One of the all time great comedy duos is Cheech and Chong. Even if you’ve never seen a moment of their routine, you’ve heard of them and probably know a lot about them. The duo split a long time ago and each achieved a modest amount of success individually… but never as much as they enjoyed together.
Recently the guys put the team back together to do live shows as a duo again, and the world rejoiced. Now it looks like the antics of the duo are being converted into animated form. The folks over at Yahoo give us this:
As the comedians’ reunion tour, Cheech & Chong Light Up America, fires out nationwide, the stoned duo are set to roll into theaters with their own cartoon feature.
“Cheech and Chong’s Smokin’ Animated Movie” will use the famous comedy bits that appeared on the duo’s comedy albums and films. Lou Adler, the music impresario who discovered Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong in the early 1970s and owns their classic library, has sold the animated rights to DVD producer Big Vision Entertainment and Chambers Bros. Entertainment.
“It’s great to be doing a movie where Cheech and I never have to get out of bed or be on camera,” Chong said.
Ok, I’m a bit confused and torn here. On the one hand it would be very cool to see more of Cheech and Chong in any medium. But on the other hand… who is this going to be marketed towards? Will it try to be a kid friendly Cheech and Chong like the animated Clerks was to a degree? Wouldn’t that just destroy the whole concept of who Cheech and Chong are? Is it going to be more adult focused? Where are they going with this?
