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- 1978
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 26 m
- 1978
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 26 m
Summary Cheech & Chong unknowingly smuggle a van - made entirely of marijuana - from Mexico to L.A., with incompetent Sgt. Stedenko on their trail.
Directed By: Lou Adler, Tommy Chong
Written By: Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong
- 1978
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 26 m
- 1978
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 26 m
Up in Smoke
57
7.9
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Summary Cheech & Chong unknowingly smuggle a van - made entirely of marijuana - from Mexico to L.A., with incompetent Sgt. Stedenko on their trail.
Directed By: Lou Adler, Tommy Chong
Written By: Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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45% Positive
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55% Mixed
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
57
45% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
55% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Unless you are suitably bent, you might notice that the movie has little continuity and a plot that is no more than a grab bag of familiar Cheech and Chong routines. If you're suitably prepared, probably none of this will matter. 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 funky, slapdash and occasionally very funny movie, dope is not an issue, it's a way of life. [2 Oct 1978, p.86]
The funniest of all the Cheech and Chong movies, UP IN SMOKE provides a feast of gags for the sympathetically minded.
Fairly consistently funny.
In a brilliant reenactment of what must be one of their definitive routines, these Furry Freak Brothers from opposite sides of town proceed to get acquainted over a joint the size of a blunderbuss muzzle. It's a new classic among comedy-team encourters: hilarious rapport at first toke. [11 Oct 1978, p.B1]
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.
Unfortunately, Up In Smoke winds up as a hapless attempt to wrap a few very funny Cheech and Chong routines around a tired plot of counter-culture cliches. [6 Oct 1978, p.19]
What’s lacking in Up in Smoke is a cohesiveness in both humor and characterization. Once the more obvious drug jokes are exhausted, director Lou Adler lets the film degenerate into a mixture of fitful slapstick and toilet humor.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 14 User Ratings
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 14 User Ratings
7.9
79% Positive
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21% Mixed
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