Cheech Marin Filmography

Born:: July 13, 1946 in Los Angeles, CA
Occupation:: Actor, Screenwriter
Birth name:: Richard Marin
Biography:: The son of a Los Angeles police officer, American actor/director Richard "Cheech" Marin earned his nickname through his fondness for the Chicano food, specialty cheecharone. An excellent student (if something of a class cutup), Marin entered California State University, only to drop out and...Read More

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Race to Witch Mountain

Actors: Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander Ludwig, Ciarán Hinds, Garry Marshall

Synopsis: Walt Disney Pictures resurrects one of their time-honored franchises with Race to Witch Mountain, a family film that tells the story of two children (AnnaSophia Robb and Alexander Ludwig) with psychic abilities whose search for their origins gets them caught up in an adventure with a cab driver (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Read More

3/13/09
Beverly Hills Chihuahua

Actors: Drew Barrymore, Piper Perabo, Jamie Lee Curtis, Andy Garcia, George Lopez, Manolo Cardona

Synopsis: In the tradition of Babe (2005) and Charlotte's Web (2007) comes the live-action talking animal picture Beverly Hills Chihuahua, directed by Scooby Doo vet Raja Gosnell. Chloe (voice of Drew Barrymore) is a pampered Chihuahua from Beverly Hills who spends most of her time riding around in her Read More

9/26/08
The Perfect Game

Actors: Clifton Collins, Jr., Cheech Marin

Synopsis: William Dear (Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann) helms the period baseball drama The Perfect Game, a cinematization of real-life events that transpired in 1957. Clifton Collins Jr. stars as Cesar Faz, a 1950s baseball player who immigrated from Mexico to the U.S. with the intent of making it Read More

2008
The Third Miracle

Actors: Eduardo Verastigui, Cheech Marin, Danna Garcia

Synopsis: Cheech Marin, Danna Garcia, and Eduardo Verastigui star in director Rocco DeVilliers' uplifting account of the historic 1957 Little League World Series victory by a dark horse team of dedicated players from Monterry, Mexico. Cobbled together in just three weeks, the ragtag team left the world Read More

1/1/07
Machete

Actors: Danny Trejo, Jeff Fahey, Cheech Marin

2007
a/k/a Tommy Chong

Actors: Tommy Chong, Shelby Chong, Paris Chong, Eric Schlosser, Lou Adler

Synopsis: When comedy legend Tommy Chong was arrested in 2003 and given a nine-month prison sentence for the manufacture and sale of drug paraphernalia, U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft's revamped war on drugs soared, like a mighty eagle stricken with vertigo in mid-flight, to new levels of absurdity. Read More

6/14/06
Cars

Actors: Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt, Larry the Cable Guy, Cheech Marin

Synopsis: A pedal-to-the-metal race car determined to prove his worth on the tracks discovers that life isn't always about crossing the finish line first in Toy Story director John Lasseter's mechanically minded tale of friendship and loyalty. Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) may be just a rookie Read More

6/9/06
Cheech Marin & Friends: Live From South Beach

Actors: Cheech Marin

Synopsis: Join legendary comic Cheech Marin as he returns to the stage alongside an all-star collection of the hottest comics on the stand-up circuit in this release of a hilarious performance captured live on stage in March of 2006. Originally aired on Comedy Central in an abbreviated, thirty-minute Read More

2006
Lalo Guerrero the Original Chicago

2006
The Underclassman

Actors: Nick Cannon

Synopsis: Nick Cannon stars in this comedy thriller as a 24-year-old police detective who takes no small amount of ribbing from his fellow officers for his boyish looks. His appearance, however, lands him a plumb assignment at a posh private high school, where he discovers the students are operating an Read More

9/2/05
Sian Ka'an

Actors: Plácido Domingo, Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Cheech Marin, Michelle Rodriguez

2005
Uncle P

Actors: Master P, Romeo, Cheech Marin

Synopsis: When superstar rapper P Miller (Master P) learns that his sister is ill and he'll be in charge of her two kids, he's less than thrilled. The kids aren't that happy either -- that is, until they learn just who their uncle is. A vacation in the home of their millionaire uncle might turn out to be a Read More

2005
Christmas With the Kranks

Actors: Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd, Erik Per Sullivan, Cheech Marin

Synopsis: Based on John Grisham's novel Skipping Christmas, Christmas With the Kranks revolves around Nora (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Luther Krank's (Tim Allen) decision to put their normally fanatical enthusiasm for the holidays aside for a tropical cruise. With their daughter in Peru with the Peace Corps, the Read More

