Desperado (1995): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Desperado is a 1995 action thriller directed by Robert Rodriguez, starring Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek. It runs 1 hour 44 minutes and earned $25.4 million worldwide. It earned 1 award nomination, including Best Supporting Actress at the Saturn Awards 1996. Critics gave it 70% on Rotten Tomatoes and 55 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 7.1/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 44m (104 min)
- Director
- Robert Rodriguez
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Columbia Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Desperado About?
The premise of Desperado without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A shadowy gunslinger known only as Mariachi seeks revenge on the powerful drug lord Bucho. Accompanied by a loyal friend and drawn to a bookstore owner, he journeys through dangerous borderlands. Mariachi confronts Bucho's formidable forces in a series of intense and violent encounters, leaving a bloody path as he pursues his ultimate goal.
Desperado Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- mexican
- one against many
- contemporary western
- musician
- female nudity
- female rear nudity
- gangster movie
- lone wolf
- mexican drug cartel
- acoustic guitar
- gang
- sex scene
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- sex in bed
- latina
- hispanic
- cult film
- gunslinger
- voyeur
- thong panties
- panties
- streetfighting
- vigilantism
- vigilante
- one man army
- stylized violence
- crushed by a car
- explosion
- mexico
- gangster
- bar
- drug cartel
- guitarist
- revenge
- violence
- mistaken identity
- revisionist western
- sawed off double barreled shotgun
- warm beer
- chango beer
- hit with a guitar
- counting money
- antihero
- fratricide
- eagle
- drug
- villain
- hired assassin
- town
- marijuana
- sexiness
Desperado Cast
Antonio Banderas leads the cast, with Salma Hayek. Directed by Robert Rodriguez.
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Director Robert Rodriguez
Desperado Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Desperado 70% on Rotten Tomatoes and 55 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 7.1/10.
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IMDb 7.1 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 70% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 79%
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Metacritic 55 Metascore
User score 7.1
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TMDB 69% User score
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Desperado Plot Summary
What happens in Desperado from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In August 1994, at the Tarasco bar in Mexico, an American named Buscemi recounts a harrowing tale of a massacre he witnessed in another bar, carried out by a Mexican armed with a guitar case filled with guns. The crowd initially pays him little heed until he utters the name “Bucho.” At the same time, El Mariachi, played by Antonio Banderas, experiences a haunting dream involving Moco, Bucho’s ruthless subordinate, who killed his lover and injured his left hand. Buscemi wakes him from this troubled slumber, pushing him to pursue Bucho at the bar, where the mere mention of the name sent shivers through the patrons.
Full summary
The whole story of Desperado, scene by scene
Desperado Box Office
Desperado grossed $25.4 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$25.4M
- US & Canada
- $25.4M
Desperado Awards & Nominations
Desperado earned 1 award nomination, including Best Supporting Actress at the Saturn Awards 1996.
1 nomination1 ceremony
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Saturn Awards 1996 1 nomination- Nominated Best Supporting Actress – Salma Hayek
Desperado Trailers & Videos
2 videos: 1 trailer and 1 featurette.
- Featurette Robert Arevalo in Desperado
How Well Do You Know Desperado?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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- Question 10: not answered
Who is the enigmatic figure that enters the tavern at the beginning of the film?
Cars in Desperado
26 cars on screen, including the 1984 Lincoln Town Car Stretched Limousine and the 1973 International Harvester Scout II.
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1973 International Harvester Scout II Important role -
1947 Chevrolet Advance-Design Minor role -
1977 Chevrolet Bison Minor role
Desperado Also Known As
19 alternative titles, including “El Mariachi 2 - Desperado” and “El Mariachi 2”.
- Also known as
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- El Mariachi 2 - Desperado
- El Mariachi 2
- 데스페라도
- Відчайдушний
- La balada del pistolero
- El Mariachi
- 杀人三部曲
- Отчаянный
- 杀人三步曲
- Ντεσπεράντο
- Десперадо
- דספרדו
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- A Balada do Pistoleiro
- 英雄不流淚
- デスペラード
- Pistolero
- เดสเพอราโด ไอ้ปืนโตทะลักเดือด
- 三步殺人曲
- Kẻ Liều Mạng, სასოწარკვეთილი
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Desperado FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Awards
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings, awards and post-credit scenes of Desperado, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Desperado?
Desperado runs 1 hour 44 minutes (104 minutes).
When was Desperado released?
Desperado was released on August 25, 1995.
Who directed Desperado?
Desperado was directed by Robert Rodriguez.
More films by Robert Rodriguez Who is in the cast of Desperado?
Desperado stars Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek.
How much did Desperado make at the box office?
Desperado grossed $25.4 million worldwide.
How is Desperado rated?
Desperado has 7.1/10 on IMDb, 70% on Rotten Tomatoes, 55 on Metacritic and 69% on TMDB.
Was Desperado nominated for any awards?
Desperado received 1 nomination across 1 ceremony.
Does Desperado have a post-credit scene?
No. Desperado has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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