Moments That Changed The Movies: Up In Smoke

A look back at Up In Smoke, the pioneer of modern stoner comedies, and the impact it had on the future of movies.
Clips from Up In Smoke Courtesy of Paramount Pictures
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[@plague1313]

Cheech- Am I driving okay? Chong- I think we're parked man. Still makes me laugh just thinking about it...lol

[@benwinter2420]

Yeah the driving when high was always an ordeal . . but don,t it young folks , it is a major cause of road accidents .

[@dankmemes7752]

that whole scene is fucking comedy gold

[@dankmemes7752]

‘you’re telling me we’re smoking dog shit, man?’ ‘maui wowie, man.’ ‘i wonder what great dane tastes like?’ when the cop came and chong gave him acid to calm him down by accident and then he tried to calm him down by going ‘oooommmmm’ and then he scared him to fuck with him. omg. the countless hilarious jokes in that film to too many to count. classic.

[@graceantonio3573]

Me too! I have it ingrained in my head hahaha!

[@jakeshaw6827]

That line is hilarious I love it lol

[@FrankiesFancy]

Tommy Chong's career assessment: "Feels like you just smoked a really good joint and are just about to look in the refrigerator for something to eat". Brilliant.

[@cch9234]

Spot on:-)

[@mikedwoz9460]

Pro.

[@victorjohnson7512]

When this came out, movie theaters still allowed smoking (arm-rest ashtrays). And the place was full of pot smoke.

[@yodude9624]

@Skye Dragon7 haha

[@SileiTiganu]

Like it should be my friend

[@sarge6870]

lol...no shit!!

[@jeffnaslund]

I remember. I took a date to see it in the theater. I laughed my ass off; she didn’t. Needless to say, we never dated again lol You could smell the weed when you walked into the theater. It was awesome

[@orosedobheathaabhaile]

Yeah Victor, Got a burn hole in the sleeve of my suede jacket. I loved that jacket.

[@wolfhors3_660]

You know at 18 when up in smoke came out, I never thought of them as minorities. There were just two stoners like me and my friends, who were predominately just white guys. The fact that one was latino never entered into our thoughts or our discussions. We just thought they were funny.

[@tstricklin4808]

👍✌🖖

[@alphabeta591]

yup

[@rods6405]

Thats is so true!

[@TitoTimTravels]

Hell, I always thought they were both Mexican. It was not until years later I learned that Chong was not (guess the name should have been a clue ha ha). Best stoner comedy of all time! 😎

[@thomasfoss9963]

They were just one of us!!!!! In 1978 when we saw this at a theater the lights went out and the joints lit up and we just cracked up for over 2 hours!!!!!!!!!!

[@thomasl7917]

id like to see a movie with them at this age

[@andycosmos2610]

👍

[@andycosmos2610]

👍

[@kaarlofriman830]

i think they were supposed to make something called "grumpy old stoners" or something but i don't know what happened to it. Hope they will make something before they get too old..

[@VoltageTHD]

I wonder where he got that from. ha ha

[@joegrizzly999]

FUCK>>>>YES

[@markfellows7246]

I remember going to the movies with a bunch of stoner buddies a the ripe old age of 18 totaly stoned and on acid never laugh so much in my whole life ill never forget that one ( now im 57 drink a beer on the week end o i hate getting old )

[@johnnyhawkins5061]

mark fellows so do I buddy I'm 60 use to do a little acid,smoke a bowl,drink a little beer!Ahh the good old days!!

[@UrbanGamerBrigadeYT]

Why can’t you still smoke a bowl?

[@badtux]

Works for Willie.

[@TheTestingGrounds]

I'm 68. Still drop acid, smoke a bowl and drink a case of beer every weekend. The rest of the week I train for my ascent of Mt. Everest next year.