11/24/04
Silver City

Actors: Danny Huston, Maria Bello, Billy Zane, Chris Cooper, Richard Dreyfuss, Daryl Hannah, Kris Kristofferson, Mary Kay Place, Miguel Ferrer, Thora Birch

Synopsis: Celebrated writer and director John Sayles turns his eye to politics in America in this drama. The son of respected Colorado politician Senator Jud Pilager (Michael Murphy), Dicky Pilager (Chris Cooper) is a charming but half-bright man with a bad habit of mangling the English language and a Read More

9/17/04
This So-Called Disaster

Actors: T-Bone Burnett, James Gammon, Woody Harrelson, Cheech Marin, Anne Militello

Synopsis: In 2000, director Michael Almereyda brought his film crew to San Francisco to document the rehearsal process for the Magic Theater's production of Sam Shepard's play The Late Henry Moss, as directed by the playwright himself. The resulting film, This So-Called Disaster, is partly a study of the Read More

4/21/04
See You in My Dreams

Actors: Aidan Quinn, Marcia Gay Harden, Will Estes, Cheech Marin, Jacinda Barrett

Synopsis: Based on short stories written by Sam Shepard and published in his semi-autobiographical collections Crusing Paradise and Motel Chronicles, See You In My Dreams is the compelling story of the star-crossed romance between Joe (Aidan Quinn), a New Mexico rancher, and Joe's war bride Angela (Marcia Read More

2004
The Lion King 1½

Actors: Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Julie Kavner, Jerry Stiller, Matthew Broderick

Synopsis: Ten years after The Lion King shot to the top at the box office and first introduced the characters of Simba (Matthew Broderick) and his pals Timon (Nathan Lane) and Pumbaa (Ernie Sabella), Disney presented this retelling of the Academy Award-winning animated musical. Switching the perspective to Read More

2004
Good Boy!

Actors: Molly Shannon, Liam Aiken, Kevin Nealon, Brittany Moldowan, Hunter Elliott

Synopsis: For his debut feature, John Hoffman wrote and directed this effects-heavy family film based on the story Dogs from Outer Space by Zeke Richardson. Produced by Jim Henson Productions, Good Boy! presents the idea that dogs are actually an intelligent alien species sent to earth thousands of years Read More

10/10/03
Once Upon a Time in Mexico

Actors: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Johnny Depp, Mickey Rourke, Eva Mendes, Danny Trejo, Enrique Iglesias, Marco Leonardi, Cheech Marin, Rubén Blades, Willem Dafoe

Synopsis: Director Robert Rodriguez returns to the characters of his breakthrough hits El Mariachi and Desperado in this grand scale south-of-the-border action-adventure saga. Sands (Johnny Depp) is a rogue CIA agent who is working in cahoots with Mexican officials who've caught wind of a plan by corrupt Read More

9/12/03
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

Actors: Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Ricardo Montalban

Synopsis: The first American theatrically released 3-D movie from a major studio since 1991's Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over is the third entry in three years in Robert Rodriguez's family-oriented action-adventure series. Along with the four members of the Cortez family, played Read More

7/25/03
Masked and Anonymous

Actors: Bob Dylan, Jeff Bridges, Penélope Cruz, John Goodman, Jessica Lange, Luke Wilson

Synopsis: Enigmatic rock legend Bob Dylan stars as an enigmatic rock legend (talk about a casting coup!) in this purposefully eccentric satiric comedy. Uncle Sweetheart (John Goodman) is an unscrupulous concert promoter who has figured out a way to cash in on the feelings of doubt and uncertainty that Read More

7/23/03
Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story

2003
Tracey Ullman in The Trailer Tales

Actors: Tracey Ullman, Debbie Reynolds, Paul Dooley

Synopsis: Unlike her earlier comedy series and specials, in which she "took on" dozens of vivid and distinct characterizations, Tracey Ullman focuses herein on only three of her famous alter egos. First and foremost is faded glamour gal Ruby Romaine, veteran Hollywood cosmetician and shameless dispenser of Read More

2003
Hollywood High

Synopsis: This exhaustively researched cable-TV documentary traces the history of drug movies, from camp classics like Reefer Madness to more serious and sober examinations like Requiem for a Dream. Top-heavy with clips from such once-shocking groundbreakers as The Man With the Golden Arm, the "head" flicks Read More

