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Born In East L.A. (1987)
Released By: MCA Universal Home Video   Rating: R   In Theaters: N/A
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Studio: MCA Universal Home Video
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Cheech Marin
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: N/A
Home Video Release: N/A
Cast: Cheech Marin, Daniel Stern, Jan-Michael Vincent, Kamala Lopez, Paul Rodriguez
Published ID: 3602
UPC: 018713810090, 025192019128,
Plot: 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. While paying a visit to a sweatshop toy factory, Cheech is caught in the middle when the feds raid the place and cart off all the illegal alien workers. Since he's forgotten to bring his own i.d., Cheech is also shipped off to Mexico-where, having next to no knowledge of the Spanish tongue, he's virtually helpless. Desperate, he takes a job with crooked Tijuana saloon owner Daniel Stern-the first of many make-do jobs that he assumes to earn enough money to return home. Along the way, he falls in love with El Salvadorian girl Kamala Lopez, whose English is as fractured as Cheech's Spanish. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Green Card?
Added 8/22/2009
This is another one of my favorites this movie is funny from beginning to end and i can watch it over and over and i still get into it..GREAT when you need a good laugh.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
The What's Happening Boys have proved to be the long term hit of this movie.
Added 5/9/2009
The What's Happening Boys or Waas Happening Boys are portrayed by Del Zamora, Sal Lopez, Jason Scott Lee, Jee Teo and Ted Lin. Jason Scott Lee later portrayed the legendary Bruce Lee in the biopic on Bruce Lee. Del Zamora is a fantastic actor who has appeared in Repo Man, Robocop, The Outfitters, Tortilla Heaven, Searchers 2.0, Repo Chick, to name a few. His cultural adlibs that were not in the script, ie: "headband, wappanna, panocha, pela mela, Fernando Valenzuela, ay tu"; are the most hilarious inside jokes for the Latino cultures in the history of American movies. To confirm, look up scenes on Born in East LA on youtube. The "Waas Happening Boys" get 4-5 more hits than anyone else in the movie, including Cheech Marin. Read the viewer comments and you'll see that these scenes have provided more joy than one can imagine. We always laugh our heads off when we see those scenes. Truly classic comedy for the ages.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
A Golden Oldie!
Added 8/13/2008
I have always loved this movie. I think a re-release starring "Carlos Mencia" would be AWESOME!
0 out of 2 people found this helpful.
Born in East LA DVD
Added 5/15/2008
I was expecting the entire movie that I have seen on TV before. I'm very disappointed. The DVD is missing some 27 minutes of the movie, including the parts where Cheech gets his wallet back proving he's an American and the chase leading up to the marriage on the float! The very reason I bought the DVD was to have the whole movie not some cut down version!
10 out of 10 people found this helpful.
LOVE CHEECH
Added 3/26/2008
I WILL WATCH THIS MOVIE OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND A DIFFICULT MOVIE TO FIND AT SUCH A CHEAP PRICE.
1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
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