1987·Comedy·1h 24m
7.0
★
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!
Directed by Cheech Marin
immigration
east los angeles
south-of-the-border
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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
Lupe Ontiveros
Rudy's Mother
Ronald G. Joseph
Tattoo Prisoner
Noble Willingham
Border Patrol Sergeant
Sal Lopez
What's Happening Boy
Crew
Cheech Marin
Director
Cheech Marin
Writer
Lee Holdridge
Original Music Composer
Junie Lowry-Johnson
Casting
Sebastián Silva
Second Assistant Director
Drew Struzan
Art Designer
John Bruno
Title Designer
Popular Reviews
41 reviews
Pic A Flic
7.0★ · 03/20/26
So, here's the deal: this logging is from yet another group watch and the theme was Tubi movie... or rather a movie that's available on Tubi. This Cheech Marin-directed/written/starring comedy sees the mustache-bearing funnyman deported to Mexico despite the fact he's an American-born citizen. (Timely percentage: 500%)
Despite going into this cold, this actually took me by surprise: several jokes landed and the usual worries of stereotypes is quelled when it's done tastefully for the most part. Also, there are some sentimental moments I wasn't expecting - like a beautiful moment where our fearless main character (Marin) graciously gives away a heap load of fruits to a family. Then there's the added bonus of familiar faces like Daniel Stern (pre-Home Alone), Paul Rodriguez, Lupe Ontiveros and two important cameos - Cameo frontman Larry Blackmon and the man himself, Jesucristo! This pulls all the stops, and it made for a fun watch on a day where I needed a lighter-hearted film.
Despite going into this cold, this actually took me by surprise: several jokes landed and the usual worries of stereotypes is quelled when it's done tastefully for the most part. Also, there are some sentimental moments I wasn't expecting - like a beautiful moment where our fearless main character (Marin) graciously gives away a heap load of fruits to a family. Then there's the added bonus of familiar faces like Daniel Stern (pre-Home Alone), Paul Rodriguez, Lupe Ontiveros and two important cameos - Cameo frontman Larry Blackmon and the man himself, Jesucristo! This pulls all the stops, and it made for a fun watch on a day where I needed a lighter-hearted film.
So, here's the deal: this logging is from yet another group watch and the theme was Tubi movie... or rather a movie that's available on Tubi. This Cheech Marin-directed/written/starring comedy sees the mustache-bearing funnyman deported to Mexico despite the fact he's an American-born citizen. (Timely percentage: 500%)
Despite going into this cold, this actually took me by surprise: several jokes landed and the usual worries of stereotypes is quelled when it's done tastefully for the most part. Also, there are some sentimental moments I wasn't expecting - like a beautiful moment where our fearless main character (Marin) graciously gives away a heap load of fruits to a family. Then there's the added bonus of familiar faces like Daniel Stern (pre-Home Alone), Paul Rodriguez, Lupe Ontiveros and two important cameos - Cameo frontman Larry Blackmon and the man himself, Jesucristo! This pulls all the stops, and it made for a fun watch on a day where I needed a lighter-hearted film.
Despite going into this cold, this actually took me by surprise: several jokes landed and the usual worries of stereotypes is quelled when it's done tastefully for the most part. Also, there are some sentimental moments I wasn't expecting - like a beautiful moment where our fearless main character (Marin) graciously gives away a heap load of fruits to a family. Then there's the added bonus of familiar faces like Daniel Stern (pre-Home Alone), Paul Rodriguez, Lupe Ontiveros and two important cameos - Cameo frontman Larry Blackmon and the man himself, Jesucristo! This pulls all the stops, and it made for a fun watch on a day where I needed a lighter-hearted film.
nat
9.0★ · 03/10/26
WAS SAPPENINGGGG 👅👅👅
WAS SAPPENINGGGG 👅👅👅
Cory Mercado
10.0★ · 08/23/25
Sometimes films have a funny way of coming back
Sometimes films have a funny way of coming back
Cam
9.0★ · 07/17/25
Brilliant movie, Cheech is just soo funny!
Brilliant movie, Cheech is just soo funny!
Cory Mercado
10.0★ · 07/15/25
Órale vato
Órale vato