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From Dusk Till Dawn
Directed by	Robert Rodriguez
Written by	Story: Robert Kurtzman Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino
Produced by	Robert Rodriguez Quentin Tarantino Lawrence Bender
Starring	George Clooney Harvey Keitel Quentin Tarantino Juliette Lewis Ernest Liu Fred Williamson Tom Savini Cheech Marin Salma Hayek
Cinematography	Guillermo Navarro
Music by	Graeme Revell
Distributed by	Miramax
Release dates	January 19, 1996 April 18, 1996 May 31, 1996 June 15, 1996 June 26, 1996 November 15, 1996 January 31, 1997 2000
Running time	108 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$20,000,000

From Dusk Till Dawn is a 1996 action/horror film directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Quentin Tarantino. The movie stars George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Quentin Tarantino, Juliette Lewis, and Cheech Marin. But this film was banned in the Republic of Ireland on its release in 1996, unbanned in 2000.

• "A terrifying evil has been unleashed. And five strangers are our only hope to stop it."
• "Vampires. No Interviews."
• "From Quentin Tarantino. From Robert Rodriguez. From Dusk Till Dawn."
• "The Showdown is On!"
• "One night is all that stands between them and freedom. But it's going to be a hell of a night!"
• "How far can Too Far go?"

The fugitive Gecko brothers Seth (Clooney) and Richie (Tarantino) are fleeing the F.B.I. and Texas police after Richie has broken Seth out of custody at court, in a bloody shootout. Seth Gecko is a cold, tough anti-hero, while his younger brother Richie is a delusional, homicidal serial rapist.

The Gecko brothers take a family hostage in their bid to escape to Mexico. They arrive at a seedy bar in Mexico, where supernatural events begin to take place...

• Santanico Pandemonium
• Razor Charlie: Owner of the Titty Twister. Razor Charlie is the main bar-tender and he is the announcer for the main show. Charlie is the one who wounds Richie's already-wounded hand which initially is what causes the said 'feeding frenzy' mentioned before. He is killed by 'Sex Machine' He is played by Danny Trejo.
• Big Emilio: Bouncer of the Titty Twister. Seth gets into a confrontation with him before the vampire revelation. After, Emilio makes a beeline for Seth, killing any human who gets in his away. Frost rips Emilio's heart out and Sex Machine puts a pencil through it, finishing him off.
• Chet Pussy: Played by Cheech Marin. Pushes sexual services. Ogle's Jacob's daughter, gets in a fight with Seth before the vampire revelation. Afterwards, tries to get Jacob's daughter, who was hiding behind the bar. She kills him with her cross necklace.

• Mouth Bitch
• The Rat Man: Sex Machine, after a vampiric turn and a decapitation by Seth, turns into a demonic type rat. Kate and Seth work together to toss it into a fire, where it is killed.
• The "Wild Bunch": This nickname was given to a quartet of female vampires who have a standoff with Seth and co. (Jacob, Frost and Sex Machine) when all other 'original' resident vampires in the Titty Twister were supposedly killed. One, who can be recognised as the dancer who declares "Dinner is served!" after Richie's death. Another kills via paperfan. The other two were the "Mouth Bitch" with the now-exposed 'mouth' from a previous scene and another large human-like vampire who tortured a victim in another Deleted Scene by popping a large pimple on her victim's face. In a scene credited as the "Mexican Standoff" the vampires clash with Seth, Sex Machine, Frost and Jacob. In the end, they are staked.
• The Band: A band dressed as mariachi singers is playing a Mexican rock and roll song on stage in the bar as Seth and everybody enter. After the vampire attack, it is revealed they too are vampires and their instruments are now somehow human body parts. They are the last few vampires standing in the initial attack. A few notes reminds the humans, causing Sex Machine to state, "Now lets kill that fuckin' band!" As they approach the Band's lead guitarist gives Sex Machine the finger and yells, "Fuck you everybody, GOOD NIGHT!" just as the stage explodes. It's unknown whether or not the Band used this as an exit strategy or just committed suicide.

From Dusk Till Dawn employed a non-union production crew, which is unusual for a production with a budget above 10 million dollars. Rodriguez, Tarantino and producer Lawrence Bender defended this choice because it made for a more team-like atmosphere on the set instead of people having to stick to their certified jobs. Yet the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts targeted the production for strike action seeking to shut down filming, feeling that the film was a large enough production to warrant a unionized crew. Police were employed on set during some shooting days although no strike or rioting ever took place. This issue is covered in the making-of documentary Full Tilt Boogie featured on the film's DVD.

