Robert Rodriguez Collection - 4-Disc Box Set ( Machete / Once Upon a Time in Mexico / Desperado / El Mariachi ) ( Machete / Legend of Mexico / Pistolero / El Mariachi )

Robert Rodriguez Collection - 4-Disc Box Set (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Machete / Once Upon a Time in Mexico / Desperado / El Mariachi
Alternate Title: Machete / Legend of Mexico / Pistolero / El Mariachi
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Stockholm Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Arabic ( Subtitles )
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio )
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
French ( Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
398 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Box Set
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1992 - 2010 and produced in:
Mexico ( Latin America, Mexico )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Ethan Maniquis
Robert Rodriguez

Written By:
Robert Rodriguez
Álvaro Rodríguez

Actors:
Danny Trejo ..... Machete Cortez
Robert De Niro ..... Senator John McLaughlin
Jessica Alba ..... Sartana
Steven Seagal ..... Rogelio Torrez
Michelle Rodriguez ..... Luz
Jeff Fahey ..... Michael Booth
Cheech Marin ..... Padre
Don Johnson ..... Von Jackson
Shea Whigham ..... Sniper
Lindsay Lohan ..... April
Daryl Sabara ..... Julio
Gilbert Trejo ..... Jorge
Ara Celi ..... Reporter
Tom Savini ..... Osiris Amanpour
Billy Blair ..... Von's Henchman
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
Julio Oscar Mechoso ..... Advisor
Tito Larriva ..... Cab Driver
Joaquim de Almeida ..... Bucho
Cheech Marin ..... Short Bartender
Steve Buscemi ..... Buscemi
Carlos Gómez ..... Right Hand
Quentin Tarantino ..... Pick-up Guy
Tito Larriva ..... Tavo
Angel Aviles ..... Zamira
Danny Trejo ..... Navajas
Abraham Verduzco ..... Niño
Carlos Gallardo ..... Campa
Albert Michel Jr. ..... Quino
David Alvarado ..... Buddy
Angela Lanza ..... Tourist Girl
Carlos Gallardo ..... El Mariachi
Consuelo Gómez ..... Domino
Jaime de Hoyos ..... Bigotón
Peter Marquardt ..... Mauricio
Reinol Martinez ..... Azul
Ramiro Gómez ..... Cantinero
Jesús López ..... Viejo Clerk
Luis Baró ..... Domino's Assistant
Oscar Fabila ..... The Boy
Poncho Ramón ..... Azul's Rat
Fernando Martínez ..... Azul's Rat
Manuel Acosta ..... Bodyguard
Walter Vargas ..... Prisoner
Roberto Martinez ..... Prisoner
Virgen Delgado ..... Female Bodyguard

Synopsis:

***WARNING***El Mariachi - No English audio; Machete - No Dutch subtitles***
Machete (2010)
Three years ago in Mexico, determined Federale Machete is betrayed and set-up by his boss, resulting in his wife and child being murdered by drug kingpin Torrez. Now, in Texas, Machete resurfaces when hired to assassinate Senator McLaughlin, an extreme advocate against illegal immigration.

Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
In this sequel to 'Desperado', a Mexican drug lord pretends to overthrow the Mexican government, and is connected to a corrupt CIA agent who at that time, demands retribution from his worst enemy to carry out the drug lord's uprising against the government.

Desperado (1995)
After the first movie, El Mariachi isn't doing so good. First off, he was shot in one of his hands. And his girlfriend was murdered. And, once again, El Mariachi is mistaken for a hit man. This now leads to meeting up with a beautiful woman, and another face-to-face bloody gun-shooting action.

El Mariachi (1992)
American crime lord Moco has set up a lucrative business in Mexico. He tries to rub out his imprisoned employee Azul. However, Azul overcomes the hit-men and escapes, determined to get his revenge. Meanwhile, a wandering mariachi comes to the same town looking for work.

Machete (2010)
Despite of warnings from his Chief, Officer Machete Cortez (Danny Trejo) attempts to rescue a witness against gangster Torrez (Steven Seagal), resulting in the slaying of his family, and his house being burnt down. Three years later, having fully recuperated from his physical injuries, he makes a living as a casual laborer, and is hired to assassinate right-winged Senator John McLaughlin for $150K. His attempt results in the Senator getting injured, and he soon realizes that he has been set-up to ensure a sympathy vote for McLaughlin - who, while ostensibly determined to built an electrified border-fence, has close connections with Torrez; and is also involved with gun-toting vigilante groups that gun down Mexicans with impunity. Machete will also find himself on the run from the Police; pressure will be brought upon the underground 'Network' that assists Mexicans; his brother (Cheech Marin) will be tortured; while ignorant/unknowing Americans get ready to elect McLaughlin.

Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
The film is based on the story of a drug lord Barrillo, who pretends to overthrow the Mexican president. Within the drama, another of the principal persons is a corrupt CIA agent Sands who at that time, demands retribution from his worst enemy in order to carry out the drug lord's uprising against the government. El Mariachi (Antonio Bandares) is recruited by Sands to take out General Marquez (has a huge score to settle with the Mariachi), who has major beef with Mariachi to begin with. He sends Cucuy (the muscle for Sands) to shadow and keep tabs on the Mariachi. Marquez is working with Barrillo, and is about to assassinate the president and assume power. Sands also convinces Jorge Ramirez (a retired FBI agent, who has old scores to settle with Barrillo) to come out of retirement and take out Barrillo and Dr. Guevera (personal Dr. to Barrillo, killed Jorge's partner a long time ago), who brutally tortured and killed Ramirez' FBI partner.

