- Release Date: 1987
- Runtime: 85 min
- Genre: Comedy
- Starring: Cheech Marin, Paul Rodriguez, Daniel Stern, Kamala Lopez-Dawson ... see all
- Director: Cheech Marin
- Plot: 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... Read more
User Reviews
Good Movie and down to earth.
Aug 31, 2008
mtthwovermier - yahoo.com
Aug 31, 2008mtthwovermier - yahoo.com
Cheech Marin plays an automechanic who goes to pick up a cousin he never met. He goes to meet his cousin at the workplace just to have it rated by immigration. The man makes the mistake of leaving his ID at... Full review
Really Funny Chicano Movie
Oct 18, 2007
dopehousex3 - yahoo.com
Oct 18, 2007dopehousex3 - yahoo.com
I love this movie now that its on DVD I can watch it when im drunk. LOL Love this flick and recommend people to buy it.... Full review
Funny movies need to be brought back
May 12, 2007
mymanylaughs - yahoo.com
May 12, 2007mymanylaughs - yahoo.com
You know i was watching television the other night and i came to wonder how so many movies now a days all concern around violence. Thought for a minute what happend to the old comedy movies that use to make us... Full review
awesome movie
Apr 24, 2006
rauliguillen - yahoo.com
Apr 24, 2006rauliguillen - yahoo.com
i love this movie. but the problem with the dvd is that they cut out about 30 minutes of the original movie. if you ever watch the tv version they have a kidnapping scene which makes the ending more understandable. so... Full review
Its A Good Movie
Feb 12, 2006
mjthrillme2020 - yahoo.com
Feb 12, 2006mjthrillme2020 - yahoo.com
This Movie is one of my favorite movies I like how they made the movie so realistic because its true if you go to mexico without an ID or something they will not let you leave... Full review
GOOd MoVIe!
Feb 12, 2006
idaw3 - yahoo.com
Feb 12, 2006idaw3 - yahoo.com
THIS MOVIE WAS GOOD.FUNNY,TRUE,AND JUST AWESOME.OH YEA DID I MENTION IT WAS FUNNY???CHEECH MARIN WAS HILLARIOUS!! AND THE ACTING WAS GREAT TO!... Full review
Awesome Movie
Nov 24, 2005
alexh_818 - yahoo.com
Nov 24, 2005alexh_818 - yahoo.com
This movie was hilarious! Its definitely a MUST SEE!!! LOVED IT!!This movie was hilarious! Its definitely a MUST SEE!!! LOVED IT!!This movie was hilarious! Its definitely a MUST SEE!!! LOVED IT!!This movie was hilarious! Its definitely a MUST SEE!!! LOVED IT!!This... Full review
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To Sad Eyes in East L.A.
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2006-09-07
It's a clich? to say eras end with the passing away of an icon, but the death of longtime Los Angeles radio personality Huggy Boy last week at age 78 is the real deal. ... Full Article
Born In East L.a.
mtv.com –
1987-08-21
Richard "Cheech" Marin, of Cheech & Chong fame, directed and starred in Born in East L.A.. Inspired by Marin's music-video parody of Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA", the film casts Cheech as an East Los Angeles repairman. ... Full Article


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