Up in Smoke, directed by
Lou Adler, is
Cheech and Chong's first feature-length film, released in
1978 by
Paramount Pictures. It stars
Cheech Marin,
Tommy Chong,
Edie Adams,
Strother Martin and
Stacy Keach. Grossing $41,590,893, it was the 12th highest-grossing film of
1978.Cheech and Chong had been a comedy team for about ten years before they started reworking some of their material for their first film. Much of the film was shot in
Los Angeles, California, including scenes set in
Mexico. Scenes set on the Mexican border were actually filmed at the border in Yuma, Arizona.
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burned, destroyed by fire The barn went up in smoke before the fire truck arrived.