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ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO

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WHAT THE STUDIO WANTS YOU TO KNOW

    Leaping back into action, gun-slinging, guitar-toting hero "El Mariachi" is back in town in Once Upon A Time In Mexico, as director Robert Rodriguez delivers the epic final chapter of his pulp Western trilogy. Starring Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Johnny Depp, Micky Rourke, Eva Mendes, Enrique Iglesias, and Willem Dafoe Once Upon A Time In Mexico is a full frontal assault.

STARRING:

Antonio Banderas: El Mariachi
Salma Hayek: Carolina
Johnny Depp: Sands
Micky Rourke: Billy
Eva Mendes: Ajedrez
Danny Trejo: Cucuy
Enrique Iglesias: Lorenzo
Marco Leonardi: Fideo
Cheech Marin: Belini
Ruben Blades: Jorge
Willem Dafoe: Barillo

SCREENWRITER: Robert Rodriguez

DIRECTOR: Robert Rodriguez

RUNNING TIME: 102 minutes

STUDIO: Columbia Pictures

Average Hollywood Guys Rating: B

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AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

ACADEMY AWARDS

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THE GEEK BOX
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• The is the third film in the Mariachi triliogy, the pervious films were El Mariachi and Desperado. Filming wrapped in 2001, however the release date was pushed back until 2003.
• The title of this movie was suggested by long-time friend Quentin Tarantino who is a huge Sergio Leone fan. The role of Cucuy was originally written for Tarantino, however he could not accept the role due to filming conflicts with Kill Bill Vol. 1, he does however receive a "Special Thanks" credit as a reward for helping with the name.
• The role of Sands was written originally for George Clooney, however he turned down the role. He then had conversations about the role with Bruce Willis, Kurt Russell, Nicolas Cage and Sean Penn before the role went to Johnny Depp.
• The chihuahua seen in this film has an i.d. tag on it that reveals his name to be Moco. Moco is spanish slang which roughly translates to booger, and was also the name of the primary villain in Desperado.
• The shootout in the church was done without the use of blanks, in fact most of the guns seen in the scene are made of rubber. In addition there was no actual damage done to the church and no squibs used on the actors. All of these effects were added in post-production as special effects. Antonio Banderas had a hard time adjusting to shooting a rubber gun without blanks, and many shots had to be re-done as he kept making the shooting noises with his mouth.
• The script for this was just 45 pages long, and would be the last script that Rodriguez would write as a member of the Writers Guild Of America. He left the WGA after this film stating, "they have too many rules and just take your money."
• This movie was shot completely digital, without the use of film. Rodriguez was convinced to do this by George Lucas, and became so fond of the idea that he actually gave lectures about the death of film. Some of which can be seen in the special features of the DVD. Rodriguez has said that he used this film as an excuse to push the new digital cameras to the max to see if they could hold up as well as traditional cameras.

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