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      Up in Smoke

      R Released Jan 1, 1978 1 hr. 26 min. Comedy List
      47% 19 Reviews Tomatometer 82% 50,000+ Ratings Audience Score An unemployed pot-smoking slacker and amateur drummer, Anthony Stoner (Tommy Chong) ditches his strict parents and hits the road, eventually meeting kindred spirit Pedro de Pacas (Cheech Marin). While the drug-ingesting duo is soon arrested for possession of marijuana, Anthony and Pedro get released on a technicality, allowing them to continue their many misadventures and ultimately compete in a rock band contest, where they perform the raucous tune "Earache My Eye." Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Apr 17 Buy Now

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      Oft-quoted but undeniably flawed, Up In Smoke is a seminal piece of stoner cinema thanks to the likability of its two counterculture icons.

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      Horror fan 4 This started the stoner movie craze and it still kicks ass!!! Love these characters and this movie will forever be a classic. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/23/24 Full Review Augustine J Up In Smoke is the grandaddy of all stoner movies. Cheech and Chong are freaking incredible in this movie. It's crazy that this movie was made almost fifty years ago. It feels so fresh and thats largely due to the insane comedic talent by the leads. This movie practically gives you a contact high when you watch it. It's a great comedy. Certainly one that any fan of the genre needs to see. I cannot recommend this movie enough. It's a movie that tells you that even though things may not be going your way, if you get high it will be just fine. Some people like that message and others don't. For the ones that do, get educated and watch this great classic comedy. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/03/24 Full Review Amanda P It's a classic👌 just sit back, relax and enjoy the ride😆 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/05/24 Full Review Narciso R Fantastic movie, loved every minute of it. Timeless, great track. NRJ. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/26/23 Full Review Larry K Had a bunch of funny parts. Solid stoner movie Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/14/23 Full Review Dustin D Up in Smoke had some good one-liners and is fondly remembered for its offbeat and likeable leads, but it was never all that funny. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Variety Staff Variety What's lacking in Up in Smoke is a cohesiveness in both humor and characterization. May 7, 2008 Full Review Dave Kehr Chicago Reader Director Lou Adler (the record producer) finds a few chuckles, but mostly it's amateur night. May 7, 2008 Full Review Fernando F. Croce Slant Magazine 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. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 5, 2007 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Cheech Marin and Thomas Chong prove to be irresistible anti-establishment figures in this consistently amusing dum-dum comedy. Rated: 3/4 Aug 30, 2021 Full Review Brian Costello Common Sense Media Classic stoner comedy has drugs, language, sex. Rated: 4/5 Jul 17, 2019 Full Review James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk a shaggy slice of slacker comedy, and while no one will mistake it for a particularly well-made movie, it is imminently likeable and repeatedly watchable Rated: 3/4 Apr 26, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis An unemployed pot-smoking slacker and amateur drummer, Anthony Stoner (Tommy Chong) ditches his strict parents and hits the road, eventually meeting kindred spirit Pedro de Pacas (Cheech Marin). While the drug-ingesting duo is soon arrested for possession of marijuana, Anthony and Pedro get released on a technicality, allowing them to continue their many misadventures and ultimately compete in a rock band contest, where they perform the raucous tune "Earache My Eye."
      Director
      Lou Adler
      Screenwriter
      Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin
      Distributor
      Paramount Pictures
      Production Co
      Paramount Pictures
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jan 1, 1978, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jun 17, 2008
      Sound Mix
      Mono
      Aspect Ratio
      Scope (2.35:1)
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