The soundtrack features mainly Texas blues by such artists as ZZ Top, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimmie Vaughan. The Chicano rock band Tito & Tarantula, who portrayed the band in the Titty Twister, appears on the soundtrack as well. The film's score is by Graeme Revell.

This article contains a list of miscellaneous information. Please relocate any relevant information into other sections or articles. (June 2007)

• The sign at The Titty Twister was supposed to read "From Dusk Till Dawn", but director Robert Rodriguez did not notice until the movie was in post-production.
• Rodriguez originally commissioned one of his favourite painters, Frank Frazetta, to create the one-sheet poster for the film. Although the poster ultimately wasn't used, Rodriguez struck up a friendship with Frazetta and the two planned on working together. This almost came to fruition in early 2004 when Rodriguez was originally hired to direct John Carter of Mars and he brought on Frazetta as the film's production designer. When Rodriguez was forced to leave the film, Frazetta left as well.
• The movie's storyline heavily influenced the music video for Rammstein's song " Engel" including the part when Satanico Pandemonium feeds Richie a drink down her leg with her foot in his mouth.
• Seth's line "Okay ramblers, let's get rambling." is the same line said by Joe Cabot in Quentin Tarantino's film, Reservoir Dogs. Two actors from that film, Quentin Tarantino and Harvey Keitel are also in this movie.
• Cheech Marin played multiple roles in the movie - the Border Patrol guard, Chet Pussy at the Titty Twister, and Carlos.
• The film has many references to the John Carpenter film Assault on Precinct 13 ^{[ citation needed]}
• The Gecko Brothers is an allusion to the Frogg brothers, Edgar and Alan Frogg, the siblings from The Lost Boys.^{[ citation needed]}
• John Travolta, Tim Roth, Steve Buscemi, Christopher Walken and Michael Madsen were all offered the role of Seth Gecko. All five declined due to scheduling conflicts; Buscemi was filming five movies, Walken four, and the rest were filming three.
• The Gecko brothers are trying to get to El Ray, Mexico, a reference to Jim Thompson's novel The Getaway where it is a fictional town filled with doomed criminals who have nowhere left to run.
• The burgers Seth Gecko buys and brings to the motel are from Big Kahuna Burger, a reference to Pulp Fiction.
• Behind the bar in the Titty Twister is a neon sign that says "Chango Beer". The Chango Beer brand was mentioned by Cheech's character in Desperado ("All I got is piss warm Chango"). In a deleted scene a Chango bottle can be clearly seen before Sex Machine (Tom Savini) breaks it with a whip. The beer also appears again in the Sin City film adaptation during the "That Yellow Bastard" segment when Hartigan follows a clue to Kate's Bar. The name Chango turns up as well in The Faculty (also directed by Rodriguez) as the name of the football team that is the opposition in the football game against the Harrington Hornetts (the name is announced as "The Bruns County Changos" over a P.A. announcement during one of the sequences that occurring during the school day).
• The "Ezekiel" speech Samuel L. Jackson gives in Pulp Fiction was originally in the script for From Dusk Till Dawn in the scene where Jacob fights back the army of vampires by using a shotgun and a bat as a cross.
• The character of Earl McGraw also appears in Tarantino's film Kill Bill and both segments of the film Grindhouse (which exists as two movies directed by Rodriguez and Tarantino). Michael Parks reprised the role in all of these appearances.
• The "crotch gun" that Sex Machine wears can be seen in Rodriguez's film Desperado.
• Rappers Timbaland and Magoo's music video for "Clock Strikes (Remix)" revolves around them going through the same situation that the Gecko brothers did.
• Seth Gecko leaves with Carlos at the end of the movie to journey to El Ray, Mexico. The main character from the Robert Rodriguez segment of Grindhouse, Planet Terror, is El Wray.
• Seth Gecko's gun is a Smith and Wesson Model 29 revolver with a 4-inch barrel.
• Richie Gecko's gun is a silver-plated Colt M1911 pistol.
• The Gecko Brothers' car is a 67' Mercury Cougar.
• In the film, Cristos makes an appearance as one of Carlos's bodyguards. Cristos was also a fighter in Bucho's cartel in Rodriguez's Desperado.
• Quentin Tarantino was nominated for a Golden Raspberry award for "Worst Supporting Actor" at the 1997 Golden Raspberry Awards.

The film was followed by two direct-to-video follow-ups, a sequel, From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money and a prequel, From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter. Danny Trejo is the only actor to appear in all three, although Michael Parks appears in The Hangman's Daughter. Rodriguez, Tarantino and Lawrence Bender served as producers on all three movies.

• From Dusk Till Dawn at IMDb
• From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money at IMDb
• From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter at IMDb
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