Up in Smoke

Up in Smoke


Starring:Edie Adams, Marian Beeler, Pam Bille, Michael Caldwell (III), Tommy Chong, Harold Fong, Ruben Guevara, Donald Hotton, John Ian Jacobs, Christopher Joy, Cheech Marin, Strother Martin, Jane Moder, Gary Mule Deer, Miguel Murillo, Richard Novo, José Pulido (III), Arthur Roberts (II), Ray Vitte
Director: Tommy Chong, Lou Adler
Studio: Paramount
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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Cheech & Chong's first cannabis comedy is also their best, a souvenir from the more carefree days before "Just Say No," when people did not feel so defensive about inhaling. In 1978, the prevailing spirit was more like "Just Say Blow." Even New Yorker film critic Pauline Kael liked it (the movie, that is), adding that it was "an exploitation slapstick comedy, rather than a family picture, such as Blazing Saddles or High Anxiety--which means that it's dirtier, wilder, and sillier." The story has to do with bumbling potheads Cheech & Chong searching for primo bud, while being tailed by a team of inept law-enforcement officers, led by Sgt. Stedenko (Stacy Keach). Sample dialogue: When a cop pulls them over to ask if they are any illegal substances in his vehicle, Cheech replies: "Not any more, man." Up in Smoke is an irresistibly silly and charming movie that--despite, or perhaps because of, the national furor over drug use--plays today like a relic from a bygone era, a sweeter, more open, more innocent period in our history. --Jim Emerson
Up in Smoke
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Classic!
  • i haven got this yet
  • A must have!!!
  • Cheech & Chong's first movie goes out with a bang
  • Best Movie Ever
 Up in Smoke
Starring: Edie Adams , Marian Beeler , Pam Bille , Michael Caldwell (III) , and Tommy Chong
Director: Tommy Chong , and Adler, Lou
Manufacturer: Paramount
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ASIN: B00004YNIU
Release Date: 2000-11-21

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Cheech & Chong's first cannabis comedy is also their best, a souvenir from the more carefree days before "Just Say No," when people did not feel so defensive about inhaling. In 1978, the prevailing spirit was more like "Just Say Blow." Even New Yorker film critic Pauline Kael liked it (the movie, that is), adding that it was "an exploitation slapstick comedy, rather than a family picture, such as Blazing Saddles or High Anxiety--which means that it's dirtier, wilder, and sillier." The story has to do with bumbling potheads Cheech & Chong searching for primo bud, while being tailed by a team of inept law-enforcement officers, led by Sgt. Stedenko (Stacy Keach). Sample dialogue: When a cop pulls them over to ask if they are any illegal substances in his vehicle, Cheech replies: "Not any more, man." Up in Smoke is an irresistibly silly and charming movie that--despite, or perhaps because of, the national furor over drug use--plays today like a relic from a bygone era, a sweeter, more open, more innocent period in our history. --Jim Emerson

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Classic!.......2007-03-22

This is one of those movies you can watch and enjoy over and over.

5 out of 5 stars i haven got this yet.......2007-03-11

all is great but this movie i haven't got it yet .... but all the other movies are great. amazon is great.

5 out of 5 stars A must have!!!.......2006-10-23

One of the funniest movies ever made. I'm still using references from this movie to this day. The real sad thing is, with the PC world we live in today, we may never see another movie like it.

5 out of 5 stars Cheech & Chong's first movie goes out with a bang.......2006-05-23

Cheech & Chong already had a bunch of albums under their belts since 1971, so they weren't exactly new when Up in Smoke hit the theaters in September, 1978. I had often seen this movie on network TV, unfortunately, it was so drastically butchered because they had to censor a lot, not to mention all the commercials. But of course I had to get this movie on VHS or DVD. I ended up with the DVD, which has some bonus features, including a bunch of unused clips, and even audio commentary from Lou Adler and Cheech Marin about the movie, and I actually got some useful info from them about the movie, and some trivia along with it (like the VW Beetle Tommy Chong was driving with the Rolls Royce radiator strapped on the front near the beginning of the film actually belonged to Jack Nicholson).

