Cheech Marin	...	(Director)
Cheech Marin	...	(Writer)
Cheech Marin	...	Rudy
Paul Rodriguez	...	Javier
Daniel Stern	...	Jimmy
Kamala Lopez-Dawson	...	Dolores (as Kamala Lopez)
Kamala Lopez	...	Dolores
Jan-Michael Vincent	...	McCalister
Lupe Ontiveros	...	Rudy's Mother
Urbanie Lucero	...	Rudy's Sister
Chastity Ayala	...	Rudy's Niece
David Perez	...	Rudy's Nephew
Neith Hunter	...	Marcie
Larry Blackmon	...	Slick Dude
Tito Larriva	...	Oscar
Geoffrey Rivas	...	Immigration Aide
Eddie Barth	...	Lester
Miguel Delgado	...	Jose
Álex Phillips Jr.	...	Cinematographer
David Newhouse	...	Editor
Don Brochu	...	Editor
Mike Sheridan	...	Editor
David Yanez	...	Altar boy
Bret Chafe	...	Immigration Man
McKeiver Jones III	...	Immigration Man
Terrence Evans	...	Immigration Officer
Tony Plana	...	Feo
Eloy Casados	...	Thug #1
Mike Moroff	...	Thug #2
Alex Garza	...	Jail Sergeant
George Garvin	...	Doorman
Jim Perine	...	Tourist
Alma Martínez	...	Gloria
Ruben Guevara	...	Miguel
Sam Allen	...	Customs officer
Bob McClurg	...	Harry
Diana Bellamy	...	Harry's Wife
John Villella	...	Customs Agent
Doug Ingold	...	Customs Agent
Mark Istratoff	...	Customs Agent
Robert Masseria	...	Customs Agent
Ronald G. Joseph	...	Tattoo Prisoner
Josh Cruze	...	Jail Truck Driver
Noble Willingham	...	Border Patrol Sergeant
Randal Patrick	...	Border Patrol Officer
Ernest Harden Jr.	...	Border Patrol Officer
Vic Trevino	...	Patrol Patrol Officer
Sal Lopez	...	What's Happening Boys
Del Zamora	...	What's Happening Boys
Ted Lin	...	What's Happening Boys
Jason Scott Lee	...	What's Happening Boys
Jee Teo	...	What's Happening Boys
Mark L. Taylor	...	TV Evangelist
Dyana Ortelli	...	Mother with Oranges
Humberto Ortiz	...	Boy with Orange
Daniel Valdez	...	Norteno Trio
David Silva	...	Norteno Trio
Steve Jordan	...	Norteno Trio
Austin Cortez Tobar	...	Bar Customer
Cesar Dominguez	...	Bar Customer
Richard Kennedy	...	German Man (as R.D. Kennedy)
Lilyan Chauvin	...	German Woman
Ernesto Hernández	...	Fernando (as Ernesto Hernandez)
Ángela Moya	...	Mexican Wife (as Angela Moya)
Jorge Andrés Fernández	...	Mexican Husband (as Jorge Andres Fernandez)
David Selburg	...	Policeman
Sam Vlahos	...	Father Sanchez

Summary: Rudy is an American of Mexican descent who is caught up in an immigration raid on a factory. Deported to Mexico as an illegal immigrant, he has no way of proving that he is in fact an American citizen, and is forced to rely on his cunning to sneak his way back home.