From Dusk Till Dawn - wikipedia From Dusk Till Dawn For other uses, see From Dusk till Dawn ( disambiguation ). From Dusk till Dawn Theatrical release poster Directed by Robert Rodriguez Produced by Gianni Nunnari Meir Teper Screenplay by Quentin Tarantino Story by Robert Kurtzman Starring Harvey Keitel George Clooney Quentin Tarantino Juliette Lewis Cheech Marin Fred Williamson Salma Hayek Music by Graeme Revell Cinematography Guillermo Navarro Edited by Robert Rodriguez Production company Dimension Films A Band Apart Los Hooligans Productions Distributed by Miramax Films Release date January 19, 1996 ( 1996 - 01 - 19 ) Running time 108 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $19 million Box office $25.8 million From Dusk till Dawn is a 1996 American black comedy action horror film directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Quentin Tarantino. It stars George Clooney, Tarantino, Harvey Keitel and Juliette Lewis. After enjoying modest success at the box office, it has since become a cult film. The film was conceived by Robert Kurtzman who hired Tarantino to write the script as his first paid writing assignment. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3.1 References to other titles 3.2 Labor issues 4 Release 5 Reception 5.1 Awards and nominations 6 Soundtrack 7 Video game 8 Sequels 9 Television 10 See also 11 References 12 External links Plot Fugitive bank robbers Seth and Richie Gecko hold up and destroy a liquor store, killing the clerk and a Texas ranger. At the motel room where they are hiding out, Seth returns to find Richie has raped and murdered a bank clerk they had taken hostage. Jacob Fuller, a pastor who is experiencing a crisis of faith, is on vacation with his teenage children Scott and Kate in their RV. They stop at the motel and are kidnapped by the Geckos, who force the Fullers to smuggle them over the Mexican border. In Mexico, they arrive at the Titty Twister, a strip club in a desert, where the Geckos will be met by their contact, Carlos, at dawn. Carlos will escort them to sanctuary at `` El Rey, '' a place of safety for fugitives from justice whose admission fee is a non-negotiable 30 percent of everything you have. The bar employees transform into vampires and most of the patrons are killed. Richie is bitten by a stripper, becomes a vampire himself, and dies after Seth drives a wooden stake through his heart. Only Seth, Jacob, Kate, Scott, a biker named Sex Machine, and Frost, a Vietnam veteran, survive. The others come back to life as vampires, including Richie, forcing Seth to kill him. Sex Machine is bitten, becomes a vampire, and bites Frost and Jacob. Frost throws Sex Machine through the door, allowing an army of vampires to enter as bats. Seth and the Fullers escape to a storeroom and fashion weapons including a stake mounted on a pneumatic drill, a crossbow, a shotgun, and holy water, which requires Jacob to recover his faith to bless. Jacob, knowing he will soon become a vampire, makes Scott and Kate promise to kill him when he changes. The group make their final assault on the undead. Jacob becomes a vampire, but Scott hesitates to kill him, allowing Jacob to bite him. Scott hits Jacob with holy water and shoots him. Scott is overwhelmed by vampires who begin to devour him ; he begs for death, and Kate shoots him. As vampires surround Kate and Seth, streams of morning light enter through bullet holes in the building, making the vampires back away. Carlos 's bodyguards blast open the door, letting in the sunlight and killing the vampires. Seth chastises him for his poor choice of meeting place and negotiates a smaller tribute for his admission to El Rey. Kate asks Seth if she can go with him to El Rey, but he refuses, leaving her with some cash. Kate drives away in the RV, leaving the Titty Twister -- in fact the top of a partially buried Aztec temple -- behind. Cast George Clooney as Seth Gecko Quentin Tarantino as Richard `` Richie '' Gecko Harvey Keitel as Jacob Fuller Juliette Lewis as Katherine Fuller Ernest Liu as Scott Fuller Salma Hayek as Santanico Pandemonium Cheech Marin as Border Guard / Chet Pussy / Carlos Danny Trejo as Razor Charlie Tom Savini as Sex Machine Fred Williamson as Frost Michael Parks as Texas Ranger Earl McGraw Brenda Hillhouse as Hostage Gloria Hill John Saxon as FBI Agent Stanley Chase Marc Lawrence as Old Timer Motel Owner Kelly Preston as Newscaster Kelly Houge John Hawkes as Pete Bottoms ( liquor store cashier ) Tito & Tarantula as The Titty Twister House Band Production References to other titles Earl McGraw became a recurring character in Rodriguez and Tarantino 's works, later