Up in Smoke

Up in Smoke (1978)

Timing: 1:26 (86 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1978-05-16

Country

United States

Production

Paramount

Genre

Comedy

Budget

$2 000 000

Revenue

$44 364 244

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Director

Lou Adler

Actors

Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Tom Skerritt, Edie Adams, Strother Martin, Louisa Moritz, Zane Buzby, Stacy Keach, Harold Fong, Richard Novo
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong

Producer

Lou Lombardo, Lou Adler

Operator

Gene Polito

Composer

Artist

Audition

Monica Lauer

Editing

Scott Conrad
All team (24)

• The word "man" (dude) appears 295 times in the characters' dialogue. 212 of those instances occur before the scene at the Mexican border.
• Three punk bands that performed at the music festival at the Roxy were "Berlin Brats" (with the song "Psychotic"), "The Dils" ("You’re Not Blank (So Baby We’re Through)"), and "The Whores".
• The protagonist Tommy Chong's («Dude») real name – Anthony – is mentioned only once – at the beginning of the film, in a scene where he argues with his parents.
• The inscription on Cheech Marin's car license plate, «MUF DVR», was his officially registered number at the time.
• Tommy Chong is an activist and supporter of marijuana legalization and its use in medicine. However, in his reflections in «I Chong», he wrote that he smokes a little and, after his arrest in 2003, would not smoke again until marijuana is legalized in the United States.
• Three punk bands who participated in the music festival at Roxy were “Berlin Brats” (with the song “Psychotic”), “The Dils” (“You’re Not Blank (So Baby We’re Through)”), and “The Whores”.
• The hero Tommy Chong’s name, Anthony, is mentioned only once – at the beginning of the film, in the scene of a quarrel with his parents.
• The license plate number of the hero Chich Marin – MUF DVR – was his officially registered number at the time.
• Tommy Chong is an activist and supporter of marijuana legalization and its use in medicine. However, in his reflections “I Am Chong,” he wrote that he smokes little and, after his arrest in 2003, would not smoke until marijuana is legalized in the United States.
• Three punk bands that participated in the music festival at the Roxy were “Berlin Brats” (with the song “Psychotic”), “The Dils” (“You’re Not Blank (So Baby We’re Through)”), and “The Whores”.
• Tommy Chong is an activist and advocate for the legalization of marijuana and its use in medicine. However, in his reflections “I Am Chong,” he wrote that he smokes little and, after his arrest in 2003, would not smoke again until marijuana is legalized in the United States.