Things Are Tough All Over

"The original HIGH Rollers hit the strip!"

1982 1h 30m EN

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5.8

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★5.6TMDB · 82●40Metacritic★5.8IMDB · 3,914

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Synopsis

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Everybody has problems these days, and Cheech and Chong are no exceptions. They're hired by Slyman and Habib to drive a limousine to Las Vegas with $5 million secretly stashed in the front seat. In order to get there, the pair sells off the car piece by piece, including the seven-figure front seat. Cheech and Chong then have a much bigger problem - Slyman and Habib are after them, swearing to kill them after the appropriate torture.

“The original HIGH Rollers hit the strip!”

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Cast

Cheech Marin
Cheech / Mr. Slyman
Tommy Chong
Chong / Habib
Shelby Chong
French Girl #1
Rikki Marin
French Girl #2
Evelyn Guerrero
Donna
John Steadman
Oldtimer
Rip Taylor
Rip Taylor
Toni Attell
Cocktail Waitress

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Thomas K. Avildsen
Writers: Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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

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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 Thomas K. Avildsen, shot by Bobby Byrne. 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 Gaye Delorme. 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 Dennis Dolan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong and Shelby Chong carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The original HIGH Rollers hit the strip!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Thomas K. Avildsen directs. Bobby Byrne behind the camera. Gaye Delorme scores. Dennis Dolan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
244 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 Thomas K. Avildsen, shot by Bobby Byrne. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Gaye Delorme. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Dennis Dolan 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 Shelby Chong carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The original HIGH Rollers hit the strip!".
9IMDB entry: tt0084788 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 82 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 21 themes, including "chicago, illinois", "pornography", "gas station", "money laundering".

The technical file

Cinematography: Bobby Byrne
Original score: Gaye Delorme
Editing: Dennis Dolan
Production design: Richard Sawyer
Makeup / hair: Rick Sharp
Sound: Wayne Artman
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $21,134,374
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Things Are Tough All Over (1982)
Metacritic: 40/100
IMDB rating: 5.8/10 · 3,914 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.