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The dog that took the burrito out of Man's hand was not a trained dog, but a local stray. He simply walked into frame, took the burrito, and walked away. Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong ad-libbed around this, and it was left in the movie.
The car that Tommy Chong drives at the beginning of the movie is actually owned by Jack Nicholson. When this movie came our one could buy fiberglass conversion kits to replace the trunk and hood lids to make them look like baby Rolls Royces.
Lou Adler screened the film privately for Jack Nicholson who had just been in a car accident and had a dislocated shoulder. It proved to be a painful experience for Nicholson, for his shoulder hurt him every time he laughed - which was often.
According to Tommy Chong, Stacy Keach's character name of "Sgt. Stedenko" was the name of a real cop from his hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The team found it hard to get any of the traditional advertising outlets to promote their film so they hit on the novel (and ultimately successful) idea of putting comic strips on bus benches. This gave the film a certain "street" feel, helping it to become a cult hit.
"Border Guard: So, how long you've been in Mexico? Pedro: A week. I mean a day. Border Guard: Well, which is it? A week or a day? Pedro: A weekday."
"Arresting Officer: Sir, could I please see your license? Pedro: Whuut? Arresting Officer: Your license. Where's your license? Pedro: It's back there on the bumper, man! Arresting Officer: No, I mean your DRIVER'S license. Pedro: Oh yeah, I got the bullshit back here man... [gets license with great difficulty] Pedro: Hey I thought'a somethin' really funny, man... Your mother! [laughs] Arresting Officer: [after dirty look, of course] Sir, what's your name? Pedro: uuhhh... Isn't in on the license, man? Yeah, that's it! Pedro De Pacas, man, that's my name..."