Tommy Chong’s stoner characters in movies and television have made millions of people laugh, either because they’ve known someone like the character or because maybe they are that character. In 2003, Tommy’s onscreen persona came back to haunt him when he was indicted on Federal charges related to selling glass water pipes online. Tommy Chong served 9 months in jail in a plea bargain to keep his wife and son, Paris, cleared of any involvement. a/k/a Tommy Chong looks at the events surrounding Tommy’s indictment, following him through the process leading up to his incarceration on October 8, 2003, as well as talking to a number of people like Bill Maher and Jay Leno about the ordeal. At SIFF 2006, I talked with Wil Becton, Co-Producer of a/k/a Tommy Chong, about making the film and some of the events leading up to Tommy’s jail sentence.
Listen to the interview with Will Becton:
