Hitman "El Mariachi" becomes involved in international espionage involving a psychotic CIA agent and a corrupt Mexican general.Hitman "El Mariachi" becomes involved in international espionage involving a psychotic CIA agent and a corrupt Mexican general.Hitman "El Mariachi" becomes involved in international espionage involving a psychotic CIA agent and a corrupt Mexican general.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 6 nominations total
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
- El Presidente
- (as Pedro Armendariz)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Featured review
14 September 2003. Johnny Depp actually takes this movie with his odd rogue CIA character using a serio-comic approach to his job while Salma Hayek plays an ancillary role and Antonio Banderas seems to get the opportunity to violently (though not graphically) pulverize his victims with revenge. A convoluted, slow evolving plot of revenge, this movie has dramatic killing scenes and a twist towards the end make this movie a somewhat tedious though intelligent action movie with artwork. This is a edgy, hard-knifed movie that seems to emphasize violence in a nasty and hard way that doesn't glorify its victims demise. A competent movie of intrigue and death with a good dose of wry humor thrown in. Seven out of Ten Stars
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJohnny Depp shot all of his scenes in eight days, but after filming was done he didn't want to leave. So he suggested to Robert Rodriguez that he play a small part, the priest that Antonio Banderas talks to in the church, and used his Marlon Brando impression.
- GoofsWhen Sands first meets the bubblegum-selling boy, the shots of the boy have been flipped - the writing on the pack is backwards.
- Quotes
Agent Sands: Are you a Mexi-CAN or a Mexi-CAN'T?
Cucuy: I'm a Mexi-CAN
Agent Sands: Good. Then do as I say.
- Crazy creditsAfter all the credits, we are treated to one last quick image of Agent Sands (Johnny Depp) with no eyes.
- Alternate versionsThe theatrical version was screened in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio. The DVD & Blu-ray version keeps the original High-Definition 1.78:1 aspect ratio. Only Netflix has the theatrical 2.39:1 aspect ratio of the film.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Anti-Hero's Journey (2004)
- SoundtracksSands Theme
Written and Produced by Johnny Depp, Bill Carter, Bruce Witkin and Ruth Ellsworth
Performed by Tonto's Giant Nuts
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Érase una vez en México
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Budget
- $29,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $56,359,780
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $23,424,118
- Sep 14, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $98,769,390
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
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