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7.0

From Dusk Till Dawn

R·1996·108m

Horror

Action

Thriller

Crime

Horror

Action

Thriller

Crime

Summary

After kidnapping a father and his two kids, the Gecko brothers head south to a seedy Mexican bar to hide out in safety, unaware of its notorious vampire clientele.

Cast

George Clooney

Seth Gecko

Quentin Tarantino

Richard Gecko

Harvey Keitel

Jacob Fuller

Juliette Lewis

Kate Fuller

Ernest Liu

Scott Fuller

Salma Hayek Pinault

Santanico Pandemonium

Cheech Marin

Border Guard / Chet Pussy / Carlos

Danny Trejo

Razor Charlie

Tom Savini

Sex Machine

Fred Williamson

Frost

Michael Parks

Texas Ranger Earl McGraw

Brenda Hillhouse

Hostage Gloria

John Saxon

FBI Agent Stanley Chase

Marc Lawrence

Old Timer

Kelly Preston

Newscaster Kelly Houge

John Hawkes

Pete Bottoms

Tito Larriva

Titty Twister Guitarist & Vocalist

Peter Atanasoff

Titty Twister Saxophonist

Johnny Vatos Hernandez

Titty Twister Drummer

Aimee Graham

Blonde Hostage

Heidi McNeal

Red-headed Hostage

Ernest M. Garcia

Big Emilio

Greg Nicotero

Sex Machine's Buddy

Cristos

Danny

Mike Moroff

Manny

Michelle Berube

Bar Dancer

Rosalia Hayakawa

Bar Dancer

Neena Bidasha

Bar Dancer

Janine Jordae

Bar Dancer

Veena Bidasha

Bar Dancer

Jacque Lawson

Bar Dancer

Ungela Brockman

Bar Dancer

Tiffany Granath

Bar Dancer

Madison Clark

Bar Dancer

Janie Liszewski

Bar Dancer

María Díaz

Bar Dancer

Tia Texada

Bar Dancer

Michael McKay

Monster

Jake McKinnon

Monster

Walter Phelan

Monster

Wayne Toth

Monster

Cecilia Montiel

Herself

Annette Harper

Bar Dancer

Lawrence Bender

Man in Diner (Uncredited)

Robert Rodriguez

Band Member (uncredited)

Crew

Director

Robert Rodriguez

Screenplay

Quentin Tarantino

Story

Robert Kurtzman

Reviews

Dark Jedi

November 25, 2012

This movie is directed by Robert Rodriquez and has a screenplay by Quentin Tarantino who also has a role in the film. This is actually one of the first movies by Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino that I watched and from then on I pretty much became a fan of them both. So, when it came out on Blu-ray a while ago I had to get it for the collection of course.

When I and my dear wife first watched this movie we did not really know what it was all about. We thought it was just another robbery/criminal story and the first half of the movie it is indeed “just” a robbery/criminal story. It is a fairly violent one at that which should be no surprise given who it is that have their fingers in the movie.

Then half way into the movie everything goes wild when the vampires enter the scene. I remember going “what the f…” when I first saw it since I wasn’t really expecting it to be a vampire movie at all.

The movie is quite a rollercoaster ride which bears all the trademarks, in particular lots of bizarre violence, of the Rodriguez/Tarantino couple. Needless to say this is one of my favourite cult/bizarre movies.