El Mariachi
Summary: A traveling mariachi is mistaken for a murderous criminal and must hide from a gang bent on killing him.
Runtime: 1 h 21 min
MPAA: R
Movie budget: $ 7,000
Domestic: $ 2,040,920
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16mm1990s50000 peso billaction heroambiguous endingambushangeranti heroarmsassassinassassination attemptassault rifleattempted murderattempted rapeautomobilebarbar fightbare chested malebare legsbarefootbartenderbasketballbathtubbeerbetrayalbilliardsblack comedybloodblood on shirtblood splatterbody lands on a carbodyguardbraverybribebroken handbrutalitybullet balletbuscamera shot of feetcarcar accidentcell phonecemeterycharacter name in titlecharacter repeats someone else's dialoguecharacter's point of view camera shotchasechevroletchevrolet c 10chevrolet motor vehiclecigarette smokingclose up of eyescoconutconcubinecorpsecorruptioncouragecrescent wrenchcrime bosscriminalcult filmdeathdeath of loved onedeath threatdeceptiondesertdirector also cinematographerdirector also editordirectorial debutdisarming someonedogdominoesdoomed lovedouble crossdreamdream sequencedrifterdrug dealerdrug lorddual wieldelectronic music scoreescapeevil laughterevil manextreme close upfade to blackfast motion scenefearfemale bare legsfemale bartenderfemale bodyguardfemale prison guardfemme fatalefirst partfish out of waterfoot chasefordford carford f seriesford motor vehiclefugitiveganggang wargangstergood versus evilgoregreedguitarguitaristgungun fugunfighthand on kneehand on someone's leghatredheld at gunpointhenchmanheroheroic bloodshedhit by a bushit by a carhit squadhitchhikerhitchhikinghitmanhole in handhome moviehostagehotelindependent filminstrument casejailjail celljailbreakkawasakikeyboardkidnappingkilling spreeknifeknocked unconsciouslegsletter openerlittle personlonerloss of loved onelovelove trianglelow budget filmmacemachetemachine gunmachismoman murders a womanman places his hand on a woman's kneeman touches a woman's legman with no nameman's hand on woman's kneemansionmariachimassacremen's bathroommercilessnessmexicomistaken identitymoneymotorcyclemurdermurder spreemusicianmustachenational film registryneo noirneo westernnightmarenoteoffscreen killingon the runone against manyone day timespanone man armyopening action sceneorganized crimepanicpaper knifepart of trilogypickup truckpistolpistoleropoetic justicepool tableprisonprison escapeprison gangprison guardprisonerproduct placementprologuepump action shotgunpunched in the facerace against timeracial slurranchreluctant herorepeated linerescue attemptrevengereverse footagerevolverrighteous ragesawed off shotgunscene before opening creditsseductionself defensesensualitysevered headshoeshineshootoutshot in the chestshot in the handshot in the sideshot to deathshotgunshowdownsilencersingersingingsleeping on the floorslow motion scenesmall townsocial decaysodasombrerostreet shootoutstylized violencesubjective camerasunglassessurprise endingsurvivalswimming pooltelephonethreatened with a knifethreesomethugtimeframe 1990stitle spoken by charactertortoisetouching thightough guytragic eventtragic lovetrilogytwo word titleu.s. carunlikely herouziviolencevoice over narrationwalkie talkiewarriorwristwatchwritten by director
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