Directed by: Thomas Chong
Starring: Richard "Cheech" Marin, Tommy Chong, Paul Reubens, Edie McClurg
Cheech and Chong movies (except maybe for Nice Dreams) really don't have plots, but are a bunch of misadventures run out to feature length. Some of Next Movie is funny, some of it is silly, some of it satirical, and some of it flat out bombs. But the pot-smoking duo keeps trying anyway and I admire their energy.
The duo spends their days and nights trying to become rock stars to no avail and searching for the perfect high that eludes them. Living in a condemned house and nearly getting busted by the police doesn't faze them much. To them, the real world is just a buzzkill. They are harmless guys, although don't tell that to Pee Wee Herman, who is heckled off the stage by them and offers to have them beat up. This is a few miles removed from the Pee Wee of Pee Wee's Big Adventure.
But Cheech and Chong plow manfully ahead, and there is an introduction of Cheech's cousin Red, (also played by Cheech), who sports long blonde hair and a Southern drawl. Red is a party animal who tells goofy jokes and carries around a satchel full of weed. Meanwhile, Cheech awaits a rendezvous at his condemned home with a sexy mamacita (Evelyn Guerrero), falls asleep, and awakes with a teddy bear attacking his private parts.
If you're looking for a plot or any kind of connecting thread between all of these situations, then you've come to the wrong movie. I can only judge it on whether I laughed enough to recommend it. I laughed at some of it and winced at other parts, but if you're channel surfing and come across it, give it a look. If it's not your cup of tea, move on. If you find it amusing and likably goofy, then keep it on and see what happens next. Cheech and Chong are unique performers with a style that can't be duplicated....or even defined.
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