AdventureComedyMusic

Up in Smoke

- It will make you feel VERY funny!

An unemployed pot-smoking slacker and amateur drummer, Anthony Stoner ditches his strict parents and hits the road, eventually meeting kindred spirit Pedro de Pacas. 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."

Release Date : 1978-05-16

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Cheech and Chong's Up In SmokeCheech & Chong's Up in Smoke

Cast

Character Name : Pedro

Original Name : Cheech Marin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man

Original Name : Tommy Chong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Strawberry

Original Name : Tom Skerritt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tempest Stoner

Original Name : Edie Adams

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Stoner

Original Name : Strother Martin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gloria

Original Name : Louisa Moritz

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jade East

Original Name : Zane Buzby

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sergeant Stedenko

Original Name : Stacy Keach

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chauffeur

Original Name : Harold Fong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Richard

Original Name : Richard Novo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jail Bait

Original Name : Jane Moder

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jail Bait

Original Name : Pam Bille

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arresting Officer

Original Name : Arthur Roberts

Gender : Male

Character Name : Judge Gladys Dykes

Original Name : Marian Beeler

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bailiff

Original Name : Donald Hotton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prosecuting Attorney

Original Name : John Ian Jacobs

Gender : Male

Character Name : Curtis

Original Name : Christipher Joy

Gender : Male

Character Name : James - Bass

Original Name : Raymond Vitte

Gender : Male

Character Name : Duane - Guitar

Original Name : Michael Caldwell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Juan - 1st Trumpet

Original Name : José Pulido

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tom - 2nd Trumpet

Original Name : Ruben Guevara

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ollie - 3rd Trumpet

Original Name : Miguel Murillo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Freak with Basketball

Original Name : Gary Mule Deer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ajax Lady

Original Name : June Fairchild

Gender : Female

Character Name : Harry

Original Name : Mills Watson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Clyde

Original Name : Karl Johnson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Murphy

Original Name : Rick Beckner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Laughing Lady

Original Name : Cheryl Smith

Gender : Female

Character Name : Aunt Bolita

Original Name : Angelina Estrada

Gender : Female

Character Name : Upholstery Shop Foreman

Original Name : Ernie Fuentes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Factory Boss

Original Name : Val Avery

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bennie

Original Name : Ben Marino

Gender : Male

Character Name : Toyota Kawasaki

Original Name : Akemi Kikumura

Gender : Male

Character Name : Border Guard

Original Name : Joe Creaghe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Border Guard

Original Name : Roy Stocking

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sister Mary Vogue

Original Name : Marcia Wolf

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sister Mary Secretary

Original Name : Andrea Nachman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sister Mary Quacker

Original Name : Betty McGuire

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sister Mary Arabian

Original Name : Cheryl Jeffrey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sister Mary Mary

Original Name : Gayna Shernen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sister Mary Yuma

Original Name : June Creeghe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sister Mary Indian

Original Name : Patty Proudfoot

Gender : Male

Character Name : Debbie

Original Name : Wally Ann Wharton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Motorcycle Cop

Original Name : Otto Felix

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rodney Bingenheimer

Original Name : Rodney Bingenheimer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Roxy Doorman

Original Name : Kurt Kaufman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Roxy Doorman

Original Name : David Nelson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tow Truck Driver

Original Name : Wayne Hazelhurst

Gender : Male

Reviews

Filipe Manuel Neto

@FilipeManuelNeto

2022-12-11

**A good example of how irresponsible and careless cinema can be when it wants to convey messages to the public.** I have already said, in other reviews of other films, that I see cinema as a leisure experience and as a form of artistic expression. At its core, this is cinema. However, there are so many films that seek to indoctrinate and convey political or social messages that it is not easy for us to forget that the industrial and propaganda machine linked to the movies is perfect for the mass “brainwashing” of crowds. It's something I don't like and it's even dangerous, taking into account that it can be used for good or bad, depending on the message being conveyed. And the message that this film sends us is one of tremendous social irresponsibility! Released in 1978, at a time when American cinema still felt the strong influence of hippies and the ideals of a libertarian and counterculture Left, the film begins by revealing two very different characters (a poor Latino and a well-born and spoiled rich man) who unite in their love for drugs, and especially marijuana (or weed). The script is non-existent and underwritten: the characters limit themselves to an incessant and eager search for more and more drugs, ending up returning from Mexico with a van made of weed and leaving a trail of smoke and people accidentally stoned, and apparently very happy with that. The film is one of those films that Hollywood should be ashamed of: it is a great apology for the consumption, liberal and recreational, of a varied cocktail of drugs, which starts with weed and ends with acids, “speeds” and heroin. The amount of substances mentioned in the film is vast and the way in which the subject is approached should have led to legal actions and arrest warrants against the actors, producers, studio and director, in order to answer for this irresponsible and inconsequential movie. And if the reader finds that too drastic, I leave you the question: would it be reasonable or good that they had released a comedy that made a sympathetic or pleasant portrayal of Nazism, or the Holocaust? Yes, one thing has nothing to do with the other! But there are reasonable limits for everything, including comedy, and there are themes that are simply not meant to make people laugh. I don't mean by this to say that I think the film was instrumental in increasing drug use, or that all the people who saw it went out and bought some weed. But if we, as a society, start to allow certain reprehensible acts and behaviors to be seen in a careless way, this gradually becomes ingrained in people's minds. In addition to this issue of moral and social irresponsibility, the film also has a perfect bad taste humor: I've never seen a film where the characters spend so much time in bathrooms, or vomiting. If that's funny, I didn't see any joke, but maybe it's my mistake, after all, I wasn't born or live in a cave, and my parents gave me a good education. Technically, the only aspects worthy of mention are the vehicles, starting with the VW Beetle modified with Rolls-Royce parts and ending with the very green van that appears in the biggest slice of the film. Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong deserve the Golden Raspberry and are absolutely deplorable, as actors and as comedians. Personally, I am in favor of banning this film, on moral and educational grounds. However, it can even be seen if it is properly framed and accompanied by explanations about the danger of drug use. Lucky for us, there are lots of films with good messages about that, and yes, cannabis is a drug like any other.