Nice Dreams
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Nice Dreams is Cheech & Chong's third feature-length film, released in 1981 by Columbia Pictures
. It stars Cheech Marin
, Tommy Chong
, Paul Reubens
, Stacy Keach
, Evelyn Guerrero
and Timothy Leary
. Chong also directed the film.
stand named "Happy Herb's Nice Dreams." The ice cream isn't real— it's made out of marijuana
, stolen from their friend Weird Jimmy whose plantation is under their beach house camouflaged as a pool.
The two sell the "ice cream" from their truck, and even make trips to a gym. The two soon make a fortune. They plan to become "Sun Kings in Paradise" which involves buying an island, guitars, and getting lots of women.
The police are on Cheech and Chong's tails from the start, as they trick the stoners into selling them some of their "ice cream." Sgt. Stedanko (Keach, reprising his role from Up in Smoke
), now himself a stoner, tests the marijuana and slowly turns into a lizard
(a side effect
). The police storm their house, and Cheech and Chong pack up the marijuana ice cream in their truck and drive off, leaving Weird Jimmy to be arrested. Sgt. Stedanko sends out two police officers to find and arrest the stoners.
Cheech and Chong go to a Chinese
restaurant to celebrate their fortune. There they encounter a record agent who loves Chong (mistaking him for Jerry Garcia
), followed by Cheech's ex-girlfriend Donna (Guerrero, reprising her role from Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
) and a cocaine
-snorting mental patient, Howie "Hamburger Dude" (Paul Reubens
). The four of them snort cocaine under the table, and Chong signs away all their money to Howie for a useless check (which they are unable to cash due to Chong having no ID).
Cheech takes a drunk Donna out to their truck to have sex, but she passes out. Two incompetent CHP's show up, almost busting Cheech, when Chong shows up driving their ice cream truck. Not wanting to file reports of the arrest, the cops let Cheech and Chong go.
The two head back to Donna's apartment. While attempting a threesome
, Chong goes to get ice. At this point, Donna's biker husband Animal shows up, having broken out of prison. Cheech tries to escape out the window and ends up climbing the hotel naked. Chong then returns to the room and hides. Eventually, Animal gets Donna on the bed and has sex with her. Cheech gets back into the hotel and returns to the room. They steal back their clothes and leave.
Then Cheech realizes Chong has signed away all their money to Howie. After getting a lift from the two cops sent by Stedanko, the two stoners find and break into the address on the check: a mental institution. They spend the night, and in the morning they find Howie among the inmates. Cheech tries to grab Howie to get their money, but the doctors there believe Cheech to be mentally unstable, so he is locked in a straitjacket and chained up in a soft-padded room. Chong finds a doctor (Timothy Leary
) to help, and Cheech and Chong are both offered "the key to the universe" (LSD) by the doctor.
The next morning, the head nurse wakes them. She has realized what has happened and apologizes to them, returns their money and sets them free. At this point, Stedanko's cops show up and arrest the head nurse and Howie instead, the stoners having escaped prior.
With Weird Jimmy's marijuana plantation busted, Cheech and Chong are left with no other way to make money and become strippers at "Club Paradise", where they are billed as "The Sun Kings."
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
. It stars Cheech Marin
Cheech Marin
Richard Anthony "Cheech" Marin is an American comedian, actor and writer who gained recognition as part of the comedy act Cheech & Chong during the 1970s and early 1980s, and as Don Johnson's partner, Insp. Joe Dominguez on Nash Bridges...
, Tommy Chong
Tommy Chong
Tommy Chong is a Canadian-American comedian, actor, writer, director, activist, and musician who is well known for his stereotypical portrayals of hippie-era stoners...
, Paul Reubens
Paul Reubens
Paul Reubens is an American actor, writer, film producer, and comedian, best known for his character Pee-wee Herman. Reubens joined the Los Angeles troupe The Groundlings in the 1970s and started his career as an improvisational comedian and stage actor...
, Stacy Keach
Stacy Keach
Stacy Keach is an American actor and narrator. He is most famous for his dramatic roles; however, he has done narration work in educational programming on PBS and the Discovery Channel, as well as some comedy and musical...
, Evelyn Guerrero
Evelyn Guerrero
Evelyn Guerrero is an American actress. She was married to actor Pat Morita.- Filmography :* Inferno ... as Bertie Early...
and Timothy Leary
Timothy Leary
Timothy Francis Leary was an American psychologist and writer, known for his advocacy of psychedelic drugs. During a time when drugs like LSD and psilocybin were legal, Leary conducted experiments at Harvard University under the Harvard Psilocybin Project, resulting in the Concord Prison...
. Chong also directed the film.
