Up in Smoke

At the height of their careers, Cheech and Chong had turned the listening public into the most drug savvy people in America. In 1978, they brought the best of their talents to the big screen and you almost could get high just from watching the movie. Some of their best characters were brought out, and to finally see the skits that we all had been listening to for so long was great. Watching these two characters is like being visited by your favorite uncles and just going along for the ride with them. The misadventures of Pedro and the Man begin with a search for weed in Los Angeles which get them into more trouble than either of them are aware of. Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong are great as their drugged out alter egos and Stacy Keach as the straight-laced Sgt. Stedenko is perfect, he plays off of the two of them with just the right flair. The premise of having weed transformed into polymer plastic is a little far fetched, and when you see the van made of it, its even more ridiculous. The situations that are in the movie are a little on the far-fetched side of reality but still some of it is believable and totally with in the realm of possibilities.
Unfortunately of all the movies that the pair has done over the years, this is the only one that was met with any success, the other movies that they did were fun but nothing quite compared to "Up in Smoke." This is definitely one of those movies that over the years most people say that they have seen it but have never really gone back to it to watch it again. After all this time it still holds onto its humor and is completely re-watchable, I say find a copy, watch it, straight or high it doesn't matter, and enjoy yourself, it's a trip you'll never forget.