From Dusk Till Dawn

Director: Robert Rodriguez Robert Rodriguez

Overview

This graphically violent, black-humor-laced, action-packed film contains a little bit of everything as it tells the exciting tale of vicious bankrobber Seth, who breaks out of jail with the help of his mentally-unstable brother. Shooting their way towards the Mexican border, the brothers encounter a group of ancient Aztec vampires.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/22/2020
UPC:	0032429345110
Original Release:	1996
Rating:	R
Source:	PARAMOUNT
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:47:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Harvey Keitel	Jacob Fuller
George Clooney	Seth Gecko
Quentin Tarantino	Richard Gecko
Juliette Lewis	Kate Fuller
Cheech Marin	Border Guard/Chet Pussy/Carlos
Fred Williamson	Frost
Salma Hayek	Santanico Pandemonium
Ernest Liu	Scott Fuller
Michael Parks	Texas Ranger Earl McGraw
John Saxon	FBI Agent Stanley Chase
Kelly Preston	Newcaster Kelly Houge
Tom Savini	Sex Machine
Marc Lawrence	Old Timer
Danny Trejo	Razor Charlie
John Hawkes	Pete Bottoms
Heidi McNeal	Red-Headed Hostage
Aimee Graham	Blonde Hostage
Brenda Hillhouse	Hostage Gloria
Tito Larriva	Titty Twister Guitarist & Vocalist
Pete Atasanoff	Titty Twister Saxophonist
Johnny Vatos Hernández	Titty Twister Drummer
Cristos	Danny
Chad Dowdell	Man at Bar (uncredited)
Mike Moroff	Manny
Ernest Garcia	Big Emilio,Big Emilio
Michelle Berube	Bar Dancer
Neena Bidasha	Bar Dancer,Bar Dancer
Ungela Brockman	Bar Dancer
Madison Clark	Bar Dancer
Maria Daiz	Bar Dancer
Rosalia Hayakawa	Bar Dancer
Janine Jordae	Bar Dancer
Jacque Lawson	Bar Dancer
Houston Leigh	Bar Dancer
Janie Liszewski	Bar Dancer
Tia Texada	Bar Dancer
Jon Fidele	Monster
Michael McKay	Monster
Walter Phelan	Monster
Henrik Von Ryzin	Monster
Jake McKinnon	Monster
Josh Patton	Monster
Wayne Toth	Monster
Peter Atanasoff	Titty Twister Saxophonist
Johnny Hernandez	Titty Twister Drummer
Greg Nicotero	Sex Machine's Buddy
Michelle Berube-Schneider	Bar Dancer
John Paul Fedele	Monster (as Jon Fidele)
María Díaz	Bar Dancer
Graeme Revell	Composer

Technical Credits

Quentin Tarantino

Robert Krutzman

Robert Rodriguez	Director,Executive Producer
Charles Belardinelli	Special Effects
Thomas Bellissimo	Special Effects
Lawrence Bender	Executive Producer,Producer
Diana Dru Botsford	Special Effects
Steve Davison	Stunts
Daniel A. Fort	Special Effects
Elaine J. Huzzar	Casting
Gianni Nunnari	Producer
Johanna Ray	Casting
Quentin Tarantino	Executive Producer,Screenwriter
Meir Teper	Producer
Robert Krutzman	Screenwriter
William Atwell	Stunts
Dana Austin	Sound Effects
Mark Ulano	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

From Dusk Till Dawn is a voraciously vulgar and violent film that illustrates how talented filmmakers can create a deliberately bad movie. Scripted by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Robert Rodriguez (Desperado), the film can best be described as a Mexican road picture turned self-conscious vampathon with a droll postmodern slant. Remarkably, the narrative consists of two contrasting types of films crudely soldered together. The story begins as a Pulp Fiction-type gangster tale featuring the sharp and profane dialogue seen in Tarantino's other films. Then with no warning, the movie suddenly transforms into a zany, vampire bloodbath similar to the tongue-in-cheek horror works of Sam Raimi and Peter Jackson. However, Tarantino is able to turn the genre on its undead ear, creating an over-the-top gorefest featuring holy-water condom balloons, quadruple impalement, and Harvey Keitel sucking blood as a preacher-turned-vampire. This bold and bizarre Tarantino/Rodriguez effort is laden with frenetic editing and fresh dialogue, but all style and cinematic skill fall to the wayside when the body count abruptly begins. This is a tour de force of outrageous bad taste coupled with delicious talent. Those who relish the work of Quentin Tarantino will certainly find merit in the first half of the film. Others who consider themselves horror aficionados will go bloody crazy over the eventual monster mash.