the counterculture. But when they brought stoner characters into their act, it propelled them even, well, higher. 'Cheech and Chong's Last Movie,' directed by David Bushell, features the two comedians ruminating on their careers and friendship. They do so both in separate talking-head segments and sitting together in the front seat of a vintage roadster in search of a site called 'The Joint.' The first segments are more or less extemporaneous interviews, while the scenes in the roadster are scripted. The emotions they perform, however, feel genuine. Bushell has an archive of vintage audio and visual footage to buttress an already incredible narrative. Tommy Chong was born in Canada, but Richard Marin, who was known as Cheech, moved there in the 1960s to avoid the Vietnam War draft. Both were keen on pursuing music careers before they met in an improv theater group in Vancouver. The movie delves so deeply into their pasts that 'Cheech and Chong,' their 1971 blockbuster debut comedy album, doesn't come up until an hour into the movie. And yet the documentary doesn't quite cover everything — their collaborations with Joni Mitchell and Martin Scorsese go unmentioned, for example. This is still a rollicking account that will make even non-herbally-inclined viewers root for the fellows.
