Nice Dreams
The story of two enterprising young men who make an amazing amount of money selling ice cream.
1981 | 88m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Tommy Chong |
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| Writer: | Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 24, 1981 |
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| Director: | Tommy Chong |
| Writer: | Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | limousine, cannabis, stoned, endo, pot smoking, mental institution, racism, lust, muggle, hispanic, sexual desire, marijuana joint, marijuana pipe, double act, exotic dancer, driving while stoned, ganja |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, C & C Brown Production |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $37,000,000
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| James Faracci | CHP #2 |
| Marlena Amey | Beach Girl #2 |
| Levin Bailey | Juvenile Delinquent |
| Benita Barrie | Mrs. Del Whacko |
| Sandra Bernhard | Girl Nut |
| Big Yank | Male Nurse #2 |
| Don Carlson | Nut #7 |
| David Castle | Nut #8 |
| Jerry Chambers | Male Nurse #1 |
| Jennifer Child | Dishwater / Blondie Group #5 |
| Shelby Chong | Body Builder |
| Tony Cox | Midget Nut |
| Roderick E. Daniels | Janitor |
| James William Newport | Grow Room Weirdo |
| Lorraine Fiorito | Hooker #2 |
| Mickey Fox | Nut #18 |
| Frances Gray | Lady in Elevator |
| Jeff Imada | Wine Steward |
| Peter Jason | Det. Drooler |
| Sally Julian | Chinatown Photographer |
| Solomon Karriem | Prisoner |
| Irvin 'Zabo' Koszewski | Body Builder #1 |
| Danny Kwan | Lab Technician |
| Michael Lansing | Nut #15 |
| Bob Leslie | Nut #6 |
| Robert 'Big Buck' Maffei | Big Guy in the Door Way |
| Rikki Marin | Blonde in Car |
| Sally Marr | Nut #5 |
| Michael Masters | Willard "Animal" Bad |
| David McCharen | Chicken Man |
| Bill McLean | Nut #12 |
| Gregory Polcyn | Nut #13 |
| Haydee Pomar | Brunetta / Blondie Group #4 |
| Linnea Quigley | Blondie Group #2 |
| Peter Risch | Midget in Cell |
| Spray Rosso | Hooker #1 |
| Tim Rossovich | Det. Noodles |
| Roselyn Royce | Beach Girl #3 |
| Malcolm C. Scott | Nut House Resident |
| Sab Shimono | Oriental Bus Boy |
| Cheryl Smith | Blondie Group #1 |
| Howlett Smith | Ray |
| Roosevelt Smith | Policeman |
| Shirley Spangler | Lady in Elevator |
| Debbie Tressler | Auburnetta /Blondie Group #3 |
| Victoria Wells | Beach Girl #1 |
| Michael Winslow | Superman Nut |
| Charlie Young | Brunette in Car |
| Geri Jewell | Mental Patient (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Fern Champion | Casting |
| James William Newport | Production Design |
| Jophery C. Brown | Stunt Driver |
| Dennis Smith | Camera Operator |
| Scott Conrad | Supervising Editor |
| Charles Correll | Director of Photography |
| Bobby Bass | Stunts |
| Alice West | Second Assistant Director |
| Robert Quinn | Assistant Art Director |
| Boyd Willat | Set Designer |
| Pamela Basker | Casting |
| Ron Stein | Stunt Coordinator |
| David Cadiente | Stunts |
| Robert P. Cohen | First Assistant Director |
| Sharon Day | Costume Designer |
| Charles Graffeo | Set Decoration |
| William A. Petrotta | Property Master |
| Patricia Van Over | First Assistant Camera |
| Thomas K. Avildsen | Editor |
| Roger Greene | Assistant Editor |
| Jeff Bushelman | Sound Effects |
| Don H. Matthews | Sound Mixer |
| Howard S. Wollman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Charlotte Dreiman | Production Coordinator |
| Brad Wilder | Makeup Artist |
| Alan E. Lorimer | Special Effects |
| Bob LaVarre | Camera Operator |
| Stephanie Epper | Stunts |
| Phillip M. Goldfarb | Unit Production Manager |
| Harry Betts | Original Music Composer |
| Clay Johnston | Construction Coordinator |
| Michael Friedman | Leadman |
| Jeff L. Miller | Second Assistant Camera |
| Don Brochu | Assistant Editor |
| Pat Somerset | Sound Effects |
| Doreen A. Dixon | ADR Editor |
| Robert L. Harman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jerry Anderson | Casting Assistant |
| Marilyn Giardino | Script Supervisor |
| Julie Starr Dresner | Costumer |
| Louis R. Cooper | Special Effects Assistant |
| Don Duffield | Key Grip |
| Herbert S. Adelman | Second Assistant Director |
| Phil Earl | Assistant Camera |
| Michael Simpson | Camera Operator |
| Kerry Jones | First Assistant Camera |
| Tony Lombardo | Editor |
| Dee D'Orazio | Assistant Editor |
| Cliff Kohlweck | Music Editor |
| William L. McCaughey | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Lori Hirsch | Casting Associate |
| Gary Dorf | Location Manager |
| Steve Ellsworth | Costumer |
| Barbara Lorenz | Hairstylist |
| Ed Cooper | Gaffer |
| Edward Folger | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Lee Nakahara | Assistant Camera |
| Cheech Marin | Writer |
| David R. Ellis | Stunt Double |
| Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunt Double |
| Charles A. Tamburro | Stunts |
| Francine Jamison-Tanchuck | Key Costumer |
| Brianne Murphy | Additional Photography |
| James R. Bagdonas | Assistant Camera |
| Tommy Chong | Writer, Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Howard Brown | Producer |
| Shelby Chong | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 9 |
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| 2024 | 7 | 16 | 36 | 7 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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