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Born in East L.A. (1987)

R  85 min  -  Comedy   -  21 August 1987 (USA)
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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... See full summary »

Director:

Cheech Marin

Writer:

Cheech Marin

Stars:

Cheech Marin, Daniel Stern and Paul Rodriguez
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Born in East L.A. -- Rudy finds himself in a Mexican prison with some eager cell mates. Born in East L.A. -- Rudy coordinates a border crossing like a football play. Born in East L.A. -- Rudy teaches some locals how to act like a 'vato.'
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cheech Marin ...
Paul Rodriguez ...
Javier
Daniel Stern ...
Jimmy
Kamala Lopez ...
Dolores
Jan-Michael Vincent ...
McCalister (as Jan Michael Vincent)
Lupe Ontiveros ...
Rudy's Mother
Urbanie Lucero Urbanie Lucero ...
Rudy's Sister
Chastity Ayala Chastity Ayala ...
Rudy's Niece
David Perez David Perez ...
Rudy's Nephew
Neith Hunter ...
Marcie
Larry Blackmon Larry Blackmon ...
Slick Dude
Tito Larriva Tito Larriva ...
Oscar
Geoffrey Rivas Geoffrey Rivas ...
Immigration Aide (as Geoff Rivas)
Eddie Barth Eddie Barth ...
Lester
Miguel Delgado Miguel Delgado ...
Jose
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Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

Mexican | Illegal Immigrant | Mexico | Hispanic | Spanish  | See more »

Taglines:

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:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Illegális kivándorló See more »

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$17,355,263 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | USA: (TV version)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

Cameo: [Larry Blackmon] Blackmon is the lead singer with the group Cameo. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: In one scene whit Rudy getting people in the bar you can see him talking but most of the words doesn't match what he is saying. See more »

Quotes

Immigration officer: What do we got here? Looks like a bean in a beanbag.
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Featured in Demented Top 20 Video Countdown (1988) See more »

Soundtracks

"Born in East L.A."
Words by Cheech Marin
Music by Bruce Springsteen
Published by Bruce Springsteen (ASCAP)
Performed by Cheech & Chong
Cheech & Chong appear courtesy of MCA Records See more »