appearing in Kill Bill, Planet Terror and Death Proof. Chango Beer and Sex Machine 's codpiece gun are references to Rodriguez 's 1995 film Desperado. Seth also returns to the hotel with Big Kahuna Burgers, which were used in Pulp Fiction and mentioned in Death Proof. Seth Gecko also says the line `` All right, Ramblers. Let 's get ramblin ' ! '', a quote from Tarantino 's Reservoir Dogs. Scott 's T - shirt decoration reads `` Precinct 13 '', a reference to John Carpenter 's 1976 film, Assault on Precinct 13. Labor issues From Dusk till Dawn employed a non-union production crew, which is unusual for a production with a budget above $15 million. Release From Dusk till Dawn had its world premiere on January 17, 1996. On its first week, the film grossed $10,240,805 in the United States making it the highest - grossing film of the week. The next week, the film fell to third highest in the box office where it grossed $4,851,921 being beaten by Mr. Holland 's Opus and Bed of Roses. From Dusk till Dawn earned a total of $25,836,616 on its theatrical release. Reception Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 64 % of 46 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review ; the average rating was 6 / 10. The site 's consensus reads : `` A pulpy crime drama / vampire film hybrid, From Dusk Till Dawn is an uneven but often deliriously enjoyable B - movie. '' Metacritic rated it 52 / 100 based on 14 reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of `` B - '' on an A+ to F scale. Roger Ebert gave it three out of four stars and described it as `` a skillful meat - and - potatoes action extravaganza with some added neat touches ''. In her review for The New York Times, Janet Maslin wrote, `` The latter part of From Dusk till Dawn is so relentless that it 's as if a spigot has been turned on and then broken. Though some of the tricks are entertainingly staged, the film loses its clever edge when its action heats up so gruesomely and exploitatively that there 's no time for talk ''. Entertainment Weekly gave the film a `` B '' rating and Owen Gleiberman wrote, `` Rodriguez and Tarantino have taken the let - ' em - eat - trash cynicism of modern corporate moviemaking and repackaged it as junk - conscious ' attitude. ' In From Dusk till Dawn, they put on such a show of cooking up popcorn that they make pandering to the audience seem hip ''. However, in his review for the Washington Post, Desson Howe wrote, `` The movie, which treats you with contempt for even watching it, is a monument to its own lack of imagination. It 's a triumph of vile over content ; mindless nihilism posing as hipness ''. Cinefantastique magazine 's Steve Biodrowski wrote, `` Whereas one might reasonably have expected that the combo of Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez would yield a critical mass of nuclear proportions, instead of an atomic fireball 's worth of entertainment, we get a long fuse, quite a bit of fizzle, and a rather minor blast ''. In his review for the San Francisco Chronicle, Mick LaSalle called the film, `` an ugly, unpleasant criminals - on - the - lam film that midway turns into a boring and completely repellent vampire ' comedy. ' If it 's not one of the worst films of 1996 it will have been one miserable year ''. In Marc Savlov 's review for the Austin Chronicle, he wrote, `` Fans of Merchant - Ivory will do well to steer clear of Rodriguez 's newest opus, but both action and horror film fans have cause for celebration after what seems like a particularly long splatter - drought. This is horror with a wink and a nod to drive - in theatres and sweaty back seats. This is how it 's done ''. Awards and nominations Award Subject Result Fangoria Chainsaw Award Best Actor George Clooney Won MTV Movie Awards Best Breakthrough Performance Won Saturn Awards Best Actor Won Best Horror Film Won Best Makeup Nominated Best Director Robert Rodriguez Nominated Best Supporting Actress Juliette Lewis Nominated Best Supporting Actor Harvey Keitel Nominated Quentin Tarantino Nominated Best Writing Nominated Razzie Awards Worst Supporting Actor Nominated Stinkers Bad Movie Awards Worst Supporting Actor Nominated Soundtrack Main article : From Dusk Till Dawn ( soundtrack ) The soundtrack features mainly Texas blues by such artists as ZZ Top and brothers Stevie Ray and Jimmie Vaughan on separate tracks. The Chicano rock band Tito & Tarantula, who portrayed the band in the Titty Twister, appears on the soundtrack as well. The film 's score is by Graeme Revell. `` Dark Night '' by The Blasters plays over the film 's opening and closing credits. Video game Main article : From Dusk