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[The ""Columbia"" logo appears, depicting Columbia on a pedestal, holding up a torch against the backdrop of a cloudy sky and the lettering ""COLUMBIA"".]
[At a bar in Mexico, Buscemi, an American man, tells a story to the bartender.] Buscemi: I was visiting a bar, and in he walked.
[A brown double door is pushed open, revealing the silhouette of a long-haired man. His face remains in the dark.]
[Close-up on Buscemi, a man in this late thirties with a stern look on his face.] Bartender: You saw his face? Buscemi: His face? No.
[Back to the silhouette of the long-haired man. He's standing in front of a red neon sign. His face remains in the dark.] Buscemi: I mean, every step he took towards the light, just when you thought his face was about to be revealed, it wasn't. It was as if the lights dimmed just for him.
[Buscemi has a drink in front of him. He gestures with his right hand as he speaks.]
[Outside, El Mariachi, the long-haired man, dressed in black, picks up a guitar case and starts walking down the road.] Narrator: They called him a loner.
[Carolina, a woman who runs a bookstore.] Carolina: I know who you are.
[El Mariachi runs his hand through his hair.] El Mariachi: Really?
Carolina: You kill drug dealers. [El Mariachi pulls a gun from behind his head. He cocks the gun and fires a shot.]
[We follow the path of the bullet. It is headed for the bartender who stands behind the counter with a rifle in his hands.]
[Close-up on El Mariachi. He is looking up.] El Mariachi: They killed the woman I loved.
[El Mariachi is kneeling next to a woman lying on the ground. She appears to be dead. El Mariachi gets up, looking straight ahead.] El Mariachi: They ruined my life.
Narrator: They called him a myth. [El Mariachi, walking down the street, is pushing aside a colourful blanket that is blocking his way.]
[Bucho, a man in his forties who is a drug dealer.] Bucho: You've heard stories of that man that carries a guitar case full of weapons. [El Mariachi, carrying his guitar case, is walking through the saloon. The customers and bar staff are looking on.]
[El Mariachi, carrying two guitar cases, is walking down the street. Shots are firing from within the guitar cases. Several cars are hit by the bullets.]
[Close-up on Navajas, a moustachioed hitman. He opens his jacket and reveals a collection of knives that are strapped to his torso.] Bucho: Find him! And kill him!
[Close-up on Carolina.] Carolina: I hope you don't think you can take someone like Bucho all by yourself.
[Close-up on El Mariachi who is looking through the sight of a gun.]
[Close-up on El Mariachi.] El Mariachi: Really?
Narrator: They made the mistake of calling his bluff. [El Mariachi enters the saloon, carrying his guitar case.]
[Close-up on the bartender.] Bartender: Is there something in the guitar case?
[Close-up on El Mariachi.] El Mariachi: My guitar.
Narrator: Now, it's time to face the music. [El Mariachi puts his guitar case on the floor and opens it, revealing a collection of guns and ammunition.]
[Close-up on El Mariachi who is stretching his neck.] El Mariachi: Let's play.
[Various guns are being loaded and cocked.]
[A selection of rapidly changing excerpts from the feature, many of which involve gun violence.]
[The excerpts culminate in a shot of El Mariachi and Carolina kissing.]
[Close-up on pick-up guy.] Pick-up guy: It's cool,
[El Mariachi is diving behind the bar. A number of liquor bottles are shattering.]
[A caption reads, ""ANTONIO BANDERAS. DESPERADO.""] Narrator: Desperado. The new film from Robert Rodriguez.
[A caption reads, ""Columbia Pictures Presents a Los Hooligans Production. A Film by Robert Rodriguez Starring Antonio Banderas, Joaquim de Almeida, ""Desperado"", Salma Hayek, Steve Buscemi, Cheech Marin, Quentin Tarantino. Produced by Bill Borden. Written, Produced, and Directed by Robert Rodriguez.]
[A caption reads, ""Featuring musical performances by Antonio Banderas, Los Lobos, Tito & Tarantula, Dire Straits, Santana.]
"Arrow Video
He came back to settle the score with someone. Anyone. EVERYONE.
