Does Anybody Give A Crap About This Animated Cheech And Chong Movie?

So Cheech and Chong’s old material has been repurposed into an animated film which nobody asked for opens in US theatres on April 18.

The trailer dropped yesterday, with little-to-no fanfare whatsoever.

From the press release:

“Catch the buzz as their most outrageous routines and laugh-out-loud lines from their ground breaking Grammy Award-winning albums come to life, including the original Ode recordings of “Dave’s not here,” “Let’s make a dope deal” and more. With help from a bud-lovin’ body crab named Buster, Cheech & Chong “the masters of the smokin’ word” deliver the ultimate comedy high and give you the munchies for more!”

Cheech and Chong were a huge deal back when they were a huge deal – ten comedy albums, 12 films, and a bunch of Grammys – but other than a couple of reunion tours, they haven’t done a whole since they broke up back in the ’80s. Apparently they were in talks for a reunion film, but the negotiations stalled after Thommy Chong was imprisoned for nine months following a raid on his bong company.

So all we’re left with is this.

Cheech And Chong’s Animated Movie will be available on DVD on April 23 — five days after the theatrical release, which doesn’t speak well of its anticipated shelf-life. That said, the pair’s Facebook page has over 1.6 million likes, so who knows.

If you want to get involved for whatever reason, the pair are going on a promo tour. Of the internet. Because don’t make them get up off their couches for this.

Sunday, April 21, 1pm AEST: Reddit AMA

Sunday April 21, 2pm: Twitter Q&A

Sunday April 21, 3pm: Facebook Q&A

Sunday April 21, 4pm: Google Hangout

Sunday April 22, 6pm: Livestream (40 minutes of “fan interaction” and “screening selected clips from the movie”.)