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a/k/a Tommy Chong

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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
Chong does his time (nine months) and has the last laugh, emerging as a born-again activist-survivor of the culture wars.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Manohla Dargis
Tells the depressing, often ridiculous and generally enraging story of how and why Mr. Chong, an extremely laid-back and genial camera presence, ended up doing time in the minimum-security Taft Correctional Institution in Taft, Calif.Read Full Review »
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Salon.com: Andrew O'Hehir
This is a small film, but it moved me and made me angry. Both reactions, in this context, are worthwhile.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Wesley Morris
This isn't a great piece of nonfiction filmmaking, but it has its moments.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Rob Nelson
Following Chong to the clink by way of a few well-timed stand-up gigs, this genial doc sprinkles Reagan and Nixon soundbites over its vintage stash of C&C clips for a suitably fuzzy squint at America from '69 to the buzzkill present.Read Full Review »
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