[@christiankimmel8880]

Lol im 21 an I'm doing that now

[@grumerguy]

This movie played nonstop at a drive in theater every night one summer, and I went to the movies at least once a week, but mostly any night I could, I would go watch this movie. Getting baked and watching up in smoke! Life was good back then. Shit man! That was 42 years ago for me. Damn! I got old! Oh well. I still appreciate good smoke!

[@stonedbeachaidan6574]

You're a fucking legend man, hope you're alive and well.

[@grumerguy]

@@stonedbeachaidan6574 Still smokin'! Alive and well!

[@stonedbeachaidan6574]

@@grumerguy great to hear man, ur fuckin awesome 😂

[@dangelo1369]

It was a different time and place, this America, wasn't it? Speed (they call it Meth, now), coke, heroin, weed, were all available back then. It was a combination of the Vietnam War, the Black Liberation Movement, Women's Liberation, the Sexual Revolution, all of that. Then came the "Reagan Revolution", Len Bias dying, "Just Say No", The War On Drugs and then crack cocaine. Whew! Stoner humor went out the window, C&C broke up, Cheech started doing TV and Disney, Chong took his act on the road and his kids started acting (Rae Dawn, Robbi and Marcus (He played Huey Newton in Panther and Tank in The Matrix) and most of us who didn't die young, got married (divorced) and had kids and got older. Shit happens.

[@Mark-qr2up]

"No stems or seeds that you don't need...Acapulco Gold is some bad ass weed"

[@onelove1968]

It is an extraordinary blessing that they are both still alive, healthy and continue to entertain us. God bless these two Legends Of Comedy.

[@onlyme9254]

"you keep on knocking but you can't come in!" 🤣

[@DangerousDickShow]

I opened for Cheech and chong 5 out of 6 of their first performances together after 28 years. Their jokes ALL worked. Every single joke got a big laugh. After 28 years they were still hilarious. And very nice people as well.

[@Kolepto]

Dick Spenneberg I admire how positive your statement is. It gave me a little insight into what it must have felt like to see such a new concept blossom before your very eyes.

[@sofiafernandez2184]

28 yrs? dude.......up in smoke came out almost 40 yrs ago. idiot!

[@Musiclover8825]

holy crap this is so cool man

[@richardgates7479]

+DANGEROUS COMEDY That would have been funnier without the contraction.

[@tommahawkeproductions8733]

DANGEROUS COMEDY bullshit

[@patrickbittel6853]

The best stoner movie ever. Me and my friends saw it when it first came out. Foged up the car before going in the theater. I'm sure the theaters that showed that movie made a ton of money on candy and popcorn.

[@walterhoward535]

I saw it at the Cinema and Brew in Orlando when it came out. That was the funniest movie I'd seen

[@patodinet842]

All I remember is that my boyfriend spent a lot on munchies for me!! Lol

[@alphabeta591]

My buddies and I took blotter acid a couple hours before showtime, then smoked up.

[@thomasfoss9963]

We spilled all the popcorn cuz we were laughing so hard!!!!!

[@dairyair5371]

My favorite scene was when the cop came up to them and asked them what they wanted, then asked them if they were going to eat the hotdog on the dash. Priceless.

[@22kpar1xcyberdyne9]

I was a kid in 1979, everyone loved this movie and our family wasn't into drugs. We loved it because we could relate to them as if they were our brothers or cousins. Good memories!

[@lasvegasionizedwater]

I love how you folks come on here saying you weren't into drugs but use tobacco, alcohol, caffeine, and prescription drugs daily.

[@ChillGuy_0777]

@lasvegasionizedwater First of all you don't know if he uses tobacco or drinks alcohol. Second of all he's obviously talking about drugs that are more abused. You must have nothing else to do but then attack strangers on the internet.

[@lasvegasionizedwater]

@@ChillGuy_0777 just fyi, I rallied for the repeal of cannabis prohibition for over 20 years beginning in the early nineties. The two most dangerous drugs known to man are alcohol and tobacco. I have total knowledge of the whole drug scenario.

