Desperado [Special Edition]

Director: Robert Rodriguez, Bill Borden, William Borden, Robert Rodriquez

Overview

"Robert Rodriguez's low-budget follow-up to his no-budget smash El Mariachi, Desperado, comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. English and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby

Product Details

Release Date:	08/26/2003
UPC:	0043396099616
Original Release:	1995
Rating:	R
Source:	SONY HOME PICTURES ENT.
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:43:00

Special Features

Closed Caption;Exclusive first look at Once Upon a Time in Mexico; 10 more minutes with Robert Rodriguez: "Anatomy of a Shootout"; Director commentary; Screenblast Movie Studio video-editing software free trial ; Animated menus; Director and cast filmographies; Trailers

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Antonio Banderas	El Desperado
Salma Hayek	Carolina
Joaquim de Almeida	Bucho
Cheech Marin	Short Bartender
Steve Buscemi	Buscemi
Carlos Gomez	Right Hand
'Amarillo Slim' Preston	Pick-up Guy
Tito Larriva	Tavo
Carlos Gallardo	Campa
Angel Aviles	Zamira
Danny Trejo	Navajas
Abraham Verduzco	Nino
Albert Michel Jr.	Quino
Angela Lanza	Tourist Girl
Mike Moroff	Shrug
Robert Arevalo	Opponent
Gerardo Moscoso	Priest
Peter Marquardt	Moco
Jaime De Hoyos	Bigoton
Cristos	Cristos
Richie Gaona	Case Opener
Mark Dalton	Fighting Barfly
Tommy Nix	Fighting Barfly
Patricia Vonne	Bar Girl
Elizabeth Rodriguez	Mariachi Fan
David Alvarado	Buddy
Joaquin Almeida	Actor
Consuelo G?mez	Domino
Quentin Tarantino	Actor

Technical Credits

Robert Rodriguez

Bill Borden	Producer
Robert Rodriguez	Screenwriter,Producer
Reuben Cannon	Casting
Steve Davison	Stunts
Bob Shelley	Special Effects
David Alvarado	Stunts
Dean Beville	Sound Effects

Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Start
2. Opening Credits
3. His Only Friend
4. Ring of Death
5. Navajas Arrives
6. Pick-Up Guy's Joke
7. Bar Fight Massacre
8. Girl With Needle
9. Mopping Up
10. "Did I Thank You?"
11. Bulletproof
12. Confession
13. Phone Call
14. Navajas Attacks
15. Mistaken Identity
16. Loaded Guitar
17. $50,000 a Year
18. Bucho Visits
19. Guitar Lessons
20. Shadow Song
21. Rooftop
22. Clean Shot
23. Scolding His Men
24. Calling in the Band
25. Shoot-Out
26. Showdown
27. Hospital
28. Leaving Town

Menu

Side #1 --
Play Movie
Audio Set-Up
English
French/Français
Spanish/Español
Portuguese/Português
Subtitles
English
French/Français
Spanish/Español
Portuguese/Português
Chinese
Thai
Subtitles Off
Scene Selections
Special Features
Commentary By Director Robert Rodriguez: On
Commentary By Director Robert Rodriguez: Off
Ten More Minutes: Anatomy of a Shootout
Sneak Peek: Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Filmographies
Robert Rodriguez (Director/Writer/Producer)
Antonio Banderas
Salma Hayek
Cheech Marin
Steve Buscemi
Trailers
Desperado
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Love and a Bullet
Trailers
Desperado
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Love and a Bullet

Editorial Reviews

It was inevitable, but still lamentable, that Robert Rodriguez would gussy up his production values when given more than 7,000 dollars to rework his famously austere El Mariachi, which delivered ten times the unique punch as most actioners with a thousand times the budget. But with colleague and guest star Quentin Tarantino no doubt whispering in his ear, Desperado takes on a much more cartoonish tone than it needs to, cheapening his vision for the sake of a few gaudy gestures toward violent chic. Alternately considered a sequel and a remake, Desperado tries to be just as loud as El Mariachi was subtle, with bar patrons blasted across the room by shotguns and guitar cases that double as missile launchers. Of course, the cast has been upgraded as well, with Antonio Banderas in the lead and Salma Hayek giving her breakthrough performance as his love interest. Still, Rodriguez hasn't entirely forgotten his roots, giving Carlos Gallardo, the original mariachi, a small role as the smooth-as-silk hit man who totes said missile launcher. Because it's a showcase for stylish gunplay and crisp editing, Desperado has a loyal legion of fans apparently willing to overlook its shortcomings. For all the critical grousing about Rodriguez selling out, it is an exciting movie on the most basic level. It just could have been so much less. The collaboration with Tarantino would continue in 1996's From Dusk Till Dawn, in which Rodriguez would either prove that the visual bombast was his idea, or Tarantino would get him into it even deeper, depending on your slant on the subject.