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Things Are Tough All Over 1982

“The original HIGH Rollers hit the strip!”

Status
Released
Runtime
90 minutes
Director
Thomas K. Avildsen
Networks
C & C Brown Production, Columbia Pictures
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Topic: Film "Things Are Tough All Over" (1982). Goal: Factual, original 150-190 word overview.

Type
Film
Year
1982
Status
Released
Runtime
90 minutes
Release date
Aug 4, 1982
Original language
EN
Origin
United States of America
Studios
C & C Brown Production, Columbia Pictures
Revenue
$21,134,374
Genres
Action, Comedy
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★ TMDB users: 5.6/10 from 81 votes
Episode runtime
~90 minutes
Status
Released
Networks
C & C Brown Production, Columbia Pictures
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Topic: Film "Things Are Tough All Over" (1982).
Goal: Factual, original 150-190 word overview.
Constraints:
Use ONLY verifiable facts from provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No invented/guessed details.
Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose.
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Word count: 150-190 words.
Title: Things Are Tough All Over.
Year: 1982.
Genre: Action and Comedy / American action stoner comedy.
Director: Thomas K. Avildsen.
Stars: Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin (playing two aging hippies).
Additional roles: Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin also play Arab businessmen Mr. Slyman and Prince Habib.
Release Date (US): 08/04/1982.
Rating: R.
Runtime: 1h 30m.
Plot:
Cheech and Chong are hired by Slyman and Habib.
Task: Drive a limousine to Las Vegas.
Hidden detail: $5 million is secretly stashed in the front seat.
Action: They sell the car piece by piece to get there, including the seven-figure front seat.
Conflict: Slyman and Habib are after them, swearing to kill them after appropriate torture.
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Should you watch it?

“Cheech and Chong drive a limousine to Las Vegas with five million dollars secretly stashed inside.”

Reasons to watch
  • Features Cheech and Chong in a high-stakes cross-country situation.
  • Combines action and comedy elements across a ninety-minute runtime.
  • Involves a desperate plot to transport five million dollars to Las Vegas.
Keep in mind
  • Viewers who dislike the comedic style of the main actors may not enjoy the film.

Watch it if you enjoy action and comedy films starring Cheech and Chong as they navigate dangerous situations on the road to Las Vegas.

The film blends action and comedy across a brisk runtime, carrying an R rating.

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Is Things Are Tough All Over worth watching?

It is worth watching if you enjoy the comedic stylings and chaotic misadventures of Cheech and Chong.

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The film has a runtime of one hour and thirty minutes.

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Things Are Tough All Over is classified under action and comedy.

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