From Dusk till Dawn (franchise)

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From Dusk till Dawn
From Dusk till Dawn film logo.png
Directed byRobert Rodriguez (1)
Scott Spiegel (2)
P.J. Pesce (3)
Screenplay byFrom Dusk till Dawn:
Quentin Tarantino
Texas Blood Money:
Scott Spiegel
Duane Whitaker
The Hangman's Daughter:
Alvaro Rodriguez
Story byFrom Dusk till Dawn:
Robert Kurtzman
Texas Blood Money:
Scott Spiegel
Boaz Yakin
Quentin Tarantino
The Hangman's Daughter:
Alvaro Rodriguez
Robert Rodriguez
Produced byLawrence Bender
Quentin Tarantino
Robert Rodriguez
Elizabeth Avellan
StarringGeorge Clooney
Harvey Keitel
Juliette Lewis
Quentin Tarantino
Robert Patrick
Bo Hopkins
Duane Whitaker
Muse Watson
Orlando Jones
Temuera Morrison
Sonia Braga
Marco Leonardi
Production
companies
Distributed byDimension Films (1–2)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment (3)
Release date
1996–2016
Running time
314 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30 million (all films)

From Dusk till Dawn is an American media franchise created by Robert Kurtzman, including three films, a video game and a TV series.

Films[]

From Dusk till Dawn is an American horror franchise by the writers and directors Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. To date, it includes a motion picture, two direct-to-video sequels, a video game, a comic book, collectable statues, and a TV series.[1]

Danny Trejo is the only actor to appear in all the original three films and the series. Actor 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[]

Main article: 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[]

Main article: From Dusk Till Dawn 2: 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[]

Main article: From Dusk Till Dawn 3: 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.

Cancelled fourth film[]

In December 2010, the production of a fourth From Dusk till Dawn film was in the planning stages,[6] but further work on this possibility has not been revealed. In November 2013, it was reported that From Dusk till Dawn: The Series had begun production, without any further mention of the film.[7]

TV series[]

Main article: From Dusk till Dawn: The Series

Rodriguez developed a TV series for his cable network El Rey.[8] It stars Robert Patrick as Jacob Fuller, Eiza González as Santanico Pandemonium, and Don Johnson as Sheriff McGraw.[9][10] The series debuted on El Rey in the United States on March 11, 2014, and internationally on Netflix two days later.

Characters[]

See also: List of From Dusk till Dawn characters
Character Film Television series
From Dusk till Dawn From Dusk Till Dawn 2:
Texas Blood Money 		From Dusk Till Dawn 3:
The Hangman's Daughter 		From Dusk Till Dawn:
The Series
The Regulators Razor Charlie Danny Trejo
Razor Eddie
Santanico Pandemonium Salma Hayek Ara Celi Eiza González
Ambrose Bierce Michael Parks Michael Parks Don Johnson
Jesse Johnson
Seth Gecko George Clooney D.J. Cotrona
Richie Gecko Quentin Tarantino Zane Holtz
Jacob Fuller Harvey Keitel Robert Patrick
Kate Fuller Juliette Lewis Madison Davenport
James Parks
The Hangman Temuera Morrison

Video game[]

Main article: From Dusk Till Dawn (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.

References[]

  1. ^ T2's Robert Patrick & More Join 'From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series', by Craig Hunter
  2. ^ Lawson, Terry (May 27, 1999). "Small-screen Success Stories". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  3. ^ "From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  4. ^ "Past Saturn Award Winners". The Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror Films. Archived from the original on 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  5. ^ "From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (1999)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2008. Archived from the original on 4 January 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  6. ^ Block, Alex Ben (December 16, 2010). "Weinstein Co., Miramax Ink Deal to Produce Movie Sequels". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  7. ^ Hunter, Craig (17 November 2013). "T2's Robert Patrick & More Join 'From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series'". TheHollywoodNews.com. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  8. ^ Univision Announces Partnership With Robert Rodriguez’s El Rey Network; ‘Dusk Till Dawn’ TV Series Planned
  9. ^ El Rey’s ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ Rounds Out Cast, by THE DEADLINE TEAM
  10. ^ Robert Patrick and More Join Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series. Source: El Rey Network

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