From Dusk Till Dawn

Year:

1996

Duration:

108 min

Genres:

Action | Crime | Horror | Thriller

IMDB rate:

7.3

Director:

Robert Rodriguez

Awards:

4 wins & 8 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1996-01-19

Filming Locations: Barstow, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $19,000,000

Opening Weekend: $10,240,805 (USA) (21 January 1996)

Gross: $25,753,840 (USA)£2,304,544 (UK)

Cast

Actor

Character

George Clooney

From Dusk Till Dawn

Salma Hayek

From Dusk Till Dawn

Danny Trejo

From Dusk Till Dawn

Michael Parks

From Dusk Till Dawn

Quentin Tarantino

Richard Gecko

Harvey Keitel

Jacob Fuller

Juliette Lewis

Kate Fuller

Ernest Liu

Scott Fuller

Cheech Marin

Border Guard

Tom Savini

Sex Machine

Fred Williamson

Frost

Brenda Hillhouse

Hostage Gloria Hill

John Saxon

FBI Agent Stanley Chase

Marc Lawrence

Old Timer Motel Owner

Kelly Preston

Newscaster Kelly Houge

John Hawkes

Pete Bottoms, Liquor Store Clerk

Tito Larriva

Titty Twister Guitarist & Vocalist

Peter Atanasoff

Titty Twister Saxophonist (as Pete Atasanoff)

Johnny 'Vatos' Hernandez

Titty Twister Drummer

Aimee Graham

Blonde Hostage

Heidi McNeal

Red-headed Hostage

Ernest M. Garcia

Big Emilio (as Ernest Garcia)

Greg Nicotero

Sex Machine's Buddy

Cristos

Danny

Mike Moroff

Manny

Michelle Berube

Bar Dancer

Neena Bidasha

Bar Dancer

Veena Bidasha

Bar Dancer

Ungela Brockman

Bar Dancer

Madison Clark

Bar Dancer

María Díaz

Bar Dancer

Rosalia Hayakawa

Bar Dancer

Janine Jordae

Bar Dancer

Jacque Lawson

Bar Dancer

Houston Leigh

Bar Dancer

Janie Liszewski

Bar Dancer

Tia Texada

Bar Dancer

John Paul Fedele

Monster (as Jon Fidele)

Michael McKay

Monster

Jake McKinnon

Monster

Josh Patton

Monster

Walter Phelan

Monster

Wayne Toth

Monster

Henrik von Ryzin

Monster

Amy Minda Cohen

Herself (as Amy Cohen)

Cecilia Montiel

Herself

Lyle Trachtenberg

Himself

Danny the Wonder Pony

Lawrence Bender

Man in Diner (uncredited)

Carlo Corazon

Vampire (uncredited)

Annette Harper

Bar Dancer (uncredited)

Victoria Lucai

Woman Outside the Titty Twister (uncredited)

John Ponzio

Vampire (uncredited)

Robert Rodriguez

Band Member (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The famous line, "No thanks, I've already had a wife," was improvised by George Clooney. Director Robert Rodriguez never intended it to be in the final cut, but after the studio included the line in a trailer, he felt obliged to include it in the film.

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Salma Hayek has a real fear of snakes and had always refused to be near them. Naturally when she read the script, she knew her phobia would prevent her from taking the part. Robert Rodriguez conned her into thinking that Madonna was ready to nab the part instead so Hayek spent two months with therapists to overcome her fear.

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Quentin Tarantino originally gave the script to makeup effects man Robert Kurtzman to direct. When he couldn't commit, Tarantino showed the script to Robert Rodriguez, who eagerly signed on.

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Goofs

The page of the magazine that the store clerk is reading.

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During the fight in the Titty Twister, when the vampire's head rolls over towards Kate she actually misses the head when she tries to step on it. But in the next shot, it's sitting neatly under her foot.

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In the hotel, Richie is either eating a burger or drinking a beer, depending on which camera angle.

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Quotes

Earl McGraw: Well, it's been one long goddamn hot miserable shit-ass fuckin' day every inch of the way.

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Carlos: So, what, were they psychos, or...

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Kate: Seth, should I save the last bullets for us?

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Faq

Q

What/where is El Rey?

A

El Rey is a safe haven for ciminals located somewhere in Mexico. In exchange for money, criminals are given much-needed shelter where they won't be found by the police. El Rey first appeared in American author Jim Thompson's novel The Getaway (1958).

Q

How is it that Jacob had a Chinese son?

A

No explanation is given in the movie. The most prevalent explanation is that Scott was adopted. Other explanations are that (1) Jacob was married to a Chinese woman before (or after) he was married to Kate's mother, (2) Jacob's wife had an affair with a Chinese man, or (3) Scott and Kate had the same mother, but Scott inherited the Chinese features while Kate did not.

Q

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?

A

For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for From Dusk Till Dawn can be found here.

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