“Desperado” (1995) written & directed by Robert Rodriguez, starring Antonio Banderas, Joaquim de Almeida & Salma Hayek / Z-View
Desperado (1995)
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Screenplay: Robert Rodriguez
Stars: Antonio Banderas, Joaquim de Almeida, Salma Hayek, Steve Buscemi, Cheech Marin, Carlos Gómez, Carlos Gallardo, Danny Trejo and Quentin Tarantino
Tagline: He came back to settle the score with someone. Anyone. EVERYONE.
The Plot…
A man known as El Mariachi arrives in a small Mexican border town. He’s come to kill the drug cartel crime lord Bucho. As Mariachi works us way up the chain of command, it becomes clear, he’ll kill anyone and EVERYONE who gets in his way.
As one of the taglines says, “When the smoke clears, it just means he’s reloading.”
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
Antonio Banderas directed the bathroom scene that takes place before the second tavern shootout.
Robert Rodriguez and Danny Trejo are second cousins.
Desperado is a remake of Robert Rodriguez’s earlier film El Mariachi. Rodriguez self-financed El Mariachi using credit cards and his personal finances. The budget was just $7,000.00.
Carlos Gallardo played the title role in El Mariachi and also plays one of the two musicians who comes to assist El Mariachi in Desperado.
Desperado (1995) rates 4 of 5 stars.
