From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error From Dusk Till Dawn ( 1996 ) R | Two criminals and their hostages unknowingly seek temporary refuge in an establishment populated by vampires, with chaotic results. Director: a list of 40 titles created 04 Jan 2011 a list of 47 titles created 14 May 2012 a list of 39 titles created 21 Sep 2012 a list of 35 titles created 08 Nov 2014 a list of 40 titles created 8 months ago Title: From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) 7.3/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 4 wins & 9 nominations.

See more awards » Videos A middle-aged woman finds herself in the middle of a huge conflict that will either make her a profit or cost her life. Director: Quentin Tarantino After an experimental bio-weapon is released, turning thousands into zombie-like creatures, it's up to a rag-tag group of survivors to stop the infected and those behind its release. Director: Robert Rodriguez Two separate sets of voluptuous women are stalked at different times by a scarred stuntman who uses his "death proof" cars to execute his murderous plans. Director: Quentin Tarantino Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media. Director: Oliver Stone A gunslinger is embroiled in a war with a local drug runner. Director: Robert Rodriguez Directors: Robert Rodriguez, Eli Roth, and 3 more credits » Stars: Kurt Russell, Rose McGowan, Danny Trejo The Bride continues her quest of vengeance against her former boss and lover Bill, the reclusive bouncer Budd and the treacherous, one-eyed Elle. Director: Quentin Tarantino In Detroit, a lonely pop culture geek marries a call girl, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood.

Meanwhile, the owners of the cocaine - the Mob - track them down in an attempt to reclaim it. Director: Tony Scott A vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger. Director: Neil Jordan After being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss. Directors: Ethan Maniquis, Robert Rodriguez Stars: Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Robert De Niro Hitman "El Mariachi" becomes involved in international espionage involving a psychotic CIA agent and a corrupt Mexican general. Director: Robert Rodriguez Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of 3 people with the culprit being the legendary apparition, the Headless Horseman. Director: Tim Burton Edit Storyline After a bank heist in Abilene with several casualties, the bank robber Seth Gecko and his psychopath and rapist brother Richard Gecko continue their crime spree in a convenience store in the middle of the desert while heading to Mexico with a hostage. They decide to stop for a while in a low-budget motel.

Meanwhile the former minister Jacob Fuller is traveling on vacation with his son Scott and his daughter Kate in a RV. Jacob lost his faith after the death of his beloved wife in a car accident and quit his position of pastor of his community and stops for the night in the same motel Seth and Richard are lodged. When Seth sees the recreational vehicle, he abducts Jacob and his family to help his brother and him to cross the Mexico border, promising to release them on the next morning. They head to the truck drivers and bikers bar Titty Twister where Seth will meet with his partner Carlos in the dawn. When they are watching the dancer Santanico Pandemonium, Seth and Richard fight with ... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil How far can Too Far go? See more » Genres: Rated R for strong violence and gore, language and nudity | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 19 January 1996 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Del crepúsculo al amanecer See more » Filming Locations: $10,200,000 (USA) (19 January 1996) Gross: Did You Know?

Trivia The shotgun that Jacob uses at the end with is a Winchester Model 1912 with a Butler Creek tactical synthetic loop fore-grip. See more » Goofs When Seth and Richie are in the Fuller's hotel room holding Scott and Jacob at gunpoint, Kate opens the door and stops when Richie and Seth point their guns at her, Richie then closes the door with her behind it but in the next shot of the door she is front of it. See more » Quotes Pete Bottoms : What do ya know? Earl McGraw : Well, it's a hot goddam day Ernest Liu's opening credit is run off the screen by Seth and Richard's car. See more » Connections Robbers and Preachers and Vampires, oh my! 19 March 2001 | by great_sphinx_42 (The Poppy Field, OZ 69666) – See all my reviews Anyone trying to do a 'serious review' of this movie needs to lighten up. George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino are the Gecko brothers, two bad, bad men on their way to Mexico. Along the way they pick up a preacher played by Harvey Keitel and his two kids.