It seemed only natural Lou Adler would direct this film, after all, the Cheech & Chong albums were produced by Adler (and released on his Ode label, which included various music acts like Carole King and the psychedelic band Spirit). And it's a fantastic film full of laughs. Much of what I want to say I can't say here because it won't get posted (because of the content), but it's basically two hippies trying to escape the law, get deported to Mexico, return to America in a van made of marijuana, and enter a rock band contest. Speaking of which, there is this scene during the "Rock Fight" (where these punk rock bands play) there was this one singer who so badly wanted to be Mick Jagger, it about hurts, and the audience started throwing beer cans at him (and the music sounded like a Stones ripoff). But of course, at the end was Cheech & Chong performing "Earache My Eye" (as Alice Bowie in this movie). This cut originally appeared on their Wedding Album (1974), but of course it's only the musical part that was included on this film. And speaking of the music, while Saturday Night Fever capitilized on the disco craze, Up in Smoke seemed to pick up on the punk rock craze. Both styles of music came out around the same time (though disco was much more popular in America because it was the moneymaker) and pretty much brought an end to the prog rock and psychedelia that came before it. What's really strange is Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong were quite a bit older than the real musicians involved in the punk rock scene.

Up in Smoke is truly a great movie, and so is its following, Cheech & Chong's Next Movie, so make sure you get both.

5 out of 5 stars Best Movie Ever.......2006-03-09

I love this movie. This has got to be one of my all-time favorites. It's hilariously funny and every time I watch it I get this fuzzy feeling inside and it makes me go 'Squee!'
The Up In Smoke Tour
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • there is no DTS on DVD
  • Great for the Concert Library
  • If You Missed The Concert, This Is The Next Best Thing
  • hip hop head
  • Sweet
 The Up In Smoke Tour
Starring: Various Artists
Manufacturer: Eagle Vision USA
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ASIN: B0000524DX
Release Date: 2000-12-19

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They may be every parent's nightmare, but the rap all-stars that comprise the 2000 Up in Smoke tour (smoke, as in blunts and chronic--or marijuana, for the uninitiated) are incredibly popular with a surprising cross-section of young music lovers today. This two-hour-plus DVD captures most of one concert by the four rappers who joined together for this tour: Ice Cube, Eminem, Dr. Dre, and Snoop Dogg. If you aren't a fan of the music, don't expect this to change your mind or even to help you understand these rappers' appeal. For the devoted, however, you get heaping doses of four of the hottest acts working, in a show that includes lavish production values as well as plenty of backstage footage and photographs as extra features. Given the slice-and-dice editing (no shot, it seems, is allowed to last more than two seconds), it's hard to get a fix on them or a true picture of what the show looked like if you happened to be sitting in the audience. --Marshall Fine

Description

The smoke hasn't settled yet, but there can be no doubt that this summer's "Up In Smoke" tour had the biggest fire of any touring music show. This Hip Hop All-Stars show features Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Eminem, Ice Cube and other special guests in a program offering many surprises, from onstage to backstage to scenes from the road shot by the artists themselves on home video cameras.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars there is no DTS on DVD.......2007-05-16

Tour is super, great tracks but no DTS sound, although on the dvd box it (DTS sound) typed with big letters.

5 out of 5 stars Great for the Concert Library.......2007-03-24

this Concert was one of the best ever and the DVD works well I have heard way worse concerts on DVD and the camera does not go out of control like most other DVD's I hate that. good solid 5 stars

5 out of 5 stars If You Missed The Concert, This Is The Next Best Thing .......2007-02-19

If you were like me and missed the actual show when it was in your town, this is the next best thing, they show the concert and backstage footage.

Even if you did go to the actual show, still buy this DVD.

5 out of 5 stars hip hop head.......2006-03-11

I actually seen this tour live and it's just as good the second time around on DVD.

5 out of 5 stars Sweet.......2005-08-26

This DVD is fantasic. I have enjoyed watching it time & time again. The backing music for the Ice Cube freestyle was "Whoa" by Black Rob. W.C. almost stole the show & for people who saw it you know what I mean. It has some rememerable backstage scenes that are absolutly halirious like The cockroache or the P.S.A. (Public Service Announcement). All the performances were extremely enjoyable & we have a very explicit shot of the crowd in 1 of Dre's songs (i cant name it because of the actual title itself but everyone knows what song im on about). All the guest appearances are: Westside Connection, Ms. Toi, Warren G, Xzibit, Nate Dogg, D12, Devon The Dude, & anyone else ive missed. I recomend this to anyone who loves these artists & definitly DO NOT & i repeat DO NOT recommend this to anyone getting started in Hip Hop because most likely you will be turned off & disgusting. Only people who know what to expect should buy it. Peace
The Up in Smoke Tour (DTS)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • there is no DTS on DVD
  • Great for the Concert Library
  • If You Missed The Concert, This Is The Next Best Thing
  • hip hop head
  • Sweet
 The Up in Smoke Tour (DTS)
Starring: Dr. Dre , and Snoop Doggy Dogg
Manufacturer: Eagle Vision USA
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000063UQR
Release Date: 2002-04-16