Desperado (1995)
Director Robert Rodriguez picks up where his successful independent debut El Mariachi left off with this slam-bang South of the Border action saga. Bucho (Joaquim DeAlmeida) is a wealthy but casually bloodthirsty drug kingpin who rules a seedy Mexican border town. Bucho and his men make the mistake of angering El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas), a former musician who now carries an arsenal in his guitar case. Bucho was responsible for the death of El Mariachi's girlfriend and put a bullet through his fretting hand, making him unable to play the guitar. Bent on revenge, the musician-turned-killing machine arrives in town to put Bucho out of business, though he finds few allies except for Carolina (Salma Hayek), who runs a bookstore that doesn't seem to attract many readers. Desperado features supporting performances from Cheech Marin as a cynical bartender, Steve Buscemi as the cantina patron who sets up the story, and Quentin Tarantino as a man with a really terrible joke to tell.

El Mariachi (1992)
In a small Mexican town, a ruthless criminal, nicknamed Azul, breaks out of jail and vows revenge on the local drug lord, Moco, who put him there in the first place, by using a guitar case which carries a small arsenal of guns. At the same time, a young mariachi arrives in the town looking for work, carrying his guitar case with his signature guitar. From the confines of his heavily guarded villa on the outskirts of town, Moco sends a large group of hitmen to kill Azul, but because both men are dressed in black and carrying guitar cases, the hitmen mistake the mariachi for the criminal. Only Moco knows what Azul looks like. The mariachi kills four of Moco's men in self-defense. As the mariachi seeks refuge in a bar owned by a woman, named Dominó, he falls in love with her. Unfortunately, her bar is financed by Moco.When Azul visits the bar for a beer and information about Moco, he accidentally leaves with the mariachi's guitar case. Moco's thugs capture Azul on the street but let him go when they learn that the case he is carrying contains only a guitar. A short time later, the mariachi is captured and taken to Moco, who identifies him as the wrong man and sets him free.Meanwhile, Azul, who has no directions to Moco's home, takes Dominó with him and orders her to take him to Moco's, or he will kill the mariachi. Dominó agrees in order to save the mariachi's life. When they arrive at Moco's gated compound, Azul pretends to take Dominó hostage in order to gain entry. Moco soon realizes that Dominó has fallen for the mariachi and, in a rage, shoots both her and Azul. Suddenly, the mariachi arrives to find the woman he loves gunned down. Moco then shoots the mariachi's left hand, rendering him useless as a guitar player. However, overcome with grief and rage, the mariachi picks up Azul's gun and kills Moco, taking revenge for Dominó's death. Moco's surviving henchmen, seeing their leader dead, walk off and leave Moco's body and the wounded mariachi behind.In the final scene, the mariachi leaves the town on Dominó's motorbike, taking her dog and her letter-opener to remember her by. His dreams to become a mariachi have been shattered, and his only protection for his future are the weapons of Azul, which he took along in the guitar case.

Machete (2010)
The highly skilled Federale Machete is hired by some unsavory types to assassinate a senator. But just as he's about to take the shot, he notices someone aiming at him and realizes he's been set up. He barely survives the sniper's bullet, and is soon out for revenge on his former employers, with the reluctant assistance of his brother Cheech Marin, who has become a priest and taken a vow of nonviolence. If you hire him to take out the bad guys, make sure the bad guys aren't you!

Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Once upon a time... it is a time of trouble is Mexico. The Mexican president has declared war on the Barillo drug cartel, who has plans to fight back by backing a coup by General Marquez to overthrow the government. Agent Sands of the CIA is in the middle of it all trying to make sure Marquez do NOT succeed... by forcing the notorious hit man-for-hire El Mariachi (Antonio Bandares) out of retirement. El Mariachi, after the death of his wife and daughter years earlier (from the previous film 'Desperado'), no longer wishes to fight, but he may not have a choice. At Culiacan, Barillo and Marquez have set a trap for the president, and Sands want El Mariachi to take out Marquez after the coup. El Mariachi called upon his two brothers for the final showdown... To save the revolution. Who will remain standing at the end?

Desperado (1995)
With this sequel to his prize-winning independent previous film, 'El Mariachi,' director Robert Rodriquez joins the ranks of Sam Peckinpah and John Woo as a master of slick, glamorized ultra-violence. We pick up the story as a continuation of 'El Mariachi,' where an itinerant musician, looking for work, gets mistaken for a hitman and thereby entangled in a web of love, corruption, and death. This time, he is out to avenge the murder of his lover and the maiming of his fretting hand, which occurred at the end of the earlier movie. However, the plot is recapitulated, and again, a case of mistaken identity leads to a very high body count, involvement with a beautiful woman who works for the local drug lord, and finally, the inevitable face-to-face confrontation and bloody showdown.

El Mariachi (1992)
Kind-spirited guitarist EL MARIACHI (Carlos M. Gallardo) simply wants to wander through life as his father and grandfather did, with a song in his heart and a smile on his lips. He wanders into a small mob-run town, guitar case in hand. It so happens that the local criminal element is awaiting the arrival of vicious hit man Azul (Reinol Martinez), who is well known for carrying his weapons in...a guitar case. Just when you think you've got a lock on what's going to happen next, director Robert Rodriguez throws us for a loop, unexpectedly alternating whimsical comedy with graphic violence. Rodriguez later retooled the plot of EL MARIACHI for his far more expensive (and far less satisfying) Antonio Banderas vehicle Desperado (1995).

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