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16 August 1989 (USA)
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Two hippies come back from 1969 to get the bad news. Nobody wants to save the world anymore. They just want to buy it. more
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In the 1960s, two hippies go off into the jungle to evade the FBI. When they come back to New York in the 1980s, their fellow hippie friends have become rich yuppies. full summary | add synopsis
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God bless the American dream, LSD and imaginary fish...
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Dion Anderson | ... | Dr. Binibon |
 | Frederikke Borge | ... | Mona |
| Peter Boyden | ... | Dr. Childs |
 | Robert Carradine | ... | Sammy |
 | Rae Dawn Chong | ||
| Rodney Clark | ... | Cowboy |
| Elzbieta Czyzewska | ||
 | Cliff De Young | ... | Brubaker |
 | David Eigenberg | ... | Lawrence |
 | Ed Fry | ... | Agent Drome |
| Amy Glass | ... | 1st Twin |
| Becky Glass | ... | 2nd Twin |
| Julie Hagerty | ... | Petra |
| Hugh Hayes | ... | Student on street |
| Buck Henry | ... | Lloyd Stool |
 | Michelle Hurd | ... | Student on street |
 | Edward James Hyland | ... | Man at Newsstand (as Edward Hyland) |
 | Rosanna Iversen | ... | La Fleck Model |
| B.J. Jefferson | ... | Newscaster |
| Rob Kramer | ... | Aaron Russo |
| Louise Lasser | ... | Bonnie |
| Timothy Leary | ... | Diner at Ronnie's |
| Deena Levy | ... | Wanda |
| Mark M. Lewis | ... | Faculty Member |
| Michael Louden | ... | La Fleck Model |
| Michael Luciano | ... | Martin |
| Owen Lund | ... | F.B.I. Agent |
 | Cheech Marin | ... | Jesus Monteya |
 | Andrea Martin | ... | April |
 | David McCarthy | ... | Hippie in beginning |
| Basia McCoy | ... | Woman on Street |
| Peter Nevargic | ... | Julian |
| William Paulson | ... | Phil |
 | Eric Roberts | ... | Fred |
| Dulcy Rogers | ... | Student on street |
 | Julia Rose | ... | Hippie Child |
| John Rowe | ... | Student |
| John Rowe Jr. | ... | Student |
| Jerry Rubin | ... | Diner at Ronnie's |
| Bobby Seale | ... | Diner at Ronnie's |
 | Tom Sizemore | ... | Ian |
 | Glenn Taranto | ... | Bob Hope (scenes deleted) |
| Davidson Thomson | ... | Amos |
| Cindy Williams | ... | June |
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Cut from the film was a scene where Cheech Marin has an acid flashback during which he imagines the three FBI agents to be Bob Hope, Ronald Reagan, and Henry Kissinger.
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I Like Marijuana
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Basically, this is a stoners film and a true great. Kicks the Cheech and Chong films into touch. Trippy, astute, hilarious; a combination of sharp wit and pure slapstick. If you're a stoner and like movies, this is a MUST. Eric Roberts is... well... Eric Roberts, but a lot more likable to my mind than usual. And Cheech is Cheech, just as likable, and stoned, as ever.
The plot is as skimpy as you would expect. Our heroes are living the hippy dream. They retire into an idealistic commune only to be dragged from it years later by the threat of an impending war only THEY can avert. But when they return to the world to rally the troops they find their old comrades in arms have turned into nasty, 80s yuppies. So it is to them to take on the mantle of Guardian, to our ethical choices, to our liberty and to our sanity...
The storyline is actually not bad but it is Cheech who makes the show.
The opening scene shows a group of American scientists experimenting with him, attempting to convert this die-hard hippie into a model soldier via ridiculous amounts of acid. Flashbacks and hallucinations become normal life for him.
Oh, and have I mentioned the fish... ?
This is a silly yet moralistic movie. It is heartwarming and funny. I love this film.