From Dusk till Dawn | |
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Directed by | Robert Rodriguez |
Screenplay by | Quentin Tarantino |
Story by | Robert Kurtzman |
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Cinematography | Guillermo Navarro |
Edited by | Robert Rodriguez |
Music by | Graeme Revell |
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Distributed by | Miramax Films |
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Running time | 108 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $19 million[2] |
Box office | $59.3 million[3][4] |
From Dusk till Dawn is a 1996 American action horror film directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Quentin Tarantino from a concept and story by Robert Kurtzman.[5] Starring Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Tarantino, Ernest Liu, and Juliette Lewis, the plot follows a pair of American criminal brothers (Clooney and Tarantino), who take a family as hostages (Keitel, Liu and Lewis) to cross into Mexico, but ultimately find themselves trapped in a saloon, defending against a horde of vampires.
From Dusk till Dawn premiered on January 17, 1996, at the Cinerama Dome theater in Hollywood, Los Angeles,[6] and was released on January 19 in the United States. It initially received mixed reviews from critics, who described the film as well-made if overly violent. After enjoying financial success at the box office, From Dusk till Dawn has since become a cult film[7] and spawned a media franchise of sequel films, a video game, and other media adaptations.