Up in Smoke

UPC: 097361223247

Studio: Paramount

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Drug Content]

Summary: 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, Rovi

Category: Comedy

Features: cc
Commentary by Cheech Martin & director Lou Adler
Roach Clips (deleted scenes) with optional commentary
Lighting up: A look back at Up in Smoke
"Earache My Eye" featuring Alice Bowie: animated music video
Cheech & Chong's "The Man Song"
2 vintage radio spots
Theatrical trailer

Up in Smoke

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 09/04/2007

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DDS Dolby Digital Surround, DS Dolby Surround (4.0), DD1 Dolby Digital Mono

Runtime: 85 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: English,French

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Up in Smoke
1. Low Rider
2. Is That a Joint Man?
3. Pulled Over / Framed
4. Searching for a Lid
5. It's a Bust
6. Smuggling a Van
7. Pot Pursuit
8. Police Dispatch
9. Rock Fight
10. "Alice Bowie"
11. Up in Smoke - Credits

Robert Firsching

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. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Val Avery  Actor 
Jon Ian Jacobs  Actor 
Cheryl Smith  Actor 
Arthur Roberts  Actor 
Michael Caldwell  Actor 
Berlin Brats  Actor 
Christopher Joy  Actor 
Mills Watson  Actor 
Ernie Fuentes  Actor 
Harold Fong  Actor 
Marcia Wolf  Actor 
Angelina Estrada  Actor 
The Whores  Actor 
Gary Mule Deer  Actor 
The Dills  Actor 
Ruben Guevara  Actor 
Betty McGuire  Actor 
Jose Pulido  Actor 
Rick Beckner  Actor 
Karl Johnson  Actor 
Ray Vitte  Actor 
Rodney Bingenheimer  Actor 
Donald Hotton  Actor 
Benny Marino  Actor 
Lou Adler  Director 
Lou Adler  Producer 
Tommy Chong  Screenwriter 
Lou Lombardo  Producer 
Cheech Marin  Screenwriter 
Cheech Marin  Actor 
Tommy Chong  Actor 
Stacy Keach  Actor 
Edie Adams  Actor 
Tom Skerritt  Actor 
Strother Martin  Actor 
Zane Buzby  Actor 
Anne Wharton  Actor 
Louisa Moritz  Actor 
June Fairchild  Actor 

Country: USA