Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)

Regisseur:

Robert Rodriguez

Drehbuchautor (WGA):

Robert Rodriguez (written by)

Premierendatum:

12. September 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Krimi | Thriller

Werbezeile:

The Time Has Come.

Plot:

Hitman "El Mariachi" becomes involved in international espionage involving a psychotic CIA agent and a corrupt Mexican general.

Plot Keywords:

Extreme Violence | Music Score Composed By Director | Violent Movie | Beautiful Woman | Trilogy

Filmpreise:

3 wins & 4 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Muy caliente!

Besetzung

Antonio Banderas	...	El Mariachi
Salma Hayek	...	Carolina
Johnny Depp	...	Sands
Mickey Rourke	...	Billy
Eva Mendes	...	Ajedrez
Danny Trejo	...	Cucuy
Enrique Iglesias	...	Lorenzo
Marco Leonardi	...	Fideo
Cheech Marin	...	Belini
Rubén Blades	...	Jorge FBI
Willem Dafoe	...	Barillo
Gerardo Vigil	...	Marquez
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.	...	El Presidente (as Pedro Armendariz)
Julio Oscar Mechoso	...	Advisor
Tito Larriva	...	Cab Driver

Alternativ:

El Mariachi 3 (USA) (working title)
Irgendwann in Mexico (Österreich) (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, and for language.

Länge:

102 Min | Italy:101 Min (Venice Film Festival)

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch | Spanisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.78 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

Malaysia:18SG | Iceland:16 | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Italy:T | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 (DVD rating) | Norway:18 (original rating) | Philippines:R-18 | Poland:18 | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Singapore:NC-16 (original rating) | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #38421)

Drehorte:

Guanajuato, Mexico

Firma:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Dies und das:

There is a kid dressed in a yellow t-shirt in all the films in the "El Mariachi" trilogy.

Pannen:

Filmfehler: When Sands gets shot in the arm toward the end, the squib is clearly visible.

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
Agent Sands: I never heard of him.
Belini: Who?
Agent Sands: The man you recommended.
Belini: The guitar fighter?

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in Fear of Clowns (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Traeme paz

Muy caliente!

ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO (2003) *** Antonio Banderas, Johnny Depp, Salma Hayek, Mickey Rourke, Ruben Blades, Eva Mendes, Willem Dafoe, Cheech Marin, Danny Trejo, Enrique Iglesias, Marco Leonardi, Gerardo Vigil, Pedro Armendariz Jr., Julio Oscar Mechoso, Tito Larriva. Wunderkind Robert Rodriguez' grand finale - Sergio Leone-style - of his South of the Border trilogy of El Mariachi, the lone assassin for hire cum renegade (Banderas once again) who is out for revenge (natch) for the murder of his beloved (the achingly gorgeous Hayek in flashbacks) while being ‘hired' by gonzo-crazed CIA man Depp (in Walken mode) involving a corrupt federale (the heavenly femme fatale Mendes), a retired FBI agent (Blades) and a nasty presidente-wanna-be madman (Dafoe in heavy bronzer) resulting in a digital bloodbath with flying corpses, gravity defying stunts (and women to boot!) and much tongue-thru-cheek take-no-prisoners guerilla filmmaking Rodriguez has made a trademark for (writing, ‘chopping' and directing) with more of the same to the nth degree. Bloody good carnage and suspension of disbelief should be checked at the door. And for the record: that is Rourke's own Chihuahua.