{"id":15823,"date":"2023-03-22T15:59:02","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T19:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=15823"},"modified":"2023-12-12T03:44:49","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T08:44:49","slug":"new-biopic-in-the-works-about-legendary-comedy-duo-cheech-and-chong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=15823","title":{"rendered":"New Biopic in the Works About Legendary Comedy Duo, Cheech and Chong"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Cheech and Chong, the legendary comedians of the stoner counterculture, will soon be smoking their way onto the big screen, thanks to a biopic now in the works by Hidden Pictures. The duo (Cheech Marin, now 76, and Tommy Chong, now 84) came to prominence with its cannabis-soaked film <em><strong>Up in Smoke<\/strong><\/em>, puffed out in 1978.<br \/><br \/>Now, nearly half a century later, a full-length biopic about the pair is being planned by Todd Lieberman\u2019s Hidden Pictures, which is teaming up with Marin and Chong, Underground, and Five All in the Fifth Entertainment.The upcoming biopic will be directed by Kristian Mercado from a script by Danya Jimenez and Hannah McMechan.<br><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestmed.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/png\/fildena.html\">buy fildena<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<br> Marin and Chong will serve as executive producers along with David Glickman.<br \/><br \/>In addition to <em><strong>Up in Smoke<\/strong><\/em>, the comedic duo is renowned for a few other low-budget flicks, all of which have achieved cult status. They include <em><strong>Cheech and Chong\u2019s Next Movie<\/strong><\/em> (1980),\u00a0 <strong>Nice Dreams<\/strong> (1981), <strong><em>Still Smokin<\/em><\/strong> (1983), and <em><strong>Get Out of My Room<\/strong><\/em> (1985) An animated feature, <em><strong>Cheech and Chong\u2019s Animated Movie!<\/strong><\/em> appeared in 2013. The two men also are noted for their stand-up shows and comedy albums. The group broke up in 1985 but resumed their collaboration in 2004.<br><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestmed.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/png\/zithromax.html\">buy zithromax<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<br><br \/><br \/>In announcing the new biopic project, Marin and Chong declared: \u201cWe are excited to show the world how two dudes from completely different backgrounds got together, changed comedy, and made cannabis mainstream!<br><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestmed.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/png\/metformin.html\">buy metformin<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<br>\u201d<br \/><br \/>And, speaking from the perspective of a younger generation, producer Trevor Engelson stated that \u201cWorking with Cheech and Chong is a childhood dream of mine. I used to listen to my father\u2019s copy of their albums growing up, so to help bring their incredible true story to a new generation of fans is a real honor.\u201d<br \/><br \/>Cheech and Chong initially met in the late 1960s, when hippiedom was in flower and stoner culture was inspiring a whole generation of young Boomers to get high with some help from their friends. The Los Angeles-born Cheech Marin had fled to Canada to escape the draft during the Vietnam war; it was there that he met the Edmonton-born Tommy Chong. Both remain active in their careers: Marin appears in the recent movie <em><strong>Champions<\/strong> <\/em>with Woody Harrelson and Kaitlin Olson. Meanwhile, Chong is reprising his role in <em><strong>That \u201870s Show<\/strong><\/em> for <em><strong>That \u201890s Show<\/strong><\/em>, a new sequel series by Netflix.<\/p>\r\n<p>Check out more of Edward&#8217;s articles<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cheech and Chong, the legendary comedians of the stoner counterculture, will soon be smoking their way onto the big screen, thanks to a biopic now in the works by Hidden Pictures. 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