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Born in East L A

When an L.A. born American citizen is mistaken for a Mexican illegal alien and deported to Mexico, he has to do everything he can to get across the border.

Director

Cheech Marin

Year

Genre

Box Office

$17,355,263

Production

Universal Pictures,Clear Type

Awards

4 wins

Rudy

Javier

Jimmy

Dolores

McCalister

Jan-Michael Vincent

Rudy's Mother

Rudy's Sister

Rudy's Niece

Rudy's Nephew

Marcie

Slick Dude

Oscar

Immigration Aide

Lester

Jose

Altar Boy

Immigration Man

Immigration Man

McKeiver Jones III

Immigration Officer

Feo

Thug #1

Thug #2

Jail Sergeant

Doorman

Tourist

Gloria

Miguel

Customs Officer

Harry

Harry's Wife

Customs Agent

Customs Agent

Customs Agent

Customs Agent

Robert Masseria

Tattoo Prisoner

Ronald G. Joseph

Jail Truck Driver

Border Patrol Sergeant

Noble Willingham

Border Patrol Officer

Border Patrol Officer

Ernest Harden Jr.

Patrol Patrol Officer

What's Happening Boys

What's Happening Boys

What's Happening Boys

What's Happening Boys

Jason Scott Lee

What's Happening Boys

TV Evangelist

Mother with Oranges

Boy with Orange

Norteno Trio

Norteno Trio

Norteno Trio

Bar Customer

Austin Cortez Tobar

Bar Customer

Cesar Dominguez

German Man

Richard Kennedy

German Woman

Fernando

Ernesto Hernández

Mexican Wife

Mexican Husband

Jorge Andrés Fernández

Policeman

Father Sanchez

Extra

Parade dancer

Streetwalker

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Rudy Jimmy Immigration Officer Thug #1 Feo Altar Boy

♪ Ah ♪ - Born in East L A

Oh... - Born in East L A

Hello, eye candy. - Born in East L A

Hello, eye candy.

Hey, anybody seen a redheaded
girl in a green dress? - Born in East L A

Hey, anybody seen a redheaded girl in a green dress?

- Excuse me. - Born in East L A

Laughs Well what we got here - Born in East L A

Laughs Well what we got here

- Have you ever seen this guy? - Born in East L A

- Have you ever seen this guy?

Where were you born What - Born in East L A

Where were you born What

- Come on, will you? - Born in East L A

- Come on, will you?

Rudy Hey vato - Born in East L A

What are you looking at? - Born in East L A

What are you looking at?

Maybe the shit they have in their head - Born in East L A

Maybe the shit they have in their head

Rudy. - Born in East L A

No, man, they went to Fresno, ese. - Born in East L A

No, man, they went to Fresno, ese.

Hey, vato! - Born in East L A

- There you go. - Born in East L A

- There you go.

- Since this is your first
time, I'm gonna buy you a beer. - Born in East L A

- Since this is your first time, I'm gonna buy you a be...

I don't know where you learned to speak English so well and I don't really care - Born in East L A

I don't know where you learned to speak English so well...

Oh thanks I like your shirt too - Born in East L A

Oh thanks I like your shirt too

Uh what are you guys in for - Born in East L A

Uh what are you guys in for

Being the goddamn president of the United States What do ya think - Born in East L A

Being the goddamn president of the United States What do ya...

All right It's comin' off your tab - Born in East L A

All right It's comin' off your tab

- Get away from the car. - Born in East L A

- Get away from the car.

Fuck. - Born in East L A

Fuck me - Born in East L A

Well, what do you think? - Born in East L A

Well, what do you think?

Okay, well, just relax, and,
um, think about your wife. - Born in East L A

Okay, well, just relax, and, um, think about your wife.

All right, all right, I'm done. - Born in East L A

All right, all right, I'm done.

- Okay, and you're here,
okay, and I'm here. - Born in East L A

- Okay, and you're here, okay, and I'm here.

- Hey! - Born in East L A

Now these boys here I think they're Chinese or Indian or somethin' - Born in East L A

Now these boys here I think they're Chinese or Indian...

Tall boy. - Born in East L A

- Sorry, sir,
both lines are busy. - Born in East L A

- Sorry, sir, both lines are busy.

All you gotta do to have attitude is just lower your headband - Born in East L A

All you gotta do to have attitude is just lower your...

Orale vato waas sappening - Born in East L A

Orale vato waas sappening

Again. - Born in East L A

Yeah, hold on here, check this out. - Born in East L A

Yeah, hold on here, check this out.

I say gaucho. - Born in East L A

- Waas sappening? - Born in East L A

- Waas sappening?

- Hello, mi'jo. - Born in East L A

- Hello, mi'jo.

- Hey, uh, Jimmy.
- Huh? - Born in East L A

- Hey, uh, Jimmy. - Huh?

Yo, yo yo! - Born in East L A

- No steal, no steal. - Born in East L A

- No steal, no steal.

Hey Through the teeth round the gums look out gullet here it comes - Born in East L A

Hey Through the teeth round the gums look out gullet here it...

Wait, wait. - Born in East L A

All right! - Born in East L A

- Is my credit good for another drink? - Born in East L A

- Is my credit good for another drink?

- All right. - Born in East L A

♪ I'm in a slow south slow one ♪ - Born in East L A

♪ I'm in a slow south slow one ♪

- I don't have no money, I don't have it! - Born in East L A

- I don't have no money, I don't have it!

- I don't know about your country, - Born in East L A

- I don't know about your country,

- Yeah, I'm okay. - Born in East L A

- Yeah, I'm okay.

I'll get dinner, okay? - Born in East L A

I'll get dinner, okay?

- You look really nice. - Born in East L A

- You look really nice.

I'm sorry I was mad at you. - Born in East L A

I'm sorry I was mad at you.

I thought I was going to
be here for a few days. - Born in East L A

I thought I was going to be here for a few days.

- God damn it, son of a bitch. - Born in East L A

- God damn it, son of a bitch.

Well, I covered it. - Born in East L A

Well, I covered it.

I remembered, huh? - Born in East L A

I remembered, huh?

- Um, well, call before you come. - Born in East L A

- Um, well, call before you come.

- Hey, so you're only down $150 bucks. - Born in East L A

- Hey, so you're only down $150 bucks.

- Well, here they come, - Born in East L A

- Well, here they come,

- Waas sappening?
- Hey vato, waas sappening? - Born in East L A

- Waas sappening? - Hey vato, waas sappening?

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When an L.A. born American citizen is mistaken for a Mexican illegal alien and deported to Mexico, he has to do everything he can to get across the border.

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Director: Cheech Marin

Writer: Cheech Marin

Production: Universal Pictures,Clear Type

Genre: comedy

Year: 1987

MetaScore: 57/100

ImdbRating: 6.0

BoxOffice: $17,355,263

Released: 21 Aug 1987

Awards: 4 wins

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