Desperado

Name: Desperado
Genre: Thriller, Action, Crime
Released: 1995-08-25
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek Pinault, Joaquim de Almeida, Steve Buscemi, Cheech Marin

1995·Movie·R·104 min·★ 6.9(3,155)

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“He came back to settle the score with someone. Anyone. EVERYONE.”

El Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican drug lords, Bucho, for an action-packed, bullet-riddled showdown. With the help of his friend and a beautiful bookstore owner, El Mariachi tracks Bucho, takes on his army of desperados, and leaves his own trail of blood.

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France	Molotov TV	Apple TV Store, Canal VOD, Orange VOD
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Brazil	Sony One Amazon Channel	Claro video, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Japan	U-NEXT	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, FOD

About Desperado

Desperado is a 1995 English-language thriller, action and crime film directed by Robert Rodriguez. The cast is led by Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek Pinault, Joaquim de Almeida. It has a runtime of 1h 44m. Viewers rate it 6.9/10 across 3200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.

Desperado was produced by Columbia Pictures and Los Hooligans Productions and made in United States of America. It was released on August 25, 1995, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $7 million, it went on to gross $25 million worldwide.

Director: Robert Rodriguez
Writers: Robert Rodriguez
Release date: August 25, 1995
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $7 million
Box office: $25 million
Production: Columbia Pictures, Los Hooligans Productions

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Desperado cast & crew

Desperado was directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Robert Rodriguez.

The cast features Antonio Banderas as El Mariachi, Salma Hayek Pinault as Carolina, Joaquim de Almeida as Bucho, Steve Buscemi as Buscemi, Cheech Marin as Short Bartender, and Carlos Gómez as Right Hand.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Conrad Lozano, cinematography is by Guillermo Navarro, and it was produced by Robert Rodriguez and Bill Borden.

Is Desperado worth watching?

Desperado holds an audience score of 6.9/10 from 3,155 ratings, a solidly received thriller films.

At 1h 44m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy thriller, action, and crime, Desperado is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Desperado

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