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Born in East L.A. (1987)
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Cheech Marin (written by)
Release Date:
21 August 1987 (USA)
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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. more
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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...
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4 wins
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I think this movie was great the second time around.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Cheech Marin | ... | Rudy |
 | Paul Rodriguez | ... | Javier |
 | Daniel Stern | ... | Jimmy |
| Kamala Lopez | ... | Dolores |
 | Jan-Michael Vincent | ... | McCalister |
| Lupe Ontiveros | ... | Rudy's mother |
| Urbanie Lucero | ... | Rudy's sister |
| Chastity Ayala | ... | Rudy's niece |
| David Perez | ... | Rudy's nephew |
| Neith Hunter | ... | Marcie |
| Larry Blackmon | ... | Slick dude |
| Tito Larriva | ... | Oscar |
| Geoffrey Rivas | ... | Immigration Aide (as Geoff Rivas) |
| Eddie Barth | ... | Lester |
| Miguel Delgado | ... | José |
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85 min | USA:93 min (TV version)
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According to Tommy Chong's book "Cheech & Chong: The Unauthorized Autobiography", Cheech Marin offered him a cameo in the film. Chong says he turned it down because he was upset that Marin was doing a film on his own.
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Continuity: When Rudy is working as a tattoo artist, four "bullet hole" tattoos suddenly appear on his client's forehead near the end of the scene.
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References "Death Valley Days: Tribute to the Dog (#13.9)" (1964)
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Purple Haze
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Rudy, a Mexican-American, born in the United States is deported to Mexico by mistake. He tries to get back, but is repeatedly caught and sent back into Mexico. Cheech Marin showed some excellent acting in this movie. He's a kind-hearted person who helps out some folks in bad situations, like the mother of three who he gives the oranges to, and the wife of a man who can't afford to pay a coyote to bring her into the United States. He is ready to leave and gives up his spot on the transport to but this lady on, even after he had worked to get money to return. It was a love story...a painful thing to watch at times and funny at the same time. Just picture yourself being sent to a country that you don't know, even if your parents came from there. He was lost I'm his parent's birth place. I had seen it before, but the second time around made the picture better. Very human movie.