Variety
A deliriously trashy, exuberantly vulgar, lavishly appointed exploitation picture...
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From Dusk Till Dawn
Frequent collaborators Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez (Grindhouse, Four Rooms) created this mid-'90s cult hit that flips from an intense crime thriller to a wacky action horror.
George Clooney and Tarantino are bank-robbing brothers Seth and Richard Gecko. After a messy heist, they take a hostage and head for the Mexican border. When they happen upon a family and their RV, they force them to help cross over to Mexico, with Seth promising to release them afterwards. But just when everything appears to go smoothly, a stop at the bikers bar Titty Twister shoves their plans into the grinder.
This was the film to take Clooney from TV heart-throb to cinema leading man. The following year, he went on to star in the film that shall not be named.
1996Rating: R18, Violence108 minsUSA
ActionHorrorThriller
- Director:
- Robert Rodriguez ('Machete', 'Once Upon a Time in Mexico', 'El Mariachi', 'Spy Kids')
- Writer:
- Robert KurtzmanQuentin Tarantino
- Cast:
- George ClooneyQuentin TarantinoHarvey KeitelJuliette LewisErnest LiuSalma HayekCheech MarinDanny TrejoTom SaviniFred WilliamsonMichael Parks
From Dusk Till Dawn / Reviews
The New Yorker
The movie's horror-comics second half is cheesy, derivative, and ultimately a little wearying. But it's also unpretentious and insanely cheerful.
Full reviewRoger Ebert
A skillful meat-and-potatoes action extravaganza with some added neat touches.
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