Directed by 24yearold firsttime filmmaker robert rodriguez, this brilliantly naive, low. Robert anthony rodriguez was born and raised in san antonio, texas, usa, to rebecca villegas, a nurse, and cecilio g. The film was screened out of competition at the 1995 cannes film festival. When they gave banderas this role i think they messed up because gallardo did a great job. Watching it, you feel as if rodriguez had never seen any other movies before he. I watched this movie when i was in middle school and i loved it. If youre one of those whose attention span precludes sitting down and actually reading rodriguezs book rebel without a crew, i recommend obtaining a dvd featuring his tenminute film school. Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. Director robert rodriquez spent a month in a clinic as a test dummy to earn the money to film the movie.
The spanish language film was shot with a mainly amateur cast in the. Mariachi cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. It belies its tiny pricetag and manitains a tension throughout. They both wear black and carry similar guitar cases, ex. The spanish language film was shot with a mainly amateur cast in the northern mexican bordertown of ciudad acuna, coahuila, mexico across from del rio.
While earning room and board for a song, a downonhisluck musician gets into deep hot water when hes mistaken. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Delivering its own southoftheborder sense of cool despite its limited resources, the film hints at good tings to. Obviously it gets serious at certain points when required, but rodriguezs main concern is always about entertaining his audience. Forced to trade his guitar for a gun, the mariachi is playing for his life in this criticallyacclaimed film debut from director robert rodriguez. A traveling mariachi is mistaken for a murderous criminal, and must hide from a gang bent on killing him.
The movie was written, directed, photographed and edited by robert rodriguez, a 23yearold from austin, texas, who shot on location in a. Desperado is a 1995 american action film written, produced, and directed by robert rodriguez. A traveling mariachi is mistaken for a murderous criminal and must hide from a gang bent on killing him. After directing the television film roadracers, rodriguez continued work in hollywood. The mexico trilogy or mariachi trilogy also desperado trilogy on some dvd releases is a series of americanmexican contemporary western action filmsel mariachi, desperado and once upon a time in mexicoall written and directed by robert rodriguez. Of all the people to be amazed by the images of john carpenters 1981 scifi parable, escape from new york 1981, none were as captivated as the 12yearold. Carlos gallardo, consuelo gomez, peter marquardt, reinol martinez, official content from sony pictures home entertainment mexican. But although very similar, this movie was more enjoyable due to its overall finish and style. He shoots, edits, produces, and scores many of his films in mexico and in his home state of texas. Robert intended this movie to only be released in the spanish straight to vhs home video market. Bucho joaquim dealmeida is a wealthy but casually bloodthirsty drug kingpin who rules a.
In this action adventure film a lone mariachi musician enters a small town at the same time as a hitman. However, the movie has so much energy that its thoroughly enjoyable. It marked the featurelength debut of rodriguez as writer and director. Rodriguez explains the tricks filmmakers can use when working with extremely limited budgets.
Shot, written and directed by a first timer, robert rodriguez, and produced by and starring carlos gallardo, the film won sundance and was picked up for worldwide distribution by columbia. So with that being said this movie is in spanish, but it does have subtitles. All he wants is to be is a mariachi, like his father, his grandfather and his great grandfather before him. But the town he thinks will bring him luck brings only a curse of deadly mistaken identity. In the movie, a young singer, the latest in a long line of mariachis, wanders into a town looking for work. A movies budget, no matter how high or how low, is not a reason to go to see it. Unfortunately, the town he tries to find work in has another visitor. Of all the people to be amazed by the images of john carpenters 1981 scifi parable, escape from new york 1981, none were as captivated as the 12yearold rodriguez, who. It stars antonio banderas as the mariachi who seeks revenge on the drug lord who killed his lover. Interview with mexican director robert rodriguez film.
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