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Desperado

  • 19951995
  • K-18K-18
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
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Antonio Banderas in Desperado (1995)
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Former musician and gunslinger El Mariachi arrives at a small Mexican border town after being away for a long time. His past quickly catches up with him and he soon gets entangled with the l... Read allFormer musician and gunslinger El Mariachi arrives at a small Mexican border town after being away for a long time. His past quickly catches up with him and he soon gets entangled with the local drug kingpin Bucho and his gang.Former musician and gunslinger El Mariachi arrives at a small Mexican border town after being away for a long time. His past quickly catches up with him and he soon gets entangled with the local drug kingpin Bucho and his gang.

IMDb RATING
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187K
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POPULARITY
2,504
162
    • Robert Rodriguez
    • Robert Rodriguez
  • Stars
    • Antonio Banderas
    • Salma Hayek
    • Joaquim de Almeida
    • Robert Rodriguez
    • Robert Rodriguez
  • Stars
    • Antonio Banderas
    • Salma Hayek
    • Joaquim de Almeida
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 251User reviews
    • 96Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
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    Antonio Banderas, Carlos Gallardo, and Albert Michel Jr. in Desperado (1995)
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    Antonio Banderas
    Antonio Banderas
    • El Mariachi
    Salma Hayek
    Salma Hayek
    • Carolina
    Joaquim de Almeida
    Joaquim de Almeida
    • Bucho
    Cheech Marin
    Cheech Marin
    • Short Bartender
    Steve Buscemi
    Steve Buscemi
    • Buscemi
    Carlos Gómez
    Carlos Gómez
    • Right Hand
    • (as Carlos Gomez)
    Quentin Tarantino
    Quentin Tarantino
    • Pick-up Guy
    Tito Larriva
    Tito Larriva
    • Tavo
    Angel Aviles
    • Zamira
    Danny Trejo
    Danny Trejo
    • Navajas
    Abraham Verduzco
    • Niño
    Carlos Gallardo
    Carlos Gallardo
    • Campa
    Albert Michel Jr.
    • Quino
    David Alvarado
    • Buddy
    Angela Lanza
    Angela Lanza
    • Tourist Girl
    Mike Moroff
    Mike Moroff
    • Shrug
    Robert Arevalo
    Robert Arevalo
    • Opponent
    Gerardo Moscoso
    • Priest
      • Robert Rodriguez
      • Robert Rodriguez
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    • Trivia
      During the production of the film, director Robert Rodriguez and actor Danny Trejo discovered they're second cousins.
    • Goofs
      When El Mariachi follows the boy and slides his shoulder along the wall, leaving blood smears, in one shot you can see what look like places where smears from a previous take have been not-quite-completely scrubbed off.
    • Quotes

      Pick-up Guy: [sitting at the counter inside the Tarasco Bar] This reminds me of a joke. This guy comes into a bar, walks up to the bartender. Says, "Bartender, I got me a bet for you. I'm gonna bet you $300 that I can piss into that glass over there and not spill a single, solitary drop." The bartender looks. I mean, we're talking, like, this glass is like a good ten feet away. He says, "Now wait, let me get this strait. You're tryin' to tell me you'll bet me $300 that you can piss, standing over here, way over there into that glass, and not spill a single drop?" Customer looks up and says, "That's right." Bartender says, "Young man, you got a bet." The guy goes, "Okay, here we go. Here we go." Pulls out his thing. He's lookin' at the glass, man. He's thinkin' about the glass. He's thinkin' about the glass. Glass. He's thinkin' about the glass, glass. Thinkin' about his dick. Dick, glass, dick, glass, dick, glass, dick, glass, dick, glass, dick, glass, dick, glass. And then, *foosh*, he lets it rip. And he-he's pisses all over the place, man. He's pissin' on the bar. He pissin' on the stools, on the floor, on the phone, on the bartender! He's pissing everywhere *except* the fucking glass! Right? Okay. So, bartender, he's laughing his fuckin' ass off. He's $300 richer. He's like, "Ha, ha, ha, ha!" Piss dripping off his face. "Ha, ha, ha, ha!" He says, "You fucking idiot, man! You got it in everything except the glass! You owe me $300 punta." Guy goes, "Excuse me just one-one little second." Goes in the back of the bar. In back, there's a couple of guys playing pool. He walks over to them. Comes back to the bar. Goes, "Here you go, Mr. Bartender, 300." And the bartender's like, "What the fuck are you so happy about? You just lost $300, idiot!" The guy says, "Well, see those guys over there? I just bet them $500 a piece that I could piss on your bar, piss on your floor, piss on your phone, and piss on you, and not only would you not be mad about it, you'd be happy."

    • Alternate versions
      Finnish video version is cut by 38 seconds.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Anti-Hero's Journey (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Six Blade Knife
      Written by Mark Knopfler

      Performed by Dire Straits

      Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.

      By Arrangement with Warner Special Products and PolyGram Record

      Operations Ltd.

    User reviews251

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    Featured review
    7/10
    I absolutely, absolutely, ABSOLUTELY love it!
    A true 90's cowboy movie, everyone who saw El Mariachi could foresee that this picture would take the concept to the top. Fast-paced, greatly shot, incredibly edited, this movie refuses to take itself seriously and is well-succeeded in so. Antonio Banderas is the perfect Mariachi, adding a new depth to the first movie's main character. He seeks revenge. Revenge for all the things they did to him. And he will get it, the easy way or the hard way. Fellow portuguese Joaquim de Almeida is Bucho, the villain, whose relationship with El Mariachi turns out quite surprising near the end. Until they both meet, there will be much gun-slinging action to fill the screen with anthological scenes, like the bar fight, the "Quedate Aqui" song and the final showdown. The movie is a comedy, even in the action scenes. I guarantee it, it's two hours of fun and a visible influence of the Westerns and B-Movies in someone's talent. Cracking good fun, which becomes addictive. Memorable movie.
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    • Sep 30, 2001

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    FAQ7

    • Is this a remake of El Mariachi?
    • Is this really a sequel?
    • Why don't any police ever show up at any of the numerous shootouts?

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    • Release date
      • October 20, 1995 (Finland)
      • United States
      • Mexico
      • English
      • Spanish
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    • Filming locations
      • Ciudad Acuña, Coahuíla, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Los Hooligans Productions
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    • 1 hour 44 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby SR

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