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Nice Dreams

Nice Dreams

Comedy · 1981

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.

Movie details

Nice Dreams

“The story of two enterprising young men who make an amazing amount of money selling ice cream.”

1981 Comedy 1h 28m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

5.9 / 10

Community rating

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.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Tommy Chong

Written by

Tommy Chong · Cheech Marin

Cheech Marin

Cheech Marin

Cheech

Tommy Chong

Tommy Chong

Chong

Stacy Keach

Stacy Keach

Sergeant Stedenko

Timothy Leary

Timothy Leary

Self

E

Evelyn Guerrero

Donna

Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens

Howie Hamburger Dude

Suzanne Kent

Suzanne Kent

Sidney the Agent

Court is in session

Put Nice Dreams on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Big-Idea Head

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.