 Desperado 1995  R, 106 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Joaquim de Almeida, Cheech Marin, Steve Buscemi, Quentin Tarantino, Carlos Gomez, Tito Larriva, Angel Aviles, Danny Trejo, Carlos Gallardo, Angela Lanza, Abraham Verduzco, Albert Michel Jr., David Alvarado
Musician El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) turns into a killer when he heads for a Mexican city to avenge the death of the woman he loved. He has killed a number of drug lords, and now only one drug king, Bucho (Joaquim de Almeida), remains on his list. Upon arriving in the town, El Mariachi is befriended by Carolina (Salma Hayek). But, there may be more to Carolina than meets the eye, and a bloody showdown lies ahead.
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El Mariachi 1992  R, 82 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Carlos Gallardo, Consuelo Gomez, Jaime de Hoyos, Peter Marquardt, Reinol Martinez, Ramiro Gomez, Jesus Lopez, Luis Baro, Oscar Fabila, Poncho Ramon, Fernando Martinez, Manuel Acosta
El Mariachi (Carlos Gallardo) follows the family tradition of wandering from town to town as a guitarist/troubadour. But trouble looms when he enters a mob-ruled town and is mistaken for a vicious killer who carries his gun in a similar guitar case. Excellent direction makes this low-budget film a near classic.
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Grindhouse 2007 R, 140 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Rose McGowan, Marley Shelton, Freddy Rodriguez, Josh Brolin, Jeff Fahey, Michael Biehn, Naveen Andrews, Bruce Willis, Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Quentin Tarantino, Michael Parks, Hung Nguyen, Tom Savini, Carlos Gallardo
In this double bill, Robert Rodriguez's offering is "Planet Terror," which takes place in Texas where go-go dancer Cherry's (Rose McGowan) leg is chewed off by a zombie. The situation escalates when zombies fight to take over the human population. Quentin Tarantino presents "Death Proof"–a story about stunt-car driver Mike (Kurt Russell) who is now a psycho killer playing deadly vehicle games. But tables are turned when he targets four women on a road trip and gets more than he bargained for.
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| 1. Desperado (1995)
2. El Mariachi (1992)
3. Grindhouse (2007)
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