Cheech & Chong's: The Corsican Brothers
Original title: Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers
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Superfecund twins Louis and Lucien, who can feel pain from each other's injuries, revolt against a tyrannical regent who holds France under his iron fist.Superfecund twins Louis and Lucien, who can feel pain from each other's injuries, revolt against a tyrannical regent who holds France under his iron fist.Superfecund twins Louis and Lucien, who can feel pain from each other's injuries, revolt against a tyrannical regent who holds France under his iron fist.
Tommy Chong
- Lucian Corsican
- (as Thomas Chong)
Shelby Chong
- Princess I
- (as Shelby Fiddis)
Albert Simono
- The waiter
- (as Simono)
Dan Schwarz
- Tax collector #2
- (as Dan Schwartz)
- Directors
- Tommy Chong
- Cheech Marin(one sequence) (uncredited)
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThough this is their first time starring in a non-stoner, costume epic comedy, this is not their first appearance in such kind of film as Cheech & Chong previously played minor characters in the film Yellowbeared (1983).
- Quotes
Louis Corsican: I'm so hungry I could eat a bowl of lard with a hair in it!
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Making of 'the Corsican Brothers' (1984)
- SoundtracksLADY MARMALADE
Words & Music by Bob Crewe & Kenny Nolan
Published by Stone Diamond Music Corp. and Tannyboy Music Co. (BMI)
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Unfunny and pointless
Cheech and Chong are performing their unique brand of rock music in modern day France when they are approached by a gypsy who reads their past and tells them of their past lives in France. There they were brothers, spurned by their royal parents due to being the spawn of another man. The two grow up to be taken for outlaws and sentenced to death by the King of France. When their beheading becomes a farce, the King pardons them to save face, however for the love of two women they infiltrate the palace by way of cunning surprise.
The running `joke' in this film is that Cheech and Chong are brothers with a bond that means one feels the other's pain. This joke is hammering into the ground ignoring the fact that it isn't even funny the first time! The plot is a shambles that is just an excuse for the duo to monkey around in a different time period. The gags are all very poor - I was in a relaxed silly mood and ready to laugh but I didn't even smile once - I swear to god, not even once!
Some of the gags are so lame that I found my mood just getting lower and lower as I watched. In respect to the film I stuck with it to the bitter end but if I could take back the time I spent watching this I would do it in a flash. Sadly all I can do now is commit my thoughts to this review and hopefully move past this unpleasant chapter in my life. Chong is rubbish here, as are almost all the overacting support cast with absurd makeup and accents! Rae Dawn Chong is really cute in a tiny cameo but it is Cheech Martin who is worth watching if you're in the mood for it. He may not really be very funny here due to the material but at least he plays along with it and seems to be having fun (more than I was at least).
Overall this is just one big waste of time. If you get enjoyment from this film then I salute you because you did much better than me in that regard. Usually I would guess that makers of films this bad must be on drugs or something, but here I assume that the problem was that Chong wasn't high when it came to this film - if he was he might have managed to insert some fun, wit, imagination or enjoyment into the film; as it is he doesn't get any of these in and fills the gap with rubbish instead.
The running `joke' in this film is that Cheech and Chong are brothers with a bond that means one feels the other's pain. This joke is hammering into the ground ignoring the fact that it isn't even funny the first time! The plot is a shambles that is just an excuse for the duo to monkey around in a different time period. The gags are all very poor - I was in a relaxed silly mood and ready to laugh but I didn't even smile once - I swear to god, not even once!
Some of the gags are so lame that I found my mood just getting lower and lower as I watched. In respect to the film I stuck with it to the bitter end but if I could take back the time I spent watching this I would do it in a flash. Sadly all I can do now is commit my thoughts to this review and hopefully move past this unpleasant chapter in my life. Chong is rubbish here, as are almost all the overacting support cast with absurd makeup and accents! Rae Dawn Chong is really cute in a tiny cameo but it is Cheech Martin who is worth watching if you're in the mood for it. He may not really be very funny here due to the material but at least he plays along with it and seems to be having fun (more than I was at least).
Overall this is just one big waste of time. If you get enjoyment from this film then I salute you because you did much better than me in that regard. Usually I would guess that makers of films this bad must be on drugs or something, but here I assume that the problem was that Chong wasn't high when it came to this film - if he was he might have managed to insert some fun, wit, imagination or enjoyment into the film; as it is he doesn't get any of these in and fills the gap with rubbish instead.
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- bob the moo
- Feb 20, 2004
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- The Corsican Brothers
- Filming locations
- Production company
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,772,785
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,667,881
- Jul 29, 1984
- Gross worldwide
- $3,772,785
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