After turning the independent film world upside-down with his inventive microbudget debut, writerdirector Robert Rodriguez continued the myth of the mysterious Mariachi in the follow-up Desperado, armed with all the explosive pyrotechnics that Hollywood studio money can buy! A shadowy figure stalks the Mexican underworld, travelling from town to town with only a guitar case in hand; however, what El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) has on his mind isn't music, but merciless vengeance. With enough bullets up his sleeves for every bandito in his path, the guitar-playing gunslinger has his sights firmly set on taking down a powerful drug lord (Joaquim de Almeida), but only the love of a local bookstore owner (Salma Hayek) will help the Mariachi get out of town alive.
With a rogues' gallery of memorable supporting turns from the likes of Danny Trejo, Steve Buscemi, Cheech Marin and Quentin Tarantino, Rodriguez's instant action classic blends American indie cool and Hong Kong hyperkineticism with a Latino flavor firmly the director's own.
Product Features
LIMITED EDITION STEELBOOK CONTENTS
- New 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Sony Pictures
- 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) and High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
- Limited Edition SteelBook packaging
- 32-page collectors' booklet featuring new writing by Carlos Aguilar and Nicholas Clement
- Original uncompressed stereo audio and DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Audio commentary by writer-director Robert Rodriguez
- Lean and Mean, a newly filmed interview with Rodriguez
- Shoot Like Crazy, a newly filmed interview with producer Bill Borden
- Kill Count, a newly filmed interview with stunt coordinator Steve Davison
- Lock and Load, a newly filmed interview with special effects coordinator Bob Shelley
- Game Changer, a newly filmed appreciation by filmmaker Gareth Evans (The Raid: Redemption)
- Ten More Minutes: Anatomy of a Shootout, an archive featurette narrated by Rodriguez
- Textless opening ("Morena de mi Corazón")
- Theatrical trailers
- 104 mins approx
- Robert Rodriguez
- R
- Antonio Banderas
- Salma Hayek
- Danny Trejo
- English SDH
- 1.85:1
- 1995
- English
- 2
- A
- Arrow Video
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[The ""Columbia"" logo appears, depicting Columbia on a pedestal, holding up a torch against the backdrop of a cloudy sky and the lettering ""COLUMBIA"".]
[At a bar in Mexico, Buscemi, an American man, tells a story to the bartender.] Buscemi: I was visiting a bar, and in he walked.
[A brown double door is pushed open, revealing the silhouette of a long-haired man. His face remains in the dark.]
[Close-up on Buscemi, a man in this late thirties with a stern look on his face.] Bartender: You saw his face? Buscemi: His face? No.
[Back to the silhouette of the long-haired man. He's standing in front of a red neon sign. His face remains in the dark.] Buscemi: I mean, every step he took towards the light, just when you thought his face was about to be revealed, it wasn't. It was as if the lights dimmed just for him.
[Buscemi has a drink in front of him. He gestures with his right hand as he speaks.]
[Outside, El Mariachi, the long-haired man, dressed in black, picks up a guitar case and starts walking down the road.] Narrator: They called him a loner.
[Carolina, a woman who runs a bookstore.] Carolina: I know who you are.
[El Mariachi runs his hand through his hair.] El Mariachi: Really?
Carolina: You kill drug dealers. [El Mariachi pulls a gun from behind his head. He cocks the gun and fires a shot.]
[We follow the path of the bullet. It is headed for the bartender who stands behind the counter with a rifle in his hands.]
[Close-up on El Mariachi. He is looking up.] El Mariachi: They killed the woman I loved.
[El Mariachi is kneeling next to a woman lying on the ground. She appears to be dead. El Mariachi gets up, looking straight ahead.] El Mariachi: They ruined my life.
Narrator: They called him a myth. [El Mariachi, walking down the street, is pushing aside a colourful blanket that is blocking his way.]
[Bucho, a man in his forties who is a drug dealer.] Bucho: You've heard stories of that man that carries a guitar case full of weapons. [El Mariachi, carrying his guitar case, is walking through the saloon. The customers and bar staff are looking on.]
