Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (known also as Desperado 2) is a 2003 American action movie. It was directed by Robert Rodriguez and it was produced by Robert Rodriguez, Elizabeth Avellán, and Carlos Gallardo. Once Upon a Time in Mexico was released on September 12, 2003. It is the sequel to El Mariachi and Desperado. It is also the third and final movie in Rodriguez's Mexico Trilogy.
| Once Upon a Time in Mexico | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Robert Rodriguez |
| Produced by | Robert Rodriguez Elizabeth Avellán Carlos Gallardo |
| Written by | Robert Rodriguez |
| Starring | Antonio Banderas Salma Hayek Johnny Depp Rubén Blades Mickey Rourke Enrique Iglesias Marco Leonardi Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. Eva Mendes Tony Valdes Willem Dafoe Danny Trejo |
| Music by | Robert Rodriguez |
| Cinematography | Robert Rodriguez |
| Edited by | Robert Rodriguez |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures (United States) Miramax Films (International) |
Release date | September 12, 2003 |
Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English Spanish |
| Budget | $29 million[1] |
| Box office | $98.1 million[1] |
The movie got positive reviews from critics but was criticized for having a plot that was hard to follow. It has a 68% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[2] Movie critic Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the movie 3 stars out of 4 and said that "Like Leone's movie, the Rodriguez epic is more interested in the moment, in great shots, in surprises and ironic reversals and closeups of sweaty faces, than in a coherent story."[3]
Cast
- Antonio Banderas as El Mariachi
- Salma Hayek as Carolina
- Johnny Depp as Sheldon Jeffrey Sands
- Rubén Blades as Jorge Ramírez
- Mickey Rourke as Billy Chambers
- Enrique Iglesias as Lorenzo
- Marco Leonardi as Fideo
- Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. as President
- Willem Dafoe as Armando Barillo
- Eva Mendes as Ajedrez Barillo
- Danny Trejo as Cucuy
- Tony Valdes as Chicle Boy
- Gerardo Vigil as General Marquez
- Miguel Couturier as Dr. Guevera
- Cheech Marin as Belini
- Julio Oscar Mechoso as Nicholas
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Once Upon a Time in Mexico". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
- ↑ "Once upon a Time in Mexico". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
- ↑ "Once Upon a Time in Mexico". Roger Ebert. Retrieved 2015-08-21.