Cheech and Chong's Up in Smoke Movie Review 1979

A pair of free-spirited burn-outs team up for a tongue-in-cheek spoof of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. First and probably the best of the dopey duo's cinematic adventures. A boxoffice bonanza when released and still a cult favorite.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 87 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Slapstick Comedy, Sex & Sexuality, Reefer Madness, Rebel Without a Cause, Screen Teams: Cheech & Chong, Struggling Musicians

Screenplay

Richard "Cheech" Marin, Thomas Chong

Cast

Richard "Cheech" Marin, Thomas Chong, Stacy Keach, Tom Skerritt, Edie Adams, Strother Martin, Cheryl "Rainbeaux" Smith

Cinematography

Gene Polito

Director

Lou Adler

Producer

Lou Adler, Lou Lombardo