Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)

Hitman "El Mariachi" becomes involved in international espionage involving a psychotic CIA agent and a corrupt Mexican general.

Director:

Robert Rodriguez

Writer:

Robert Rodriguez

Stars:

Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Johnny Depp

3 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Antonio Banderas	...	El Mariachi
Salma Hayek	...	Carolina
Johnny Depp	...	Sands
Mickey Rourke	...	Billy
Eva Mendes	...	Ajedrez
Danny Trejo	...	Cucuy
Enrique Iglesias	...	Lorenzo
Marco Leonardi	...	Fideo
Cheech Marin	...	Belini
Rubén Blades	...	Jorge FBI
Willem Dafoe	...	Barillo
Gerardo Vigil	...	Marquez
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.	...	El Presidente (as Pedro Armendariz)
Julio Oscar Mechoso	...	Advisor
Tito Larriva	...	Cab Driver

Storyline

In the third movie of Rodriguez's "Mariachi" trilogy, a Mexican drug lord pretends to overthrow the Mexican government, and is connected to a corrupt CIA agent who at that time, demands retribution from his worst enemy to carry out the drug lord's uprising against the government.

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Plot Keywords:

mariachi | mexican | cia | general | cia agent | 

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Taglines:

The Time Has Come.

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, and for language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Terra [Spain]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

12 September 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

El Mariachi 3

Filming Locations:

Guanajuato, Mexico

Box Office

Budget:

$29,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$668,678 (Japan) (5 March 2004)

Gross:

$3,112,845 (Japan) (2 April 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, Dimension Films, Troublemaker Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

After being introduced to High-Definition digital video by George Lucas in 2000, Robert Rodriguez made this film his personal test to push the limits of the cameras. They withstood all of the conditions, including the often intense Mexican heat, and allowed Rodriguez to experiment with various lenses, filters and frame speeds.

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Goofs

Bullet holes are missing from the roof of the bus when El Mariachi and Carolina run across it, just before it collides with the tanker truck.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Agent Sands: I never heard of him.
Belini: Who?
Agent Sands: The man you recommended.
Belini: The guitar fighter?

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Crazy Credits

Special Thanks - Quentin Tarantino

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Connections

Featured in Ten Minute Flick School: Fast, Cheap and in Control (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Y Me Dejastes Tirado En La Calle"
Written and Performed by Antonio Banderas

User Reviews

Suprisingly Good.

'Once Upon a Time In Mexico' is suprisingly good, a good movie which follows 'El Mariachi' & 'Desperado', all these are directed by Robert Rodriguez, who also directed 'From Dusk Till Dawn.', One thing that makes 'Once Upon a Time In Mexico' fun to watch is Johnny Depp who makes it a lot more fun to watch. A lot of celebrities in this movie, Micky Rourke, Willem Defoe, Eva Mendes, Enrique Iglesias, Danny Trejo and flashbacks which include Salma Hayek. Antonio Banderas, the star of this movie, plays his part very well but i would say Johnny Depp upstaged him. The action is very good, i was entertained, specially by the shootout in the church and the shootout in the streets when Barillos men try to catch El Mariachi.

Overall I gave it 8/10, very enjoyable, good entertainment.