When a native-born American citizen of Mexican descent is mistakenly deported to Mexico, he has to risk everything to get back home.
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| Cheech Marin | ... | Rudy | |
| Paul Rodriguez | ... | Javier | |
| Daniel Stern | ... | Jimmy | |
| Kamala Lopez | ... | Dolores | |
| Jan-Michael Vincent | ... | McCalister (as Jan Michael Vincent) | |
| Lupe Ontiveros | ... | Rudy's Mother | |
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Urbanie Lucero | ... | Rudy's Sister |
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Chastity Ayala | ... | Rudy's Niece |
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David Perez | ... | Rudy's Nephew |
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Neith Hunter | ... | Marcie |
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Larry Blackmon | ... | Slick Dude |
| Tito Larriva | ... | Oscar | |
| Geoffrey Rivas | ... | Immigration Aide (as Geoff Rivas) | |
| Eddie Barth | ... | 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 undocumented 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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never give up | woman wearing mini dress | woman wearing a green dress | woman wears a short dress | woman wears a mini dress |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:
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Release Date:
21 August 1987 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$4,359,040, 23 August 1987Gross USA:
$17,355,263Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$17,355,263Company Credits
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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. See more »Goofs
When Border Patrol Agents arrest someone and deport them back to their country of origin, they just don't put them on a bus and send them directly back to the border. They have to follow a procedure, in which the illegal immigrant get sent to the Border Patrol station and they get processed. Which includes confirming Identity, finger printing, background checks, and taking photos. See more »Quotes
Jimmy: That quarter's coming out of your tab and the tacos are 2.50. They're usally 3, but I like you.See more »
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The television broadcast version adds at least 15 to 20 minutes of footage. In this footage, Rudy does make it across the border only to be captured by kidnappers with his friends. He is held for ransom in the house across the street from his home and is rescued by the border patrol. When he hears that Dolores will have to be sent back across the border, he marries her and makes her a citizen. That's why the priest is behind them in the last shot of the TV versions. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Only three memorable things about this movie: Neith Hunter in a painted on dress that comes down no further than a bathing suit, in four inch spike heels, walking across some city streets. And then standing over Cheech as he comes out from under her car. Oh, my god. Jan Michael Vincent, no longer The Worldest Greatest Athlete. Now perfectly cast as a puffy, dim-witted, horrifying example of the wastes of alcohol. The theme song's not bad.