a/k/a Tommy Chong

Josh Gilbert

Overview

When comedy legend Tommy Chong was arrested in 2003 and given a nine-month prison sentence for the manufacture and sale of drug paraphernalia, U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft's revamped war on drugs soared, like a mighty eagle stricken with vertigo in mid-flight, to new levels of absurdity. Fortunately, filmmaker Josh Gilbert's cameras were rolling at the time, offering viewers a firsthand account of the vengeful American justice system in action. In addition to glamorizing drug use, prosecutors argued that Chong was also guilty of trivializing efforts by law enforcement agencies to combat drug proliferation. When all was said and done, Chong, along with 54 others, was indicted on federal charges. For two years, Gilbert's prying lens followed the highly publicized case, allowing an amusing and sometimes frightening portrayal of eroding civil liberties in modern-day America.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/25/2011
UPC:	0760137511892
Original Release:	2005
Source:	Mvd Visual
Region Code:	A
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:20:00
Sales rank:	50,985

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Steven Hager	Narrator
Josh Gilbert	Narrator
Oz Noy	Composer

Technical Credits

Josh Gilbert

Josh Gilbert	Director,Producer,Screenwriter
Rebecca Rowe	Executive Producer
Matt Stephens	Executive Producer
A.D. Sinha	Executive Producer
Bruce Maddocks	Sound/Sound Designer
Sabrina Buchanek	Sound/Sound Designer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- a/k/a Tommy Chong
1. My Name Is Tommy Chong [13:42]
2. Muskegon [12:10]
3. One Big Hit [11:23]
4. Growing up [21:46]
5. Release Day [13:38]
6. Credits [5:12]

Menu

Disc #1 -- a/k/a Tommy Chong
   Play Feature
   Scene Selections
   Chong Family
   Dave's Not Here