2003
Original Latin Kings of Comedy

Actors: George Lopez, Cheech Marin, Joey Medina, Alex Reymundo, Paul Rodriguez

Synopsis: Jeb Brien directs Original Latin Kings of Comedy, which features material from five of the most famous Hispanic standup comics of their era. Paul Rodriguez (A.K.A. Pablo), George Lopez (The George Lopez Show), Cheech Marin (of Cheech and Chong fame), Alex Reymundo, and Joey Medina deliver material Read More

2003
Pinocchio

Actors: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Kim Rossi Stuart, Carlo Giuffré

Synopsis: Academy Award-winner Roberto Benigni adapts the classic children's tale by Carlo Collodi for the big-budget family-oriented comedy Pinocchio. In his usual fashion, Benigni directs and stars, this time as the little puppet boy made out of wood. The familiar story begins as a log of pinewood falls Read More

12/25/02
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

Actors: Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara

Synopsis: The prepubescent, globetrotting, super-spy sibling duo from director Robert Rodriguez's surprise 2001 hit Spy Kids is back to save the world for a second time in this bigger-budget, larger-scale sequel. Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams opens with our heroes Carmen and Juni (Alexa Vega and Daryl Read More

8/7/02
Spy Kids

Actors: Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Alan Cumming

Synopsis: In this reteaming of actor Antonio Banderas and director Robert Rodriguez -- their first film together since the 1995 feature Desperado -- Banderas plays Gregorio; he and devoted partner Ingrid (Carla Gugino), comprise the greatest pair of secret agents working. Both are masters of disguise and Read More

3/30/01
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians, Vol. 1

Synopsis: This first installment to the popular Laughing Out Loud series offers viewers the experience of attending a standup comedy club from the comfort of home. This production features a variety of comedians performing some of their funniest bits; among those included are Carrot Top, Louie Anderson Read More

2001
Luminarias

Actors: Evelina Fernandez, Scott Bakula, Marta Du Bois, Angela Moya, Dyana Ortelli

Synopsis: Billed as a Latina Waiting to Exhale, this film details the life and loves of four Hispanic women: Sofia, a therapist; Andrea, a divorced lawyer; Irene, a flashy clothes designer; and Lilly, an artist. The women gather every week at the nightspot Luminarias to discuss jobs, family, love, and sex. Read More

5/5/00
Picking Up the Pieces

Actors: Woody Allen, David Schwimmer, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Cheech Marin, Kiefer Sutherland

Synopsis: A crime of passion unwittingly leads to a "miracle" in this satirical comedy. Tex (Woody Allen) is a butcher who is married to Candy (Sharon Stone), a former exotic dancer who has no skill or enthusiasm for fidelity. Unhappy with her extramarital affairs, Tex kills Candy while performing a "sawing Read More

2000
The Nuttiest Nutcracker

Actors: Phyllis Diller, James Belushi, Cheech Marin

Synopsis: In this computer-animated update of the classic Christmas tale The Nutcracker, a girl in her early teens gets the bad news that she won't be able to see her parents for the holidays. Depressed by the news, she goes to sleep with her favorite toy, a nutcracker that resembles a toy soldier. When she Read More

1999
The Venice Project

Actors: Lauren Bacall, Dennis Hopper, Linus Roache, Ben Cross, Stuart Townsend

Synopsis: In this witty drama, the future of art is examined from two vantage points: the years 1699 and 1999. Roland (Dennis Hopper) is an avant-garde artist in Venice, California whose sister, Countess Camilla Volta (Lauren Bacall), lives on their family's estate in Venice, Italy. Their father, The Read More

1999
Paulie

Actors: Jay Mohr, Gena Rowlands, Tony Shalhoub, Tia Texada, Cheech Marin, Bruce Davison

Synopsis: In the Babe tradition of talking animatronic animals, this comedy adventure gets underway when animal-research-lab janitor Misha (Tony Shalhoub) expresses concern for a Blue-crown Conure parrot named Paulie (voice of Jay Mohr) caged in a dank basement. Misha settles back as Paulie tells his life Read More

1998
CBS: The First 50 Years

Actors: Adam Arkin, Ed Bradley, Carol Burnett, David Copperfield, Roma Downey

Synopsis: This two-hour TV entertainment special takes a surface skim (95 minutes minus commercials and promos) over the history of CBS, quickly skipping past decades of CBS radio to concentrate on CBS television from the late '40s to the present. It features more than a dozen hosts (Adam Arkin, Ed Bradley, Carol Burnett Read More

