Dal tramonto all'alba

Titolo originale: From Dusk Till Dawn
Regia: Robert Rodriguez |
Anno: 1996
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Horror Azione Thriller Crime
Tag: dancing | showdown | sheriff | sibling relationship | vampire | bank robber | holy water | siege | stripper | priest | bank robbery | preacher | hostage situation | crucifix | recreational vehicle | mexican american border | female stripping | boa constrictor | loss of faith | foot fetish | killer on the run | barefoot | witty |
Cast: George Clooney | Quentin Tarantino | Harvey Keitel | Juliette Lewis | Ernest Liu | Salma Hayek Pinault | Cheech Marin | Danny Trejo | Tom Savini | Fred Williamson | Michael Parks | Brenda Hillhouse | John Saxon | Marc Lawrence | Kelly Preston | John Hawkes | Tito Larriva | Peter Atanasoff | Johnny Vatos Hernandez | Aimee Graham | Heidi McNeal | Ernest M. Garcia | Greg Nicotero | Cristos | Mike Moroff | Michelle Berube | Rosalia Hayakawa | Neena Bidasha | Janine Jordae | Veena Bidasha | Jacque Lawson | Ungela Brockman | Tiffany Granath | Madison Clark | Janie Liszewski | María Díaz | Tia Texada | Michael McKay | Jake McKinnon | Walter Phelan | Wayne Toth | Cecilia Montiel | Annette Harper | Lawrence Bender | Robert Rodriguez |

Dopo una sanguinosa rapina in una banca del Texas, i fratelli Seth e Richard prendono in ostaggio un predicatore disilluso che viaggia in camper con due figli e sconfinano nel Messico, dove approdano al “Titty Twister”, un locale frequentato da spogliarelliste, motociclisti e...

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Earl McGraw tells the liquor store clerk Pete that microwave food will give him cancer, before hypoc [...] D
Juliette Lewis' character Kate is a sharp contrast to her previous role Mallory Knox in Natural Born [...] D
Salma Hayek has a real fear of snakes and had always refused to be near them. Naturally when she rea [...] D
When they make it past the border, a hub cap can be seen rolling off from the four door car behind t [...] D
Tom Savini's vampire makeup took 3 hours to apply. D
The car Seth and Richie drive in the beginning is a 1968 Mercury Cougar XR-7. D
Sex Machine's use of a whip to combat vampires is a reference to the legendary vampire killer whip o [...] D
Lawrence Bender: The film's executive producer is sitting at the first booth at the diner where Jaco [...] D
It was George Clooney's idea for Seth to have a tattoo, having just seen Once Were Warriors - Una vo [...] D
Sex Machine's crotch gun can be seen in Desperado (1995), when they search his case and the false to [...] D
Juliette Lewis was cast because of her friendship with Quentin Tarantino. She previously appeared in [...] D
Scott Fuller wears a shirt that says "Precinct 13" on it in stencil lettering. It is a nod to Distre [...] D
Some of the body parts were from other films by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. D
WRITER TRADEMARK (Quentin Tarantino): (bare foot fetish): Richard (Quentin Tarantino) often finds hi [...] D
William Sadler was cast as FBI agent Stanley Chase. D
When Seth and Richie Gecko are watching the news report on TV regarding their crime spree, they see [...] D
Richie's handgun is a nickelled Norinco M1911 in .45 ACP. D
When shown on commercial television, the name of the bar is digitally changed to "Kitty Twister", wi [...] D
This was Quentin Tarantino's first paid writing gig. He wrote the script for fifteen hundred dollars [...] D
Seth Gecko says the line "All right, Ramblers. Let's get ramblin'!", a quote from Le iene (1992), al [...] D
Kate doesn't kill any female vampires, only visibly killing males. D
When the Geckos and Fullers are drinking at the Titty Twister, you can see a neon Chango beer sign b [...] D
Sex Machine's crotch revolver has been the source of much debate as a terrible idea, because the rec [...] D
Before George Clooney was cast, numerous actors were considered for the role of Seth Gecko, includin [...] D
According to Quentin Tarantino, Renny Harlin and Tony Scott were the first directors who showed inte [...] D
