From dusk till dawn [dvd] / Dimension Films presents ; A Band Apart in association with Los Hooligans Productions ; a Robert Rodriguez film ; story by Robert Kurtzman ; screenplay by Quentin Tarantino ; produced by Gianni Nunnari, Meir Teper ; directed by Robert Rodriguez.
From dusk till dawn: Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino, Juliette Lewis, Salma Hayek, Brenda Hillhouse, Marc Lawrence, Cheech Marin, Michael Parks, Kelly Preston, Tom Savini, John Saxon, Danny Trejo, Fred Williamson, Ernest Liu. Full tilt boogie: Rick Stribling, Ken Bondy, Amy Cohen, Elizabeth Avellan, Dieter Busch, Cecilia Montiel, Greg Nicotero, Victoria Lucai, George Clooney, McPherson Downs, Earl Thielen, Michael Parks, Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis, Fred Williamson, Lyle Trachtenberg, Quentin Tarantino, Lawrence Bender, Heather Hillmeyer, Paul Hellerman, Tom Bellissimo, Andy Watts, Steve Davison, Jason Cross, Douglas Aarniokoski, Robert Rodriguez. From dusk till dawn: Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1995. Special features Disc 2: Commentary with Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino [optional audio feature]; Outtakes (6 min.);Hollywood Goes to Hell [featurette] (14 min.); Theatrical trailer (2 min.); TV spots [English or Spanish] (4 min.); Music videos (8 min.); Stills gallery [slide show] (4 min.); The Art of Making the Movie [featurette] (46 min.); Deleted scenes and alternate takes (6 min.); On the set (2 min.); Cast bios [text feature]; Crew bios [text feature]; DVD credits and thanks [text feature].
Contents:
(1997) (100 min.) Special features: Crew bios [text feature]. Opening credits/to set -- Robert and Quentin -- A.D.'s -- Assistants -- George and Juliette -- Grips and beautiful Barstow -- Vamps -- Food, extras, & a birthday party -- Butt wait, there's romance! -- I.A.T.S.E. targets "Dusk" -- Hot set & From Dusk Till Dawn -- Hello Barstow -- Down time -- Paparazzi -- Interveiw with Harvey Keitel -- After-hours -- Unions, "Sheriff McGraw", and fire -- Last day of shooting -- End credits / L. Driver Productions, Inc. presents ; a Sarah Kelly film ; producer, Rana Joy Glickman ; directed by Sarah Kelly (1997) (100 min.) Special features: Crew bios [text feature]. (1995) (108 min.). Benny's World of Liquor -- Credit sequence -- Gloria Hill, hostage -- Preacher -- Kelly Houge and Agent Chase -- Body -- Creepy guy -- Richie, will you do me a favor? -- Real mean motorscooters -- Dengue woman -- Border crossing -- Blood brothers -- Twister -- Santanico Pandemonium -- Back on the clock -- Dinner is served -- Dead rise -- I was in Nam -- Sex Machine -- Preacher and the shotgun cross -- Preparing for battle -- Vampire killers -- Rat -- Carlos -- Bastard -- End titles (1995) (108 min.).
Summary:
From dusk till dawn: With a wink and a nod to drive-in theatres and sweaty back seats, From Dusk Till Dawn unites two cult favorites: Quentin Tarantino and Richard Rodriquez. The notorious Gekko Brothers, Seth and Richard, are on the run, headed for Mexico to meet with the mysterious "Carlos." Their simple bank robbery ended up killing multiple Texas Rangers, so they hijack the mobile home of Minister Jacob Fuller and his family to ensure their safe passage. Their appointed destination is a neon-covered topless bar catering to bikers and truckers who've wandered off the beaten path. Everything seems fine until the bar's staff, band, and patrons turn out to be vampires! Full-tilt boogie: A full-length "making of" documentary that was theatrically released. Unlike most such docs, name actors are interviewed, but are only rarely the focus of the film. This film is about the assistant directors, the personal assistants, the grips, the people from craft services, the drivers--indeed, the vast unseen bulk of the iceberg that supports the average film production. There are also disasters: the exterior facade for the Titty Twister burned down, shooting was halted by dust storms, and the threat of union action over Rodriguez's choice to shoot with a non-union crew. In the end, the last scene has the crew giving each other rounds of hugs after wrapping the last shot is as sentimental as a family reunion, testament to why films--for all the difficulty--continue to be made.
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