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They may be every parent's nightmare, but the rap all-stars that comprise the 2000 Up in Smoke tour (smoke, as in blunts and chronic--or marijuana, for the uninitiated) are incredibly popular with a surprising cross-section of young music lovers today. This two-hour-plus DVD captures most of one concert by the four rappers who joined together for this tour: Ice Cube, Eminem, Dr. Dre, and Snoop Dogg. If you aren't a fan of the music, don't expect this to change your mind or even to help you understand these rappers' appeal. For the devoted, however, you get heaping doses of four of the hottest acts working, in a show that includes lavish production values as well as plenty of backstage footage and photographs as extra features. Given the slice-and-dice editing (no shot, it seems, is allowed to last more than two seconds), it's hard to get a fix on them or a true picture of what the show looked like if you happened to be sitting in the audience. --Marshall Fine

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars there is no DTS on DVD.......2007-05-16

Tour is super, great tracks but no DTS sound, although on the dvd box it (DTS sound) typed with big letters.

5 out of 5 stars Great for the Concert Library.......2007-03-24

this Concert was one of the best ever and the DVD works well I have heard way worse concerts on DVD and the camera does not go out of control like most other DVD's I hate that. good solid 5 stars

5 out of 5 stars If You Missed The Concert, This Is The Next Best Thing .......2007-02-19

If you were like me and missed the actual show when it was in your town, this is the next best thing, they show the concert and backstage footage.

Even if you did go to the actual show, still buy this DVD.

5 out of 5 stars hip hop head.......2006-03-11

I actually seen this tour live and it's just as good the second time around on DVD.

5 out of 5 stars Sweet.......2005-08-26

This DVD is fantasic. I have enjoyed watching it time & time again. The backing music for the Ice Cube freestyle was "Whoa" by Black Rob. W.C. almost stole the show & for people who saw it you know what I mean. It has some rememerable backstage scenes that are absolutly halirious like The cockroache or the P.S.A. (Public Service Announcement). All the performances were extremely enjoyable & we have a very explicit shot of the crowd in 1 of Dre's songs (i cant name it because of the actual title itself but everyone knows what song im on about). All the guest appearances are: Westside Connection, Ms. Toi, Warren G, Xzibit, Nate Dogg, D12, Devon The Dude, & anyone else ive missed. I recomend this to anyone who loves these artists & definitly DO NOT & i repeat DO NOT recommend this to anyone getting started in Hip Hop because most likely you will be turned off & disgusting. Only people who know what to expect should buy it. Peace
Up In Smoke (1978) / Still Smokin (1983) (Double Feature)
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Up In Smoke (1978) / Still Smokin (1983) (Double Feature)
    Starring: Cheech Marin , Tommy Chong , Strother Martin , and Edie Adams
    Director: Lou Adler
    Manufacturer: Paramount Home Video
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    ASIN: B000PHX5PA
    Release Date: 2007-08-07
    The Up In Smoke Tour (UMD Mini For PSP)
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Smokin' on ya PSP!!
    		 The Up In Smoke Tour (UMD Mini For PSP)
    Starring: Various Artists
    Manufacturer: Eagle Vision USA
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    ASIN: B000A13NEO
    Release Date: 2005-08-30

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    Eagle Rock Entertainment is the first music company to fully embrace Sony's new UMD format for PlayStation Portable (PSP), with the release of their first wave of music and concert DVD's in the UMD format. Taking advantage of the highcapacity (1.8 gigabyte) space on the UMD and the high resolution LCD screen, music fans will now be able to bring their favorite concert along to sit back and watch on those long flights or road trips.

    One of the most successful music DVD's ever (over 500,000 DVD's Soundscanned!), The Up In Smoke Tour DVD comes to the UMD. The wildest hip-hop carnival features 4 heavyweights of the genre, with DR. DRE, SNOOP DOGG, ICE CUBE AND EMINEM!