Tim Roth and Steve Buscemi were approached to play Pete Bottoms, but neither could fit it into their [...] D
Even though the character of Earl McGraw (Michael Parks) is killed in this film, Parks played the ro [...] D
WRITER TRADEMARK (Quentin Tarantino): (Big Kahuna Burger): The fast food that Seth brings into the h [...] D
The Fuller family are named after writer and director Samuel Fuller, one of the primary influences o [...] D
In the original script, Quentin Tarantino had all of the Fullers and both Geckos survive the ordeal, [...] D
Originally, the Titty Twister massacre and fight scenes were longer and a lot gorier, with more deat [...] D
The car Seth drives away in at the end was a 1990 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabrio [964]. D
There was a special make-up effect in which one of the stripper-vampires has her stomach open into a [...] D
The Fullers RV was a 1978 Fleetwood Pace Arrow. D
The gun that Seth uses is a .44 caliber Astra Terminator with a three-inch lug barrel with pachmayr [...] D
Michael Hutchence's manager, Martha Troup, told Details Magazine in July 1998 that Hutchence had rec [...] D
Tom Savini really knew how to use a whip. This is obvious when viewing the movie. D
Erik Estrada was lined up to play Carlos the gangster that Cheech Marin plays at the end. D
The band playing in the "Titty Twister" is Tito & Tarantula, featuring Robert Rodriguez. The line-up [...] D
The shotgun that Jacob used at the end was a Winchester Model 1912 with a Butler Creek tactical synt [...] D
At the beginning of the film, Pete Bottoms (John Hawkes) of Benny's World of Liquor mentioned to Set [...] D
For the German dubbing, George Clooney wanted a different voice actor instead his standard voice. Hi [...] D
The Titty Twister set was built in a desert in California. D
Now Playing Podcast reviewed From Dusk Till Dawn. This film received three "recommends". D
According to Robert Rodriguez, the "Ezekiel's speech" from Pulp Fiction was actually written for Har [...] D
Danny Trejo and Tom Savini would late appear in Robert Rodriguez's Machete Kills (2013). D
The song "Dark Night" plays as the main characters drive away from a thoroughly destroyed building. D
The late Michael Parks appeared on I segreti di Twin Peaks (1990), with George Clooney's cousin, the [...] D
The name of the movie is taken from the signs found on drive-ins. These signs indicate the length of [...] D
Renny Harlin said he turned down offer to direct the film, since the script felt "like a B-movie". D
Fred Williamson (Frost) was also in the movie Sfida finale (1996) which also came out the same year [...] D
The franchise is titled "A Drink in Hell" in Brazilian Portuguese. D
The snake around Santanico Pandemonium's neck was an Albino Burmese Python Reticulus. D
Actor Joseph Pilato was originally supposed to play Seth Gecko. A pilot trailer exists to this day f [...] D
Originally, "Satanico Pandemonium" was called "Blonde Death". Quentin Tarantino decided to go for a [...] D
Greg Nicotero: The long haired biker from whom Sex Machine (Tom Savini) steals the beer is the make- [...] D
George Clooney was picked partly because of his work on E.R. - Medici in prima linea (1994). Quentin [...] D
While verbally advertising in front of the Titty Twister, Chet Pussy (Cheech Marin in one of three r [...] D
Fred Williamson's character name Frost is never said aloud during the movie. D
WRITER TRADEMARK (Quentin Tarantino): (trunk shot): When the opening credits finish, and the Geckos [...] D
Quentin Tarantino wrote the script as a way to showcase the talents of a special effects company cal [...] D
Quentin Tarantino wrote the screenplay after winning the Oscar for Pulp Fiction (1994). D
Salma Hayek did not have a choreographer for her dance, because, according to her, you can't choreog [...] D
Trailer narrated by Hal Douglas. D
Salma Hayek's role of vampire stripper Santanico Pandemonium was written specifically for her becaus [...] D
In 2001, prolific French video game developer Cryo (also known as Cryo Interactive Entertainment) re [...] D