They're supposed to meet a partner at a bar called The Titty Twister, and once they get there madness ensues. From there it takes a turn that many seem to find infuriating but I personally find highly entertaining. It's humming along like a typical Tarantino picture, and then- BOOM. Out of nowhere, it becomes all too clear that these two bad, bad men are not by a longshot the baddest in *this* bar. All of this can- and *will*, given the right attitude on the part of the viewers- read as a loving high-five to 70s zombie flicks, a homage to the campy fun of those movies. The tough guy dialog continues throughout, the gore level is astounding, and we see via Kate- the preacher's daughter, played by Juliette Lewis- that sometimes a p***ed-off virgin with a crossbow can more than hold her own. On top of that, it has a hella-cool biker-bar soundtrack and Salma Hayek in a bikini. What's not to like? 56 of 73 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you?

Yes Audience Reviews for From Dusk Till Dawn ½ Back in 1986 there was a small low budget horror movie called 'Vamp' starring Grace Jones as a supreme vampiress Goddess and owner of a seedy strip joint full of seedy hooker-esque strippers...it was spanklicious! Then along came Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez and they basically completely ripped off the entire idea, thus we have this heavily Mexican influenced horror splatter fest. I saw this film on release in the cinema back in the day and I thoroughly enjoyed it, this hasn't changed. I think the fun fact with this film is that it works on two levels, as we all know the film is basically one story that U-turns into another, but both work really well. The first half of the film which focuses on the 'Gecko Brothers' is a violent unapologetic crime spree road trip following the duo on the lamb. Its a strange combination of ice cool badassery and actual nastiness leaving you unsure whether you should be rooting for these two guys. Lets face it, Clooney is the slightly charming good looking cool headed leader of the pair sporting a horribly dated tribal tattoo.

This guy makes you think its fun and sexy to be a criminal on the run from the law...in a cool car to boot. Then you have Tarantino who is a scrawny whiny bespectacled creep who lies and kills people for no reason, he also appears to be a sexual predator and kills (possibly raping) women. Now together this pair do make a fun fast talking duo of deperados admittedly, their bickering is amusing and well performed, visually they look quite unique in their appearance and attire and they are badass motherf*ckers. The thing is they do commit some really quite nasty crimes along the way which is played for dark laughs but it leaves a bad taste in your mouth. You can't help but feel they get what they deserve in the end and I personally find it hard to feel any emotion or sympathy for either character. Its like...oh yeah its sad for 'Seth' when 'Richie' gets killed...but wait, didn't he kill an innocent female by putting a pillow over her head and shooting her in the face?! Oh and didn't Seth burn that innocent (and cooperative) liquor store worker to death??!!

The main crux of this film is of course the second part of the story when the duo reach the 'Titty Twister' in the middle of nowhere, Mexico. From a dark graphic novel style violent crime thriller to an over the top, balls to the wall, in your face soft porn vampire slaughter. What I like about this section of the film is the fact they use hands-on effects, the whole gamut of traditional methods from models and puppets to bucket loads of goo and gore. I think there is a small amount of CGI for the bats and face morphing but mostly all the death and destruction is utilising classic live action gore effects and some lovely makeup work that I'm sure Savini had a hand in. Even though the Titty Twister is an obvious set it still looks the business both inside and out with clever use of props and camera angles. You know there aren't that many vampires, you know the bar set isn't that big, you know the outside is restricted for space etc...but with the odd lorry parked in the right position, good editing, some clever tricks and even an old fashioned matte painting Rodriguez is able to present a much bigger universe on a tight budget.

I think this part of the film has its ups and downs honestly. Its definitely a rip roaring brutal cadaver fest which is great fun but as the film progresses towards the finale it does become so over the top with the gore and action it loses its grip and edge. The effects seem to get a little weaker towards the end as though they were running out of cash and time. The makeup is still great but some of the creatures looked pretty ropy truth be told, what was that huge rat monster Clooney fights?! kudos for trying but the rod puppet animation used for that thing was hokey looking. I also always wondered why Hayek's character seems to turn into a humanoid reptile, that's what it looked like didn't it? not very vampire-like. The various exploding melting head close ups rock but most of the body suits and large vampire bats look very rubbery and fake right at the end. There is no doubt this is another great example of Rodriguez's visual style and somewhat over self-indulgent obsession with the Mexican theme. The added bonus of a solid cast of Tarantino regulars and aging cult stars really gives the adventure a shot in the arm too, had this been cast with any standard Hollywood stars it may not have been as appealing.

