Far Out Man

May. 11,1990      R
Rating:
4.9
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Trailer Synopsis Cast

An aging hippie sets out on a trip across America to find his family.

Tommy Chong as  Far out Man
C. Thomas Howell as  Himself
Rae Dawn Chong as  Herself
Martin Mull as  Psychiatrist
Reynaldo Rey as  Lou
Peggy McIntaggart as  Misty
Judd Nelson as  Himself
Cheech Marin as  Himself
Michael Winslow as  Airport Cop
Paul Bartel as  Weebee Cool

Reviews

Solemplex
1990/05/11

To me, this movie is perfection.

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Platicsco
1990/05/12

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

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Siflutter
1990/05/13

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

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Rio Hayward
1990/05/14

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

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me justme
1990/05/15

I had zero expectations going into this film but, OK maybe I thought it was really going to stink.It didn't.Sure, it doesn't have the subversive, cool, heady tripping of a Cheech & Chong flick and Tommy's casting his talentless wife in a lead role was way wrong, but there are still enough cool clips to keep your attention.One of the things that's sort of distracting about this film production is the excessive number of scenes that appear to be obviously overdubbed. Must have been a one take fix it later wonder film!

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obloco
1990/05/16

I liked this movie. It has some lame moments, but then I think all of the C&C, except for Up In Smoke (an absolute classic), have a few of those. I'd rate this better than Still Smokin' and definitely a step above The Corsican Brothers (which I really didn't care for).Cheech & Chong had a hard time of it thru the 80's, with the Drug Wars in full swing, and were basically blackballed from Hollywood. Cheech caved in, and went "straight" to keep working (since he is the son of a cop, I can't blame him too much). Tommy never gave up, and suffered for it. This movie was an attempt to make a little money, and I think the main reason the family fills out the cast is because they would work cheap. The few others (C. Thomas Howell, Michael Winslow, Judd Nelson) are in this film mostly as favors, including the cameo by Cheech. Don't take this as gospel, it is just what I've heard thru the grapevine. I also heard they almost didn't get this film published, the "heat" was still on.The plot is thin, but so is the plot in every other C&C movie. Cheesy at times, it still has some great lines and a few laugh out loud moments. Oscar material it ain't, but as a silly stoner movie it isn't half bad. If you are looking for Northern Lights, the commercial Mex quality will disappoint. Don't expect too much, and you'll probably enjoy it.Pull up a dick and have a seat.All units, we have a report of a crazy mutha-fuka with a gun... a crazy mutha-fuka with a gun.

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haznael
1990/05/17

If you are a big fan of the Cheech and Chong films,you might want to give Far out Man a try, but unless youre really starved for Tommy Chong and his Hippie comedy, I say to stay Far Out of this movie's way. The plot is rather thin, the humor is far-placed and unfunny, and overall I'd say that this film is quite boring. You'll get to see Chong's son and daughter, along with his wife--all of whom can't act in the slightest, and take up large portions of the movie. It's basically a home video, which he probably put together just to have a good time with the family. I'm sure it was great fun for them, but for us it's only a lame film.

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the_boss
1990/05/18

If you like Chong, Soul man or C Thomas Howell then this is the movie for you. Chong is trying to make us laugh on his own, but realistically is in desperate need of Cheech for this one. I liked it, but have also met people who didn't, maybe Im being bias cause im a C&C fan. Honestly speaking, it doesn't touch classics like "the Corsican Twins" or "Up in Smoke" but something about the film seems to draw me to it. We begin with an old skool hippie (chong) who goes on a road trip in search of his long lost family. He meets up with his son (Paris Chong, Tommy's real-life son), who is pretty straight in real life, but in the movie he's totally the opposite. Together they go off to see America. A majority of Tommys real life family have roles, daughter Rae Dawn and Wife Shelby both have lines. I think in order to make a judgment you should view it first.

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