The year the movie debuted, Cheech and Chong were honored as the "Comedy Team of the Decade" by the National Association of Theatre Owners.
The two girlfriends of the Arabs (played by Cheech and Chong) were played by Cheech and Chong's real-life partners at the time, Rikki Marin and Shelby Chong.
The pornographic movie that Cheech and Chong walk onto the set of is called "The Guys".
Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong play dual roles in this movie. They play themselves as well as two Middle Eastern Arab businessmen, Mr. Slyman and Prince Habib. Previously, Cheech had played two parts in Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980). The two also appear in the movie in drag.
The longest title of any Cheech and Chong cinema movie, the others being short two- or three-word titles.