
From Dusk Till Dawn
1996, Action/Horror, 1h 47m
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A pulpy crime drama/vampire film hybrid, From Dusk Till Dawn is an uneven but often deliriously enjoyable B-movie. Read critic reviews
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Jacob Fuller
Seth Gecko
Richard Gecko
Kate Fuller
Border Guard, Chet Pussy, Carlos
Frost
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Critic Reviews for From Dusk Till Dawn
All Critics (50) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (31) | Rotten (19)
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"From Dusk Till Dawn" answers the question about George Clooney, but raises a couple about Quentin Tarantino.
April 27, 2018 | Full Review… -
[Robert] Rodriguez pushes the envelope but fails to make any lasting impression except revulsion at the spectacle of acclaimed independent filmmakers wasting their talents on such trash.
January 19, 2018 | Full Review… -
Imagine two movies plucked from opposite sides of the video store.
November 18, 2008 | Rating: B- | Full Review… -
A deliriously trashy, exuberantly vulgar, lavishly appointed exploitation picture, this weird combo of road-kill movie and martial-arts vampire gorefest is made to order for the stimulation of teenage boys.
November 18, 2008 -
On a mindless exploitation level this is pretty good, but on other levels it seems to make promises that it fails to deliver on.
November 18, 2008 | Full Review… -
A tired, humorless pastiche of various exploitation genres that is not the least bit imaginative in its campy deconstruction of conventions.
November 18, 2008
Audience Reviews for From Dusk Till Dawn
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Sep 21, 2015From Dusk till Dawn is like The Devil's Rejects meets The Lost Boys, with the harshness of one and the goofiness of the other. Its a fun ride throughout and generally seems to have the right idea about making a film like this, don't take it seriously! With Rodgriguez at the helm it would've been hard to achieve a serious film anyway. Tarantino gives a surprisingly decent performance and isn't doomed to give the kind of acting that directors, singers and models usually give. Clooney steals the show completely and is fantastic as a relentlessly professional criminal/thief. This one really is NSFW, with profanity in almost every single sentence and themes of sexual violence, murder and general demonic possession throughout. The ending is one of the most fascinating play ons for a sequel I've seen in a film and slightly alters the tone from fun to actually quite creepy. Have yet to see the sequels. Recommended.Harry W Super Reviewer
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Jan 22, 2013You can't help but feel that writer Tarantino and director Robert Rodriguez accomplished exactly what they were trying to do with 'From Dusk Till Dawn'. A great B-movie picture, the film is filled with the violence and camp one would expect from such a movie in its final third. The problem is that there is no sense of cohesion or smooth transition between the two genres. The first half of the film feels like a gritty thriller filled with a great performance from Clooney, some well-written dialogue, and important character development. The second half is a blood-fueled mess of vampires and holy water that rarely allows any dialogue at all. It's messy, but you could say its a lot of fun. It's safe to say you won't really see another movie quite like 'From Dusk Till Dawn'.Kase V Super Reviewer
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Nov 16, 2012The first hour plus is just like any other kidnapp film then at the end they go to a bar full of vampires, it was very entertaining from start to finish, It just felt like the didn't know how to end the film so they stuck vampires in it.Jamie C Super Reviewer
From Dusk Till Dawn Quotes
Santanico Pandemonium: | Welcome to slavery |
Richard Gecko: | No thanks, I already had a wife |
Seth Gecko: | I may be a bastard, but I'm not a fucking bastard. |
Carlos: | So, what, were they psychos, or... |
Seth Gecko: | Did they look like psychos? Is that what they looked like? They were vampires. Psychos do not explode when sunlight hits them, I don't give a fuck how crazy they are! |
Seth Gecko: | OK vampire killers, lets kill some fucking vampires! |
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