A/k/a Tommy Chong

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a/k/a Tommy Chong
Theatrical release poster.
Directed by	Josh Gilbert
Produced by	Josh Gilbert
Written by	Josh Gilbert Steve Hager
Starring	Tommy Chong Eric Schlosser Lou Adler Bill Maher Jay Leno Cheech Marin
Distributed by	Blue Chief Entertainment
Release date(s)	June 14, 2006
Running time	78 min.
Language	English
IMDb profile

a/k/a Tommy Chong is a documentary film that chronicles a Drug Enforcement Administration raid on comedian Tommy Chong's house and his subsequent jail sentence for trafficking in illegal drug paraphernalia, in particular bongs. He was sentenced to 9 months in federal prison.

a/k/a Tommy Chong was written and directed by Josh Gilbert, a friend of Chong. It was shown at film festivals in 2005 and had its general release on June 14, 2006 at the Film Forum in New York City.

DEA agents raided Chong's Pacific Palisades, California home on the morning of February 24, 2003. The raid was part of "Operation Pipe Dreams" and "Operation Headhunter," which resulted in raids on 100 homes and businesses nationwide that day and indictments of 55 individuals.

The movie features cameos by Bill Maher and Jay Leno, who express support for Chong and outrage over federal handling of the incident. Eric Schlosser, author of Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market, provides historical and political perspective for the audience.