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.
Up in Smoke has generally received positive reviews.
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Up in Smoke was released in 1978 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 470 reviews, giving Up in Smoke (1978) an average rating of 70%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 85%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 69%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Up in Smoke than critics were.
With a score of 70%, Up in Smoke is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1978, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1978 with similar scores include films like Death on the Nile, Heaven Can Wait and Martin.
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