[@twobeer3316]

How ridiculous is it, that Tommy Chong was taken off That 70's Show to be put in jail ? For selling bongs !!! Geeez...

[@ouimanbou6084]

yeah man the feds were so butt hurt they entrapped him got stacy keach too for eating a pizza

[@Tsotsiiidos]

it was more than just that. oughta do some research

[@scottywhitis6215]

Tsotsiii he was arrested for selling bongs which had weed residue on them Nowadays (thankfully) you won’t get arrested for wed and bongs

[@hellovagim]

Maybe he wants free hospitality

[@oltedders]

@@scottywhitis6215 Stay out of Texas dude.

[@petercsigo9935]

If I had my choice I would rather hang out with Cheech and Chong than any of those other later movie characters.

[@trollbbqer1267]

Even a couple of hours chillin with those two would be BEYOND cool!😎

[@hastobesaidagain5383]

And his cousin strawberry

[@gringomandingo3016]

By far

[@maribethstern8023]

@@hastobesaidagain5383 oh yeah ! I had that album too!, ( they were and are two of the best!

[@Emanuela9]

People forget Cheech Marin was in Miami Vice with Don Johnson in the 80s.

[@rustylozanolpc4227]

“His name is “Raaaaaaalfff”, man”!

[@mikaylaforeman3505]

"you keep on knocking but you can't come in"!

[@aaronvallejo8220]

I was a little nervous show my 65 year old, straight laced, mother "Up in Smoke". She and I laughed the whole movie. She was a great lady! Good times:)

[@boataxe4605]

Nobody else has ever made a pink tutu look cool!

[@trollbbqer1267]

No other man has looked "manly" in one like Cheech for sure, lol.

[@esperanzachavez1904]

Ace Ventura!

[@Emanuela9]

Ear ache my eye! 👂👁

[@algallego]

The Rock or Hulk Hogan ring a bell?

[@MrLouis-of3yl]

Except the toxic avenger.

[@MsSmitty9]

I grew up on The Big Bambu Album. Sister Mary Elephant? Class Claassss Classsssss ? Shuuttttt Upppppppppp ! Thank You.

[@intotheabyssoftheunknown4479]

Did you use the huge rolling paper that was enclosed? 😉

[@MsSmitty9]

IntoTheAbyss OfTheUnknown yes it held 2 ounces. I think ????

[@egreenbery]

I gotta go to the can, man

[@baruchben-david4196]

Don't forget that huge rolling paper that came with the album...

[@timhoovermusicman]

In grade school we could bring in records to listen to at lunchtime,5th grade a dude brought in sister Mary and I was hooked!

[@russellsnook3164]

My dad was a very strict anti drug guy. He loved to watch " up in smoke"

[@stonedbeachaidan6574]

Guy was definitely getting stoned to the bone while you were away.

[@jean-louistixier-vignancou3211]

@@stonedbeachaidan6574 bwahahahahaha

[@wcdrobbo4483]

Bless him.

[@Grizzlox]

These two are the reason I never did drugs. I laughed my ass off watching their movies growing up, and I was like, "These guys are idiots!" 😂 Love them so much

[@ronmarvicsin7709]

Grizzlox pretty much the reason a lot of people tried pot because of these guys.

[@Peteski-0]

@@ronmarvicsin7709 you got that right

[@johnarnold893]

Ha, this movie came out at the height of the pot era for me and we laughed our asses off watching it.

[@lasvegasionizedwater]

If you smoke tobacco and/or drink alcohol, those are the two most dangerous drugs known to man. Caffeine and prescription drugs. Cannabis is the safest drug known to man.

[@3642130]

To be honest, I never thought of them as any "ethnicity", but then I grew up with Asian friends, Hispanic, Jewish and Black family, so I couldn't have known any different.

[@usaisnojoke]

That's because their weren't a bunch of stupid millennials shoving racism down your throat. Everyone (Coexisted) just fine long before generation stupid 16-30 year olds came along.

