A/K/A TOMMY CHONG - DVD Info

Director: Josh Gilbert.
Rated: Unrated.
Runtime: 78 minutes.
Region 1.

a/k/a Tommy Chong chronicles the entrapment and incarceration of comedic legend Tommy Chong. Josh Gilbert's "a/k/a Tommy Chong" offers a sometimes frightening, often hilarious account of Operation Pipe Dreams, a nationwide drug paraphernalia sting operation spearheaded by formerAttorney General John Ashcroft.

After a fully armed SWAT team raided the 65 year-old comedian's home in February of 2003, Tommy Chong was sentenced to 9 months in federal prison for conspiracy to manufacture and distribute drug paraphernalia through Chong Glass, a family business specializing in handmade glass water pipes, or "bongs." Of the 55 defendants prosecuted, Tommy Chong was the only one with no prior convicitons to receive jail time. Justifying the 9 month sentence, the prosecutor cited the classic 1978 movie Cheech & Chong film "Up In Smoke" as evidence that he had become wealthy "trivializing law enforcement efforts to combat marijuana trafficking and use."

DVD Features:
"Dave": Rare interview with Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong about the origins of their sketch, "Dave." It's a touching journey down memory lane.
"Tommy at Home": Offers a rare glimpse of Tommy Chong and his family in the living room discussing Tommy's persecution.

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