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Smokin' on ya PSP!!.......2005-11-21

    Very tight video from four of the best artists in Hip Hop. Dre, Snoop, Cube, & Eminem preform all the hits plus a couple others. If you're a fan, you gotta pick this one up. it's pretty tight that it's available on PSP...so u can watch it where ever. Peace
    Cheech & Chong - Up in Smoke
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • A Classic!
    • i haven got this yet
    • A must have!!!
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    • Best Movie Ever
    		 Cheech & Chong - Up in Smoke
    Starring: Edie Adams , Val Avery , Rick Beckner , Berlin Brats , and Michael Caldwell
    Director: Lou Adler
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    ASIN: B00005AB28
    Release Date: 2000-11-21

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    Cheech & Chong's first cannabis comedy is also their best, a souvenir from the more carefree days before "Just Say No," when people did not feel so defensive about inhaling. In 1978, the prevailing spirit was more like "Just Say Blow." Even New Yorker film critic Pauline Kael liked it (the movie, that is), adding that it was "an exploitation slapstick comedy, rather than a family picture, such as Blazing Saddles or High Anxiety--which means that it's dirtier, wilder, and sillier." The story has to do with bumbling potheads Cheech & Chong searching for primo bud, while being tailed by a team of inept law-enforcement officers, led by Sgt. Stedenko (Stacy Keach). Sample dialogue: When a cop pulls them over to ask if they are any illegal substances in his vehicle, Cheech replies: "Not any more, man." Up in Smoke is an irresistibly silly and charming movie that--despite, or perhaps because of, the national furor over drug use--plays today like a relic from a bygone era, a sweeter, more open, more innocent period in our history. --Jim Emerson

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A Classic!.......2007-03-22

    This is one of those movies you can watch and enjoy over and over.

    5 out of 5 stars i haven got this yet.......2007-03-11

    all is great but this movie i haven't got it yet .... but all the other movies are great. amazon is great.

    5 out of 5 stars A must have!!!.......2006-10-23

    One of the funniest movies ever made. I'm still using references from this movie to this day. The real sad thing is, with the PC world we live in today, we may never see another movie like it.

    5 out of 5 stars Cheech & Chong's first movie goes out with a bang.......2006-05-23

    Cheech & Chong already had a bunch of albums under their belts since 1971, so they weren't exactly new when Up in Smoke hit the theaters in September, 1978. I had often seen this movie on network TV, unfortunately, it was so drastically butchered because they had to censor a lot, not to mention all the commercials. But of course I had to get this movie on VHS or DVD. I ended up with the DVD, which has some bonus features, including a bunch of unused clips, and even audio commentary from Lou Adler and Cheech Marin about the movie, and I actually got some useful info from them about the movie, and some trivia along with it (like the VW Beetle Tommy Chong was driving with the Rolls Royce radiator strapped on the front near the beginning of the film actually belonged to Jack Nicholson).

    It seemed only natural Lou Adler would direct this film, after all, the Cheech & Chong albums were produced by Adler (and released on his Ode label, which included various music acts like Carole King and the psychedelic band Spirit). And it's a fantastic film full of laughs. Much of what I want to say I can't say here because it won't get posted (because of the content), but it's basically two hippies trying to escape the law, get deported to Mexico, return to America in a van made of marijuana, and enter a rock band contest. Speaking of which, there is this scene during the "Rock Fight" (where these punk rock bands play) there was this one singer who so badly wanted to be Mick Jagger, it about hurts, and the audience started throwing beer cans at him (and the music sounded like a Stones ripoff). But of course, at the end was Cheech & Chong performing "Earache My Eye" (as Alice Bowie in this movie). This cut originally appeared on their Wedding Album (1974), but of course it's only the musical part that was included on this film. And speaking of the music, while Saturday Night Fever capitilized on the disco craze, Up in Smoke seemed to pick up on the punk rock craze. Both styles of music came out around the same time (though disco was much more popular in America because it was the moneymaker) and pretty much brought an end to the prog rock and psychedelia that came before it. What's really strange is Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong were quite a bit older than the real musicians involved in the punk rock scene.

    Up in Smoke is truly a great movie, and so is its following, Cheech & Chong's Next Movie, so make sure you get both.

    5 out of 5 stars Best Movie Ever.......2006-03-09

    I love this movie. This has got to be one of my all-time favorites. It's hilariously funny and every time I watch it I get this fuzzy feeling inside and it makes me go 'Squee!'
    Up In Smoke High-Larious Edition
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      		Up In Smoke High-Larious Edition
      Starring: Chong , Marin , Skerritt , and Keach
      Manufacturer: Paramount Home Video
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      Release Date: 2007-09-04
      Up in Smoke [Region 2]
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • A Classic!
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      ASIN: B00005UPNE

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      Cheech & Chong's first cannabis comedy is also their best, a souvenir from the more carefree days before "Just Say No," when people did not feel so defensive about inhaling. In 1978, the prevailing spirit was more like "Just Say Blow." Even New Yorker film critic Pauline Kael liked it (the movie, that is), adding that it was "an exploitation slapstick comedy, rather than a family picture, such as Blazing Saddles or High Anxiety--which means that it's dirtier, wilder, and sillier." The story has to do with bumbling potheads Cheech & Chong searching for primo bud, while being tailed by a team of inept law-enforcement officers, led by Sgt. Stedenko (Stacy Keach). Sample dialogue: When a cop pulls them over to ask if they are any illegal substances in his vehicle, Cheech replies: "Not any more, man." Up in Smoke is an irresistibly silly and charming movie that--despite, or perhaps because of, the national furor over drug use--plays today like a relic from a bygone era, a sweeter, more open, more innocent period in our history. --Jim Emerson

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars A Classic!.......2007-03-22

      This is one of those movies you can watch and enjoy over and over.