[@superfly8158]

too stoned and laughing are asses off to care anyway.

[@blitheringrando1410]

@@usaisnojoke that may be the dumbest thing I ever read. Racism wasn't a problem until, what, about 10 years ago when the damn millenials "took control of the world at 15 years old"

[@SewardWriter]

@@blitheringrando1410 I'll inform people that slavery was just a big party, then.

[@ghostofreagan3181]

Exactly, I was born in '62. Yes there were racial problems back then. But nobody dwelled on it. You could easily joke with each other about race, it was friendly and nobody gave a crap.

[@FrankChibu]

Watched this with my bro and dad in like 1980. Easily top 5 movie in my collection. Seen it hundreds of times. I wasn't looking as his neck, man.

[@billvill61]

Hilarious scene. I loved Tom Skerritt in this. Had no idea who he was until Top Gun.

[@mitchellmiranda3295]

I've loved them my whole life. I'm 50 years old.

[@odelldaniel7868]

grew up in the 70's and 80's Cheech and Chong were a huge part of my childhood, we knew every word, every song, the world wouldn't be the same without these two brilliant comedians,

[@michaelcarson4515]

when my kids first heard " Dave's not here " and earache my eye they laughed for hours

[@joshmccoy1522]

Earache my eye! How'd you like a buttache?

[@halfogre7843]

"i wasnt lookin at his neck"

[@thorpestanford5359]

Earache my eye will never die

[@lemmythebulldog8812]

My Mama talkin to me tryna tell me how to live

[@jakeshaw6827]

It's really cool that they are just two bros doing what they want it's rare when 2 people can connect on that kind of level but when it does it's a beautiful thing

[@jayannakelley9051]

I was 17 a senior in HS & here in 2020 I really wish we could be all chill with each other like that again.. it’s exhausting seeing all the hate around now...🌟🙌🏻

[@juanmontelongo7314]

I completely agree my friend. Peace. BTW I was also 17 years old ( possibly 16 ) when the movie came out. My friends and I packed into my sister’s car at the drive in. Time absolutely flies doesn’t it?

[@jayannakelley9051]

@@juanmontelongo7314 - Sigh.. yes it does. It sure didn’t seem like time would pass by so quickly. XO’s friend from same era ✨❣️

[@juanmontelongo7314]

@@jayannakelley9051 XOs my friend. And Happy Holidays to you and yours.

[@wcdrobbo4483]

So true nowadays is so full of hate , brings me down.

[@mikestand714]

now i'll have to buy the dvd been so long.i too went to see it in the theaters when it came out...be 60 in may...and liked the blues brothers too

[@christinascott3682]

WE'RE ON A MISSON FROM GOD...... WHAT KIND OF MUSIC YOU GOT HERE... BOTH KINDS.... COUNTRY AND WEASTERN!!!!!!

[@OZRIC1985]

Cheech & Chong are timeless! They are talented and funny and all their great movies are fun to watch any time! :-D

[@kittentude]

Didn't think they could get any funnier than their LP piece 'Tripping in Court', then comes Up in Smoke.

[@Serai3]

"Dave's Not Here" STILL cracks me up like crazy. Genius, these two.

[@Cookie54ize]

Bailiff, whack his pee pee

[@cloudattack3279]

Hey Your Honour, man! 🤣🤣

[@michaelgreen5206]

Two of the funniest comedians EVER!!!! Grew up with Cheech and Chong listening to their albums back in Michigan, no less. That's how good their entertainment was as it reached all the way back to the Midwest and beyond. Love you guys' and thanks for the stellar comedy! Love this joke delivered by Stacy Keach in Up in Smoke, " What type of meat does a priest eat on Friday's, Nun"!

[@elainebennes2106]

Dave's not here!? I love you guys.. the comedy of my teens in the 70's.

