Desperado
1995 · Movie · R · 104 min · ★ 6.9 · 63% critics
A lone guitar-playing fighter plunges into the border underworld, following a trail of violence to take on notorious drug lords. He teams up with a friend and a bookstore owner as he hunts down his target and fights through an army of gunmen in a nonstop showdown.
Also known as El Mariachi 2 · La balada del pistolero
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Details
- Years
- 1995
- Release date
- 1995-08-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 63/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (3,146 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Desperado if you want nonstop, shoot-em-up thrills with swagger and a lively Latin western vibe, but Not for you if you dislike heavy gun violence or want a complex, deeply driven plot like Crank or Machete.
Pros: relentless shootouts; memorable style; catchy music | Cons: thin plot focus; heavy violence; cliché dialogue
Themes
- gunslinger
- showdown
- mexico
- ambush
- hitman
- guitar
- anti terror
- bartender
- revenge
- tragic hero
- shootout
- mariachi
- +6 more
Cast & crew
Antonio Banderas
as El Mariachi
Salma Hayek Pinault
as Carolina
Joaquim de Almeida
as Bucho
Steve Buscemi
as Buscemi
Cheech Marin
as Short Bartender
Carlos Gómez
as Right Hand
Quentin Tarantino
as Pick-Up Guy
Tito Larriva
as Tavo
Angel Aviles
as Zamira
Danny Trejo
as Navajas
Directed by Robert Rodriguez