| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Antonio Banderas |
El Mariachi
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| Salma Hayek |
Carolina
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| Joaquim de Almeida |
Bucho
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| Cheech Marin |
Short bartender
|
| Steve Buscemi |
Buscemi
|
| Carlos Gómez |
Right Hand (as Carlos Gomez)
|
| Quentin Tarantino |
Pick-up Guy
|
| Tito Larriva |
Tavo
|
| Angel Aviles |
Zamira
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| Danny Trejo |
Navajas
|
| Abraham Verduzco |
Niño
|
| Carlos Gallardo |
Campa
|
| Albert Michel Jr. |
Quino
|
| David Alvarado |
Buddy
|
| Angela Lanza |
Tourist girl
|
| Mike Moroff |
Shrug
|
| Robert Arevalo |
Opponent
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| Gerardo Moscoso |
Priest
|
| Peter Marquardt |
Moco
|
| Consuelo Gómez |
Domino (as Consuelo Gomez)
|
| Jaime de Hoyos |
Bigoton (as Jaime De Hoyos)
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| Cristos |
Cristos
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| Richie Gaona |
Case opener
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| Mark Dalton |
Fighting barfly
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| Tommy Nix |
Fighting barfly
|
| Patricia Vonne |
Bar girl
|
| Elizabeth Rodriquez |
Mariachi fan
|
| Reinol Martinez |
Guy scolding Nino outside Tarasco Bar (uncredited)
|
| Diego Sandoval |
Empty Gun Man (uncredited)
|
| Joaquin de Almeida |
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Action; Romance; Thriller; Crime; Western |
| Director |
Robert Rodriguez |
| Producer |
Bill Borden; Robert Rodriguez; Paul Rodriguez |
| Writer |
Robert Rodriguez; Paul Rodriguez |
| Studio |
Columbia / TriStar |
| Series |
El Mariachi |
|
| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
| Running Time |
106 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
|
| Plot |
| It's Sergio Leone meets Sam Peckinpah meets Quentin Tarantino in this ultraviolent, mythological shoot-'em-up by auteur Robert Rodriguez. In Desperado, Rodriguez creates larger-than-life, genre-tweaking stock characters and puts them through their paces. As they stride bravely through an Old West lightly dusted with camp humor, they're periodically called upon to nimbly dodge bullets and fireballs through outrageously choreographed displays of Hollywood pyrotechnics. In this bigger-budget semi-remake/semi-sequel to Rodriguez's indie sensation, El Mariachi (made, famously, for $7,000), Antonio Banderas is the darkly charismatic El Mariachi, the Mysterious Stranger in town; Steve Buscemi is perfectly cast as his weasely, motor-mouth Comic Sidekick, laying the groundwork for El Mariachi's entrance by spinning saloon stories to build up his legend; Cheech Marin is a standout as the Bartender, who really knows how to handle a toothpick; and gorgeous Salma Hayek is, well, the Girl--treated to the kind of full-blown, slow-mo introduction the movies traditionally lavish on beautiful new stars. It doesn't add up to much, but it's a kick. Be careful not to blow out your speakers with the DVD's Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack. --Jim Emerson |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
104 |
| In Collection |
Yes |
| Owner |
David Cowley |
|
| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Layers |
Single side, Single layer |
| UPC |
043396116597 |
| Chapters |
37 |
| Release Date |
1997 |
| Subtitles |
Spanish; Korean |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround
SPANISH: Dolby Digital Surround
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Surround |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Color Closed-captioned Dolby Widescreen |
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