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 | |
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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.