I wouldn't pay to see the movie at a
theatre, but if you have a
DVD
player I
heartily recommend getting the
Desperado/
El Mariachi
double feature (
Columbia Tristar,
1995), which is quite good
value for money. You should really take the time to watch the movie
(well, both movies actually) with the
directors commentary on,
because
Robert Rodrigues can be very
entertaining at times.
Fun facts you didn't know:
- The bar scene was filmed in the same bar as the one in Desperado,
and the bartender was played by a newscaster from a local TV
station. He was the closest they got to a professional actor.
- The dolly shots in the movie were done by placing Rodrigues with
the camera in a wheelchair, then having a guy pushing him.
- Some of the guns used in the movie were real guns borrowed from a
local police station (this wasn't a problem, apparently). An officer
was assigned to look after the guns but was badly hung over and can be seen sleeping on a bench in one scene.