Cheech and Chong's Up In Smoke

Cheech and Chong's Up In Smoke (1978)

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Continuity mistake: The kid turns on their television. It cuts and all the kids are far away from the TV. The one that turned it on couldn't have moved away from it that fast. (00:00:20)

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Continuity mistake: In the beginning when the kid is crawling on Cheech, you see Cheech putting him on the floor head first. When it cuts he is putting the kid on his feet. (00:00:35)

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Continuity mistake: When Cheech is getting off the couch, you see him putting his foot on the floor just missing the bowl of cereal. When it cuts to a closeup, you see his foot going right into the bowl. (00:00:40)

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Continuity mistake: Just before Cheech gets up from the couch, a girl is getting up from the floor. When Cheech is putting his foot into the bowl of cereal, you can see the girl's knee as she is still sitting on the floor. (00:00:40)

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Continuity mistake: Right after Cheech puts his foot in the bowl of cereal, he's lying down backwards on the couch and tipping his head back. When it cuts, he suddenly is getting up from the couch. (00:00:50)

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Continuity mistake: When Chong's father is shouting "we're not gonna have a family brawl," there is a big bottle of juice on the edge of the table by Chong. It cuts away for three seconds and then back to Chong. The bottle of juice has moved to the middle of the table. Also, Chong has poured juice into the mixture. He wouldn't have had time to do all that in just three seconds. (00:01:35)

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Continuity mistake: When Chong is walking by his father you see him carrying some items in his hand. When it cuts he is carrying the items in another way. (00:02:20)

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Continuity mistake: After Chong fights with with his parents, he walks away and his mother is looking at him smiling. When it cuts, she is suddenly doing her toenails. (00:02:25)

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Continuity mistake: After Cheech has asked the girls if they need a ride he spots Chong hitchhiking. He then takes a u-turn to the other side of the road. At this time you still see the girls sitting in their original position. When it cuts you suddenly see a van has appeared from out of nowhere and the girls are suddenly walking to it. (00:07:35)

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Continuity mistake: When Cheech is turning over his car to pick up Chong you see him starting to turn over before he reach Chong. When it cuts Cheech has passed Chong before turning over. (00:07:40)

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Continuity mistake: When Cheech picks up Chong in his car, Chong has some grass in his beard. The grass changes position between the shots. (00:08:20)

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Continuity mistake: Cheech picks up Chong hitch-hiking by the parking lot at Zuma beach in Malibu. They drive south, with the ocean always to their right. Approximately 2.5 minutes later, they pass the same distinctive location again, still driving south. (00:08:20 - 00:10:55)

Continuity mistake: Cheech picks up Chong and they sit in the car and talk. When Chong says "Wow, looks fantastic," Cheech is looking at him, but when it cuts Cheech is looking in the mirror fixing his cap. (00:08:20)

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Continuity mistake: Right before the car crashes into the police car that has stopped behind Cheech, you see a red car pass the police car. When it cuts, the red car passes the police car again. (00:09:00)

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Revealing mistake: When Cheech and Chong are parked in their car smoking a joint, the car is filled with smoke. The smoke must come from a smoke machine outside as it is moving around very fast as if blown by the wind. (00:13:25)

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Continuity mistake: When Cheech asks Chong if he is driving ok you can see a lot of smoke inside of the car. When it cuts all the smoke is gone. (00:13:35)

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Continuity mistake: When Cheech and Chong have parked the car and Cheech asks "Am I driving OK?", Chong is holding the joint. When it cuts, the joint is gone. (00:13:35)

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Continuity mistake: When Chong is trying to calm Cheech down in the car, Cheech is sitting with both hands up. When it cuts, his hands are down. (00:15:15)

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Continuity mistake: When Cheech sings "Keep on knocking but you can't come in" to the cop, you see the cop pointing at the car window. When it cuts the cop isn't pointing anymore. (00:16:15)

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Continuity mistake: When Cheech tells the cop that his name is Pedro de Pacas, Cheech is holding his wallet. When it cuts, the wallet is gone and he is holding the wheel instead. (00:17:05)

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Curtis: This shit is so bad, it'll put a hump on a camel's back.

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Question: During the Battle of the Bands near the end of the film, a band with a singer who sounds like and somewhat resembles Joey Ramone performs a song called "So Socko" (or possibly "So Psycho"). I've heard some people insist that it was, in fact, Joey Ramone in an uncredited role, but it doesn't really look like him and doesn't have Joey's stage presence, i.e, standing still throughout the performance as opposed to moving about the stage. So who was the actual singer for this particular band?

zendaddy621

Answer: The lead singer is Rick Wilder. The band is credited as "Berlin Brats" (The Groups). The song is called "Psychotic", or sometimes listed as " (I'm) Psychotic", but it seems the middle part was cut out for the film or maybe arranged differently for the film.

Bishop73

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