It has to be high on my favourite movies of the ’90s and one of the main contributors to why this website even exists but Robert Rodriguez’s 1994 action-packed Hollywood debut Desperado is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year and Arrow are bringing a special edition 4K release to shelves – well, in the U.S. at least.
If you’re unfamiliar with the movie we have the synopsis for you below.
A shadowy figure stalks the Mexican underworld, travelling from town to town with only a guitar case in hand; however, what El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) has on his mind isn’t music, but merciless vengeance. With enough bullets up his sleeves for every bandito in his path, the guitar-playing gunslinger has his sights firmly set on taking down a powerful drug lord (Joaquim de Almeida), but only the love of a local bookstore owner (Salma Hayek) will help the Mariachi get out of town alive.
This is the second part in a trilogy of ‘Mexico’ set films for Rodriguez. It all started with his breakout El Mariachi and concluded with Once Upon A Time In Mexico. This one, though, will always have a special place in my heart.
We have details of the movie’s 4K release below. We’ll bring you details on a UK release when it becomes available. The U.S. release has been set for 28th August.
- New 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Sony Pictures
- 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) and High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
- Limited Edition SteelBook packaging
- 32-page collectors’ booklet featuring new writing by Carlos Aguilar and Nicholas Clement
- Original uncompressed stereo audio and DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Audio commentary by writer-director Robert Rodriguez
- Lean and Mean, a newly filmed interview with Rodriguez
- Shoot Like Crazy, a newly filmed interview with producer Bill Borden
- Kill Count, a newly filmed interview with stunt coordinator Steve Davison
- Lock and Load, a newly filmed interview with special effects coordinator Bob Shelley
- Game Changer, a newly filmed appreciation by filmmaker Gareth Evans (The Raid: Redemption)
- Ten More Minutes: Anatomy of a Shootout, an archive featurette narrated by Rodriguez
- Textless opening (“Morena de mi Corazón”)
- Theatrical trailers
