Desperado Page #3

Synopsis: With this sequel to his prize-winning independent previous film, "El Mariachi," director Robert Rodriquez joins the ranks of Sam Peckinpah and John Woo as a master of slick, glamorized ultra-violence. We pick up the story as a continuation of "El Mariachi," where an itinerant musician, looking for work, gets mistaken for a hitman and thereby entangled in a web of love, corruption, and death. This time, he is out to avenge the murder of his lover and the maiming of his fretting hand, which occurred at the end of the earlier movie. However, the plot is recapitulated, and again, a case of mistaken identity leads to a very high body count, involvement with a beautiful woman who works for the local drug lord, and finally, the inevitable face-to-face confrontation and bloody showdown.
Genre: Action, Thriller
Director(s): Robert Rodriguez
Production: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  1 win & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
55
Rotten Tomatoes:
62%
R
Year:
1995
104 min
2,323 Views


He pisses on the bar.

He pisses on the stools, on the floor, the phone.

On the bartender!

He's pissing everywhere except the f***ing glass!

Bartender's laughing. He's $300 richer. He's like...

Piss dripping off his face.

He says, "You f***ing idiot, man!

You got it in everything except the glass!

You owe me $300, puta."

Guy goes, "Excuse me just one little second."

Goes in the back of the bar.

There's a couple of guys playing pool.

He walks over to them.

Comes back to the bar.

Goes, "Here you go. $300."

The bartender's like...

"Why are you so happy? You just lost $300, idiot!"

The guy says, "See those guys there?

I just bet them $500 apiece...

...that I could piss on your bar...

...your floor, your phone, and piss on you...

...and not only would you not be mad about it...

...you'd be happy."

That's funny sh*t, huh?

"You'd be happy about it!"

Guess what?

He didn't check out.

You...

...you checked out just fine.

Well, I knew I would because...

...me and Bucco...

- ...we go way back.|- Bucho.

Him too.

And this guy...

- I just met him today.|- Go on in.

Good work, by the way.

- Good work.|- Go in.

It's nice to see you cross|the I's and dot the T's here.

It's cool, ese, cool.

Lead the way.

In there?

F***ing disgusting.

What do you want?

I'm just looking for work.

There's no work here.

I see.

Is there something to drink?

Is there something in the case?

Yeah.

What?

My guitar.

Sure you don't want to hear me play|before you say there's no work?

We just want to see what's in the case.

If it's like you say...

...drink all you want.

But I told you already.

I'm a musician. This is my guitar.

Don't touch it!

Get him away!

Hurry.

How you doing?

What is it?

It's a guitar.

It's a guitar.

We heard about a case full of guns.

I know.

Just had to make sure.

I understand.

It's him!

Well, yes.

It's me.

I'm not against you, so keep it down.

Keep it down.

I'm just looking for a man who calls -

Not yet.

What the f***'s going on?!

Is that going on now?

Watch him!

What the f***'s going on?

Friends of yours?

I swear I have no f***ing|idea what the hell's going on!

Sh*t!

You missed me!

Get up.

Come here.

I'm looking for a man who calls himself "Bucho."

That's all.

But you had to do it the hard way.

Listen to me.

I don't want to kill you.

I just want you to take me to him. Understand?

Tried to shoot me in the back, huh?!

F***er!

If you want to go...

...go.

If you're going to stay...

...relax.

F*** you!

The money's still in back.

So's the pickup.

Pick-up Guy's lying on the floor|with 3 bullets in his head.

- Tavo must have shot him.|- Where's Tavo?

Tavo's outside.

Where?

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Robert Rodriguez

Robert Anthony Rodriguez is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and musician. He shoots and produces many of his films in Mexico and his home state, Texas. more…

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