El Mariachi
Aroview: A cause celebre of low-budget film-making, this $7000 Tex-Mex wonder about a guitar-player mistaken for a gangster contains enough originality and excitement to fill a dozen of its Hollywood counterparts. Subtitled, but you'll hardly notice.
NZ International Film Festival 1993
Member Reviews
Average rating (Very Good). Showing 1-3 of 3 member reviews.
5 stars (Exceptional) ~normfilmbuff
4 stars (Very Good) A low-budget actioner from the low-budget king of special effects himself, Robert Rodriguez. RR shows us how to make an entertaining and visually exciting film on a shoestring budget. ~Tom H
3 stars (Good Enough) The screenplay has more intelligence and restraint than some of his later work. ~Tubbs
DVD Features
Contains the director's Hollywood 'remake', "Desperado" (1995) as a bonus film.
The Robert Rodtiguez Collection (sale only) includes "El Mariachi", "Deserado" and "Once Upon a Time in Mexico".
- audio commentary
- English subtitles for the hearing impaired
- 'making of' documentary / featurette
- music clips
- extra stuff
- trailers
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