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Summary
An aging hippie sets out on a trip across America to find his family.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 49GoodWatch 51
IMDb4.9
Audience score49%
Running time
1 h 24 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 action movies, −24 min on the typical 108
typical 10884Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1990
May 11, 1990
36 years ago
Genres
ActionComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
Yes: it's rated R in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
and 21 more40 people
- Tommy ChongFar Out Man
- C. Thomas HowellC. Thomas Howell
- Rae Dawn ChongRae Dawn Chong
- Shelby ChongTree
- PCParis ChongKyle
- Martin MullPsychiatrist
- BTBobby TaylorBobby
- Reynaldo ReyLou
- Al ManciniFresno Detective
- Paul BartelWeebee Cool
Don DokkenRock Group Member
Judd NelsonJudd Nelson
Michael WinslowAirport Cop
Cheech MarinCheech Marin
Peggy McIntaggartMisty
Rae AllenHolly- PCPatrick CampbellClerk
- ACAlina CenalMaid
Gary Carlos CervantesMexican
Buddy Daniels FriedmanGang Leader
Lewis Dix Jr.Airport Guard- TFTina FavaWoman with Lou
- PFPeter FerraraRae Dawn's Director
Paul HertzbergDrunk Man with Wine
Directing · 11
- Tommy Chong Director, Writer
- Kelsey T. Howard First Assistant Director
- Suzanne Gundlach Script Supervisor
- Laura Groppe Second Assistant Director
- Peter Ferrara Second Unit Director
- Alexandra E. Perce Second Assistant Director, Second Second Assistant Director
Production · 13
- Paul Hertzberg Executive Producer
- Jon Paré Producer
- Lisa M. Hansen Producer
- Eric Woster Associate Producer, Director of Photography
- John V. Stuckmeyer Production Manager
- Howard Brown Co-Producer
Camera · 24
- Greg Gardiner Director of Photography
- Antar Abderrahman Jr. Grip
- Julio Macat Second Unit Director of Photography
- Dale Robinette Still Photographer
- Beth Horton Second Assistant Camera
- Harris Done First Assistant Camera
Editing · 8
- Gilberto Costa-Nunes Editor
- Stephen R. Myers Editor
- Christopher S. Capp Assistant Editor
- Matthew Harrison Assistant Editor
- Jacqueline Bisbano Assistant Editor
- David Adams Assistant Editor
Sound · 26
- Jay Chattaway Original Music Composer
- Steve Mann Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
- Diggy Sound Designer
- John Post Foley Artist
- Andy D'Addario Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Beau Franklin Sound Mixer
Art · 9
- Ken Aichele Art Direction
- T.K. Kirkpatrick Set Decoration
- Fernando Altschul Art Direction
- Theodore C. Kyriakos Assistant Art Director
- Winter Horton Set Dresser
- John Edgerton Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 11
- Brian Penikas Makeup Artist, Hairstylist
- Lauda Swan Wardrobe Assistant
- Melanie Verkins Makeup Artist, Hairstylist
- Lydia Shiferaw Wardrobe Assistant
- Nanette Marie MacCaughern Hairstylist, Makeup Artist
- Gail Brubaker Makeup Artist, Hairstylist
Visual Effects · 1
- Dan Povenmire Animation
Lighting · 10
- Steve Price Best Boy Electric
- Stephen Sharp Gaffer
- Steve Gero Gaffer
- Gary W. Drew Gaffer
- Geoffrey George Gaffer
- Lloyd Moriarity Best Boy Electric
Other crew · 25
- Spiro Razatos Stunt Coordinator
- Richard E. Butler Stunt Coordinator, Stunts
- Leon Delaney Stunt Coordinator
- Branscombe Richmond Stunts
- Faith Minton Stunts
- Jack Verbois Stunts
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