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Things Are Tough All Over

Things Are Tough All Over

The original HIGH Rollers hit the strip!

19825.61h 30m

Overview

Everybody has problems these days, and Cheech and Chong are no exceptions. They're hired by Slyman and Habib to drive a limousine to Las Vegas with $5 million secretly stashed in the front seat. In order to get there, the pair sells off the car piece by piece, including the seven-figure front seat. Cheech and Chong then have a much bigger problem - Slyman and Habib are after them, swearing to kill them after the appropriate torture.

Directed by Thomas K. Avildsen
Written by Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong
Produced by Howard Brown
Box Office0Revenue: $21.1M

Top Cast

Cheech Marin

Cheech Marin

Cheech / Mr. Slyman

Tommy Chong

Tommy Chong

Chong / Habib

Shelby Chong

Shelby Chong

French Girl #1

Rikki Marin

Rikki Marin

French Girl #2

E

Evelyn Guerrero

Donna

John Steadman

John Steadman

Oldtimer

Rip Taylor

Rip Taylor

Rip Taylor

Toni Attell

Toni Attell

Cocktail Waitress

Mike Bacarella

Mike Bacarella

Cop in Laundromat

Billy Beck

Billy Beck

Pop

Themes & Keywords

chicago, illinoispornographygas stationmoney launderinglimousinelaundromatundocumented immigrantlas vegaslustdeserthispanicdouble actcross dresserarabpeyotearab sheikpornographerfrench restaurantslot machine

About Things Are Tough All Over

Things Are Tough All Over is a action, comedy film released in 1982 exploring themes of chicago, illinois, pornography, gas station, money laundering, limousine, laundromat. Directed by Thomas K. Avildsen, it stars Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Shelby Chong. Everybody has problems these days, and Cheech and Chong are no exceptions. They're hired by Slyman and Habib to drive a limousine to Las Vegas with $5 million secretly stashed in the front seat. In order to get there, the pair sells off the car piece by piece, including the seven-figure front seat. Cheech and Chong then have a much bigger problem - Slyman and Habib are after them, swearing to kill them after the appropriate torture.

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