1998
Nash Bridges [TV Series]

Actors: Don Johnson, Cheech Marin

1996
From Dusk Till Dawn

Actors: George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Quentin Tarantino, Juliette Lewis, Cheech Marin

Synopsis: In this action-horror flick from director Robert Rodriguez and screenwriter Quentin Tarantino, Tarantino stars with George Clooney as a pair of bad-to-the-bone brothers named Seth and Richie Gecko. After a string of robberies that left a river of blood in the Geckos' wake, the sadistic siblings Read More

1996
The Great White Hype

Actors: Samuel L. Jackson, Jeff Goldblum, Damon Wayans, Peter Berg, Jon Lovitz, Corbin Bernsen

Synopsis: Boxing is more than just a sport -- it's also a business and a con game in this satirical comedy. Rev. Fred Sultan (Samuel L. Jackson) is a shrewd boxing promoter and manager whose meal ticket is heavyweight champion James "The Grim Reaper" Roper (Damon Wayans), a fighter whose skill and Read More

1996
Tin Cup

Actors: Kevin Costner, Rene Russo, Cheech Marin, Don Johnson, Dennis Burkley

Synopsis: Roy McAvoy (Kevin Costner) is a talented golf pro, who owns his own driving range. That sounds impressive, but the reality is quite different. While it's true that Roy is indeed a talented golfer and does own a driving range, it is in a tiny, unheard of Texas backwater. With almost no customers Read More

1996
Desperado

Actors: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Joaquim de Almeida, Cheech Marin, Steve Buscemi, Quentin Tarantino

Synopsis: Director Robert Rodriguez picks up where his successful independent debut El Mariachi left off with this slam-bang South of the Border action saga. Bucho (Joaquim DeAlmeida) is a wealthy but casually bloodthirsty drug kingpin who rules a seedy Mexican border town. Bucho and his men make the Read More

1995
The Courtyard

1995
Happily Ever After Fairy Tales: Hansel and Gretel

Synopsis: Happily Ever After introduces this ethnically diverse version of a classic tale. When Hanselito and Gretelita become lost in a tropical wilderness, they pool their wits to find shelter. When it turns out the house made of candy is home to a witch, the two manage to escape by working together. The Read More

1995
The Lion King

Actors: Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones, Moira Kelly, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella

Synopsis: One of the most popular Disney animated musicals, The Lion King presents the story of a lion cub's journey to adulthood and acceptance of his royal destiny. Simba (voiced first by Jonathan Taylor Thomas, then by Matthew Broderick) begins life as an honored prince, son of the powerful King Mufasa Read More

6/24/94
Ring of the Musketeers

Actors: John Rhys-Davies, Alison Doody, David Hasselhoff, Cheech Marin

Synopsis: David Hasselhoff, Thomas Gottschalk and Cheech Marin play modern-day descendants of the original Three Musketeers. Though it's now the 20th century and derring-do is generally considered passe, these retro musketeers still subscribe to the old "all for one, one for all." They go to the rescue of a Read More

1994
Married... With Children: Assault and Batteries

Synopsis: Heading to the mall to exchange some batteries, Al (Ed O'Neill) is trapped in an appliance store thanks to a computer failure. If he doesn't get out soon, he'll miss the VERY SPECIAL birthday party planned for the Bundy's dog Buck by Kelly (Christina Applegate) and Bud (David Faustino). Jean Read More

1994
The Cisco Kid

Actors: Jimmy Smits, Cheech Marin, Bruce Payne, Sadie Frost, Ron Perlman

Synopsis: Cisco and his pal Pancho return in this made-for-cable nostalgic and comical reworking of the once popular western adventure series. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1994
The Magic of the Golden Bear: Goldy III

Actors: Cheech Marin, Mr. T, Bonnie Morgan, Danny Woodburn, Jeff Prettyman

Synopsis: In this heart-warming, youth-oriented drama, a girl raises an orphaned bear cub. When the cuddly fur ball turns into a full-grown bear, she must make a difficult decision about whether or not she should return it to the wilderness. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1994
Charlie's Ghost Story

