Comedy Legends Cheech & Chong Set the Date for Their Riotous "Last Movie" on Streaming [Exclusive]

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Cheech & Chong driving and laughing together on the poster for Cheech & Chong's Last Movie

Published Mar 26, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT

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Comedy legends Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong have been through just about everything together on-screen. They've commandeered a van made of weed across the border in Up in Smoke, accidentally sparked The French Revolution in The Corsican Brothers, and, of course, did a lot of joking and toking along the way. However, it's now time for the stoners' final road trip to head home. Collider can exclusively reveal that Paramount+ is adding Cheech & Chong's Last Movie to its catalog on a very fitting day — April 20. It'll also be exactly one year since their retrospective feature first rolled into theaters to celebrate their favorite holiday.

Part buddy road trip movie and part documentary, Cheech & Chong's Last Movie follows two of comedy's best buds on a long, laugh-filled drive to a place called "The Joint." Along the way, they reflect on their lifelong friendship, from childhood to the heights of their careers in the 1960s through the 80s and beyond their break-up, also exploring how their counterculture stoner humor evolved into a brand that stands strong over 50 years later with a catalog of movies, packed concerts, platinum-selling records, and even a mobile game. Interspersed are plenty of archival footage, iconic moments from the duo on-screen and on-stage, animations, interviews, and more that add further context to their rise in a landscape that didn't respect comedians and their impact as blockbuster rock stars of stand-up. Beneath all the laughter is a portrait of a tender bond that's survived plenty of bumps in the road and is now as strong as ever.

Paramount+ landing this heartfelt and hilarious project is fitting considering it's where Marin and Chong began their cinematic journey. "We're coming home," director David Bushell said about Last Movie's upcoming home release. “Cheech & Chong's first movie, Up In Smoke, was released by Paramount back in 1978. We cannot think of a better partner to premiere Cheech & Chong's Last Movie on streaming. They Keep Smokin'!” It was Paramount's release of Up in Smoke that helped cement the duo as forever icons, earning $104 million worldwide on a budget of just $4 million. Bushnell also helped produce the documentary alongside Chong's daughter, Robbi Chong, with John Paul DeJoria, Gary Haseley, Cleo Segura Sherrel, and Christian Selleron set as executive producers.

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'Cheech & Chong's Last Movie' Is Riding High With Critics and Audiences

Last Movie was about as heroic a send-off as Cheech & Chong could hope for when it debuted at SXSW in 2024. Bushell's directorial debut was met with widespread praise and an 87% score on Rotten Tomatoes, thanks in part to the pair's enduring chemistry when they're together and the film's surprisingly touching look back on a lifetime of friendship. Collider's Jeff Ewing was also high on the feature in his 8/10 review, calling it "a fantastic and revealing celebration of two comedy legends" and praising the light and breezy road trip format that lets the two be vulnerable to each other. Now, at long last, fans will get to see this duo hash it out one last time from the comfort of their homes.

Cheech & Chong's Last Movie arrives on Paramount+ on April 20. Check out the official trailer in the player above.