[@KOLDBLU3ST33L]

I was a teen (in NY!) when this hit the theatres...What a pisser this was. Weed (lol) get stoned and go see it...probably saw it 10x. Great times, great weed, and great memories. Thanks Cheech/Chong!!

[@MsLansones]

I never took drugs at that age until completely understood what these guys tried to convey. I appreciate who these two represent (even tho I wasn't apart of that scene) I enjoy their art now.

[@chipblock2854]

Finally a video that I could relate to! It was well produced and told the story very clearly. Long live Cheech and Chong!

[@richardyost2522]

First time I ever heard these two guys was the Christmas recording in the 70’s. Still funny to this day straight or stoned! No one will ever be comparable to these beautiful people!

[@shielamariehankinson3824]

...a little more for Santa Claus,. Little bit more for Santa Claus... (. Making the reindeer fly...)

[@jamessavage1194]

2 legends gonna go through a marathon of all the movies

[@missmiou6273]

knock knock knock '' it's me Dave open up'' ''who is it'' ''it's me Dave open up'' ''Dave not here'' kill me every time : )

[@Aangel452]

Omg... I would watch this movie every weekend for years and still laughed my head off every time, I’m 54 now and still can enjoy it. It was the movie we all needed to chill and just laugh and laugh.

[@terrywbreedlove]

When this came out it hit so hard with us younger high school kids. We laughed and laughed the entire movie and then talked about if for months in class laughing the whole time. .

[@rogerporath7515]

Tommy Chong came to Appleton WI in 1994. I saw his stand up. He was hilarious. I love these guys. Some of the best comedy ever made. Rolling a blunt for both Cheech and Chong.

[@allupinya5938]

don't disgrace Cheech and Chong by comparing them to Harold and Kumar

[@PojelV]

Isaac, while I loved the (first two) Harold and Kumar films, and agree much of the humor, plot points etc. is very similar to Cheech and Chong, and the comparison wouldn't necessarily be 'a disgrace', I do think the point is clearly about quality, legitimacy and originality rather than genre, topic, goal, plot. One could say Cheech and Chong were different cause they made a film with their own money, their own jokes, their own means, while Harold and Kumar was a big budget franchise from the start, that was supported with money, comedic writers, special effects, trained actors and the precedent of such films already existing. All this shows in the films, and some of the jokes feel more forced or kind of sound like they come from some SNL-style joke assembly line, and when they don't (which to be fair is most of the time), the obvious 'insider' status and the differing time can take it from counterculture to cringy, while Cheech and Chong aren't that different from the people they portray. What Cheech and Chong did with their films was not a thing before them, it was an uphill battle to make it one, it was the creativity of mostly these two guys who wrote it and made it work, and while Harold and Kumar are iconic films in their own right, it was also just hollywood doing what they already know works, it's a different time and perhaps we should be glad for that, but let's be honest, it's not exactly the same.

[@socaloutdoors7355]

Yup, not even in the same league...wannabes.

[@stoneblue1795]

AGREED..... H and K sucked shit.

[@ShadowIsatis]

ALLUPINYA Cheech and Chong: One Last Joint

[@bighawklob2694]

Yo I LOVE Cheech and Chong. Talked to Cheech several times. But Harold and Kumar are def them of a newer generation and deserve to be mentioned in the same breath without a doubt IMO

[@jonathansantos6009]

We were so lucky to have thier influence early on in our younger lives... Thank you cheech and chong! Thank you to all the fans. Thank you for helping us smile laughing. Let good times roll.

[@BeefheartLynch]

Simply the greatest and most influential comedy duo of all time in my opinion. Ground zero for the genre of "Stoner Comedy."

[@villainposse8216]

Greatest men who ever lived these guys changed history and without them Our world would be fucked

[@davidwebb7885]

GT4 DR1FT3R Yeah exactly! They are funny as hell! Please elaborate on what you said. Would be great to hear your opinions.

