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Things Are Tough All Over (1982)

Things Are Tough All Over poster
Directed by
Thomas K. Avildsen
Genre
comedy film, road movie
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
R
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 78 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two aging hippie musicians get hired by Arab businessmen to drive a limousine to Las Vegas. They do not know the car has hidden dirty money, and they sell parts of it along the way.

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What happens

Things Are Tough All Over is a 1982 American action comedy film directed by Thomas K. Avildsen and starring Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin as two aging hippies, and additionally as Arab businessmen Mr. Slyman and Prince Habib. The film is initially set in Chicago, where two impoverished musicians are working for a duo of Arab businessmen. Their employers want to transport illegally-obtained money to Las Vegas, so they hide it in a limousine. They arrange for the musicians to drive the limousine to Vegas, without informing them of the actual nature of their mission. Since the employers did not provide them with travel expenses, the musicians sell parts of the car. After delivering the car, they wander in the deserts of Nevada on foot. Their employers are searching for them to kill them. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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