A/k/a Tommy Chong (2006)

Original title

AKA Tommy Chong

Directed by

Josh Gilbert

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows comedian Tommy Chong after the DEA raids his home. It shows how he was prosecuted for selling drug paraphernalia and includes interviews with supporters like Bill Maher. The film examines the federal crackdown and Chong's time in prison.

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What happens

a/k/a Tommy Chong is a 2006 documentary film written, produced, and directed by Josh Gilbert, that chronicles the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) raid on comedian Tommy Chong's house and his subsequent jail sentence for trafficking in illegal drug paraphernalia. He was sentenced to nine months in federal prison. DEA agents raided Chong's Pacific Palisades, California home on the morning of February 24, 2003. The raid was part of Operation Pipe Dreams and "Operation Headhunter," which resulted in raids on 100 homes and businesses nationwide that day and indictments of 55 individuals. The film was shown at film festivals in 2005 and 2006 and had its first, art-house theatrical release on June 14, 2006, at the Film Forum in New York City. The film features appearances by Bill Maher and Jay Leno, who express support for Chong and outrage over federal handling of the incident. Eric Schlosser, author of Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market, provides "a much needed dollop of historical and political context". The film was presented on the Showtime cable network on November 9, 2008. The film received positive reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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