Desperado
Paese d'origine: USA
Location del set: Ciudad Acuna, Coahuila, Mexico
Versioni alternative: - Finnish video version is cut by 38 seconds. - Due to german law regulations the TV and video retail version had to be cut to receive a "Not under 16" rating. - Reportedly, Desperado suffered severe cuts when initially submitted for an R-rating. The end sequence originally involved a large scale shootout between El Mariachi, Carolina, Bucho & his thugs. After seeing the amount of footage that needed to be trimmed, the director opted to delete the entire scene which currently ends in a slow-mo of Banderas blasting away. 2 additional scenes were also removed featuring the "crotch-gun" (seen in the guitar case) used during 2nd bar shootout and the same gun going off accidentally when Banderas is in bed with Hayek. This gun was later used for a scene in From Dusk Till Dawn.
Genere: Action Romance Thriller Western
Lingue: English
Plot: With this sequel to his prize-winning independent previous film, "El Mariachi," director Robert Rodriquez joins the ranks of Sam Peckinpah and John Woo as a master of slick, glamorized ultra-violence. We pick up the story as a continuation of "El Mariachi," where an itinerant musician, looking for work, gets mistaken for a hitman and thereby entangled in a web of love, corruption, and death. This time, he is out to avenge the murder of his lover and the maiming of his fretting hand, which occurred at the end of the earlier movie. However, the plot is recapitulated, and again, a case of mistaken identity leads to a very high body count, involvement with a beautiful woman who works for the local drug lord, and finally, the inevitable face-to-face confrontation and bloody showdown.
Colonna sonora: - "Six Blade Knife" Written by 'Mark Knopfler' (qv) Performed by Dire Straits Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc. By arrangement with Warner Special Products and PolyGram Record Operations Ltd. - "Jack The Ripper" Written by Milt Grant & Link Wray Performed by Link Wray & His Ray Men Courtesy of Rollercoaster Records - "Canción Del Mariachi (Morena De Mi Corazón)" Written by Cesar Rosas Produced by Los Lobos Performed by Los Lobos with 'Antonio Banderas' (qv) Los Lobos appears courtesy of Slash Records - "Manifold De Amour" Written by David Hidalgo & Louis Perez Performed by Latin Playboys Courtesy of Slash/Warner Bros. Records Inc. By arrangement with Warner Special Products - "Forever Night Shade Mary" Written by David Hidalgo & Louis Perez Performed by Latin Playboys Courtesy of Slash/Warner Bros. Records Inc. By arrangement with Warner Special Products - "Pass The Hatchet" Written by Ray Theriot, Roger Leon Jr. & Earl Stanley Oropeza Performed by Roger & The Gypsies Courtesy of Charly International ApS/Charly Holdings Inc. - "Chinese Surprize" Written by David Hidalgo & Louis Perez Performed by Latin Playboys Courtesy of Slash/Warner Bros. Records Inc. By arrangement with Warner Special Products - "Back To The House That Love Built" Written by Tito Larriva, Tony Marsico, Valerie Marsico and 'Charlie Midnight' (qv) Performed by Tito & Tarantula Produced by Tito Larriva & 'Charlie Midnight' (qv) - "Strange Face Of Love" Written by Tito Larriva Performed by Tito & Tarantula Produced by Tito Larriva - "Bella" Written by Carlos Santana, Chester Thompson & Sterling Crew Performed by Carlos Santana Courtesy of Columbia Records By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing - "Quédate Aquí" Written by Mildred Vaillafane Performed by 'Salma Hayek' (qv) - "White Train" Written by Tito Larriva Performed by Tito & Tarantula Produced by Tito Larriva & 'Charlie Midnight' (qv) Arrangement by Steven Medina Hufsteder - "Let Love Reign" Written and Produced by Los Lobos Performed by Los Lobos Los Lobos appears courtesy of Slash Records - Soundtrack on Epic Soundtrax
Visti censura internazionale: Portugal:M/16 Germany:18 UK:18 Norway:18 Sweden:15 Australia:R USA:R Finland:K-18 Spain:18
Date di uscita internazionali:
| Australia:9 November 1995 |
| Austria:1 December 1995 |
| Belgium:11 October 1995 |
| Czech Republic:23 November 1995 |
| Denmark:3 November 1995 |
| Finland:20 October 1995 |
| France:27 September 1995 |
| Germany:30 November 1995 |
| Hong Kong:1 February 1996 |
| Hungary:22 February 1996 |
| Israel:29 December 1995 |
| Italy:9 February 1996 |
| Netherlands:23 November 1995 |
| Norway:26 December 1995 |
| Poland:9 February 1996 |
| Portugal:29 September 1995 |
| Slovakia:8 February 1996 |
| Slovenia:19 January 1996 |
| Spain:19 September 1995 |
| Sweden:24 November 1995 |
| Switzerland:1 December 1995 |
| Turkey:2 February 1996 |
| UK:9 February 1996 |
| USA:25 August 1995 |
| Bulgaria:4 December 1995 |
| Croatia:12 February 1996 |
| MET:2932 m |
| OFM:35 mm |
| PCS:Spherical |
| PFM:35 mm |
| RAT:1.85 : 1 |
| Dolby SR |
| SDDS |
| Germany:100 |
| Spain:107 |
| Sweden:104 |
| UK:100 |
| USA:106 |
Cast & Credits
distribuzione cinematografica nazionale:
columbia pictures
columbia tristar
columbia tristar films de españa, s.a.
