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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 local drug kingpin Bucho and his gang.

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  • Antonio Banderas in Desperado (1995)
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Awards

1 win & 5 nominations.

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30 January 2004 | Boba_Fett1138
9
| Extremely likable action movie.
Sharp knives, big guns, awesome fights, great dialog, wonderful characters and Selma Hayek looks better then ever. These are just a few reasons why I like this movie.

"Desperado" is more than an action movie. It has tons of fun in it which makes the movie extremely likable to watch. The action is way over the top but it works very well since the movie obviously doesn't take itself serious. It's fun and cool to watch at the same time.

"Desperado" is a kind of movie that really needs no story and basically there isn't really any. All the fun characters, dialog and action sequences make you forget that there isn't really a story. The Quentin Tarantino cameo is especially entertaining and so are almost every Mexican bad guy that are all in one way or another over the top.

A must see, in my opinion.

9/10

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Trivia

Antonio Banderas performed all of his own guitar work, including "Cancion Del Mariachi" during the opening credits.

Quotes

Short Bartender: ¡Matalo!
El Mariachi: Not yet.

Goofs

The cameraman is just about visible, reflected in the cash till after bar fight

Alternate Versions

Certain TV edits of the film make humorous changes to dialogue, including the changing of the sentence, "What the f**k?!" to "What the frijoles?" ("Frijoles" is Spanish for "beans.")

Soundtracks

Bella
Written by Carlos Santana, Chester D. Thompson & Sterling Crew
Performed by Carlos Santana
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

Storyline

Plot Summary

Synopsis (WARNING: Spoilers)

Genres

Action | Crime | Thriller

Details

Release Date:

25 August 1995

Language

English, Spanish

Country of Origin

USA, Mexico

Filming Locations

Coahuíla, Mexico

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,910,446 27 August 1995

Gross USA:

$25,405,445

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$25,405,445

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