[@hallnoats4ever942]

GT4 DR1FT3R production budget $800,000 box office gross $44 million

[@3642130]

Doug Hiawatha Ouch, stick him with the Stripes/Warren Oats jab, gotcha! That one never gets old! Love it!

[@benwinter2420]

Yep , we listened to all their cassettes over & over & then when all their movies came out it was gold . . good times .

[@iggy082]

Up in smoke That's where my money goes In my lungs And sometimes up my nose When troubled times Begin to bother me I take a toke And all my fears Go up in smoke...

[@robinpotter963]

And the occasional hot roach down the throat...

[@oldfarmer9004]

iggy082 “Doctor, he’s got Fort Knox up his nose!”

[@jimmyjoy5757]

Let's Go get high..

[@stonedbeachaidan6574]

I sang this in my head

[@Bill_Woo]

This filled in a lot for me. On the commentary on the DVD, they didn't really explain very much. It truly was historic. And despite a shallow plot, brilliant.

[@michaelmoore7975]

The brilliance of Up in Smoke is the alloy of: A buddy movie. A road movie. A divine quest movie. +pot. And somehow manages to have character arcs that reach high but end where they start.

[@howiedewin3688]

"Oh wow, you just ate more acid than I've EVER seen anybody do."

[@alphabeta591]

Hope you're not busy for a month.

[@cosmicman621]

Howie Dewin ...hey don’t act the fool man

[@reichreenactor4874]

@@alphabeta591 hey man i aint never had no acid before man

[@stonedbeachaidan6574]

@@reichreenactor4874 I see the guys on acid walking around my neighborhood and their heads look like watermelons man (or balloons idk I forgot)

[@JS-iz2fk]

@@stonedbeachaidan6574 Pumpkins.....LOL!!!!

[@emmznemmz5897]

There could never be another duo like them 🙌🏽

[@Lu-KN]

Ten, twenty years from now... I will still occasionally watch Up in Smoke, guaranteed!

[@j.d1614]

Grew up listening to these guys on vinyl watched their movies saw them live when they got back together good times

[@oldfordcarsandtrucks]

first heard them on 8 track tapes, still love them!😁

[@kuriaki71]

One of the greatest films ever. What is so amazing about this film is all the subtleties.

[@AICKIXASS19]

One of the funniest movies of all time..hands down.Still makes tears stream and my stomach hurt.🤣

[@gabrielledormuth4634]

"Dave's not here" is still the best skit to listen to no matter how old you are

[@billvill61]

First saw that as a freshman in college at the student union in 1979...I was never the same afterward! lol

[@exposingthedarknesswiththe9190]

*CHEECH & CHONG'S LEGACY HAS WITHSTOOD THE TEST OF TIME AND WILL CONTINUE TO GIVE FUNNY BELLY LAUGHS FOR ALL TIMES!!*

[@dennisisdigital]

79 was a breakthrough year for me. Already being a fan at 15 years old, that movie is still with me. Having the opportunity to meet Tommy was a highlight for me, for sure.

[@savtraffic]

Best times ever, anybody home? These two guys have made me laugh for 40 years.😁

[@JennyRose1776]

At 8, 6 & 2 my kids would go around doing the whole "Dave's not here" bit, they thought it was the funniest thing ever, it was, and still is, needless to say I was proud, though living in Utah, my neighbors and other parents didn't hold the same appreciation.

[@voddynblack]

its about 2 guys trying to score a joint...what more d`ya want?

[@TheMasterTelevision]

Give me some papers, and we'll be straight!🤣🤪🤩

[@nmarbletoe8210]

I want them to score it

[@MidnightRambler1964]

I saw this movie in the theater back around 1978. Believe it there were actually guys like this everywhere back than. Watched the movie at least 100 times and still laugh my face off!! Bravo guys Bravo!!!!

[@JoeRivermanSongwriter]

I pride myself on being one of the first British people to have heard of them. My brother brought the C&C album home in about '75 and I learnt the "Dave" sketch off by heart to amuse my primary school mates.

