Richard "Cheech" Marin (left) and Tommy Chong are celebrating the 40th anniversary of "Up in Smoke." (Reuters) And the duo’s love for marijuana has only grown since the film’s debut.

It’s 1978, and Cheech and Chong are rolling down the California highway in their low rider “Love Machine” in a scene from their first movie “Up in Smoke.” But they’re also rolling the ...

That sense of community propelled Cheech and Chong into superstars after Up in Smoke became a surprise hit when it opened in 1978, its impact reverberating over decades. Ice Cube has said he’d ...

Cheech & Chong are going Up In Smoke again to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their hit, trend-setting stoner film.. To accompany the film’s new release and a new edition of the soundtrack ...

When Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong made their feature film debut in 1978 with Up in Smoke it was a game changer.. Made for $2 million, it took $44 million at the box office - adjusted for inflation ...

Cheech & Chong’s debut film, “Up In Smoke,” will be released this year for its 40th anniversary, in a variety of editions with lots of special features. Cheech Marin, left, ...

Cheech and Chong's popularity seemed to parallel the public's view of marijuana. A Gallup Poll in 1978, the year "Up in Smoke" was released, found that fully 28 percent of Americans favored ...

— Cheech and Chong, Up In Smoke. Today we celebrate 4/20! Such a celebration — even if only a joke — would have been a revolutionary act in our recent memory.

Cheech and Chong is INFAMOUS for doing stoner movies. It's also no big secret that they're advocates for the legalization of pot as well as their history with smoking it. I loved Up in Smoke and I ...

Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin introduce their documentary film at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on April 24. Getty Images. The stars created their first movie, 1978’s “Up in Smoke,” based on two ...

Cinematic stoners Cheech & Chong have settled their feud and are reuniting for their first comedy tour in 25 years, the duo revealed. "We've gotten to the age where we don't feel like fighting ...