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Up in Smoke

5.7

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Original title

Up in Smoke

Year

1978

Running time

86 min.

Country

United States

Director

Lou Adler, Tommy Chong

Screenwriter

Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin

Cast

Music

Danny Kortchmar, Lee Oskar, Waddy Wachtel

Cinematography

Gene Polito

Producer

Paramount Pictures

Genre

Comedy | Drugs. Road Movie

Movie Groups

Cheech & Chong

Synopsis

Cheech and Chong's first "hit" movie is a popular comedy for the red-eyed generation. The outrageous pair begin their search for green pastures and good grass. After several wacky adventures and close shaves ensue, the comedic duo end up at L.A.'s Roxy Theatre to perform a hilarious final scene. Without giving away too many clues, it can be said that a pink tutu and a red quaalude are involved.

Critics' reviews

"There is something irrepressibly good-natured about the peppery Cheech and the zonked-out Chone as they low-ride through East Los Angeles and Tijuana in pursuit of the eternal high... In this funny movie, dope is not an issue, it's a way of life"

David Ansen: Newsweek
"The 70's duo find themselves in comedic situations which hit and miss in relatively equal measure."

Hock Teh: IGN
"'Cheech & Chong's' first movie is still their best. The duo wrote the genial script about the never-ending search for great pot, and a good supporting cast co-stars."

Marjorie Baumgarten: Austin Chronicle
"In some ways this 1978 Cheech and Chong effort, their first feature, is the perfect doper movie—no one's straight enough to remember the punch lines"

Dave Kehr: Chicago Reader
"The funniest of all the Cheech and Chong movies, 'Up in Smoke' provides a feast of gags"

TV Guide
"As the most fun comes not from watching the movie but from recalling great lines later, it would seem that the audio success of C & C has not translated too well into visuals."

Time Out
"Fairly consistently funny."

Pauline Kael: The New Yorker
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Up in Smoke

1978

Lou Adler, Tommy Chong

5.7

(1,443)