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Cronos

  • 19921992
  • RR
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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Cronos (1992)
Writer/producer Guillermo del Toro and director André Øvredal sit down with IMDb to discuss their new film, 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.'
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A mysterious device designed to provide its owner with eternal life resurfaces after four hundred years, leaving a trail of destruction in its path.A mysterious device designed to provide its owner with eternal life resurfaces after four hundred years, leaving a trail of destruction in its path.A mysterious device designed to provide its owner with eternal life resurfaces after four hundred years, leaving a trail of destruction in its path.
IMDb RATING
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31K
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    • Guillermo del Toro
    • Guillermo del Toro
  • Stars
    • Federico Luppi
    • Ron Perlman
    • Claudio Brook
    • Guillermo del Toro
    • Guillermo del Toro
  • Stars
    • Federico Luppi
    • Ron Perlman
    • Claudio Brook
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 116User reviews
    • 99Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
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    Federico Luppi in Cronos (1992)
    Federico Luppi in Cronos (1992)
    Ron Perlman and Tamara Xanath in Cronos (1992)
    Federico Luppi in Cronos (1992)
    Federico Luppi in Cronos (1992)
    Cronos (1992)
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    Mario Iván Martínez in Cronos (1992)
    Claudio Brook in Cronos (1992)

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    Federico Luppi
    Federico Luppi
    • Jesus Gris
    Ron Perlman
    Ron Perlman
    • Angel de la Guardia
    Claudio Brook
    Claudio Brook
    • De la Guardia
    Margarita Isabel
    • Mercedes
    Tamara Xanath
    • Aurora
    • (as Tamara Shanath)
    Daniel Giménez Cacho
    Daniel Giménez Cacho
    • Tito
    Mario Iván Martínez
    Mario Iván Martínez
    • Alchemist
    Farnesio de Bernal
    Farnesio de Bernal
    • Manuelito
    Juan Carlos Colombo
    Juan Carlos Colombo
    • Funeral Director
    Jorge Martínez de Hoyos
    Jorge Martínez de Hoyos
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Luis Rodríguez
    • Buyer
    Javier Álvarez
    • Bleeding Man
    Gerardo Moscoso
    • Drunk
    Eugenio Lobo
    • Stoned Man
    Adriana Olivera
    • Tango Student
    Clementina Rojas
    • Tango Student
    Tzinia Salgado
    • Tango Student
    Luis de Icaza
    • Tango Student
      • Guillermo del Toro
      • Guillermo del Toro
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    • Trivia
      In an interview included on the Criterion edition of this movie, Ron Perlman talks about how Angel was meant to speak Spanish fluently. Ron Perlman tried this, but Guillermo del Toro found his reading to be completely unusable. So, the character was changed to an expatriated American who so hates being in Mexico, that what little Spanish he speaks is deliberately spoken poorly.
    • Goofs
      When Jesús searches for Aurora after she has taken the Cronos, as he walks through two doors, he stops. Behind him, reflected in the glass of the door, is crew and equipment.
    • Quotes

      [discussing why Deiter wants the Cronos]

      Jesus Gris: He thinks it will help him live longer.

      Angel de la Guardia: [laughs] That fucker does nothing but shit and piss all day, and he wants to live longer?

    • Alternate versions
      Some explicit nudity was added in the US video release. While the primary American theatrical version contains a prologue and patches of dialogue in English, a secondary market version will be entirely in Spanish.
    • Connections
      Featured in Masters of Horror (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Die Schöne Müllerin
      Franz Schubert

      Arreglov: Charlotte Georg (as Lee Ashley) BMI

      Editor: Software Music BMI

      Cortesia de Capitol Productions Music - Ole Georg

    User reviews116

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    6/10
    Pretty impressive debut
    Cronos is director Guillermo del Toro's first feature length film, and remembered fondly as a horror classic that's a bit rough around the edges, but still contains a lot of atmosphere, creepy imagery and del Toro's signature touches. Personally I've always liked del Toro's non-horror movies better, but I cannot deny that he has a unique flair for them.

    Likewise here. We have disturbing fetish pictures about bugs, we have golden clockwork machines, we have a slow descent into madness, we have masterful use of dark and shadow to create a closed, claustrophobic atmosphere and we have that distinct Latin American lean.

    So what's the story? An old antique dealer, Jesús Gris (Federico Luppi), has found an ancient alchemical device that promises to give life eternal to anyone that uses its power and provides the proper sacrifices. Unfortunately other parties are also looking for the device and thus Gris has to deal with the side effects of his newly found immortality as well as trying to keep himself and his relatives safe.

    Classic imagery, but del Toro's take on these old myths and ideas is refreshing and done well. You can see that the limitations of the budget are keeping him from telling the story he wants to tell, but as a whole it's not a bad tale. The various actors are also talented and really help to sell the mood to you. Luppi and Ron Perlman are the two shining stars and they'd later on go to star in many other films directed by del Toro.

    Cronos is not the best horror movie I've seen, but if you've liked del Toro's later movies, it can be a rewarding experience to check out the very first one.
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    • Release date
      • May 1994 (United States)
      • Mexico
      • Spanish
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mexico
    • Production companies
      • CNCAIMC
      • Fondo de Fomento a la Calidad Cinematográfica
      • Grupo Del Toro
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    • 1 hour 34 minutes
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