Happy Birthday Tommy Chong!
Written by Suzanne on May 24, 2008Tommy Chong was recently in the news talking about the controversial seizure of one of his latest projects, DVD’s of the film a/k/a Tommy Chong by Josh Gilbert.
According to Wikipedia, federal agents seized over 10,000 copies of Tommy Chong’s documentary, a/k/a Tommy Chong. In a statement released to the press, Tommy Chong stated “It’s (the seizure of the DVDs) a way to punish the distributor financially. There’s no way to get the DVDs back until the investigation is over.” Chong also stated that he has no ownership in the film.
The film was the official selection of the Toronto International Film Festival. You can watch the trailer and purchase DVD’s, and other merchandise at the film’s official website.
Take a look at Tommy Chong’s classic character, Chong, via this retro trailer to Up In Smoke. This clip is intended for an older audience due to the R movie rating. Thanks to youtube for the video.
You can purchase Up In Smoke the Special Collecter’s Edition on Amazon.com
Happy Birthday Man!
May 24th, 2008 at 10:28 am
Don’t get it.. Why did they take the movies?
May 24th, 2008 at 10:45 am
Same here, David. According to Wikipedia no one else gets it either.
From Wikipedia: On May 7th, 2008, federal agents raided Spectrum Labs on an investigation related to Spectrum Labs’ detoxication products. The raid, one of nine during the day, was part of Operation True Test, an investigation being led by U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan. The investigation targeted companies that sell “masking products” that are supposed to help drug-users pass employer drug tests. Of the nine search warrants issued, none were for businesses within Mary Beth Buchanan’s district, the Western District of Pennsylvania. [12]
In executing their search warrant, the federal agents seized over 10,000 copies of Tommy Chong’s yet to be released documentary, a/k/a Tommy Chong. [13] It has yet to be determined exactly why the DVDs were seized during the raid.