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Up in Smoke

It will make you feel VERY funny!

1978 · 1h 26m · R Adventure, Comedy
Directed by Lou Adler

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An unemployed pot-smoking slacker and amateur drummer, Anthony Stoner ditches his strict parents and hits the road, eventually meeting kindred spirit Pedro de Pacas. While the drug-ingesting duo is soon arrested for possession of marijuana, Anthony and Pedro get released on a technicality, allowing them to continue their many misadventures and ultimately compete in a rock band contest, where they perform the raucous tune "Earache My Eye."

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What's lacking in Up in Smoke is a cohesiveness in both humor and characterization.

Variety Staff, Variety
Rotten

Director Lou Adler (the record producer) finds a few chuckles, but mostly it's amateur night.

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Rotten

As the most fun comes not from watching the movie but from recalling great lines later, it would seem that the audio success of C & C has not translated too well into visuals.

Time Out

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