Starring: Peter Marquadt, Ramiro Gomez, Angel Aviles, Carlos Gallardo, Antonio Banderas, Tito Larriva, Danny Trejo, Consuelo Gomez, Quentin Tarantino, Steve Buscemi, Jaime De Hoyos, Salma Hayek, Reinol Martinez, Joaquim de Almeida, Cheech Marin

Directed by: Robert Rodriguez

El Mariachi Set in a Mexican border town, this film follows the fortunes of a sensitive peace-loving El Mariachi (Carlos Gallardo) who wishes to follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfather as an itinerant musician, earning his living through singing in local bars. He enters town at exactly the same time as an escaped convict, a renowned hitman. Both are dressed in black and carrying guitar cases - the only difference is that the Mariachi's contains his beloved guitar and the hitman's is full of weapons! After a case of mistaken identity, the Mariachi is befriended by, and falls in love with a beautiful barmaid, Domino, who unknown to him is also connected with the violent underworld. Forced by circumstances to trade his guitar for a gun, El Mariachi finds himself bullet-dodging and battling the evil that lurks around him... right up to the final action packed moments of the film. A remarkable and critically acclaimed debut film from the writer/director Robert Rodriguez.

Desperado There's this guy, dressed in black... a Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) who hitches a ride into town... he's got a guitar case full of weapons and a score to settle. He cruises into a local bar and opens fire... he's looking for Bucho (Joaquim de Almeida) but no one's talking. Also in town is the Mariachi's partner (Steve Buscemi) and the sexy Carolina (Salma Hayek), who help him, the Mariachi, take on Bucho's hitmen... The searing heat in small town Santa Cecilia is only eased by the supercool soundtrack and a cameo appearance by one Quentin Tarantino. Equipped with a serious FX budget and a studio production team, El Mariachi director, Robert Rodriguez, continues the story of his Mexican Mariachi.

DVD EXTRAS

El Mariachi Filmographies. US theatrical trailer. Director's commentary. Short film 'Bedhead'. Ten Minute Film School.
Desperado Filmographies. US theatrical trailer. Director's commentary. Music video. Ten Minute Film School.

Soundtrack Languages

 Dolby Digital Stereo: German, Spanish
Dolby Digital 5.1: German, English

Technical Details

Certification: 18
Duration: 181 mins
Format: DVD
Double Sided/Single Layer
Region: 2
Presentation: Widescreen
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 Wide Screen / 1.77 Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital Stereo
Cat. No: CDRP774(SONY PICTURES HOME ENT. UK)
Subtitles: Czech, Danish, English, Finnish, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish

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