Up in Smoke [Includes Digital Copy] [Blu-ray] [Gift with Purchase]

Director: Lou Adler, Tommy Chong Lou Adler

Overview

Then professional potheads Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong teamed up for Cheech & Chong: Up In Smoke, which features the drug-addled duo on a road trip throughout California; that is to say, a road-trip they hope will culminate in finding some quality weed. Instead, a series of mishaps result in their respective deportations to Mexico. Desperate to get back to the states so they can perform in their band's gig later that night, Cheech and Chong unwittingly agree to drive a very unique car across the border -- rather than steel and various metal bits, the vehicle is constructed entirely out of marijuana. Back in the States and accompanied by two extraordinarily out-of-it female hitchhikers, the stoned group meanders about in an attempt to get their musical performance together, and narrowly escapes from local law enforcement agencies on numerous occasions despite their complete inability to realize they were being tailed to begin with. The incredibly low-budget movie surprised critics, grossed millions, spawned a series of lesser follow-up films, and cemented Cheech & Chong's cult-status among potheads across the globe. ~ Tracie Cooper

Product Details

Release Date:	05/09/2023
UPC:	0191329244692
Original Release:	1978
Rating:	R
Source:	Paramount
Language:	English
Time:	1:25:00
Sales rank:	13,376

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Cheech Marin	Pedro
Tommy Chong	Man Stoner
Stacy Keach	Sgt. Stedenko
Strother Martin	Mr. Stoner
Zane Buzby	Jade East
Tom Skerritt	Strawberry
Edie Adams	Tempest Stoner
Louisa Moritz	Officer Gloria
Anne Wharton	Debbie
Mills Watson	Harry
Karl Johnson	Clyde
Rick Beckner	Murphy
Harold Fong	Chauffeur
Richard Novo	Richard
Arthur Roberts	Arresting Officer
The Dills	Actor
Marian Beeler	Judge Gladys Dykes
Donald Hotton	Bailiff
Jon Ian Jacobs	Prosecuting Attorney
Christopher Joy	Curtis
Ray Vitte	James
Michael Caldwell	Duane
Jose Pulido	Juan
Ruben Guevara	Tom
Benny Marino	Benny
Miguel Murillo	Ollie
June Fairchild	Ajax Lady
Rainbeaux Smith	Laughing Lady,Laughing Lady
Gary Mule Deer	Freak with Basketball
Angelina Estrada	Aunt Bolita
Ernie Fuentes	Upholstery Shop Foreman
Val Avery	Factory Boss
Ben Marino	Bennie
Marcia Wolf	Sister Mary Vogue
Andi Nachman	Sister Mary Secretary
Betty McGuire	Sister Mary Quacker
Cheryl Jeffrey	Sister Mary Arabian
Gayna Shernen	Sister Mary Mary
June Creaghe	Sister Mary Yuma
Patty Proudfoot	Sister Mary Indian
Rodney Bingenheimer	Himself

Technical Credits

Tommy Chong

Cheech Marin

Lou Adler	Director,Producer
Tommy Chong	Director,Screenwriter
Lou Lombardo	Producer
Cheech Marin	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

Pot movies in general are usually tedious, insular affairs which are not particularly funny outside their target audience (namely, high people). This one is a hilarious exception, taking many of the best-known routines involving Pedro De Pacas (Richard "Cheech" Marin) and Man (Thomas Chong) and building them into a loosely knit episodic comedy that's a joy to watch. Much of Cheech and Chong's humor is based on improvisation, so there are dull patches, but far fewer than in their later films. There are also unforgettable supporting characters like the officious Sgt. Stedenko (Stacy Keach), who ends up getting accidentally stoned and proclaiming "I'm the munchies," and June Fairchild as a woman so drug-addled that she greedily snorts Ajax, thinking it to be cocaine. It starts to come unraveled at the end, when the boys enter a punk rock band contest, but it is generally a hilarious, free-spirited antidote to conservative times. And as far as sending a bad message, it could be argued that anyone who looks at the Pedro and Man characters as life role-models probably doesn't need chemical help to be a loser.

All Movie Guide - Robert Firsching