[@crazyjoedavola5430]

My life would not be the same without this movie....all their movies

[@Ricky-by3zm]

You guys are legend

[@DDay-vv9ec]

Grew up smokin wit these 2.thank ya

[@kct8179]

I'm 31 born in 87,grew up on this movie and watched it repeatedly,Kumar and Harold...the new version and just as funny.salute from North Texas

[@dididylan-pena6597]

I just love them. They had a brief part in the Joni Mitchell song "Crazy" from her Court and Spark album, and had several stand up comedy appearences going on for them in the California, Laurel Canyon scene and such.

[@jakemanlivestoday]

Phenomenal. These guys are so smart and there’s nobody else like them on the planet and probably never will be. These guys have given me so many laughs over the years. They are perfectly suited to each other. Very very clever men and they didn’t know it when they were young. it it’s just just a unique gift that had to come to the forefront.

[@minnaaraj]

This movie will never get old for me

[@rickloera9468]

These guys were the best. I have a cousin who could have been Cheechs brother. Drove the same 64 Chevy Lowrider and was ridiculous funny. He made working in the grape vineyards of the Central Valley California fun, if that is even possible. Had their albums, watched all of their movies first run, and to this day still say quotes from their best stuff. Timeless comedy that has stood the test of time.

[@spydermaker]

I was 4 years old when these two met. I got turned on to them in like 1977. Like many, I was one of those cats that actually rolled a J with the Big Bamboo paper. My fate was sealed in a much righteous way.

[@DesertDigger1]

You divulged too much information Keith, now the government might be watching.

[@Soxruleyanksdrool]

Bambu. Big Bambu. Not bamboo. But in your defense, you were probably too high to notice the spelling.

[@randyhutchinson9910]

I did it to

[@maribethstern8023]

You could've done a lot worse! They are still funny. Whether it's new or old!

[@maribethstern8023]

@@DesertDigger1 probably!

[@artm6955]

I love you guys you always make me laugh. Thank you.

[@jkshackelford]

My first experience with Cheech & Chong was in the early '80s. I was a kid walking through the living room one night and seeing my old man in his chair laughing his ass off at them on Showtime. I started watching and have been hooked ever since. Chong has always cracked me up the most with his passive humor. Very fortunate to grow up in the late '70s and through the '80s. "Back when the Universe meant something" Ashley Roachclip. Dope A Thon '82.

[@easyrider4893]

Absolute classic up in smoke

[@SweetGypsyRose]

So glad this was part of my timeless generation I laff just as hard now watching Up and Smoke as I did oh my God 40 years ago they will always be classic and they're still cool AF

[@79agp]

They're still so cute even in old age

[@sadeerisner3554]

I always tell people, "no matter what is going on, I can watch a cheech and Chong movie or listen to a record, and genuinely relate and LAUGH! Yall are a blessing for SURE! Thank you 💜

[@barehandedspank]

I saw up in smoke when I was 14. It was at the drive in and my bff and I hid in the trunk to get in. We came out through the backseat. It was a double feature , that night, with the Warriors. To this day, I will be 54 on Sunday, Up In Smoke and The Warriors are my all time favorite movies! Great memories and really great times! Yes I started young. A wild child. My boyfriend was driving the car that night and he was 18. He would so be in jail in today's world.

[@skyehedrick9099]

I watched UP IN SMOKE in grade nine whacked on weed!!!! It was up there with Pink Floyd THE WALL

[@eugenebell83]

One time my buddy and me got hired by a lady to move her furniture, We rented a U-HAUL van and got stoned and were moving her stuff. Anyway, I was on the truck by myself and her dog, an old German Shepherd brought his choo toy up the ramp and stored it on the truck. That was really cool, he was a good old German Shepherd. Anyway, then I was moving one of her pieces of furniture that had drawers and a mirror on it, but the mirror was covered with a blanket, and the blanket fell of. I was so stoned, that I called my buddy and said "THIS LADY HAS A PAINTING OF ME MAN." True story.That was the way it was in those days, I knew so many people like Cheech and Chong, that was before hard drugs and in the stoner days, just a little bit of time before the Tate murders, back when that window opened and we went through it, and then we all climbed back in, or most of us did, and the window closed.