I mean lets face it, this film introduced us to Hayek, Trejo and to a degree Marin for some folk...loved how he plays multiple characters and pulls it off! A true popcorn flick harking back to the good old days of 80's splatter comedy horror. What's more it makes you wanna see more of the Gecko Brothers with a prequel and easily a sequel following Seth. I won't deny the first half of the film felt vicious and a tad unpleasant, could almost say a fail for what they were clearly going for, but what horror/action fan can say they didn't get a solid kick out of the biker mayhem that followed. Easily my fave film involving and starring Tarantino, I just loved how they did his vampire makeup too, did you notice how his skull had a massive chin? Phil Hubbs Super Reviewer When Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino team up to make a campy B-horror movie, the result is true greatness as witnessed by From Dusk till Dawn. Chronicling the Gecko brothers on their escape into Mexico and culminating in a strip bar that is also a vampire haven, this film is the definition of cult classic, populated with memorable characters.

Edward Boxler Super Reviewer A pair of ruthless bank robbers on the run to Mexico hijack an ex pastor and his children, only to be trapped in a strip joint full of vampires. The first collaboration between Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino, From Dusk Til Dawn is half twisted road movie, half schlock horror with a wide streak of humour; Grindhouse beta in other words. It's also the film that made the male population finally understand what the ladies were on about when we collectively developed a huge man crush on Clooney whose fantastic performance as Seth Gecko turned him from soap star into Mr. Coolest Of The Cool. He's ably supported by Quentin as his psychotic and delusional baby brother and Harvey Keitel as the hard-assed preacher, as well as some cameos from Sex Machine from Dawn Of The Dead and Shaft himself. There's plenty of Tarantino's amusing hard-boiled dialogue and the action scenes are splatter at it's most frantic and funny. It may feel a little scizophrenic as it's essentially two stories stitched together, but both work brilliantly and it's a riot from beginning to end.

It suffers slightly for a dated score and the climax is slightly weak, but it's still one of my favourite vampire films and worth the admission price for Salma Hayek's jaw dropping burlesque turn alone. Ay carumba. xGary Xx 7 Famous Actors Who Should Work With Quentin Tarantino – Page 3 7 Famous Actors Who Should Work With Quentin Tarantino 5. George Clooney Clooney has actually acted with Tarantino before. The two played brothers Seth and Richard Gecko in the 1996 film From Dusk Till Dawn, which was written by Tarantino. Still, Clooney has not been in a Tarantino directed film, so he's eligible for this list for that reason. A veteran of the Coens, Clooney has shown he's able to handle oddball and dark humor with turns in O Brother, Where Art Thou and Burn After Reading. He can play a nitwit (Burn After Reading) or an intelligent criminal (Ocean's Eleven) and has the ability to pull off more serious moments. Having written Dusk Till Dawn, Tarantino knows what dialogue would work with Clooney and make sure it's the right fit.

Clooney's got a full slate as he continues work on Monuments Men before heading off to Brad Bird's Tomorrowland. If his IMDb page is to be believed, he also has several projects in development including a potential collaboration with Paul Greengrass and Argo writer Chris Terrio ; an intriguing crime film set in New York City. It's hard to tell if he'll ever find to time to work with Tarantino again, but it would be fun to see. CNN - 'From Dusk Till Dawn:' Quentin lives (kind of) - Jan. 26, 1996 'From Dusk Till Dawn:' Quentin lives (kind of) January 26, 1996 Web posted at: 8:45 a.m. EST By CNN Movie Reviewer Carol Buckland "From Dusk 'Til Dawn" is a twisted piece of schlock cinema. This doesn't mean I didn't like it. Actually, I thought the first hour or so was sick but stylish fun. Then, unfortunately, the bloodsuckers show up ... (1.3M QuickTime movie) The story begins with a bang-bang, boom-boom introduction of the criminally inclined Gecko brothers.