      5 out of 5 stars i haven got this yet.......2007-03-11

      all is great but this movie i haven't got it yet .... but all the other movies are great. amazon is great.

      5 out of 5 stars A must have!!!.......2006-10-23

      One of the funniest movies ever made. I'm still using references from this movie to this day. The real sad thing is, with the PC world we live in today, we may never see another movie like it.

      5 out of 5 stars Cheech & Chong's first movie goes out with a bang.......2006-05-23

      Cheech & Chong already had a bunch of albums under their belts since 1971, so they weren't exactly new when Up in Smoke hit the theaters in September, 1978. I had often seen this movie on network TV, unfortunately, it was so drastically butchered because they had to censor a lot, not to mention all the commercials. But of course I had to get this movie on VHS or DVD. I ended up with the DVD, which has some bonus features, including a bunch of unused clips, and even audio commentary from Lou Adler and Cheech Marin about the movie, and I actually got some useful info from them about the movie, and some trivia along with it (like the VW Beetle Tommy Chong was driving with the Rolls Royce radiator strapped on the front near the beginning of the film actually belonged to Jack Nicholson).

      It seemed only natural Lou Adler would direct this film, after all, the Cheech & Chong albums were produced by Adler (and released on his Ode label, which included various music acts like Carole King and the psychedelic band Spirit). And it's a fantastic film full of laughs. Much of what I want to say I can't say here because it won't get posted (because of the content), but it's basically two hippies trying to escape the law, get deported to Mexico, return to America in a van made of marijuana, and enter a rock band contest. Speaking of which, there is this scene during the "Rock Fight" (where these punk rock bands play) there was this one singer who so badly wanted to be Mick Jagger, it about hurts, and the audience started throwing beer cans at him (and the music sounded like a Stones ripoff). But of course, at the end was Cheech & Chong performing "Earache My Eye" (as Alice Bowie in this movie). This cut originally appeared on their Wedding Album (1974), but of course it's only the musical part that was included on this film. And speaking of the music, while Saturday Night Fever capitilized on the disco craze, Up in Smoke seemed to pick up on the punk rock craze. Both styles of music came out around the same time (though disco was much more popular in America because it was the moneymaker) and pretty much brought an end to the prog rock and psychedelia that came before it. What's really strange is Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong were quite a bit older than the real musicians involved in the punk rock scene.

      Up in Smoke is truly a great movie, and so is its following, Cheech & Chong's Next Movie, so make sure you get both.

      5 out of 5 stars Best Movie Ever.......2006-03-09

      I love this movie. This has got to be one of my all-time favorites. It's hilariously funny and every time I watch it I get this fuzzy feeling inside and it makes me go 'Squee!'
      Classic BYU Tobacco Use & Industry Propaganda Film DVD: 1960 BYU LDS Dept. Of Education Tobacco / Cigarette Industry Portrayal Film: [Up In Smoke]
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        		Classic BYU Tobacco Use & Industry Propaganda Film DVD: 1960 BYU LDS Dept. Of Education Tobacco / Cigarette Industry Portrayal Film: [Up In Smoke]

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        This propaganda piece lobbies against big tobacco and portrays the tobacco industry as a lying, greedy, and cutthroat business that knowingly hides the truth about the health problems caused by smoking cigarettes. Table Of Contents: (1) Up In Smoke (1960) - BYU LDS Department of Education sponsored film that attacks the tobacco industry. This surprisingly progressive film portrays the tobacco industry as greedy and participating in deceitful advertising aimed at American youth. "I want ads in every Boy Scout magazine," says the big Tobacco boss of the fictitious cigarette company JB, which sells Humbar Cigarettes. When the CEO's son raises the health issues associated with smoking, he describes it as "nonsense" and explains that he is responsibility to the shareholder; all he does is just "puts a little whitewash over the rough spots." The Boss proceeds to show his son charts that show cancer and cigarette smoke are correlated, but continues to keep a hard line pronouncing, "money talks and right is says for you to quit biting the hand that feeds you." 21 Minutes
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