The film "From Dusk Till Dawn" by the famous director Robert Rodriguez is a classic of cinema. It brings together a wonderful play of actors, an unusual plot, high-quality make-up, an unbridled thirst for victory. The picture is distinguished by a special handwriting of an interesting script. Recommended for viewing lovers of the vampire genre.
Movie feature
The cult film, released in 1996, is From Dusk Till Dawn. The actors who took part in the film immediately became famous, receiving prizes and awards. Starring George Clooney was awarded the movie award from MTV's "Best Breakthrough of the Year." The film was released in a multi-million circulation. The genre of the picture: action, horror, fantasy. Original title - From Dusk Till Dawn.
The producing film company was Miramax. The director and producer was Robert Rodriguez. The producer and scriptwriter is Quentin Tarantino. The film is based on the plot of Robert Kurtzman. The composer is Graham Revell, who writes music exclusively for motion pictures. The soundtrack “After Dark” can be heard performed by Tito & Tarantula. In 1999, the sequel, From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Bloody Money, was released. In 2000, the audience was waiting for the prequel From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Executioner's Daughter. In 2014, a series of the same name was shot, directed by Robert Rodriguez. In the series "From Dusk Till Dawn" the actors who played the main roles in the film did not take part.
Plot
The main characters are the Fuller family, who travels through desert Texas on his van. After staying overnight at the hostel, the Gecko brothers take them hostage. Seth and Richie Gekko are long-wanted criminals wanted by the police. They recently escaped from prison, killing civilians, police and the sheriff. The brothers rob the bank. Mentally unstable Richie shoots a bank employee. Gekko agree with the Mexican mafia to shelter in El Rey for thirty percent of the money stolen.
At this moment, they come across a family consisting of the father of pastor Jacob, teenagers Kate and Scott Fuller. The brothers decide to use the family’s van to cross the Mexican border. The hostages are in serious danger, as Gekko kills everyone without exception. After a while, they manage to complete their plan, they cross the border, but are not going to release the hostages.
A sharp change in the genre
In the roadside bar, the brothers were scheduled to meet. From this moment, the genre of the picture changes dramatically. It turns out that vampires who crave the blood of bikers and truckers own the strip bar. The brothers are trying to restrain the onslaught of monsters as long as possible. The vampire queen infects Richie, whom Seth kills. After that, all guests of the institution turn to bloodsuckers. They infect Jacob and Scott, whom the main characters of the film also kill. After the evil night dawn comes. Seth and Kate manage to escape from the vampire invasion. At this time, the Mexican mafia arrives at the bar, with which the Gekko brothers agreed. Kate asks Seth to take her with him, but he refuses.
Reviews of film critics
According to film critics, in the film "From Dusk Till Dawn" the actors, their roles, plot and script are devoid of deep meaning. The picture was called entertaining, amusing the audience with simple actions. George Clooney, the newly-minted idol of world cinema, regarded the film as his next work, not worthy of special attention. Despite receiving an award, he did not continue to collaborate and took up other projects.
The screenwriter, who played the main role, Quentin Tarantino, on the contrary, was proud of his work and waited for the praise of film critics. In his opinion, the film turned out to be enchanting, colorful and unlike his other works. The most famous actors from the movie "From Dusk Till Dawn" actors Harvey Keitel and Salma Hayek refrained from commenting. It is known that Salma continued to work in this genre and starred in several Mexican short stories. After filming, she went on a casting for the films The Fugitives and Take Me Home. Harvey after "From Dusk Till Dawn" began work on the film "How to Keep afloat."