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Closed Caption; New film transfer from original negatives supervised by Robert Rodriguez; Director's commentary; Robert Rodriguez's short film Bedhead; "10-Minute Film School" featurette; Sneak peek: Once Upon a Time in Mexico
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1. Start
2. Azul Checks Out
3. Different
4. One-Man Hand
5. Looking for a Friend
6. Domino
7. Cheap Room
8. Eluding Moco's Boys
9. End of the Chase
10. Just Killed Four Men
11. In Domino's Room
12. Looking for a Man
13. Interrogation
14. Staying on His Side
15. Back to the Hotel
16. A Beer for Azul
17. Wrong Guitar Case
18. Self-Defense
19. First Aid
20. Moco Strikes
21. Past Relations
22. Wrong Truck Choice
23. At Moco's Ranch
24. Coming for His Case
25. Back to the Ranch
26. Too Late the Hero
27. El Mariachi's Revenge
28. Memories
Filmed in two weeks on a budget of 7,000 dollars, El Mariachi was one of the singular pleasures of the 1993-1994 movie season. Kind-spirited guitarist El Mariachi (Carlos M. Gallardo) simply wants to wander through life as his father and grandfather did, with a song in his heart and a smile on his lips. He wanders into a small mob-run town, guitar case in hand. It so happens that the local criminal element is awaiting the arrival of vicious hit man Azul (Reinol Martinez), who is well known for carrying his weapons in...a guitar case. Just when you think you've got a lock on what's going to happen next, director Robert Rodriguez throws us for a loop, unexpectedly alternating whimsical comedy with graphic violence. Rodriguez later retooled the plot of El Mariachi for his far more expensive (and far less satisfying) Antonio Banderas vehicle Desperado (1995). Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide