Up in Smoke
1978, R, 86 min.
Directed by Lou Adler, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Stacy Keach, Tom Skerritt, Edie Adams, Strother Martin.

Cheech & Chong’s first movie is still their best. The duo wrote the genial script about the never-ending search for great pot, and a good supporting cast co-stars.

This article appears in March 16 • 2001.

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Marjorie Baumgarten is a film critic and contributing writer at The Austin Chronicle, where she has worked in many capacities since the paper's founding in 1981. She served as the Chronicle's Film Reviews editor for 25 years.