From Dusk till Dawn

1996 Horror

In this action-horror flick from director Robert Rodriguez and screenwriter Quentin Tarantino, Tarantino stars with George Clooney as a pair of bad-to-the-bone brothers named Seth and Richie Gecko. After a string of robberies that left a river of blood in the Geckos' wake, the sadistic siblings head to Mexico to live the good life. To get over the border, they kidnap Jacob Fuller, a widowed preacher played by Harvey Keitel, and his two children, Kate (Juliette Lewis) and Scott (Ernest Liu). Once south of the border, the quintet park their RV at a rough-and-tumble trucker bar called The Titty Twister, where Seth and Richie are supposed to meet a local thug. After a couple of drinks, they realize that they're not in a typical bar, as the entire place begins to teem with vicious, blood-sucking vampires. With the odds stacked greatly against them, the Fullers and Geckos team together in hopes of defeating the creatures of the night. Makeup artist Tom Savini and blaxploitation star Fred Williamson appear as allies against the vampires, and Cheech Marin fills three different roles. more..

Director: Robert Rodriguez

Starring: Harvey Keitel,George Clooney,Quentin Tarantino, Juliette Lewis,Cheech Marin

Reviews

  • This is horror with a wink and a nod to drive-in theatres and sweaty back seats. This is how it's done.

    Marc Savlov - Austin Chronicle

    19 January 2013

  • Imagine two movies...The first is a moody thriller about two brothers who pull off a bank job, take a family hostage, and head for Mexico. The second is a garish horror freak-out. The deranged hook of From Dusk Till Dawn is that it starts out as the first movie and turns, on a dime, into the second.

    Owen Gleiberman - Entertainment Weekly

    19 January 2013

  • Mr. Rodriguez demonstrates his talents more clearly than ever -- he's visually inventive, quick-witted and a fabulous editor -- while still hampering himself with sophomoric material.

    Elvis Mitchell - The New York Times

    19 January 2013

  • Rodriguez's film is a high-octane fun-house ride with only one speed: sick-making.

    - TV Guide

    19 January 2013

  • Plenty of surprises, almost all of them nasty.

    David Sterritt - Christian Science Monitor

    19 January 2013

Awards

  • Best Actor

    Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films (1996)

  • Robert Rodriguez

    Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival (1996)

  • Best Movie

    International Horror Guild (1997)

     
  • Best Breakthrough Performance

    MTV Movie Awards (1996)

  • Worst Supporting Actor

    Razzie Awards (1997)