[@benwinter2420]

Milder weed to , I gave up smoking pot when I gave up cigarettes around 21 , but tried some of this Hydro stuff a couple yrs back just to be polite . . & holy hell ! got tunnel vision & all , these modern strains are,t fun , if I ever go back to pot it will be bush weed cookies .

[@intotheabyssoftheunknown4479]

We tend to become more creative after a little weed, idk? I got your situational joke immediately. It was actually something you couldn't have rehearsed. It was improvised by you, for that particular moment & place in time. Funny shit!

[@cidDraGonFly]

In the year 1978, two instant classic movies came out; on July 28th, Animal House and on September 15th, Up in Smoke. I was 17 years old and all I wanted to do was smoke pot and drink beer...and I did! Good God what a great time to be alive man!

[@madethisaccountfor65]

Always makes me smile when I see or hear them. Thank you for memories

[@RandyFricke]

These guys were the best. "Don't answer the phone."

[@mattf49006]

my parents had their cosby and carlin albums... my brothers and had our cheech and chong lps....classic comedy..nothing today comes close..its all because of the these guys that it came to be

[@nmarbletoe8210]

@Gerry Cooney Wasn't Goebbels a liberal? He killed.

[@yoblob34]

I love their movies they are doing exactly what stoners do. Thank you guys for the great entertainment you have given me and the rest of the world.

[@k.de.3838]

When their comedy album "BIg Bamboo" first came out, it made it to the top of the charts because it was hilarious and also because the album cover was an actual giant sized pack of bamboo paper. Everybody wanted to roll a giant joint !! They were the kings of comedy on stage and in the movies.

[@boataxe4605]

Well, the album cover wasn’t a pack of papers, it had one giant paper enclosed.

[@marktimmons6706]

We did roll a big bamboo. Oz and used grape jelly glue man. Smoked 45 mins man. Roche had 4 j,s man!

[@tnobody9679]

The original Kings of comedy!!

[@anonymousmc7727]

the truck there driving is resting in Stockton ca off mount diablo exit I-5

[@francislow6914]

Up in smoke was my best movie to watch as a kid it was funny and I still watch now it was the best movie ever, FRM new Zealand

[@YesMyTatsAreReal]

Up in Smoke came out when I was in high school and it became the classic that it deserved to be

[@stephendmyterko2134]

Two AWESOME men!!! I love them...

[@roygunter3244]

My wife and I had seen "Up in Smoke" and loved it, a couple we ran around with hadn't, they were fairly straight laced. We got a call and they wanted us to go with them to see "Cheech and Chong's Next Movie", when it got to the part with the necrophilia I thought the gal with us was going to faint. My wife and I laughed so hard I thought we were going to need oxygen when we left the theater. Up in Smoke was great but the scene where they stole the 57 Thunderbird and got gas all over them when they used a garbage can to steal gas to fill it up and then burnt up the interior when they lit a joint is one of the funniest skits in any movie. The whole movie had me blown away.

[@adamdouglas9077]

1st got ahold of the C&C movies from a flea market as a teen. Within 2 weeks all my friends had seen them and we were from that point on quoting lines at each other. Still do, to this day :) "you mean we're smokin' dog shit, man?" These movies will live forever.

[@dannylast8707]

thanks for the memories guys,, we go way back..

[@lucy0537]

I love these guys! !!!♡

[@Metalfanmusicfan]

Legendary!

[@bonzogoTrump]

These 2 guys are in a class all by them self. Priceless

[@joeblow9931]

drove my dad nuts with that first yellow album. I memorized it word for word