Up in Smoke (1978)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Lou Adler

Writers:

Tommy Chong (writer)
Cheech Marin (writer)

Release Date:

15 September 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Music

Tagline:

It will make you feel VERY funny!

Plot:

Two stoners unknowingly smuggle a van - made entirely of marijuana - from Mexico to L.A., with incompetent Sgt. Stedenko on their trail.

Plot Keywords:

Van | Mexico | Marijuana | Hitch Hiker | Drummer

Cast

Cheech Marin	...	Pedro De Pacas
Tommy Chong	...	Anthony 'Man' Stoner
Strother Martin	...	Arnold Stoner
Edie Adams	...	Mrs. Tempest Stoner
Harold Fong	...	Chauffeur
Richard Novo	...	Richard
Jane Moder	...	Jail Bait
Pam Bille	...	Jail Bait
Arthur Roberts	...	Arresting Officer
Marian Beeler	...	Judge Gladys Dykes
Donald Hotton	...	Bailiff
John Ian Jacobs	...	Prosecuting Attorney
Christopher Joy	...	Curtis
Ray Vitte	...	James (Bass Player)
Michael Caldwell	...	Duane (Guitar)

Also Known As:

Cheech and Chong's Up in Smoke
Cheech and Chong: Up in Smoke

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:(Banned) (1978) | Finland:K-18 (2001) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (re-rating) | New Zealand:R16 | Sweden:15 | Australia:R | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A | France:-16 | Ireland:18 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:18 | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

The license plate on Cheech's car (MUF DVR) actually belonged to an LAPD officer at the time.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Chong is playing the drums at the Roxy after being "revived", his drum strokes clearly don't go with the music.

Quotes:

Man Stoner: [to Pedro, who is in the throes of panic] HEY! MELLOW OUT, MAN!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "One Day at a Time: Up in Smoke (#9.18)" (1984)

Soundtrack:

Earache My Eye

Unless you hate cannabis-comedies, you should enjoy it.

This movie isn't so bad. I've heard from plenty of people that it's stupid, has no plot and is a waste of time. The no plot part I can't defend, because it's mostly Cheech & Chong either smoking weed, or looking for weed. It's no Oscar-winning movie but it's still pretty funny.

I usually enjoy drug-comedies because it's so funny to watch people acting high, because they're acting goofy. And that's funny. Everyone who likes modern drug-comedies ("How High", "Friday" etc.) enjoyed this movie. So if you enjoy the modern stoner movies, no reason you won't love the original.

*** out of *****.

Rated R for drug humor, profanity and sexuality.