Desperado (1995) on VHS.
The film that launched Antonio Banderas into Hollywood stardom—and he does it with pure swagger.
Back in the day, people drew comparisons to Pulp Fiction. Sure, Tarantino shows up in a cameo, and Rodriguez would go on to collaborate with him plenty. But this movie carves out its own identity.
Nothing beats the sight of a lone mariachi with a guitar case full of firepower. Wall-to-wall shootouts, slick style, and a soundtrack that absolutely smolders.
Great movie. It was the first I bought on DVD back when it was a new and expensive format, because I saw there was a Desperado / El Mariachi double-sided DVD available for the same price as other DVDs I was considering. Novel to me as it waa the only double-sided DVD I'd ever seen, side A El Mariachi, side B Desperado.
Totally recommend checking out the Desperado DVD commentary by Rodriguez if you're a fan, especially if a filmmaker - as he discusses a fair bit of tradecraft. I might be misremembering a couple bits as i watched it a long time ago, but from memory he's still riding a high on his career taking off and gushes in most of it talking about the great actors involved and fun moments everyone had making the movie, even though it was stressful for him as his first big production. One of the things that stuck in my mind was that he pointed out they only used two stunt doubles to save money, so every stunt jump / fall / explosion was the same two guys in different costume - including a dress. He then points out which is which in several scenes.
(Pic nabbed from eBay so I didn't have to rifle through my DVDs).
@atomicpoet @movies have you seen the original? excellent work. budget of like $7k. used folks from the town as actors. epic.en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Mar
@atomicpoet @movies aaand steve buschemi's greatest scene.Now to have a glass of piss warm chango
Great movie
@atomicpoet @movies Hey @jbaty, do you have a VHS player underneath all that photography gear of yours?
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