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Born in East L.A. (1987) 5.5
Rudy is an American of Mexican descent who is caught up in an immigration raid on a factory. Deported to Mexico as an illegal immigrant, he has no way of proving that he is in fact an ... See full summary » Director:Cheech MarinWriter:Cheech Marin |
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Javier
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Jimmy
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Dolores
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McCalister
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Urbanie Lucero | ... |
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Chastity Ayala | ... |
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David Perez | ... |
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Neith Hunter | ... |
Marcie
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Larry Blackmon | ... |
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Tito Larriva | ... |
Oscar
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Geoffrey Rivas | ... |
Immigration Aide
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Lester
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Miguel Delgado | ... |
Jose
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Rudy is an American of Mexican descent who is caught up in an immigration raid on a factory. Deported to Mexico as an illegal immigrant, he has no way of proving that he is in fact an American citizen, and is forced to rely on his cunning to sneak his way back home. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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This time Cheech is not just on the wrong side of the law. He's on the wrong side of the line. See more »Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
21 August 1987 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Illegális kivándorló See more »Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USABox Office
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$17,355,263 (USA)Company Credits
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(uncredited)
Written by Jerry Capehart and Eddie Cochran
Performed by Cheech Marin
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Did You Know?
Trivia
The sign outside of Bradshawe Auto where Rudy works says, "In East L.A. Where every car is a foreign car." See more »Goofs
Standard procedure for Customs agents at the Border for someone without ID would be ask for Social Security number and Mother's maiden name. However this changed in 2009 when the government started requiring American citizens to have a passport to cross back and forth from Mexico. See more »Quotes
Rudy: If you want to be cool, first you pull your headband into the cool position. then you just lean back, put this hand in your pocket and then you wave this hand behind you like you just cut one and your trying to shoo away the stinch.See more »
Soundtracks
"Summertime Blues"(uncredited)
Written by Jerry Capehart and Eddie Cochran
Performed by Cheech Marin
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Cheech wrote, directed, and starred, so stack this with Chong's solo resume ("Far Out Man" !?)and you see who was the true talent.
Some have passed this film off as second-rate 80s fluff, but they're missing a lot. East LA is, upon second look, a timely take on the overreactive Reagan-era round-'em-up, ask-no-questions immigration policy, in which many legal residents and citizens were actually deported. Plus, Cheech's character grows from initially fawning over a French woman in the opening scene and living a typical apathetic American life to falling in love with a Mexican woman and helping others in their quest to work in the U.S.
And it's funny..."Whas happenING!" "I like your pants" "Get behind me, Satan!"