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Directed By
Thomas K. Avildsen
Written By
Cheech Marin
written by
Tommy Chong
written by
Cast
Toni Attell
Cocktail Waitress
Mike Bacarella
Cop in Laundromat
Billy Beck
Pop, Manager Red Wagon Adult Motel
Don Bovingloh
Maitre D'
Richard 'Moon' Calhoun
Drummer
Tommy Chong
Chong / Prince Habib
Jennifer Condos
Bass Player
John Corrona
St. Louis Biker
Dave Coulier
Man with Tongue in Restaurant
Shelby Chong
French Girl #1
Aaron Freeman
Cop in Ghetto
Mike Friedman
Car Rental Agent
Evelyn Guerrero
Donna, Cheech's Friend smuggling illegals
Maya Harman
Belly Dancer
Vanaghan S. Housepian
Henchman
Lance Kinsey
Plastic Surgeon
Janice Ladik
Mom in Laundromat
Jay Lawson
Gas Station Attendant
Cheech Marin
Cheech / Mr. Slyman / Narrator
Rikki Marin
French Girl #2
Senta Moses
Kid in Laundromat
Dorothy Neumann
Mom
John Paragon
Red Carpet Man #1
Shabazz Perez
Man with Toupe
Gregory Polcyn
Busboy
Ben Powers
The Pimp
Ernest Rayford
Mekka Car Wash Attendant #1
John Steadman
Old Timer
Rip Taylor
Rip Taylor
John Tisdale
Mekka Car Wash Attendant #2
George Wallace
The Champ
Ruby Wax
Restaurant Patron
Sandy Weintraub
Red Carpet Man #2
Diana Wild
Cocktail Waitress
Farouk A. Zurond
Chauffeur
Jeff Coopwood
Club Patron
Garth Shaw
Tourist
Produced By
Howard Brown
producer
Shelby Chong
associate producer
Deborah Mannis
associate producer
Music
Gaye Delorme
Cinematography
Bobby Byrne
Sound
Rick Alexander
re-recording mixer
Wayne Artman
re-recording mixer
Tom Beckert
re-recording mixer
Donald F. Johnson
production sound mixer
James J. Klinger
supervising sound editor
Jas. Klinger
assistant sound editor
Skip Macdonald
assistant sound editor
Jules Strasser
boom operator
Frank White
sound editor
Editing
Dennis Dolan
Casting Director
Pamela Basker
Fern Champion
Production Design
Richard Sawyer
Production Designer
Set Design
Gary Moreno
Makeup
Terri Cannon
key hair stylist
Marilyn Patricia Phillips
hair stylist
Rick Sharp
key makeup artist
Christina Smith
makeup artist
Special Effects
Phil Cory
special effects
Dick Cross
special effects
Hans Metz
special effects
Thomas R. Ward
special effects
Assistant Director
Pat Kehoe
first assistant director
Bob Roe
second assistant director
Production Management
Claude Binyon Jr.
unit production manager
Dean O'Brien
unit production manager
Art Department
Steven Lee Baer
Drapery Foreman
Kevin Conlin
construction foreman
Kenneth E. Riley
assistant property master
Kenneth D. Westcott
property master
S. Bruce Wineinger
construction coordinator
Mike Monckton
signwriter
Stunts
Michael 'Mike' Aragon
stunt double: Cheech Marin
Irvin 'Zabo' Koszewski
stunt double: Tommy Chong
Editorial
Don Brochu
assistant film editor
Roger Greene
assistant film editor
Other
Diane Bandolas
assistant production accountant
Howard Brandy
publicist
Monica Brochu
production secretary
Michael Hill
production accountant
Mary Cay Hollander
production coordinator
Earl Prebell
assistant: Howard Brown
Barbara Price
transcriber
Eric Woster
assistant: Thomas Chong
Music Department
Else Blangsted
music editor
Thomas A. Carlson
assistant music editor
Scott Grusin
assistant music editor
Gene Page
music arranger / orchestrator
Richard McIlvery
musician
John X Volaitis
music
Casting Department
Jerry Anderson
casting assistant
Jaki Baskow
casting: Las Vegas / las vegas casting
Costume Department
Patricia Bean
wardrobe supervisor
George L. Little
wardrobe
Linda Matthews
wardrobe
Camera Department
Dale Alexander
grip
Sidney Ray Baldwin
still photographer
Kirk Bales
dolly grip
William Birch
director of photography: second unit, Chicago
James F. Boyle
gaffer
Peter Davidian
best boy
Alan R. Disler
assistant camera
Eric Engler
assistant camera
John A. Hawn
rigging gaffer
Rick Kinett
best boy
Peter Kuttner
assistant camera: Chicago second unit
Charles Saldana
key grip
Mark Simon
assistant camera: Chicago second unit
Bruce D. Spellman
best boy grip
Ted T. Sugura
camera operator
Timothy W. Tiedje
electrician: Chicago
Location Management
Robert Maharis
location manager
Script Department
June Samson
script supervisor
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