FrameThrower · Actors · Tommy Chong
Tommy Chong
2 films · 160 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1985–2012
Born 24 May 1938 · Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Thomas Bing Kin Chong is a Canadian-American comedian, actor and musician who is well-known for his stereotypical portrayals of hippie-era stoners. He is most widely known for his involvement in the marijuana-themed Cheech & Chong comedy movies with Cheech Marin, as well as playing the character Leo on Fox's That '70s Show.
How their films are shot
Measured across 160 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Tommy takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 61% of their frames are night, 47% low key — the look of the work Tommy takes.
Time of day
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Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 160 frames from Tommy Chong's 2 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.