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Desperado (1995)

R  104 min  -  Action | Crime | Thriller   -  25 August 1995 (USA)
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Ratings: 7.1/10 from 69,699 users   Metascore: 55/100 
Reviews: 189 user | 76 critic | 18 from Metacritic.com

A gunslinger is embroiled in a war with a local drug runner.

Director:

Robert Rodriguez
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Antonio Banderas ...
Salma Hayek ...
Joaquim de Almeida ...
Cheech Marin ...
Steve Buscemi ...
Carlos Gómez ...
Right Hand (as Carlos Gomez)
Quentin Tarantino ...
Tito Larriva Tito Larriva ...
Angel Aviles Angel Aviles ...
Danny Trejo ...
Abraham Verduzco Abraham Verduzco ...
Carlos Gallardo ...
Albert Michel Jr. Albert Michel Jr. ...
David Alvarado David Alvarado ...
Angela Lanza ...
Tourist Girl
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Storyline

With this sequel to his prize-winning independent previous film, "El Mariachi," director Robert Rodriquez joins the ranks of Sam Peckinpah and John Woo as a master of slick, glamorized ultra-violence. We pick up the story as a continuation of "El Mariachi," where an itinerant musician, looking for work, gets mistaken for a hitman and thereby entangled in a web of love, corruption, and death. This time, he is out to avenge the murder of his lover and the maiming of his fretting hand, which occurred at the end of the earlier movie. However, the plot is recapitulated, and again, a case of mistaken identity leads to a very high body count, involvement with a beautiful woman who works for the local drug lord, and finally, the inevitable face-to-face confrontation and bloody showdown. Written by Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Mariachi | Drugs | Beautiful Woman | Hitman | Sequel  | See more »

Taglines:

He came back to settle the score with someone. Anyone. EVERYONE. See more »

Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller | Western

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence, a strong sex sequence and language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

La balada del pistolero See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$25,625,110 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR  | SDDS (8 channels) | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The huge black handgun that is seen throughout the movie (used by the bad guys) is a Desert Eagle .50AE pistol. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Bottles on the bar are broken twice during the gunfight. See more »

Quotes

Buscemi: Suddenly they got very interested in who you were. So, I laid the story down nice and thick.
El Mariachi: How thick?
Buscemi: Well, pretty thick, I told 'em you were the biggest Mexican I've ever seen...
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Connections

Referenced in "Soul Music" (1997) See more »

Soundtracks

"Pass The Hatchet"
Written by Ray Theriot, Roger Leon, Jr. & Earl Stanley Oropeza
Performed by Roger & The Gypsies
Courtesy of Charly International ApS/Charly Holdings Inc. See more »