Line #12 Film/UpInSmoke


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3	->''Up in smoke''
4	->''That's where my money goes''
5	->''In my lungs''
6	->''And sometimes up my nose''
7	->''When troubled times''
8	->''Begin to bother me''
9	->''I take a toke''
10	->''And all my cares''
11	->''Go up in smoke.''
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13	''Up in Smoke'' is a 1978 StonerFlick written by and starring Creator/CheechAndChong; Lou Adler is credited as director, but Tommy Chong directed significant parts of it without credit.
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15	The plot meanders quite a bit as it follows the two as they search for ways to score marijuana. Along the way, they are pursued by a set of highly incompetent drug agents led by Sgt. Stedenko (Creator/StacyKeach) who are trying to intercept a van made of pure "plasticized" marijuana that the duo are driving unawares.
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17	The film is notable for being the first feature film starring Cheech and Chong and was a financial success with much of its revenue, perhaps surprisingly, coming from Texas and Canada.
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20	!! This movie contains examples of:
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22	* TheAllegedCar: Chong's VW Beetle (with the Rolls Royce hood). It doesn't even make it past the first five minutes of the film.
23	* BattleOfTheBands: Where Cheech, Chong and their band eventually end up... "Rock Fight Of The Century" at the Roxy.
24	* ButtMonkey: Sgt. Stedanko
25	* CoolCar: Pedro's Love Ma-cheen!
26	* DisguisedInDrag: How Man hitches a ride with Pedro.
27	-->'''Pedro:''' Hey, you ain't a chick!\
28	'''Man:''' Yeah, I know. But listen, that's the only way I can get anybody to stop, man.
29	* EverybodyMustGetStoned: The DEA agents who are chasing them eventually get high [[spoiler:when a vehicle made out of marijuana starts smoking while they're standing next to it.]]
30	* HollywoodNuns: A car full of them at the Mexican border, who Stedanko's squad mistakenly bust for weed smuggling.
31	* ImmuneToDrugs: Chong's character, Man, doesn't get a buzz from a joint that sets everyone else on their ear.
32	* JiveTurkey: Curtis, my man.
33	* MistakenForToilet: In the opening scene, a stoned Pedro pees in a laundry hamper in a bathroom across from the toilet.
34	* MsFanservice: One of the female hitchhikers is clearly not wearing a bra... and at one point does a little ToplessnessFromTheBack.
35	* MundaneObjectAmazement: Man is very impressed by Pedro's utterly crappy car and its cheesy stylings.
36	* NoNameGiven: Man's real name is Anthony [[MeaningfulName Stoner.]] His first name is mentioned by his parents in his opening scene, [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep but everyone else just calls him 'Man'.]]
37	* NotWhatItLooksLike: People think that Man is having energetic sex with a woman in a van when, in fact, she's just describing a friend's sexual encounter with some very enthusiastic sound effects.
38	** "Hey, I didn't know your name was Alex."
39	* PottyEmergency: Pedro's struck with one inside the "upholstery" plant.
40	* PunishmentBox: The back seat of Sgt Stedanko's car serves as one for his incompetent and clueless subordinates.
41	* RealVehicleReveal: At the beginning of the film, Man appears to be driving a Rolls-Royce, only for the camera to pan out and reveal a Volkswagen Beetle - with a Rolls-Royce grille attached to the front.
42	* RunningGag: Getting a whiff of the super-potent weed truck leads to the munchies. [[spoiler:Not even Stedanko's squad is safe in the end.]]
43	* ShellShockedVeteran: Played for laughs when Pedro takes Man to meet his cousin Strawberry.
44	** [[ComicallyMissingThePoint "Yeah, that 'Nam grass will fuck anyone up, man."]]
45	* ShoutOut:
46	** At one point, Cheech is reenacting dialogue from the Creator/LaurelAndHardy movie ''Film/SapsAtSea''.
47	** The song "Star Star" from Music/{{The Rolling Stones\|Band}}' ''Music/GoatsHeadSoup'' is playing on a record, until the record skips and repeats the line "Star Fucker, Star" ad infinitum.
48	** Pedro proclaims that the band will be bigger than [[Music/CruisingWithRubenAndTheJets Ruben and the Jets]], Music/FrankZappa's fictional DooWop band.
49	* StonersAreFunny: This should go without saying.
50	* StonerFlick: The [[TropeMakers Trope Maker]].
51	* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: When Strawberry catches Man looking at his birthmark.
52	-->'''Strawberry:''' Whatcha lookin' at, Man?\
53	'''Man:''' Oh, uh, nothing! I wasn't looking, I was just—I wasn't looking at his neck, man.
54	* VanityLicensePlate: Pedro's Car: MUF DVR (A euphemism for oral sex on a woman.)
55	** The Weed Van: YESCA (Chicano slang for marijuana.)
56	* WatchItStoned: Played straight as well as averted in the scene where Cheech has way too much of a very powerful joint and, as a consequence, suffers intense paranoia.
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