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Cheech & Chong On How Much They Made From First Film’s “Huge Horrible Deal”
The earnings from Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong's 1978 breakout film almost immediately went up in smoke.
In Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie, the titular stoner duo recalled the “huge horrible deal” that earned them $50,000 each on their first film Up in Smoke(1978), despite it grossing more than $100M worldwide and launching a franchise. Directed by David L. Bushell, Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie features conversations with the titular duo, reflecting on their decades-long friendship and success as a comedy duo that met working at Chong’s family strip club in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1969. Following the release of their 1985 album Get Out of My Room, Marin left the duo to focus on his solo acting career, starring in and making his directorial with Born in East L.A.(1987).
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