Perdita Durango1997
Perdita Durango (1997)
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Movie Info
Cast
as Perdita Durango
as Romeo Dolorosa
as Duane
as Estelle
as Willie 'Woody' Dumas
as Catalina
as Santos
as Shorty Dee
as Reggie San Pedro
as Doyle
as Ford
as Phillips
as Doug
as Lilly
as Herbert
as Glory Ann
as Charly Park
as Technician
as Dedo Peralta
as Skinny
as Armendariz
as Nicky Bigfoot
as 'The Fist'
as Romeo's Grandmother
as Danny Mestiza
as Montana
as Tony
as Old Man in Cemetery
as Manny Flynn
as Airport Waitress
as Mexican Girl
as Mexican Girl
as Juana
as Mexican Border Guard
as Driver
as Woman
as Vicky
as Stewardess
as Old Man 'Toquez'
as La Florida Barman
as Babalawo Priest
as Bank Teller
as Beautiful Woman
as Susie Street Man
as Policeman
as Policeman
as Paramedic
as Adolfo
Critic Reviews for Perdita Durango
All Critics (9) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (6) | DVD (4)
The film would have better off staying with the comic tone, for that's what de la Iglesia does best--and where his interests clearly lie.
Audience Reviews for Perdita Durango
I was curious to see this after recently seeing the director's 2010 film 'The Last Circus', which I loved. Unfortunately there's not much that I enjoyed about this one. I will seek out the director's other works though.
Super Reviewer
Following the success of El Dia De Bestia and Acción mutante, once again the director pursues the nature of dark obsession. The two main leads are dysfunctional amoral sadists who re in some ways rediscovering a part of them that they miss - love. It's a story of trying to move on but the main characters are very amoral however there's darker circles than them, which pulls them further down the spiral. In essence this movie is an antithesis of a glamour Mafia movie and I believe represents Mafia dealings in a very dark fashion. In some ways I believe there's a nod to David Lynch with the actor playing the Mafia boss. The film is not a sick puppy nor is it banal. For those that have followed this director they will read between the lines to discover some salient points of US government intervention out of the states and human traffic - in this case embryos used for beauty products. Like 'clean Madrid' in El Dia de Bestia there were fascist movements in the capital at the time. Iglaisia puts this on the screen as a cultural reminder. Watching this movie at face value will seem very ultra violent and in some places extremely disturbing. Unlike other cult producers like Tarintino Iglasia uses a loot of cult cultural references to make his films extremely dark and funny (like La Communidad). If you're Latin or Spanish I feel there would be a lot more in this movie for you. Recommended viewing - but not for the faint hearted.
Super Reviewer
A flawed affair from Alex de la Iglesia that benefits from one thing: Javier Bardem playing a crazy ruthless mexican santero who rapes american teen girls and makes human sacrifices. Bardem owns the movie in every way.
Super Reviewer
Perdita Durango Quotes
| Romeo Dolorosa: | I'm going to dance with the devil under the pale moonlight! |