Desperado (1995)

Directed by

Robert Rodriguez

Cast

Vincent Zhao, Cai Wen Jing, Liu Yu Xin, Chen Hao (actor), Song Yun Hao

Genre

action film, crime film, thriller film, vigilante film, contemporary Western film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

R

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 3,173 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A musician turned gunslinger hunts down the drug lord responsible for his lover's death. He fights through a series of brutal shootouts in a dusty Mexican border town.

stylizedaction-packedrevenge-drivenmoodygrittyfast-pacedviolentromanticintense

What happens

Desperado is a 1995 American neo-Western action film written, co-produced, edited, and directed by Robert Rodriguez. A sequel to El Mariachi (1993) and it is the second installment of Rodriguez's Mexico Trilogy. It stars Antonio Banderas as El Mariachi, who seeks revenge on the drug lord who killed his lover. The film was screened out of competition at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival on 25 May 1995. Desperado grossed $58 million worldwide, and received mixed to positive reviews. Co-starring Salma Hayek, it has been cited as her breakout role in anglophonic American film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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