[El Mariachi, carrying two guitar cases, is walking down the street. Shots are firing from within the guitar cases. Several cars are hit by the bullets.]
[Close-up on Navajas, a moustachioed hitman. He opens his jacket and reveals a collection of knives that are strapped to his torso.] Bucho: Find him! And kill him!
[Close-up on Carolina.] Carolina: I hope you don't think you can take someone like Bucho all by yourself.
[Close-up on El Mariachi who is looking through the sight of a gun.]
[Close-up on El Mariachi.] El Mariachi: Really?
Narrator: They made the mistake of calling his bluff. [El Mariachi enters the saloon, carrying his guitar case.]
[Close-up on the bartender.] Bartender: Is there something in the guitar case?
[Close-up on El Mariachi.] El Mariachi: My guitar.
Narrator: Now, it's time to face the music. [El Mariachi puts his guitar case on the floor and opens it, revealing a collection of guns and ammunition.]
[Close-up on El Mariachi who is stretching his neck.] El Mariachi: Let's play.
[Various guns are being loaded and cocked.]
[A selection of rapidly changing excerpts from the feature, many of which involve gun violence.]
[The excerpts culminate in a shot of El Mariachi and Carolina kissing.]
[Close-up on pick-up guy.] Pick-up guy: It's cool,
[El Mariachi is diving behind the bar. A number of liquor bottles are shattering.]
[A caption reads, ""ANTONIO BANDERAS. DESPERADO.""] Narrator: Desperado. The new film from Robert Rodriguez.
[A caption reads, ""Columbia Pictures Presents a Los Hooligans Production. A Film by Robert Rodriguez Starring Antonio Banderas, Joaquim de Almeida, ""Desperado"", Salma Hayek, Steve Buscemi, Cheech Marin, Quentin Tarantino. Produced by Bill Borden. Written, Produced, and Directed by Robert Rodriguez.]
[A caption reads, ""Featuring musical performances by Antonio Banderas, Los Lobos, Tito & Tarantula, Dire Straits, Santana.]
"Arrow Video
He came back to settle the score with someone. Anyone. EVERYONE.
After turning the independent film world upside-down with his inventive microbudget debut, writerdirector Robert Rodriguez continued the myth of the mysterious Mariachi in the follow-up Desperado, armed with all the explosive pyrotechnics that Hollywood studio money can buy! A shadowy figure stalks the Mexican underworld, travelling from town to town with only a guitar case in hand; however, what El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) has on his mind isn't music, but merciless vengeance. With enough bullets up his sleeves for every bandito in his path, the guitar-playing gunslinger has his sights firmly set on taking down a powerful drug lord (Joaquim de Almeida), but only the love of a local bookstore owner (Salma Hayek) will help the Mariachi get out of town alive.
With a rogues' gallery of memorable supporting turns from the likes of Danny Trejo, Steve Buscemi, Cheech Marin and Quentin Tarantino, Rodriguez's instant action classic blends American indie cool and Hong Kong hyperkineticism with a Latino flavor firmly the director's own.
Product Features
LIMITED EDITION STEELBOOK CONTENTS
- New 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Sony Pictures
- 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) and High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
- Limited Edition SteelBook packaging
- 32-page collectors' booklet featuring new writing by Carlos Aguilar and Nicholas Clement
- Original uncompressed stereo audio and DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Audio commentary by writer-director Robert Rodriguez
- Lean and Mean, a newly filmed interview with Rodriguez
- Shoot Like Crazy, a newly filmed interview with producer Bill Borden
- Kill Count, a newly filmed interview with stunt coordinator Steve Davison
- Lock and Load, a newly filmed interview with special effects coordinator Bob Shelley
- Game Changer, a newly filmed appreciation by filmmaker Gareth Evans (The Raid: Redemption)
- Ten More Minutes: Anatomy of a Shootout, an archive featurette narrated by Rodriguez
- Textless opening ("Morena de mi Corazón")
- Theatrical trailers
- 104 mins approx
- Robert Rodriguez
- R
- Antonio Banderas
- Salma Hayek
- Danny Trejo
- English SDH
- 1.85:1
- 1995
- English
- 2
- A
- Arrow Video
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