ign logo IGN.com | AskMen.com | Rotten Tomatoes | GameSpy | FilePlanet | TeamXbox | CheatsCodesGuides | GameStats | Direct2Drive

RottenTomatoes.com

RT Bug Squash
Home Movies DVD Celebrities News Critics Photos & Trailers The Vine Forums
Box Office | In Theaters | Opening | Upcoming | Best Of | Certified Fresh | Showtimes
Register for free site & special features! | Log In | What is RT?
                       
MOVIES / ON DVD / BORN IN EAST L.A.
Born in East L.A.

Rate This Movie

Write a Review
Share This Movie
Add to List
Buy DVD
Buy Poster

Bookmark and Share

Born in East L.A. (1987)

43%
N/A
0%
N/A
N/A
N/A
43 %
Reviews Counted: 7 Fresh: 3  Rotten:4 Average Rating: 4.9/10
Runtime: 85 mins
Synopsis:
Native-born American Rudy Robles is mistakenly deported in a U. S. Immigration Service raid. Caught without any identification or money, the non-Spanish-speaking Rudy struggles to scrape together enough cash to buy his way back across the border. Meanwhile, though, he's busy romancing... [More]
Native-born American Rudy Robles is mistakenly deported in a U. S. Immigration Service raid. Caught without any identification or money, the non-Spanish-speaking Rudy struggles to scrape together enough cash to buy his way back across the border. Meanwhile, though, he's busy romancing an immigrant from El Salvador, dealing with the culture shock and a trying to get help from a moronic cousin. [Less]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Cheech Marin, Daniel Stern, Paul Rodriguez, Jan-Michael Vincent, Kamala Lopez-Dawson

Director: Cheech Marin

DVD Info

Release:

Jan 7, 2003

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case

Interactive Features:

  • Scene Access
  • Interactive Menus

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailer - Theatrical Trailer

Buy It On DVD

Reviews

 
T-Meter Critics
 
 
Top Critics
 
 
RT Community
 
 
My Critics
 
 
My Friends
 
 
DVD
 
 
 
1 - 12 (sorted by date)
Text View
Arrange By: Name | Fresh | Rotten | Date | Source
 
 
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review | Comment
02/09/06 03:17 AM
Time Out
Ratings Image

No review available.

| Comment
08/09/05 11:33 AM
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review | Comment
11/16/04 10:41 PM
Channel 4 Film
Ratings Image

Without the drugs or Tommy Chong, Marin still have something to offer.

| Comment
07/23/04 06:05 AM
Dan Lybarger
Nitrate Online
Ratings Image

No review available.

| Comment
08/22/03 01:38 PM
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review | Comment
05/20/03 05:22 PM
Caryn James
New York Times
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image

No review available.

| Comment
03/05/03 11:06 PM
Rebecca Murray
About.com
Ratings Image

Surprisingly pleasant, warm comedy.

| Comment
01/08/03 01:00 AM
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Ratings Image

No review available.

| Comment
10/30/02 12:24 PM
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Ratings Image

No review available.

| Comment
10/18/02 02:58 PM
Brian J. Arthurs
Beach Reporter (Southern California)
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review | Comment
01/01/00 12:00 AM
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review | Comment
01/01/00 12:00 AM
Richard Harrington
Washington Post
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
1 - 12 (sorted by date)
Text View
See More Topics...

Related Forums

Click here to be the first to post a message on this forum.

Around the Network

• Born in East L.A. at Rotten Tomatoes
About| Site Map| Help| RT To Go| Contact Us| Critics Submission| Linking to RT| Licensing| Movie List| Celebs List| Newsletter
IGN.com | GameSpy | Comrade | Arena | FilePlanet | ModCenter | GameSpy Technology
TeamXbox | Planets | Vaults | VE3D | CheatsCodesGuides | GameStats | GamerMetrics
AskMen.com | Rotten Tomatoes | Direct2Drive

By continuing past this page, and by the continued use of this site, you agree to be bound by and abide by the User Agreement.
Copyright 1998-2008, IGN Entertainment, Inc. About IGN | Support | Advertise | Policy | User Agreement | Subscribe to RT's XML feed! IGN RSS Feeds
IGN's enterprise databases running Oracle, SQL and MySQL are professionally monitored and managed by Pythian Remote DBA
Certain product data ©1995-present Muze, Inc. For personal use only. All rights reserved.