Born in East L.A.

"A comedy bordering on insanity."

1987 1h 24m EN

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★5.8TMDB · 121

Comedy

Synopsis

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Rudy, an American of Hispanic descent, whose south-of-the-border looks show him no mercy during an immigration raid in a migrant worker factory. As his luck goes, he is caught with neither money nor his ID and is deported to Mexico - without speaking a word of Spanish!

“A comedy bordering on insanity.”

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Cast

Cheech Marin
Rudy
Daniel Stern
Jimmy
Paul Rodríguez
Javier
Jan-Michael Vincent
McCalister
Kamala Lopez
Dolores
Alma Martinez
Gloria
Tony Plana
Feo
Eddie Barth
Lester

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Cheech Marin
Writers: Cheech Marin
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Cheech Marin, shot by Álex Phillips Jr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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ERA

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Original score by Lee Holdridge. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Don Brochu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Cheech Marin and Daniel Stern and Paul Rodríguez carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A comedy bordering on insanity.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Cheech Marin directs. Álex Phillips Jr. behind the camera. Lee Holdridge scores. Don Brochu cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

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Things worth knowing

184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
239 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
4Directed by Cheech Marin, shot by Álex Phillips Jr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Lee Holdridge. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Don Brochu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Cheech Marin and Daniel Stern and Paul Rodríguez carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "A comedy bordering on insanity.".
9IMDB entry: tt0092690 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.