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7.1
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Critic Bob Mccabe
rated 8

This is Peckinpah crossed with John Woo on speed, full of souped up action pieces that defy anything even approaching credibility in their wanton lust for pure cinematic destruction...

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Cast & Crew

Danny Trejo
As Navajas
Steve Buscemi
As Buscemi
Quentin Tarantino
As Pick-Up Guy
Antonio Banderas
As El Mariachi
Cheech Marin
As Short Bartender

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Desperado is a 1995 action-thriller film directed by Robert Rodriguez, starring Antonio Banderas as the mysterious guitar player out for vengeance against the drug lord responsible for his lover's death. After following a trail of blood to Bucho, the notorious Mexican drug lord, Mariachi engages in an intense standoff and gunfight with his henchmen at the Tarasco bar. He then meets Carolina, a sultry-eyed bookstore owner who helps him locate Bucho but is later revealed to be in cahoots with the drug lord. As El Mariachi's quest for revenge continues, he faces off against Bucho's army of desperadoes and leaves a trail of blood behind him. The film features an all-star cast including Salma Hayek, Cheech Marin, Steve Buscemi, and Quentin Tarantino and promises nonstop action and pulse-pounding excitement.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Desperado include Breakdown, The Boondock Saints, The Crow, Universal Soldier, Trespass, Bad Boys.

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Desperado was released in theaters on August 25, 1995.