Till Dawn ( video game ) A video game of the same name was released in 2001. It is based on events that transpire directly after the end of the film. Sequels Main articles : From Dusk Till Dawn 2 : Texas Blood Money and From Dusk Till Dawn 3 : The Hangman 's Daughter From Dusk till Dawn was followed by two direct - to - video prequels, From Dusk Till Dawn 2 : Texas Blood Money and From Dusk Till Dawn 3 : The Hangman 's Daughter. They were both received poorly by critics. Danny Trejo is the only actor to appear in all three, although Michael Parks appears in both From Dusk till Dawn and The Hangman 's Daughter. Rodriguez, Tarantino and Lawrence Bender served as producers on all three movies. In late 2010, it was reported that a possible fourth film in the series may be produced. Television Main article : From Dusk till Dawn : The Series On March 17, 2014, a television series inspired by the films premiered on the El Rey, produced and directed by Rodriguez. The show will explore and expand on the characters and story from the film, providing a wider scope and richer Aztec mythology. See also Near Dark Vampire film References ^ Jump up to : `` From Dusk Till Dawn ( 1996 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 25, 2010. Jump up ^ Tobey, Matthew. `` From Dusk till Dawn ''. Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 7, 2013. Jump up ^ Cult Classic : From Dusk Till Dawn, by Emmet Purcell JOE.ie Jump up ^ `` ROBERT KURTZMAN INTERVIEW ''. backwoodshorror.com. Retrieved July 16, 2016. Jump up ^ `` From Dusk Till Dawn -- The Oft Forgotten 90s Classic ''. January 7, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Review : ' From Dusk Till Dawn ' ''. Retrieved November 12, 2014. Jump up ^ `` STRIKE MAY DAWN ON ' DUSK ' SHOOT ''. Retrieved November 14, 2014. 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Jump up ^ `` Audience & Critic Reviews - From Dusk Till Dawn 2 : Texas Blood Money ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 21, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Audience & Critic Reviews - From Dusk Till Dawn 3 : The Hangman 's Daughter ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 3, 2012. Jump up ^ Block, Alex Ben ( December 16, 2010 ). `` Weinstein Co., Miramax Ink Deal to Produce Movie Sequels ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 5, 2012. Jump up ^ `` El Rey 's ' From Dusk Till Dawn ' Rounds Out Cast '', by The Deadline Team Jump up ^ `` T2 's Robert Patrick & More Join ' From Dusk Till Dawn : The Series ' '', by Craig Hunter External links Wikiquote has quotations related to : From Dusk till Dawn From Dusk till Dawn on IMDb From Dusk till Dawn at AllMovie From Dusk till Dawn at Box Office Mojo From Dusk till Dawn at Rotten Tomatoes From Dusk till Dawn at Metacritic From Dusk till Dawn at AllMovie Related topic navboxes From Dusk till Dawn Films From Dusk till Dawn soundtrack From Dusk Till Dawn 2 : Texas Blood Money From Dusk Till Dawn 3 : The Hangman 's Daughter Characters Seth Gecko Richie Gecko Santanico Pandemonium Earl and Edgar McGraw Other From Dusk till Dawn : The Series episodes Full Tilt Boogie Video game `` She 's Just Killing Me '' Quentin Tarantino Filmography Written and directed Feature films Reservoir Dogs Pulp Fiction Jackie Brown Kill Bill Volume 1 Volume 2 Death Proof Inglourious Basterds Django Unchained The Hateful Eight Short films My Best Friend 's Birthday Four Rooms ( segment `` The Man from Hollywood '' ) Written only True Romance Natural Born Killers From Dusk till Dawn Other work Past Midnight It 's Pat Crimson Tide The Rock Sin City `` Grave Danger '' Planet Terror Film soundtracks Pulp Fiction Jackie Brown Kill Bill : Volume 1 Kill Bill : Volume 2 Death Proof Inglourious Basterds Django Unchained The Hateful Eight Awards by film Inglourious Basterds Django Unchained The Hateful Eight Works of Robert Rodriguez Films directed Bedhead ( short film, 1991 ) El Mariachi ( 1992 ) Roadracers ( 1994 ) Desperado ( 1995 ) Four Rooms ( Segment : `` The Misbehavers '', 1995 ) From Dusk till Dawn ( 1996 ) The Faculty ( 1998 ) Spy Kids ( 2001 ) Spy Kids 2 : The Island of Lost Dreams ( 2002 ) Spy Kids 3 - D : Game Over ( 2003 ) Once Upon a Time in Mexico ( 2003 ) Sin City ( 2005 ) The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3 - D ( 2005 ) Planet Terror ( 2007 ) Shorts : The Adventures of the Wishing Rock ( 2009 ) Machete ( 2010 ) Spy Kids : All the Time in the World ( 2011 ) Machete Kills ( 2013 ) Sin City : A Dame to Kill For ( 2014 ) 100 Years ( 2015 ; 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Question: where did from dusk till dawn take place
Answer: Mexico