Stars: Carlos Gallardo, Consuelo Gomez, Peter Marquardt, Reinol Martinez, Antonio Banderas, Joaquim De Almeida, Salma Hayek, Steve Buscemi, Cheech Marin, Quentin Tarantino

Director: Robert Rodriguez

Summary: A box set featuring 'El Mariachi' in which a man trades his guitar for a gun. 'Desperado' in which a man seeks revenge for the murder of his girlfriend and 'Once Upon A Time In Mexico' in which Sands, a corrupt CIA agent uncovers a plan to assassinate the President of Mexico. He decides to hire a gunman to kill the assassins before they can carry out the plan...

Contains all three films from the El Mariachi trilogy directed by Robert Rodriguez.
In EL MARIACHI a down-on-his-luck musician gets into deep hot water when he's mistaken for a guitar case-toting hitman in a small Mexican town. EL MARIACHI was produced by do-it-yourself Austin, Texas auteur Robert Rodriguez (FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, SPY KIDS) on a shoe-string budget for the Mexican video market but earned a major studio release. Winner of the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival.
DESPERADO is the story of the no-named Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) who tracks down the last Mexican drug-lord "Bucho" with the help of his best friend and a beautiful book store owner (Salma Hayek). In a poetically violent style reminiscent of John Woo and Sam Peckinpah, the Mariachi takes on his entire army of henchmen in a dusty border town as an act of revenge for the murder of his love and his injured musician's hand. Robert Rodriguez's big budget sequel to "El Mariachi." Also starring Cheech Marin (of Cheech and Chong) and Steve Buscemi (RESERVOIR DOGS).
With ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO, filmmaker Robert Rodriguez follows the further adventures of El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas), the guitar-and-gunslinging hero who has been leading a quiet life, but longs to get revenge for the murder of his love (Salma Hayek). When quirky CIA agent Sands (Johnny Depp) roots out El Mariachi for a special assignment, he comes out with pistols blazing. Soon, a retired FBI agent (Ruben Blades), a drug kingpin (Willem Dafoe), a criminal on the run (Mickey Rourke), and a double-dealing federale (Eva Mendes) are all in on the action, which involves a plot to kill the Mexican president and shift the balance of power in Mexico.
Handling the writing, direction, cinematography, and just about everything else, Rodriguez has crafted a tribute to the spaghetti Western films of Sergio Leone by placing his outlaw hero from DESPERADO and EL MARIACHI in an epic setting populated by numerous characters. Although it can be challenging to keep track of the unfolding subplots, the scenes involving Depp's badly dressed secret agent are the most intriguing and entertaining. Meanwhile Banderas eases back into the lead as the vengeful Mariachi, and Hayek and Blades make the most of their small but significant roles.

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There's plenty of guns and a few explosions as bodies fly through the air and crash into tables and fruit stands. Once Upon a Time in Mexico, like all Robert Rodriguez movies, is all about the kinetic kick of high-velocity action. Johnny Depp, blasé and whimsical, plays a CIA agent who's drawn guitar-playing gun-slinger Antonio Banderas (long black hair flopping over his face like the ears of a Labrador puppy) into a ridiculously convoluted plot to overthrow the Mexican government. Along for the ride are a craggy-faced rogue's gallery including Willem Dafoe, Mickey Rourke, Danny Trejo, Ruben Blades, and (to balance things out) the smooth, tantalising complexions of Eva Mendes and Salma Hayek. For sheer trashy fun, Once Upon a Time in Mexicois a step down from its predecessor, but Desperadoset the bar pretty high. For coherent storytelling, look elsewhere, but for action razzle-dazzle, this is your movie. Rodriguez's complete trilogy--El Mariachi, Desperadoand Once Upon a Time in Mexico--can also be found in one DVD box set--Bret Fetzer

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Featurette - 1. BEDHEAD, 2. TEN MINUTE FILM SCHOOL, Music Videos - 1. Los Lobos with A. Banderas - MORENA DE MI CORAZON, 2. Tito & Tarantula - BACK TO THE HOUSE THAT LOVE BUILT, Commentary - 1. Robert Rodriguez - Director, Trailer - 1. US Theatrical Trailer, Sc
Year:	1992
Release Date:	October 3, 2005
Runtime:	278 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	C 823 749 6
Keywords:	Action, Time, Box, General, Desperado, Three, Set, Once, Upon, Mexico, Adventure, El, Discs, Mariachi
Genre:	Action/Adventure