George Clooney was paid two hundred fifty thousand dollars for appearing in the film. D
Running Gag: Seth's catchphrase he uses before going into action follows a particular formula of "Ok [...] D
Kelly Preston was offered the role of the "newscaster" after meeting Quentin Tarantino through her h [...] D
The name of Santanico is based on the Mexican film La novizia indemoniata (1975). D
Richie's broken glasses are a homage to the movie poster for Cane di paglia (1971). D
The humorous line, "No thanks, I've already had a wife", was improvised by George Clooney. Director [...] D
According to the DVD featurettes, when Sex Machine is throwing around the other characters, Tom Savi [...] D
Body count: 122. D
The liquor store clerk Pete Bottoms firearm is a, 4" Smith & Wesson Model 66 in . 357 Magnum. D
When Santanico Pandemonium is about to enslave Seth, he says no thanks he already had a wife. In Dal [...] D
When Seth threatens Jacob at the beginning, he threatens to "shoot him in the face". Ironically, tow [...] D
Quentin Tarantino was originally set to direct the movie, but decided not to, so that he could focus [...] D
Due to the heavy number of special effects, the film had to be strictly budgeted so scenes would not [...] D
Green blood was used for the vampires to get the movie past the censors. D
If you look closely, when Cheech Marin is playing the Customs Agent, his name badge says, "Oscar Mar [...] D
Richie doesn't have many lines before he's turned into a vampire. Quentin Tarantino realized this, a [...] D
The exterior set for the Titty Twister burned down at one point. This caused great delays in filming [...] D
Rammstein's video for "Engel" is an homage to this movie. D
Quentin Tarantino originally gave the script to make-up effects technician Robert Kurtzman to direct [...] D
In the Titty Twister bar near the beginning, and near the end of the film when Seth Gecko meets with [...] D
This was the film that inspired Joel Schumacher to cast George Clooney in Batman & Robin (1997). D
The completely transformed vampires in the final battle the production could only afford to create s [...] D
This marks the first time in a film scripted by Quentin Tarantino and that Harvey Keitel co-stars wi [...] D
In the screenplay, Santanico Pandemonium was supposed to dance to a recording of "Down in Mexico" by [...] D
Sex Machine speculates about vampires' having such soft flesh that it'd be possible to rip the head [...] D
Greg Nicotero served as make-up artist on almost all of the films of Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Ta [...] D
The Mexican criminal hideaway El Rey is taken from Jim Thompson's novel "The Getaway", of which Quen [...] D
The Titty Twister is based on Kurtz' compound from Apocalypse Now (1979). D
In the screenplay, Frost was supposed to face off Razor Charlie with the pool cue, and Sex Machine w [...] D
Some of the growling noises of the vampire dog into which Sex Machine turns were provided by Robert [...] D
Frost has the quickest transition time into a vampire after being bitten, at around two minutes. D
Originally, Quentin Tarantino pitched this to John Travolta the same time as he was preparing to fil [...] D
Robert Rodriguez operated the camera himself using a zoom lens. He would frequently zoom in during t [...] D
Chronologically this movie takes place after both Kill Bill movies and DeathProof since Earl McGraw [...] D
The characters of Sex Machine and Frost were originally written the other way around: Sex Machine wa [...] D
Cheech Marin's characters both use the phrase, "f*ck it", first as the vampire doorman, then near th [...] D
The film employed a non-union production crew, which is unusual for a production with a budget above [...] D
Robert Rodriguez: [Trejo] Tattooed tough guy Danny Trejo also appears in Rodriguez's Desperado (1995 [...] D
Howard Berger: The trucker vampire that bites Sex Machine (Tom Savini) is the make-up supervisor. D
Fred Williamson plays a character who mentions he was in the Vietnam War in 1972. This is ironic, co [...] D