Seth Gecko ("ER's" George Clooney) has some genuine smarts. Richard Gecko ("Pulp Fiction's" Quentin Tarantino, who also scripted) is a geeky psycho. The Geckos are on the run and making mayhem. Surprise, right? I mean, this is a Tarantino script. You gotta expect down and dirty. You want civility, see Jane Austen. Anyway. En route to Mexico, the Geckos kidnap an ex-preacher named Fuller (Harvey Keitel) and his two kids (Juliette Lewis, Ernest Liu). They all end up in a sleazy strip bar which is run and patronized by vampires. Suddenly, the Geckos start to seem like, well ... semi-good guys. The ensuing battle against evil goes wa-a-a-a-a-a-y over the top. There is gore galore, and it gets numbingly gruesome. The urge to yell "Enough, already!" gets very strong after the fourth on-screen impalement. Acting-wise, there's some good stuff here. Clooney (did you catch him in "Return of the Killer Tomatoes?") comes on strong as Seth. He holds the screen with smooth, movie-star magnetism.

After a string of annoyingly amateurish (or worse) performances, Tarantino does some creepily effective work as Richard. Harvey Keitel, frequently cast as the baddest of the bad guys, holds his own in an unusually low-key role. Juliette Lewis twitches less than usual, but she's still one of the most irritatingly mannered young actresses around. "From Dusk Till Dawn" was directed by Robert Rodriguez, who also did "Desperado" (starring Melanie Griffith's main squeeze, Antonio Banderas) and the only endurable segment of the recent disaster, "Four Rooms." This guy has tons -- TONS! -- of talent. But, like Tarantino, he's still enamored of adolescent excess. Although I like the flash-and-trash inventiveness of his current work, I look forward to the day when he decides to graduate to less sophomoric material. "From Dusk Till Dawn" has obviously found an audience. It was number one at the box office during its debut weekend. Those with delicate sensibilities probably are smart enough to stay away. The film is rated R. The script is salted with profanity; the landscape is littered with body parts; family entertainment this ain't.

Running time: 100 minutes. Released by: Miramax Dimension Films. Related site: ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ (1996) – George Clooney, Vampire Hunter ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ (1996) – George Clooney, Vampire Hunter By Tweet on Twitter It’s been 20 years since director Robert Rodriguez helped make George Clooney a bonafide film star with the 1996 cult classic, From Dusk Till Dawn. The film follows an ill-fated getaway for notorious criminal brothers Seth (Clooney) and Richie Gecko (Quentin Tarantino). After kidnapping a family and hijacking their RV the brothers head to their rendezvous point in Mexico, a strip club. Upon arrival, the brothers and the family get way more than they bargained for as they discover, the strip club is a front for a vampire horde. The family is led by Jacob Fuller (Harvey Keitel), a pastor who is having a crisis of faith after losing his wife tragically. Joining him are his son Scott (Ernest Liu) and Kate (Juliette Lewis). While the Geckos are thieves, they don’t have any qualms about taking out those in their way.

Seth cares only about getting the job done and trying to keep his predatory brother in line. Just as Seth is as cool as his patience allows, Richie is every bit the loose cannon psycho with his antisocial urges. The film prides on its gratuitous violence and gore from its gunplay and practical effects of the vampires. It’s self-aware of the vampire genre staples in jam-packed fun sequences. The film has a strong supporting cast from Rodriguez favorites in Cheech Marin, who plays multiple roles including a recreation of a classic Cheech and Chong segment, Danny Trejo, and horror legend Tom Savini as Biker Sex Machine. Rodriguez, like Tarantino, also likes to bring those who’ve been out of the spotlight in a while, which in this case is former NFL defensive back and blaxploitation star Fred Williamson, who plays Frost, a former Vietnam vet at the club. The film also features Salma Hayek as Santanico Pandemonium, the stripper vampire who triggers the attack on the humans. Character development is the key to why the film works, which is a testament to Rodriguez, Robert Kurtzman, who wrote the story, and Tarantino, who provided the screenplay.

Tarantino’s quirks in his screenplay show the most between Seth and Richie’s interactions as they bicker among each other and in Frost’s monologue about being in the Vietnam War. One of the coolest sequences is when the remaining survivors lock and load for the final confrontation. It’s surreal seeing water balloons, a super soaker, crossbow and a jackhammer become the primary tools for the last stand. So if you want some good old-fashion gore and popcorn fodder, I recommend this film. The direct-to-video sequels aren’t so bad either, and the franchise is popular enough for a TV-series now entering its third season. TAGS From Dusk Till Dawn by Robert Rodriguez |George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Quentin Tarantino | 31398206347 | DVD | Barnes & Noble® Videos Overview In this action-horror flick from director Robert Rodriguez and screenwriter Quentin Tarantino, Tarantino stars with George Clooney as a pair of bad-to-the-bone brothers named Seth and Richie Gecko. After a string of robberies that left a river of blood in the Geckos' wake, the sadistic siblings head to Mexico to live the good life.

To get over the border, they kidnap Jacob Fuller, a widowed preacher played by Harvey Keitel, and his two children, Kate (Juliette Lewis) and Scott (Ernest Liu). Once south of the border, the quintet park their RV at a rough-and-tumble trucker bar called The Titty Twister, where Seth and Richie are supposed to meet a local thug. After a couple of drinks, they realize that they're not in a typical bar, as the entire place begins to teem with vicious, blood-sucking vampires. With the odds stacked greatly against them, the Fullers and Geckos team together in hopes of defeating the creatures of the night. Makeup artist Tom Savini and blaxploitation star Fred Williamson appear as allies against the vampires, and Cheech Marin fills three different roles. Advertising Editorial Reviews Barnes & Noble - Jason Bergenfeld In 1996, Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino joined forces as a directing/writing team to create one of the most gleeful and explosive vampire flicks ever. A brutal crime caper that morphs into an even more brutal horror flick, From Dusk Till Dawn is a visceral cross-genre experiment.

The story follows hardened bank-robbing brothers Seth and Richard Gecko ( George Clooney and Tarantino) as they head to Mexico with horrifically unexpected results. Escaping the U.S. authorities with the help of a faithless preacher ( Harvey Keitel ) and his children ( Juliette Lewis and Ernest Liu ), the hoods find themselves in the film's greatest set piece, a rowdy border bar where all the doors and windows suddenly seal up and a vampire feeding frenzy breaks out. Tarantino's trademark pop-culture-inspired script makes references both to his and Rodriguez's previous films and provides rich fodder for the actors. Clooney's work here proved his leading-man mettle, and Keitel's preacher is a complicated role worthy of his acting skills. Rodriguez -- with Desperado under his belt and Spy Kids in his future -- makes the film a freewheeling gas right from the start, taking its abrupt genre shift in stride. With a cast that also includes everyone from Salma Hayek and '70s blaxploitation hero Fred Williamson to horror makeup master Tom Savini , this remains among the most flat-out entertaining gore-fests ever filmed.

All Movie Guide - Adam Goldberg From Dusk Till Dawn is a voraciously vulgar and violent film that illustrates how talented filmmakers can create a deliberately bad movie. Scripted by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Robert Rodriguez (Desperado), the film can best be described as a Mexican road picture turned self-conscious vampathon with a droll postmodern slant. Remarkably, the narrative consists of two contrasting types of films crudely soldered together. The story begins as a Pulp Fiction-type gangster tale featuring the sharp and profane dialogue seen in Tarantino's other films. Then with no warning, the movie suddenly transforms into a zany, vampire bloodbath similar to the tongue-in-cheek horror works of Sam Raimi and Peter Jackson. However, Tarantino is able to turn the genre on its undead ear, creating an over-the-top gorefest featuring holy-water condom balloons, quadruple impalement, and Harvey Keitel sucking blood as a preacher-turned-vampire. This bold and bizarre Tarantino/Rodriguez effort is laden with frenetic editing and fresh dialogue, but all style and cinematic skill fall to the wayside when the body count abruptly begins. This is a tour de force of outrageous bad taste coupled with delicious talent.

