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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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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 »

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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:

Comedy

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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

The theatrically-released and home video versions cut the entire ending short (about 15 to 20 minutes of footage). In this version, the appearance of the priest standing behind Rudy and Dolores in the last shot of the film is never explained. However, censored versions of the film, such as the version shown on Comedy Central, have the entire ending intact in order to fill out the film's length, which was shortened by cutting other scenes that were not suitable for regular television. See more »

Goofs

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. See more »

Quotes

Rudy: Hey Man, whaaas sappening?
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Featured in Demented Top 20 Video Countdown (1988) See more »

Soundtracks

"Le Freak"
Written by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers
Performed by Zette
Zette appears courtesy of QMI Music/MCA Records See more »