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Things Are Tough All Over (1982) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Thomas K. Avildsen

Writing Credits  

Cheech Marin ... (written by) (as "Cheech" Marin) and
Tommy Chong ... (written by) (as Thomas Chong)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Toni Attell Toni Attell ... Cocktail Waitress
Mike Bacarella ... Cop in Laundromat
Billy Beck ... Pop, Manager Red Wagon Adult Motel
Don Bovingloh Don Bovingloh ... Maitre D'
Richard 'Moon' Calhoun Richard 'Moon' Calhoun ... Drummer
Tommy Chong ... Chong / Prince Habib
Jennifer Condos Jennifer Condos ... Bass Player
John Corrona John Corrona ... St. Louis Biker
Dave Coulier ... Man with Tongue in Restaurant (as David Couwlier)
Shelby Chong ... French Girl #1 (as Shelby Fiddis)
Aaron Freeman Aaron Freeman ... Cop in Ghetto
Mike Friedman Mike Friedman ... Car Rental Agent
Evelyn Guerrero Evelyn Guerrero ... Donna, Cheech's Friend smuggling illegals
Maya Harman Maya Harman ... Belly Dancer
Vanaghan S. Housepian Vanaghan S. Housepian ... Henchman
Lance Kinsey ... Plastic Surgeon
Janice Ladik Janice Ladik ... Mom in Laundromat
Jay Lawson Jay Lawson ... Gas Station Attendant
Cheech Marin ... Cheech / Mr. Slyman / Narrator (as Richard 'Cheech' Marin)
Rikki Marin Rikki Marin ... French Girl #2
Senta Moses ... Kid in Laundromat
Dorothy Neumann ... Mom
John Paragon ... Red Carpet Man #1
Shabazz Perez Shabazz Perez ... Man with Toupe
Gregory Polcyn Gregory Polcyn ... Busboy
Ben Powers ... The Pimp
Ernest Rayford Ernest Rayford ... Mekka Car Wash Attendant #1 (as Ernest Rayford III)
John Steadman ... Old Timer
Rip Taylor ... Rip Taylor
John Tisdale John Tisdale ... Mekka Car Wash Attendant #2
George Wallace ... The Champ
Ruby Wax ... Restaurant Patron
Sandy Weintraub Sandy Weintraub ... Red Carpet Man #2
Diana Wild Diana Wild ... Cocktail Waitress
Farouk A. Zurond Farouk A. Zurond ... Chauffeur
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jeff Coopwood ... Club Patron (uncredited)
Garth Shaw Garth Shaw ... Tourist (uncredited)

Produced by 

Howard Brown ... producer
Shelby Chong ... associate producer
Deborah Mannis ... associate producer

Music by 

Gaye Delorme

Cinematography by 

Bobby Byrne

Editing by 

Dennis Dolan

Casting By 

Pamela Basker
Fern Champion

Production Design by 

Richard Sawyer ... (as Richard Tom Sawyer)

Set Decoration by 

Gary Moreno

Makeup Department 

Terri Cannon ... key hair stylist (as Terry Cannon)
Marilyn Patricia Phillips ... hair stylist (as Marilyn Phillips)
Rick Sharp ... key makeup artist
Christina Smith ... makeup artist

Production Management 

Claude Binyon Jr. ... unit production manager
Dean O'Brien ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Pat Kehoe ... first assistant director
Bob Roe ... second assistant director

Art Department 

Steven Lee Baer ... Drapery Foreman
Kevin Conlin ... construction foreman
Kenneth E. Riley ... assistant property master
Kenneth D. Westcott ... property master
S. Bruce Wineinger ... construction coordinator (as Bruce Wineinger)
Mike Monckton ... signwriter (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Rick Alexander ... re-recording mixer
Wayne Artman ... re-recording mixer
Tom Beckert ... re-recording mixer
Donald F. Johnson ... production sound mixer (as Don Johnson)
James J. Klinger ... supervising sound editor
Jas. Klinger ... assistant sound editor (as Jas Klinger)
Skip Macdonald ... assistant sound editor (as Skip Mac Donald)
Jules Strasser ... boom operator (as Jules Strasser III)
Frank White ... sound editor (as Frank R. White)

Special Effects by 

Phil Cory ... special effects
Dick Cross ... special effects (as Richard Cross)
Hans Metz ... special effects
Thomas R. Ward ... special effects

Stunts 

Michael 'Mike' Aragon ... stunt double: Cheech Marin
Irvin 'Zabo' Koszewski ... stunt double: Tommy Chong

Camera and Electrical Department 

Dale Alexander ... grip
Sidney Ray Baldwin ... still photographer (as Sidney Baldwin)
Kirk Bales ... dolly grip (as Kirk E. Bales)
William Birch ... director of photography: second unit, Chicago (as William H. Burch)
James F. Boyle ... gaffer (as James Boyle)
Peter Davidian ... best boy
Alan R. Disler ... assistant camera
Eric Engler ... assistant camera
John A. Hawn ... rigging gaffer (as John Hawn)
Rick Kinett ... best boy
Peter Kuttner ... assistant camera: Chicago second unit
Charles Saldana ... key grip
Mark Simon ... assistant camera: Chicago second unit
Bruce D. Spellman ... best boy grip (as Bruce Spellman)
Ted T. Sugura ... camera operator (as Ted T. Sugiura)
Timothy W. Tiedje ... electrician: Chicago (uncredited)

Casting Department 

Jerry Anderson ... casting assistant
Jaki Baskow ... casting: Las Vegas / las vegas casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Patricia Bean ... wardrobe supervisor
George L. Little ... wardrobe
Linda Matthews ... wardrobe

Editorial Department 

Don Brochu ... assistant film editor (as Donald Brochu)
Roger Greene ... assistant film editor

Location Management 

Robert Maharis ... location manager

Music Department 

Else Blangsted ... music editor
Thomas A. Carlson ... assistant music editor (as Tom Carlson)
Scott Grusin ... assistant music editor
Gene Page ... music arranger / orchestrator
Richard McIlvery ... musician (uncredited)
John X Volaitis ... music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

June Samson ... script supervisor

Transportation Department 

Alan Falco ... transportation coordinator (as Allan Falco)
James Riccio ... transportation captain: Chicago second unit
Roger Wooge ... driver: cast (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Diane Bandolas ... assistant production accountant
Howard Brandy ... publicist
Monica Brochu ... production secretary
Michael Hill ... production accountant
Mary Cay Hollander ... production coordinator
Earl Prebell ... assistant: Howard Brown
Barbara Price ... transcriber
Eric Woster ... assistant: Thomas Chong
Crew believed to be complete

See also

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