Those who relish the work of Quentin Tarantino will certainly find merit in the first half of the film. Others who consider themselves horror aficionados will go bloody crazy over the eventual monster mash. FILM REVIEW;Enough Blood to Feed The Thirstiest Vampires - The New York Times The New York Times Archives |FILM REVIEW;Enough Blood to Feed The Thirstiest Vampires Search View page in TimesMachine , Page 00006 The New York Times Archives The vampire western "From Dusk Till Dawn" raises more than the usual curiosity about who will come back from the dead. Quentin Tarantino, last seen doing himself serious harm in "Four Rooms," wrote this film's screenplay and plays a starring role. Robert Rodriguez, who made the only watchable "Rooms" segment after the fiery but uneven "Desperado," tries directing his most ambitious feature. And George Clooney, whose previous feature film credits include "Return of the Killer Tomatoes," goes from television stardom on "E. R." to another try at leading-man stature on the big screen. Not many television actors make the transition easily, but not many look this much like Cary Grant.

So "From Dusk Till Dawn" has the feeling of high-stakes poker. And for a while it even holds a winning hand. Certain ground rules apply: This is violent, profane film making, just as "Pulp Fiction" was, and it revels in pitch-black satire that delights in meanness and mayhem. Much of Mr. Tarantino's sharpest dialogue involves gun-related threats, as when Mr. Clooney tells a hostage not to flee "because I got six little friends and they can all run faster than you can." For his part, Mr. Rodriguez has made his trademark the sight of unperturbed heroes walking away from burning buildings without looking back. During a promising if down-and-dirty first hour, "From Dusk Till Dawn" introduces two of these hard guys: the Gecko brothers, Seth (Mr. Clooney) and Richard (Mr. Tarantino), hoodlums on the run. Beginning in mid-holdup at the colorful desert outpost called Benny's World of Liquor, the film follows the Geckos as they head for Mexico. Played with grit and no apologies by the truly dashing Mr. Clooney (with flames tattooed across his neck), Seth is the brains of the operation.

Continue reading the main story Richard, played by Mr. Tarantino in a sly, mercifully restrained mood, is the head case and convicted sex offender of the duo. He's had a hole shot clear through his hand -- thanks to deadpan special effects that Mr. Rodriguez treats as a comic asset -- before the opening credits are even over. Advertisement Continue reading the main story Then these two (describing themselves as "a couple of real mean motor scooters" in the script's jokey pop argot) meet the film's innocent characters: the Fuller family, driving through the desert in a recreational vehicle and unlucky enough to stop at the Geckos' motel. It's one of the film's little jokes that Juliette Lewis is cast as the clean-living ingenue while Harvey Keitel, behind glasses and a bushy beard, plays the ex-pastor who is her solemn father. Ernest Liu nicely holds his own in this strange company as Mr. Keitel's son. Kidnapped by the Geckos, the Fullers wind up in Mexico at the sleazy, stripper-filled bar that becomes the film's principal set.

It's here that "From Dusk Till Dawn," as if suffering the effects of a vampire's bite, turns into something entirely different. Suddenly the special effects come full throttle and the film becomes an all-out bloodbath, as the bikers and topless dancers at the bar morph into blood-sucking monsters, and the Fullers and Geckos have the chance to battle real evil. When Mr. Rodriguez stages a fight like this, the veins spurt and the eyeballs pop and the body parts wind up all over the floor. Please verify you're not a robot by clicking the box. Invalid email address. Please re-enter. You must select a newsletter to subscribe to. Sign Up Privacy Policy A bit of history: Mr. Tarantino originally wrote this screenplay while still a video store clerk, having been commissioned for the job by Robert Kurtzman, who ran a special-effects makeup company. (Mr. Kurtzman has a story credit here.) As that suggests, visual tricks are a lot of the finished film's raison d'etre. But they're tricks that narrow its audience to viewers who enjoy watching flesh melt. Mr.

