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User Rating:
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Robert Rodriguez (written by)
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Release Date:
25 August 1995 (USA) more
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Tagline:
He came back to settle the score with someone. Anyone. EVERYONE. more
Plot:
A gunslinger is embroiled in a war with a local drug runner. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
3 nominations more
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
El Mariachi 2 (USA) (working title)
Pistolero (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong bloody violence, a strong sex sequence and language.
Runtime:
104 min
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Colour (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR | SDDS (8 channels)

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Trivia:
During the shoot out in the bar Cheech's character is rarely seen. This is because they could only shoot his scenes in the six days they had him, so they made an approximation of what the shot up bar would look like and shot his scenes with it, putting his character behind it for most of the shootout. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Bucho is first visible, he says to his "Right Hand" that he wants "a close lookout on all operations." Right Hand replies, but the line is not heard. more
Quotes:
El Mariachi: I'm looking for a man who calls himself Bucho. That's all. And you had to do it the hard way. more
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Soundtrack:
Canción Del Mariachi (Morena De Mi Corazón) more

FAQ

Is this a remake of El Mariachi?
Why don't any police ever show up at any of the numerous shootouts?
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37 out of 46 people found the following comment useful.
Stylish, 30 April 1999
Author: Andrew Howe (moonbeam130@hotmail.com) from Sydney, Australia

It is well known that Robert Rodriguez is a fan of John Woo, the Hong Kong film director who made the best action flick ever, The Killer (if you haven't experienced it yet, hotfoot it down the video store right now and check it out. You won't be disappointed.) Desperado doesn't quite scale such lofty heights, but it comes closer than most.

Allow me to summarise the plot. A drifter (played by the impeccably sculptured Antonio Banderas) arrives in town in search of his girlfriend's murderer and kills everyone he meets. Roll credits.

Which is kind of like saying Moby Dick is a book about a big whale. It's style which is important here, and it's something this film has in spades. The blistering action scenes are artfully choreographed, but the same could be said of Commando. What gives this film the edge is the Mexican setting - the whole film is choked in dust, and comes complete with greasy villains, decaying cantinas, rough-hewn stone buildings and an irresistible Latin-American soundtrack. There's explosions, gunfights, knife throwing, fisticuffs, and a scene involving two deadly guitar cases which is just so ridiculous that it fits in perfectly. There's precious little acting talent on display and no plot to speak of (though the film does have a *great* sense of humour), but in the end you leave the theatre feeling satisfied without really knowing why. And, in the final reckoning, that's good enough for me.

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