Desperado
He came back to settle the score with someone. Anyone. EVERYONE.
Country
Production
Budget
$7 000 000
Box office
$25 405 700
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Robert Rodriguez, Bill Borden
Camera operator
Composer
Cesar Rosas
Artist
Cecilia Montiel, Ricardo M. Kaplan
Audition
Reuben Cannon
Editing
Short description
Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican drug lords, Bucho, for an action-packed, bullet-riddled showdown. With the help of his best friend and a beautiful bookstore owner, the Mariachi tracks Bucho, takes on his army of desperados, and leaves a trail of blood of his own.
What's left behind the scenes
- According to a commentary on Robert Rodriguez's DVD, the entire film crew came to watch the bed scene between Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek. However, only the director and the script supervisor remained in the room during filming.
- "Desperado" was the only film in the Mariachi trilogy where the main character smokes, which contradicts his own statement in the first film: "I don't smoke because my voice is my life."
- Towards the end of the film, we learn that Bucho's real name is Cesar. Bucho calls El Mariachi 'Juan', and then adds 'manito'. This is a shortening of 'hermanito', which means 'little brother'.
- Robert Rodriguez wrote a rock version of the song "Malagueña Salerosa." It can be heard during the end credits of "Kill Bill Volume 2."
- In the scene where Bucho tells his men, "If you see a stranger – kill him. What's so difficult about that?" he is holding a Desert Eagle .50AE pistol.
- Near the end of the film, we learn that Bucho's real name is Cesar. Bucho calls the Musician 'Juan' and then adds 'manito'. This is a shortening of 'hermanito', which means 'little brother'.
- The scenes featuring Steve Buscemi and Cheech Marin were filmed on a very tight schedule, as Steve could only be on set for seven days and Cheech for six.
- According to Robert Rodriguez's DVD commentary, when the bed scene between Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek was being filmed, the entire crew came to watch the spectacle. However, during the actual filming, only the director and the script supervisor remained in the room.
- Antonio Banderas played the guitar himself in all the scenes where his character was required to do so.
- The crotch-mounted gun that Carolina examines so closely is exactly the same as the one used by Sex Machine (Tom Savini) in Robert Rodriguez's film 'From Dusk Till Dawn'.
- "Desperado" was the only film in the Mariachi trilogy where the main character smokes, contradicting his earlier statement in the first film: "I don't smoke because my voice is my life."
- Initially, the film did not include a character for Quentin Tarantino, but when he expressed a desire to participate, Rodriguez immediately offered him a role.
- Steve Buscemi's character is named Buscemi because the role was specifically written for Steve.
- Due to the small budget, almost all the stunts in the film were performed by just two stunt doubles.
- The bar where Steve Buscemi and Chich Marin are talking is a real bar called “Corona Club.” The bar is much cleaner and larger than it appears in the film. Numerous photos of the actors and the crew of 'Desperate Measures' also hang on its walls.
- Initially, Quentin Tarantino's character was not in the film, but when he expressed a desire to participate, Rodriguez immediately offered him a role.
- Jennifer Lopez auditioned for the role of Carolina.
- Raúl Juliá was cast in the role of Bucho, but he had to leave the project due to health complications.
- When the Musician enters the hospital, you can notice a sign with a pistol with a silencer in a red crossed-out circle.
- 'Desperado' is the only film in the Musician trilogy where the protagonist smokes, which contradicts his own statement in the first movie: 'I don't smoke because my voice is my life'.
- The film was originally intended to be titled 'The Gunman' (El Pistolero). However, the title was changed at the studio's request. In Mexico, the film was released under the title 'El Pistolero'.
- In the scene where Bucho tells his men, "If you see a stranger, kill him. What's so hard about that?", he is holding a Desert Eagle .50AE pistol.
- Raul Julia was cast in the role of Bucho, but he had to leave the project due to health complications.
- Production of the film began in February-March 1993, immediately after the release of Robert Rodriguez's previous film, 'El Mariachi'. 'Desperado' was not planned as a direct sequel to the first film but was intended to be a high-budget remake. However, Quentin Tarantino suggested several changes to the plot, so that Rodriguez could create his own 'Mexico Trilogy', analogous to Sergio Leone's famous 'Dollars' spaghetti western trilogy, which also lacks a direct connection between parts, but many characters appear in all of them. The title of each film in the series was to illustrate one of the protagonist's nicknames.
- The bar where Steve Buscemi and Cheech Marin talk is a real place called the 'Corona Club.' In reality, the bar is much cleaner and larger than it appears in the film. Additionally, numerous photographs of the 'Desperado' cast and crew hang on its walls.
- Due to the small budget, almost all the stunts in the film were performed by two stunt performers.
- Scenes involving Steve Buscemi and Cheech Marin were filmed on a very tight schedule, as Steve was only available for seven days of shooting and Cheech for six.
- Robert Rodriguez wrote a rock version of the song 'Malagueña Salerosa'. It can be heard during the end credits of 'Kill Bill: Vol. 2'.
- The pistol, attached to the groin, that Carolina is examining so closely is exactly the same one used by Sex Machine (Tom Savini) in Robert Rodriguez's film "From Dusk Till Dawn".
- When the Musician enters the hospital, a sign can be seen featuring a silenced pistol inside a red crossed-out circle.
- Filming took place in the USA and Mexico in 1994. The main filming locations were Ciudad Acuña in Mexico and Del Rio in American Texas.
- The character Steve Buscemi is named Buscemi because the role was specifically written for Steve.
- In the scene where Bucho tells his men, "If you see a stranger – kill him. What's so hard about that?" he is holding a Desert Eagle .50AE pistol.
- Production of the film began in February-March 1993, immediately after the release of Robert Rodriguez's previous film, 'El Mariachi'. 'Desperado' was not planned as an official sequel to the first film, but was intended to be a high-budget remake. However, Quentin Tarantino suggested altering the plot slightly so that Rodriguez could create his own 'Mexican Dollars' trilogy, analogous to Sergio Leone's famous 'Dollars' spaghetti western trilogy, which also lacks a direct connection between parts, though many characters appear in all of them. The title of each film in the series was intended to illustrate one of the protagonist's nicknames.
- Antonio Banderas played the guitar himself in all scenes where his character was required to do so.
- The film was originally going to be titled "The Gunman" (El Pistolero). However, the title was changed at the studio's request. In Mexico, the film was released under the title "El Pistolero."
- Towards the end of the film, we learn that Bucho's real name is Cesar. Bucho calls the Musician "Juan", and then adds "manito". This is a shortening of "hermanito", which means "little brother".
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