Cheech And Chong Nice Dreams -

Unbeknownst to them, the specific strain of weed they are selling has a bizarre side effect: it slowly turns users into lizards .

While celebrating, Chong is high on cocaine and accidentally signs away their entire fortune to Howie "Hamburger Dude" (played by Paul Reubens ), a mental patient, in exchange for a worthless check. Cheech And Chong Nice Dreams

Cheech and Chong have finally made it big. By operating an as a front for their marijuana business, they have amassed over $17 million . Their dreams of buying an island and retiring in luxury are sidetracked by: Unbeknownst to them, the specific strain of weed

But the movie is stolen by Timothy Leary, the real-life LSD guru and counterculture icon. Leary plays "Hamburger Dude," a wealthy, eccentric patient in a psychiatric hospital. His scenes with Cheech are a passing of the torch between generations of counter-culture figures, and his line delivery ("I think I have a contact high...") is legendary. By operating an as a front for their

This move away from reality is what separates Nice Dreams from standard stoner fare. It suggests that the weed isn't just fun—it is otherworldly. Critics in 1981 were confused by this shift, but modern audiences appreciate the Lynchian weirdness injected into a typically broad comedy.

: Returns as Donna, Cheech's recurring love interest. Commercial & Critical Performance