Rodriguez demonstrates his talents more clearly than ever -- he's visually inventive, quick-witted and a fabulous editor -- while still hampering himself with sophomoric material. 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. (To Mr. Rodriguez's credit, he does include such nonverbal witticisms as a nasty rock-and-roll version of "Mary Had a Little Lamb" and a groin-level automatic weapon that will have to be seen to be believed.) Wandering through the lurid free-for-all that reduces this promising film to cult horror status are Salma Hayek (dancing with a huge white snake), Fred Williamson (at one point holding a dripping heart in his hand), Cheech Marin (playing three roles, at least two more than necessary), a lot of the minor players from "Desperado" and the horror director and makeup expert Tom Savini (playing a character named Sex Machine).

There are more notable walk-ons and minor touches here, but audiences will need the stamina to look. Mr. Keitel deserves special mention for playing a dull, quiet pastor with unassuming skill. The character may take a back seat to the flashier Geckos, but Mr. Keitel is not easily upstaged. "From Dusk Till Dawn" is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). It is violent, gory, sexist and exploitative in ways that, for all its facetiousness, are real. FROM DUSK TILL DAWN Directed by Robert Rodriguez; written by Quentin Tarantino; story by Robert Kurtzman; director of photography, Guillermo Navarro; edited by Mr. Rodriguez; music by Graeme Revell; production designer, Cecilia Montiel; produced by Gianni Nunnari and Meir Teper; released by Miramax Dimension Films. Running time: 100 minutes. This film is rated R.

WITH: Harvey Keitel (Jacob Fuller), George Clooney (Seth Gecko), Quentin Tarantino (Richard Gecko), Juliette Lewis (Kate Fuller), Cheech Marin (Border Guard/Chet Pussy/Carlos), Fred Williamson (Frost), Salma Hayek (Santanico Pandemonium), Tom Savini (Sex Machine) and Ernest Liu (Scott Fuller). We are continually improving the quality of our text archives. Please send feedback, error reports, and suggestions to archive_feedback@nytimes.com. A version of this review appears in print on January 19, 1996, on Page C00006 of the National edition with the headline: FILM REVIEW;Enough Blood to Feed The Thirstiest Vampires. Order Reprints | Today's Paper | Subscribe Movie Review - - FILM REVIEW;Enough Blood to Feed The Thirstiest Vampires - NYTimes.com FILM REVIEW;Enough Blood to Feed The Thirstiest Vampires By JANET MASLIN Published: January 19, 1996 The vampire western "From Dusk Till Dawn" raises more than the usual curiosity about who will come back from the dead.

Quentin Tarantino, last seen doing himself serious harm in "Four Rooms," wrote this film's screenplay and plays a starring role. Robert Rodriguez, who made the only watchable "Rooms" segment after the fiery but uneven "Desperado," tries directing his most ambitious feature. And George Clooney, whose previous feature film credits include "Return of the Killer Tomatoes," goes from television stardom on "E. R." to another try at leading-man stature on the big screen. Not many television actors make the transition easily, but not many look this much like Cary Grant. So "From Dusk Till Dawn" has the feeling of high-stakes poker. And for a while it even holds a winning hand. Certain ground rules apply: This is violent, profane film making, just as "Pulp Fiction" was, and it revels in pitch-black satire that delights in meanness and mayhem. Much of Mr. Tarantino's sharpest dialogue involves gun-related threats, as when Mr. Clooney tells a hostage not to flee "because I got six little friends and they can all run faster than you can." For his part, Mr.

