The read
It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
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!
Ratings
IMDb6/10
Rotten Tomatoes40%
Metacritic57/100
121 audience votes
Key crew
- Lee HoldridgeOriginal Music Composer
- Cheech MarinDirector
- Cheech MarinWriter
Cast
- Cheech MarinRudy
- Daniel SternJimmy
- Paul RodríguezJavier
- Jan-Michael VincentMcCalister
- Kamala LopezDolores
- Alma MartinezGloria
- Tony PlanaFeo
- Eddie BarthLester
- Lupe OntiverosRudy's Mother
- Ronald G. JosephTattoo Prisoner
- Noble WillinghamBorder Patrol Sergeant
- Sal LopezWhat's Happening Boy
Stills
Themes
immigrationeast los angelessouth-of-the-border