Plot
The two stoners Cheech and Chong have a new business, an ice creamIce cream
Ice cream is a frozen dessert usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavours. Most varieties contain sugar, although some are made with other sweeteners...
stand named "Happy Herb's Nice Dreams." The ice cream isn't real— it's made out of marijuana
Cannabis (drug)
Cannabis, also known as marijuana among many other names, refers to any number of preparations of the Cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug or for medicinal purposes. The English term marijuana comes from the Mexican Spanish word marihuana...
, stolen from their friend Weird Jimmy whose plantation is under their beach house camouflaged as a pool.
The two sell the "ice cream" from their truck, and even make trips to a gym. The two soon make a fortune. They plan to become "Sun Kings in Paradise" which involves buying an island, guitars, and getting lots of women.
The police are on Cheech and Chong's tails from the start, as they trick the stoners into selling them some of their "ice cream." Sgt. Stedanko (Keach, reprising his role from Up in Smoke
Up in Smoke
Up in Smoke, directed by Lou Adler, is Cheech and Chong's first feature-length film, released in 1978 by Paramount Pictures. It stars Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Edie Adams, Strother Martin, and Stacy Keach....
), now himself a stoner, tests the marijuana and slowly turns into a lizard
Lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with nearly 3800 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica as well as most oceanic island chains...
(a side effect
Adverse effect (medicine)
In medicine, an adverse effect is a harmful and undesired effect resulting from a medication or other intervention such as surgery.An adverse effect may be termed a "side effect", when judged to be secondary to a main or therapeutic effect. If it results from an unsuitable or incorrect dosage or...
). The police storm their house, and Cheech and Chong pack up the marijuana ice cream in their truck and drive off, leaving Weird Jimmy to be arrested. Sgt. Stedanko sends out two police officers to find and arrest the stoners.
Cheech and Chong go to a Chinese
Chinese cuisine
Chinese cuisine is any of several styles originating in the regions of China, some of which have become highly popular in other parts of the world – from Asia to the Americas, Australia, Western Europe and Southern Africa...
restaurant to celebrate their fortune. There they encounter a record agent who loves Chong (mistaking him for Jerry Garcia
Jerry Garcia
Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia was an American musician best known for his lead guitar work, singing and songwriting with the band the Grateful Dead...
), followed by Cheech's ex-girlfriend Donna (Guerrero, reprising her role from Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie is the second feature-length film by Cheech and Chong, released in 1980. It was directed by Tommy Chong.-Plot:...
) and a cocaine
Cocaine
Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...
-snorting mental patient, Howie "Hamburger Dude" (Paul Reubens
Paul Reubens
Paul Reubens is an American actor, writer, film producer, and comedian, best known for his character Pee-wee Herman. Reubens joined the Los Angeles troupe The Groundlings in the 1970s and started his career as an improvisational comedian and stage actor...
). The four of them snort cocaine under the table, and Chong signs away all their money to Howie for a useless check (which they are unable to cash due to Chong having no ID).
Cheech takes a drunk Donna out to their truck to have sex, but she passes out. Two incompetent CHP's show up, almost busting Cheech, when Chong shows up driving their ice cream truck. Not wanting to file reports of the arrest, the cops let Cheech and Chong go.
The two head back to Donna's apartment. While attempting a threesome
Threesome
A threesome is a group of three engaged in the same activity. In relation to a sexual activity a threesome refer to the activity involving three people of any gender or sexual orientation...
, Chong goes to get ice. At this point, Donna's biker husband Animal shows up, having broken out of prison. Cheech tries to escape out the window and ends up climbing the hotel naked. Chong then returns to the room and hides. Eventually, Animal gets Donna on the bed and has sex with her. Cheech gets back into the hotel and returns to the room. They steal back their clothes and leave.
Then Cheech realizes Chong has signed away all their money to Howie. After getting a lift from the two cops sent by Stedanko, the two stoners find and break into the address on the check: a mental institution. They spend the night, and in the morning they find Howie among the inmates. Cheech tries to grab Howie to get their money, but the doctors there believe Cheech to be mentally unstable, so he is locked in a straitjacket and chained up in a soft-padded room. Chong finds a doctor (Timothy Leary
Timothy Leary
Timothy Francis Leary was an American psychologist and writer, known for his advocacy of psychedelic drugs. During a time when drugs like LSD and psilocybin were legal, Leary conducted experiments at Harvard University under the Harvard Psilocybin Project, resulting in the Concord Prison...
) to help, and Cheech and Chong are both offered "the key to the universe" (LSD) by the doctor.
The next morning, the head nurse wakes them. She has realized what has happened and apologizes to them, returns their money and sets them free. At this point, Stedanko's cops show up and arrest the head nurse and Howie instead, the stoners having escaped prior.
With Weird Jimmy's marijuana plantation busted, Cheech and Chong are left with no other way to make money and become strippers at "Club Paradise", where they are billed as "The Sun Kings."