Rodriguez has made his trademark the sight of unperturbed heroes walking away from burning buildings without looking back. During a promising if down-and-dirty first hour, "From Dusk Till Dawn" introduces two of these hard guys: the Gecko brothers, Seth (Mr. Clooney) and Richard (Mr. Tarantino), hoodlums on the run. Beginning in mid-holdup at the colorful desert outpost called Benny's World of Liquor, the film follows the Geckos as they head for Mexico. Played with grit and no apologies by the truly dashing Mr. Clooney (with flames tattooed across his neck), Seth is the brains of the operation. Richard, played by Mr. Tarantino in a sly, mercifully restrained mood, is the head case and convicted sex offender of the duo. He's had a hole shot clear through his hand -- thanks to deadpan special effects that Mr. Rodriguez treats as a comic asset -- before the opening credits are even over.

Then these two (describing themselves as "a couple of real mean motor scooters" in the script's jokey pop argot) meet the film's innocent characters: the Fuller family, driving through the desert in a recreational vehicle and unlucky enough to stop at the Geckos' motel. It's one of the film's little jokes that Juliette Lewis is cast as the clean-living ingenue while Harvey Keitel, behind glasses and a bushy beard, plays the ex-pastor who is her solemn father. Ernest Liu nicely holds his own in this strange company as Mr. Keitel's son. Kidnapped by the Geckos, the Fullers wind up in Mexico at the sleazy, stripper-filled bar that becomes the film's principal set. It's here that "From Dusk Till Dawn," as if suffering the effects of a vampire's bite, turns into something entirely different. Suddenly the special effects come full throttle and the film becomes an all-out bloodbath, as the bikers and topless dancers at the bar morph into blood-sucking monsters, and the Fullers and Geckos have the chance to battle real evil. When Mr.

Rodriguez stages a fight like this, the veins spurt and the eyeballs pop and the body parts wind up all over the floor. A bit of history: Mr. Tarantino originally wrote this screenplay while still a video store clerk, having been commissioned for the job by Robert Kurtzman, who ran a special-effects makeup company. (Mr. Kurtzman has a story credit here.) As that suggests, visual tricks are a lot of the finished film's raison d'etre. But they're tricks that narrow its audience to viewers who enjoy watching flesh melt. Mr. Rodriguez demonstrates his talents more clearly than ever -- he's visually inventive, quick-witted and a fabulous editor -- while still hampering himself with sophomoric material. 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. (To Mr.

Rodriguez's credit, he does include such nonverbal witticisms as a nasty rock-and-roll version of "Mary Had a Little Lamb" and a groin-level automatic weapon that will have to be seen to be believed.) Wandering through the lurid free-for-all that reduces this promising film to cult horror status are Salma Hayek (dancing with a huge white snake), Fred Williamson (at one point holding a dripping heart in his hand), Cheech Marin (playing three roles, at least two more than necessary), a lot of the minor players from "Desperado" and the horror director and makeup expert Tom Savini (playing a character named Sex Machine). There are more notable walk-ons and minor touches here, but audiences will need the stamina to look. Mr. Keitel deserves special mention for playing a dull, quiet pastor with unassuming skill. The character may take a back seat to the flashier Geckos, but Mr. Keitel is not easily upstaged. "From Dusk Till Dawn" is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). It is violent, gory, sexist and exploitative in ways that, for all its facetiousness, are real.

FROM DUSK TILL DAWN Directed by Robert Rodriguez; written by Quentin Tarantino; story by Robert Kurtzman; director of photography, Guillermo Navarro; edited by Mr. Rodriguez; music by Graeme Revell; production designer, Cecilia Montiel; produced by Gianni Nunnari and Meir Teper; released by Miramax Dimension Films. Running time: 100 minutes. This film is rated R. WITH: Harvey Keitel (Jacob Fuller), George Clooney (Seth Gecko), Quentin Tarantino (Richard Gecko), Juliette Lewis (Kate Fuller), Cheech Marin (Border Guard/Chet Pussy/Carlos), Fred Williamson (Frost), Salma Hayek (Santanico Pandemonium), Tom Savini (Sex Machine) and Ernest Liu (Scott Fuller).

Question: Quentin Tarantino and George Clooney play brothers Seth and Richard Gecko in which 1996 film?
Answer: From Dusk Till Dawn