Cheech and Chong: Up in Smoke [40th Anniversary]

Director: Lou Adler, Tommy Chong Lou Adler

Overview

This film, while despised by critics and lovers of cinema, is cherished by fans of the comedy team, Cheech and Chong. In this wildly irreverent comedy, Man Stoner (Tommy Chong) is thrown out of his rich parent's Hollywood Hill's home and hooks up with Pedro De Pacas (Cheech Marin) the leader of a rock-and-roll band. In a van made entirely of pure marijuana, the two set out on a ride from Los Angeles to Mexico and back. Despite all of this, they still have time to enter and win a "battle-of-the-bands" contest. Up in Smoke, produced and directed by Lou Alder is Cheech and Chong's first and best film.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/10/2018
UPC:	0032429301352
Original Release:	1978
Rating:	R
Source:	PARAMOUNT
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:25:00
Sales rank:	228

Special Features

Closed Caption; How Pedro met the man: Up in Smoke at 40 (includes interview with Cheech & Chong); Commentary by Cheech Marin & director Lou Adler; Roach clips (deleted scenes) with optional commentary; Lighting it up: a look back at Up in Smoke; "Earache My Eye" featuring Alice Bowie: animated music video; Cheech & Chong's "The Man Song"; Vintage radio spots

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.