Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers

"They saw Paris. They saw France. They saw the Queen in her underpants."

1984 1h 31m EN

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4.6

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★4.9TMDB · 84●35Metacritic★4.6IMDB · 4,635

Comedy

Synopsis

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Two brothers who can feel each others' pain and pleasure mess up the French revolution.

“They saw Paris. They saw France. They saw the Queen in her underpants.”

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Cast

Cheech Marin
Corsican Brother
Tommy Chong
Corsican Brother
Roy Dotrice
The Evil Fuckaire / Ye Old Jailer
Shelby Chong
Princess I
Rikki Marin
Princess II
Edie McClurg
The Queen
Robbi Chong
Princess III
Rae Dawn Chong
The Gypsy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tommy Chong
Writers: Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin
Languages: English, Russian
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Cheech & Chong Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tommy Chong, shot by Harvey Harrison. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by George S. Clinton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Gail Yasunaga shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong and Roy Dotrice carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They saw Paris. They saw France. They saw the Queen in her underpants.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tommy Chong directs. Harvey Harrison behind the camera. George S. Clinton scores. Gail Yasunaga cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

142 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.
3Part of the "Cheech & Chong Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Tommy Chong, shot by Harvey Harrison. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by George S. Clinton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Gail Yasunaga shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong and Roy Dotrice carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "They saw Paris. They saw France. They saw the Queen in her underpants.".
9IMDB entry: tt0087042 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 84 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Harvey Harrison
Original score: George S. Clinton
Editing: Gail Yasunaga
Makeup / hair: Jef Simons
Sound: Gordon L. Day
Stunt coordinator: Yvan Chiffre
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers (1984)
Metacritic: 35/100
IMDB rating: 4.6/10 · 4,635 votes
MPAA: PG
US box office: $3,772,785

Part of

Cheech & Chong Collection

Cheech & Chong are a comedy duo consisting of Richard "Cheech" Marin and Tommy Chong, who found a wide audience in the 1970s and 1980s for their stand-up routines, which were based upon the hippie and free love era, and especially drug culture movements, most notably their love for cannabis.