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Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   46,935 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Robert Rodriguez (written by)
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Release Date:
25 August 1995 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
He came back to settle the score with someone. Anyone. EVERYONE. more
Plot:
A gunslinger is embroiled in a war with a local drug runner. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
3 nominations more
User Comments:
Extremely likeable action movie. more (176 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
El Mariachi 2 (USA) (working title)
Pistolero (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong bloody violence, a strong sex sequence and language.
Runtime:
104 min
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Language:
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR | SDDS (8 channels)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Raul Julia was cast as Bucho, but pulled out due to declining health. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The shirt of the thug that El Mariachi pushes up with his feet during the cantina battle. more
Quotes:
[telling a story]
Buscemi: The stranger shot him, walked over to the bartender, paid, and left.
Short Bartender: So the bartender lived?
[laughing]
Short Bartender: The bartender never gets killed!
Buscemi: But as the stranger neared the door...
[Bartender pulls a shotgun. Stranger shoots bartender]
Buscemi: No man, bartender got it worse than anybody.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) more
Soundtrack:
Manifold De Amour more

FAQ

Is this a remake of El Mariachi?
Why don't any police ever show up at any of the numerous shootouts?
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40 out of 47 people found the following comment useful.
Extremely likeable action movie., 30 January 2004
9/10
Author: Boba_Fett1138 from Groningen, The Netherlands

Sharp knives, big guns, awesome fights, great dialogue, wonderful characters and Selma Hayek looks better then ever. These are just a few reasons why I like this movie.

"Desperado" is more than an action movie. It has tons of fun in it which makes the movie extremely likeable to watch. The action is way over the top but it works very well since the movie obviously doesn't take itself serious. It's fun and cool to watch at the same time.

"Desperado" is a kind of movie that really needs no story and basicily there isn't really any. All the fun characters, dialogue and action sequences make you forget that there isn't really a story. The Quentin Tarantino cameo is especially entertaining and so are almost every Mexican bad guy that are all in one way or another over the top.

A must see, in my opinion.

9/10

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