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Give us your tired, your poor—but keep Cheech Marin! Cheech Marin, writes, directs and stars in Born in East L.A., a hip, outrageous comedy that's more timely than ever. The story follows Rudy (Marin), 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! Unable to contact his vacationing family or his newly immigrated cousin (played by comedian Paul Rodriguez), Rudy is in for a crazy ride as he tries every legal—and illegal—scheme he can think of to get back home. He finds himself in jail, in love, and practically in-sane in this hilarious case of mistaken, or rather, misplaced, identity! Bonus Content: Audio Commentary by Director/Writer/Star Cheech Marin and Film Historian Marc Edward Heuck Interview with Cheech Marin Interview with Actress Kamala Lopez Interview with Actor Paul Rodriguez Extended Television Cut of Born in East L.A. (Standard Definition) Theatrical Trailer Photo Gallery Production Notes

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Brick Bardo (Tim Thomerson) is a traveler from outer space who is forced to land on Earth. Though regular sized on his home planet, he is doll-sized here on Earth, as are the enemy forces who have landed as well. While Brick enlists the help of an impoverished girl and her son, the bad guys enlist the help of a local gang. When word leaks out as to his location, all hell breaks loose. Brick is besieged by an onslaught of curious kids, angry gang members, and his own doll-sized enemies, and he must protect the family who has helped him and get off the planet alive.