# Desperado (1995)

> A wounded mariachi turns his guitar case into an arsenal while pursuing the drug lord who destroyed his life through a flamboyant border-town bloodbath.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3946

## Facts

- Runtime: 104 min
- Genres: Thriller, Action, Crime
- Director: Robert Rodriguez
- Cast: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek Pinault, Joaquim de Almeida, Steve Buscemi, Cheech Marin, Carlos Gómez, Quentin Tarantino, Tito Larriva
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112851/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: kinetic, witty, irreverent, action movie night, cult film night

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- [Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)](https://ember.film/movie/958)
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- [A Fistful of Dollars (1964)](https://ember.film/movie/313)
- [True Romance (1993)](https://ember.film/movie/272)
- [Dance with the Devil (1997)](https://ember.film/movie/4997)
- [Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)](https://ember.film/movie/24)
- [Bordertown (2007)](https://ember.film/movie/2509)
- [Everly (2015)](https://ember.film/movie/164167)
- [El Mariachi (1993)](https://ember.film/movie/4559)
- [Bad Ass (2012)](https://ember.film/movie/65377)

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