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    From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

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    A year after Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez each helmed a segment of portmanteau comedy Four Rooms, the pair delivered this deliciously schlocky homage to B-movie horror.

    The first half of the narrative is fairly straightforward, as gangster brothers-on-the-lam Seth and Richie Gecko (played, in something of a genetic stretch, by George Clooney and Tarantino himself) take preacher Jacob Fuller (Harvey Keitel) and his kids hostage.

    This being a Tarantino screenplay, things take a turn for the surreal after the group seek refuge at desert bar Titty Twister which, it turns out, is a favourite with the local vampires.

    It’s certainly not high art, but From Dusk Till Dawn is memorable precisely because it’s so outrageous – everything, from the costumes and the cinematography to Rodriguez’s adrenaline-fuelled direction, a riotous assault on the senses.

    It’s also an important early entry in Tarantino’s canon, showcasing a talent for arresting dialogue and colourful characters alongside the uncompromising determination that has become his trademark.

    Seth Gecko
    George Clooney
    Richard Gecko
    Quentin Tarantino
    Jacob Fuller
    Harvey Keitel
    Kate Fuller
    Juliette Lewis
    Scott Fuller
    Ernest Liu
    Santanico Pandemonium
    Salma Hayek
    Border Guard/Chet Pussy/Carlos
    Cheech Marin
    Razor Charlie
    Danny Trejo
    Sex Machine
    Tom Savini
    Frost
    Fred Williamson
    Texas Ranger Earl McGraw
    Michael Parks
    Hostage Gloria Hill
    Brenda Hillhouse
    FBI Agent Stanley Chase
    John Saxon
    Old Timer Motel Owner
    Marc Lawrence
    Newscaster Kelly Houge
    Kelly Preston
    Danny
    Cristos
    Manny
    Mike Moroff

    Director
    Robert Rodriguez

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