columbia tristar home video
produzione cinematografica: los hooligans productions columbia pictures corporation
produttore cinematografico: borden bill avellan elizabeth gallardo carlos
attore: banderas antonio hayek salma de almeida joaquim marin cheech buscemi steve gómez carlos (ii) tarantino quentin larriva tito aviles angel trejo danny verduzco abraham gallardo carlos michel jr. albert alvarado david (i) lanza angela moroff mike arevalo robert moscoso gerardo marquardt peter gómez consuelo hoyos jaime de cristos gaona richie dalton mark nix tommy (i) vonne patricia rodriquez elizabeth
direttore della fotografia: navarro guillermo
scenografia: montiel cecilia
compositori: larriva tito los lobos
sceneggiatori e soggettisti: rodriguez robert
costumi: mazón graciela
effetti speciali ottici: makeup & effects laboratories (mel) inc.
troupe varia: fernández ricardo rachtman karyn carranco mariano chavez gerardo manjarrez coronas anelis patiño dalton deborah (iii) de gallardo carmen m. echeverria fernanda gutierrez joaquin guzmán ramiro hall cheri hermoso elsa jaeckle pamela kaiser gloria levy don (iii) lopez eduardo (iv) manriquez jenny mason kenny mazón salas ireri morales echeverría marco moreno fernando (ii) obregón juan luis orr david (i) ramos leticia avalos renero carlos rodríguez carlos mungia romero jesús (ii) rosenbush barry shaw daniel j. smith tamara sánchez romero antonio torres ricardo (ii) white douglas j. ramírez adolfo andersen erik c. fort daniel maniquis ethan ackley alana anderson robin (ii) avellán joaquin gonzalo berryman david giella david gurza miguel
varie ecomond press: alimentacion filmicia especializada d. bassett & associates del rio bar, ciudad acuña fire department of ciudad acuña hunters lodge bar otto nemenz pacific title police department of ciudad acuña reuben cannon and associates the chamber of commerce of ciudad acuña the office of the governor of coahuila, mexico the parish of the virgin of guadalupe, ciudad acuña transit department of ciudad acuña wardlaw frazier casting
produzione cinematografica: los hooligans productions columbia pictures corporation
produttore cinematografico: borden bill avellan elizabeth gallardo carlos
attore: banderas antonio hayek salma de almeida joaquim marin cheech buscemi steve gómez carlos (ii) tarantino quentin larriva tito aviles angel trejo danny verduzco abraham gallardo carlos michel jr. albert alvarado david (i) lanza angela moroff mike arevalo robert moscoso gerardo marquardt peter gómez consuelo hoyos jaime de cristos gaona richie dalton mark nix tommy (i) vonne patricia rodriquez elizabeth
direttore della fotografia: navarro guillermo
scenografia: montiel cecilia
compositori: larriva tito los lobos
sceneggiatori e soggettisti: rodriguez robert
costumi: mazón graciela
effetti speciali ottici: makeup & effects laboratories (mel) inc.
troupe varia: fernández ricardo rachtman karyn carranco mariano chavez gerardo manjarrez coronas anelis patiño dalton deborah (iii) de gallardo carmen m. echeverria fernanda gutierrez joaquin guzmán ramiro hall cheri hermoso elsa jaeckle pamela kaiser gloria levy don (iii) lopez eduardo (iv) manriquez jenny mason kenny mazón salas ireri morales echeverría marco moreno fernando (ii) obregón juan luis orr david (i) ramos leticia avalos renero carlos rodríguez carlos mungia romero jesús (ii) rosenbush barry shaw daniel j. smith tamara sánchez romero antonio torres ricardo (ii) white douglas j. ramírez adolfo andersen erik c. fort daniel maniquis ethan ackley alana anderson robin (ii) avellán joaquin gonzalo berryman david giella david gurza miguel
varie ecomond press: alimentacion filmicia especializada d. bassett & associates del rio bar, ciudad acuña fire department of ciudad acuña hunters lodge bar otto nemenz pacific title police department of ciudad acuña reuben cannon and associates the chamber of commerce of ciudad acuña the office of the governor of coahuila, mexico the parish of the virgin of guadalupe, ciudad acuña transit department of ciudad acuña wardlaw frazier casting