United States / Aug 21, 1987 / R
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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!
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Eddie Barth | Lester |
| Lupe Ontiveros | Rudy's Mother |
| Ronald G. Joseph | Tattoo Prisoner |
| Noble Willingham | Border Patrol Sergeant |
| Sal Lopez | What's Happening Boy |
| Del Zamora | What's Happening Boy |
| Mike Moroff | Thug #2 |
| Eloy Casados | Thug #1 |
| Terrence Evans | Immigration Officer |
| Neith Hunter | Marcie |
| Ted Lin | What's Happening Boy |
| Jason Scott Lee | What's Happening Boy |
| Jee Teo | What's Happening Boy |
| Bob McClurg | Harry |
| Diana Bellamy | Harry's Wife |
| Daniel Valdez | Norteno Trio |
| David Silva | Norteno Trio |
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| Steve Jordan | Norteno Trio |
| Urbanie Lucero | Rudy's Sister |
| Chastity Ayala | Rudy's Niece |
| David Perez | Rudy's Nephew |
| Larry Blackmon | Slick Dude |
| Tito Larriva | Oscar |
| Geoffrey Rivas | Immigration Aide |
| Miguel Delgado | Jose |
| David Yanez | Altar Boy |
| Bret Chafe | Immigration Man |
| McKeiver Jones III | Immigration Man |
| Alex Garza | Jail Sergeant |
| George Garvin | Doorman |
| Jim Perine | Tourist |
| Ruben Guevara | Miguel |
| Sam Allen | Customs Officer |
| John Villella | Customs Agent |
| Doug Ingold | Customs Agent |
| Mark Istratoff | Customs Agent |
| Robert Masseria | Customs Agent |
| Josh Cruze | Jail Truck Driver |
| Randal Patrick | Border Patrol Officer |
| Ernest Harden Jr. | Border Patrol Officer |
| Vic Trevino | Border Patrol Officer |
| Mark L. Taylor | TV Evangelist |
| Dyana Ortelli | Mother with Oranges |
| Humberto Ortiz | Boy with Orange |
| Austin Cortez Tobar | Bar Customer |
| Cesar Dominguez | Bar Customer |
| Richard Kennedy | German Man |
| Lilyan Chauvin | German Woman |
| Ernesto Hernández | Fernando |
| Ángela Moya | Mexican Wife |
| Jorge Andrés Fernández | Mexican Husband |
| David Selburg | Policeman |
| Sam Vlahos | Father Sanchez |
| Esteban Jordan | Norteño Trio |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Born in East L.A. |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Español |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Universal Pictures, Clear Type |
| Release date | 21 agosto 1987 |
| Executive producer | Stan Coleman |
| Production | Peter Macgregor-Scott |
| Writer | Cheech Marin |
| Casting | Junie Lowry-Johnson |
| Editing | Don Brochu, Stephen Lovejoy, David Newhouse, Michael J. Sheridan, Barbara Riley, Clint Hutchison, Jerry Nelson, Keith Jernquist, Dan Muscarella |
| Cinematography | Álex Phillips Jr., Jerry Deats, Manuel Jiménez, Alicia Craft, Michael Becker, Salvador Vázquez, Carlos Montaño, Faustino Hernández, Dennis Rotta |
| Assistant directors | David N. Schrager, Sebastián Silva, Javier Carreño, Cheech Marin, Renate Schneuer |
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Release dates
Theatrical release
Colombia / Dec 10, 1987
Mexico / May 13, 1988
France / May 25, 1988
Physical media
United States / May 05, 1988 / R / VHS
Canada / Mar 19, 2019 / Blu-ray (Shout Select)
Germany / Jun 11, 2020 / 16 / Blu-ray
Denmark / Jul 26, 2021 / 15 / Blu-ray
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Finland / Jul 26, 2021 / K-7 / Blu-ray
Norway / Jul 26, 2021 / 15 / Blu-ray
Sweden / Jul 26, 2021 / 15 / Blu-ray
TV
Sweden / Jul 12, 1996
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