El Mariachi

El Mariachi

  • Director: Robert Rodriguez
  • Countries of origin: Mexico
  • Language: Spanish
  • Release date: February 26, 1993
  • Sound mix: Dolby Stereo
  • Also known as: El mariachi
  • "El mariachi" is an action film directed by Robert Rodriguez and starring Carlos Gallardo and others. The film tells the story of a criminal who decides to take a duel with his enemies after escaping from prison.

    Details

    • Release date February 26, 1993
    • Filming locations Ciudad Acuña, Coahuíla, Mexico
    • Production companies Columbia Pictures, Los Hooligans Productions

    Box office

    Budget

    $7,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $2,040,920

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $312,528

    Gross worldwide

    $2,040,920

    Movie reviews

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    • By Marc 2021-12-31 08:02:21

      Robert Rodriguez Ten Minute Film School

      In December 1991, a young man wanted to sell his favorite work, not a script, not a student work, but a well-made large-scale movie. The news spread in Hollywood. The film is called "Al Mariachi" and directed by Robert Rodriguez. Without the following details, there is nothing extraordinary about the film. The director is only 23 years old, costs 7,000 US dollars, and there is only one filming crew-Robert himself. A month later, three major Hollywood companies competed to hire him with high...

    • By Janae 2021-12-31 08:02:21

      Film addict's dream snowball

      When the Mexican boy Robert Rodriguez was 23 years old, he asked his brother David and his sister Rebecca of the nine siblings in the family to lead the role of “Bedhead” who was overeating until the cockroach jumped onto the table and accidentally swallowed it. After superpowers, I hate the grotesque girl who hated the ghost brother and fell off his bicycle and was hospitalized. Maricarmen and Elizabeth respectively came to the "fashion monster" girl and nurse who had to wear a dress, a hat...

    • By Reyes 2021-12-31 08:02:21

      Tribute to Robert Rodriguez!

      It is necessary to get to know Robert Rodriguez again.

      When watching the three-step murder song (that is, the second part of the murder trilogy), I think Yi is just a cool action film director. Except for Quentin, who has a very good acting and rappers, he has seen too many actions. After the film, I felt that there was no bright spot in this film.

      Then I looked at Sin City. I still feel a bit cool, but the art is very stylized, but the old-fashioned story is the protagonist...

    • By Marcos 2021-12-31 08:02:21

      Gangster movie or literary movie?

      After watching Quentin’s "Elegy of the Killer", "Trilogy of Murder" and "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" these three trilogy of Mexican gangster films, it is said that it is a gangster film, more of the feeling of making a literary film. The protagonist is a wandering singer, a murderous genius, and the dual identity has violent aesthetics and romanticism. The women of BOSS are enamoured of him because he is sincere and fights for justice. He kills without blinking, because after the death of...

    • By Merl 2021-12-31 08:02:21

      The history of romantic demise (fog)

      The translation of the film's name is The Tragedy of the Killer, the original name is probably "that wandering musician". As a work 28 years ago, this film is full of the style of the 90s, and viewers who are used to modern large investment luxury special effects and exquisite shooting may feel that the shooting traces are too heavy. It's the director's Virgo again, and the shooting is as immature and jerky as the performance of the little-known male...

    User comments

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    • By Wilfred 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      The first part of the murder trilogy; $7,000 makes a movie so fun for you. That's the power of a...

    • By Keenan 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      The feel of Hong Kong movies in the 1980s. Seeing that it only costs $7,000, let's give it a mid-level...

    • By Lacey 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      Quentin's good friend Robert Rodriguez debuts! Director Luo paid $7,000 out of his own pocket and became famous! The opening of the murder trilogy! Although I didn't watch Banderas as the protagonist, the last two enjoyable productions are a bit rough, but they have fully reflected Luo's personal style of B-level...

    • By Dedric 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      A killer carrying a...

    • By Kaleigh 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      The spirit of the director encouraged...

    Evaluation action

    Director Robert. Rodriguez spent three thousand dollars to shoot this film in his hometown of Mexico, and the result was a blockbuster. Later, the remake version of the film " Desperado " entered Hollywood, and the story of the Hong Kong film "Cactus" co-starred by Liming and Yuqing Ye was also imitated. The plot describes a criminal who decides to take a duel with his enemies after escaping from prison. He hides his guns in a guitar...
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    Movie quotes

    • [first lines]

      Mauricio: Good morning, Azul. Know who this is?

    • [last lines]

      El Mariachi: [voiceover] All I wanted was to be a mariachi, like my ancestors. But the city I thought would bring me luck brought only a curse. I lost my guitar, my hand, and her. With this injury, I may never play the guitar again. Without her, I have no love. But with the dog and the weapons, I'm prepared for the future.

    • El Mariachi: [hitchhiking] That morning was just like any other. No love. No luck. No ride. Nothing changes.