Actors: Cheech Marin, Anthony Edwards, Linda Fiorentino

Synopsis: Actor Anthony Edwards made his directorial debut with this comic fantasy based on a story by Mark Twain. Trenton Knight plays Charlie, a young boy whose archeologist father (Anthony Edwards) has made several discoveries while exploring a cave in Colorado. However, Charlie makes a discovery of his Read More

1994
A Million to Juan

Actors: Paul Rodriguez, Polly Draper, Pepe Serna, Bert Rosario, Jonathan Hernandez

Synopsis: This comedy, set in the barrios East L.A. is loosely based upon Mark Twain's parable The Million Pound Bank Note. The new version tells the tale of Juan Lopez a nice, but uneducated hombre trying to earn enough money to support his little boy. Though Juan was born in the States, he lacks proper Read More

1994
Tales From the Crypt: Halfway Horrible

1993
Married... With Children: Change for a Buck

Synopsis: Feeling neglected, the Bundys' dog Buck (voiced by Cheech Martin) runs away from home--only to end up in the pound. If no one claims him within a week, Buck is going to be taken through the "little green door" and gassed to death. Unfortunately, no one in the Bundy family is aware that Buck is Read More

1993
Ferngully: The Last Rainforest

Actors: Tim Curry, Robin Williams, Samantha Mathis, Christian Slater, Jonathan Ward

Synopsis: A man finds himself living among the animals and enchanted spirits of the rainforest, and learns of the true consequences of human destruction in this animated adventure. Crysta (voice of Samantha Mathis) is a young fairy who is being tutored in the powers of magic by the older and wiser Magi Read More

4/10/92
La Pastorela

Synopsis: In this modern version of a traditional holiday pageant, a young Mexican girl has a dream about the shepherd's who went to Bethlehem to see the young king. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1992
Married... With Children: Look Who's Barking

Synopsis: The Bundys' pet dog Buck brings home a female pooch to meet the family. Big mistake! Before long the Bundys are lavishing all their attention on the girl dog, leaving Buck in the cold. Meanwhile, Al Bundy demands cheesecake--not just any cheesecake, but a very special cherry cheesecake found only Read More

1991
The Shrimp on the Barbie

Actors: Cheech Marin, Emma Samms, Vernon Wells, Bruce Spence, Carole R. Davis

Synopsis: In this comedy, Carlos Munoz (Cheech Marin) travels from America to Australia to find work, and gets a job at a Mexican restaurant. While there, he meets up with poor little rich girl Alex Hobart (Emma Samms) who hires him to pose as her fiance to scare her father into approving of her marriage Read More

8/31/90
Far Out Man

Actors: Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Shelby Chong, Paris Chong, C. Thomas Howell, Martin Mull, Judd Nelson

Synopsis: Starring many of his family members, this is Tommy Chong's (of the well-known duo, Cheech and Chong) first solo production. As an outdated hippie, Far Out Man (Tommy Chong) searches to relive his lost youth by traveling across the country. C. Thomas Howell, Judd Nelson, and Cheech Marin all make Read More

3/2/90
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

Actors: Shelley Duvall, Dan Gilroy

Synopsis: An all-star cast is included on this children's adventure that follows a search for Mother Goose by her son (Dan Gilroy) and Little Bo Peep (Shelley Duvall). ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide Read More

1990
Help Save Planet Earth: Easy Ways to Make a Difference

Actors: Ted Danson

1990
Rude Awakening

Actors: Cheech Marin, Eric Roberts, Julie Hagerty, Robert Carradine, Buck Henry

Synopsis: Cheech Marin and Eric Roberts play two draft-dodging hippies who flee to a commune in Central America where they stay for 20 years. When they return in 1989 and seek out some of their old NYC buddies, they find they've turned yuppie and things just aren't what they'd expected. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

8/16/89
Ghostbusters 2

Actors: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis

Synopsis: Ivan Reitman's sequel to the phenomenally successful Ghostbusters is looser and more self-assured than the original. The film opens with a title reading "Five Years Later" and finds the ghostbusters living in hard times. A restraining order has forbidden the boys to partake in paranormal warfare Read More

6/16/89
Troop Beverly Hills

Actors: Shelley Long, Craig T. Nelson, Betty Thomas, Mary Gross, Stephanie Beacham

Synopsis: Shelly Long stars in this comedy as a spoiled Beverly Hills wife who decides--wanting to prove her husband's accusation of her selfishness wrong--to become the leader of her daughter's wilderness group. Though taking them on outings at the mall rather than in the woods, she later must prove her Read More

3/22/89