Nice Dreams

"The story of two enterprising young men who make an amazing amount of money selling ice cream."

1981 1h 28m EN

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5.8

MID

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50%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

⭐

6.1

IMDB

★5.8TMDB · 134🥫50%Rotten Tomatoes●54Metacritic★6.1IMDB · 8,457

Comedy

Synopsis

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Nice Dreams - it rhymes with ice creams. And that's what Cheech and Chong are selling in this thoroughly wacky comedy. The outrageous, permanently spaced-out duo sells enough of their "specially mixed" ice cream to take the cash and realize their fondest dreams: new guitars, islands in the sun and beautiful women. But, of course, not everything goes as planned. While celebrating their wealth in a new wave Chinese restaurant, Cheech meets his long-lost love Donna, and promptly escorts her to her posh penthouse. He soon learns, however, that Donna's boyfriend, an ex-con named Animal, is on his way to her boudoir. Meanwhile, Chong has unwittingly exchanged all their money for a worthless bank check - and the only way to get it back is to escape into a nearby insane asylum.

“The story of two enterprising young men who make an amazing amount of money selling ice cream.”

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Cast

Cheech Marin
Cheech
Tommy Chong
Chong
Stacy Keach
Sergeant Stedenko
Timothy Leary
Self
Evelyn Guerrero
Donna
Paul Reubens
Howie Hamburger Dude
Suzanne Kent
Sidney the Agent
Jeff Pomerantz
CHP #2

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Harry Betts. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Tony Lombardo 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 Stacy Keach carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The story of two enterprising young men who make an amazing amount of money selling ice cream.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tommy Chong directs. Charles Correll behind the camera. Harry Betts scores. Tony Lombardo cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
245 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Cheech & Chong Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Tommy Chong, shot by Charles Correll. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Harry Betts. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Tony Lombardo 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 Stacy Keach carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The story of two enterprising young men who make an amazing amount of money selling ice cream.".
9IMDB entry: tt0082163 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 19 themes, including "limousine", "cannabis", "sequel", "stoned".

The technical file

Cinematography: Charles Correll
Original score: Harry Betts
Editing: Tony Lombardo
Production design: James William Newport
Makeup / hair: Brad Wilder
Sound: Robert L. Harman
Stunt coordinator: Ron Stein
Runtime: 88 min · 1h 28m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $37,000,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Nice Dreams (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes: 50% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 54/100
IMDB rating: 6.1/10 · 8,457 votes
MPAA: R

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.