From Dusk till Dawn (franchise)
| From Dusk till Dawn | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by |
Robert Rodriguez (1) Scott Spiegel (2) P.J. Pesce (3) |
| Produced by |
Lawrence Bender Quentin Tarantino Robert Rodriguez Elizabeth Avellan |
| Screenplay by |
From Dusk till Dawn: Quentin Tarantino Texas Blood Money: Scott Spiegel Duane Whitaker The Hangman's Daughter: Alvaro Rodriguez |
| Story by |
From Dusk till Dawn: Robert Kurtzman Texas Blood Money: Scott Spiegel Boaz Yakin Quentin Tarantino The Hangman's Daughter: Alvaro Rodriguez Robert Rodriguez |
| Starring |
George Clooney Harvey Keitel Juliette Lewis Quentin Tarantino Robert Patrick Bo Hopkins Duane Whitaker Muse Watson Orlando Jones Temuera Morrison Sonia Braga Marco Leonardi |
Production company | |
| Distributed by |
Dimension Films (1-2) Buena Vista Home Entertainment (3) |
Release dates | 1996 – present |
Running time | 314 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million (all films) |
From Dusk till Dawn is a media franchise including three films, a video game and a TV series.
Main characters
- Seth Gecko
- Richie Gecko
- Santanico Pandemonium
- Jacob Fuller
- Kate Fuller
- Earl McGraw
Films
From Dusk till Dawn, is an American horror franchise. Concocted from the pairing of the talents of Quentin Tarantino, and Robert Rodriguez. It has spawned, so far: a motion picture, two direct-to-video sequels, a video game, a comic book, collectable statues, as well as a TV series.[1]
Danny Trejo is the only actor to appear in all the original three films and the series; 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 of the three movies.
From Dusk till Dawn
From Dusk Till Dawn is a 1996 horror crime action thriller film written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Robert Rodriguez. The movie stars Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino and Juliette Lewis.
Texas Blood Money
From Dusk till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money is an American horror crime action thriller released on March 16, 1999. The film was an early test release by Dimension Films for the direct-to-video market.[2] It was co-written and directed by Scott Spiegel, the co-writer of Evil Dead II and director of Intruder.[3] The film was filmed on location in South Africa and features cameos by Bruce Campbell and Tiffani Thiessen. It won a Saturn Award from The Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror Films for the Best Home Video Release of 1999.[4]
The Hangman's Daughter
From Dusk till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter is a 1999 American horror film that serves as a prequel to the 1996 film, From Dusk till Dawn.[5] It was released directly to video and was nominated for the Saturn Award's Best Home Video Release category.
Fourth film
In late 2010, the production of a fourth film in the series was discussed,[6] but, as of June 2013, further work on this possibility has not been revealed.
TV series
Rodriguez developed a TV series for his cable network El Rey.[7] It stars Robert Patrick as Jonas Fuller, Eiza Gonzalez as Santanico Pandemonium, and Don Johnson as Sheriff McGraw.[8][9] The series debuted on El Rey in the United States on March 11, 2014, and internationally on Netflix two days later.
Video game
From Dusk till Dawn is a first-person shooter that is based on events that transpire directly after the end of the film From Dusk till Dawn. Released in 2001 for Windows, it was distributed by Cryo Interactive.
External links
References
- ↑ T2's Robert Patrick & More Join 'From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series', by Craig Hunter
- ↑ Lawson, Terry (May 27, 1999). "Small-screen Success Stories". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ↑ "From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ↑ "Past Saturn Award Winners". The Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror Films. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ↑ The New York Times (2012). "From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (1999)". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ↑ Block, Alex Ben (December 16, 2010). "Weinstein Co., Miramax Ink Deal to Produce Movie Sequels". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ↑ Univision Announces Partnership With Robert Rodriguez’s El Rey Network; ‘Dusk Till Dawn’ TV Series Planned
- ↑ El Rey’s ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ Rounds Out Cast, by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- ↑ Robert Patrick and More Join Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series. Source: El Rey Network
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