The two girlfriends of the Arabs (played by Cheech and Chong) were played by Cheech and Chong's real-life partners at the time, Rikki Marin and Shelby Chong.
The year the movie debuted, Cheech and Chong were honored as the "Comedy Team of the Decade" by the National Association of Theatre Owners.
Tommy Chong said of this movie being relatively drug-free: "Cheech & Chong and dope are redundant. It's a challenge to see if we can do it. I know we can". Producer Howard Brown put it another way: "Cheech and Chong don't need the dope prop to be funny just like [Jackie] Gleason didn't need the drink or Groucho [Marx] his cigar, Cheech and Chong are funny and inventive on their own."
The pornographic movie that Cheech and Chong walk onto the set of is called "The Guys".
Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong play dual roles in this movie. They play themselves as well as two Middle Eastern Arab businessmen, Mr. Slyman and Prince Habib. Previously, Cheech had played two parts in Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980). The two also appear in the movie in drag.