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Cheech & Chong's Up in Smoke (1978)

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Reviews Counted:16

Fresh:7

Rotten:9

Average Rating:5.1/10

Runtime: 87 mins

Genre: Comedies

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... 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. [More]

Starring: Edie Adams, Stacy Keach, Strother Martin, Tommy Chong

Starring: Edie Adams, Stacy Keach, Strother Martin, Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin, Tom Skerritt, Zane Buzby, Louisa Moritz

Director: Lou Adler

Director: Lou Adler
Producer: Lou Adler, Lou Lombardo
Screenwriter: Thomas Chong, Cheech Marin

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The funniest of all the Cheech and Chong movies, Up in Smoke provides a feast of gags for the sympathetically minded.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
05/07/08
TV Guide's Movie Guide

What's lacking in Up in Smoke is a cohesiveness in both humor and characterization.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment 1 Comment
05/07/08
Variety Staff
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Director Lou Adler (the record producer) finds a few chuckles, but mostly it's amateur night.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
05/07/08
Dave Kehr
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Chicago Reader
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Arguably one of the funniest Cheech and Chong movies, the weed comedy was dismissed by most critics (and parents) but it was embraced by young viewers and launched the subgenre of "stoner" comedies way before Linklater made Slacker and Dazed & Confused.

Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | comment Comment
04/12/08
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

As far as comedic ingredients go, weed is not so much a surefire laugh-getter as it is a free-floating lubricant capable of setting off wicked complications.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
09/05/07
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
Slant Magazine

Cheech & Chong had their act down pat by '78 and turned out to be a natural movie-comedy team.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
04/09/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

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.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Time Out

Up in Smoke is the world's most revered -- and most idiotic -- drug movie.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
09/06/05
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

No review available.

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02/12/05
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals

No review available.

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02/09/05
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

one joke stretched too far

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11/08/04
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

A cult drug movie that lacks decent acting, script or direction.

Full Review Source: Film4 | comment Comment
07/08/03
Film4

The duo wrote the genial script about the never-ending search for great pot, and a good supporting cast co-stars.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
03/10/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

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01/22/03
Mark Palermo
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07/30/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

The boys first, and still their best, foray into cinematic stonededness.

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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
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