TMR 062 – From Dusk Till Dawn

Remember the innocent 90s, when white directors thought they had the N-word pass for some reason? What do you think their “woke” movie would look like? Probably like this, where the N-word is replaced by horrific rape and Mexican jokes. This proto-edgelord movie was looked at as such a good time romp that it was considered the perfect vehicle to transition from the hit network show ER to the big screen. What a simpler time…

From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

d. Robert Rodriguez

w. Robert Kurtzman (story), Quentin Tarantino (screenplay)

Starring:
Harvey Keitel
George Clooney
Juliette Lewis
Quentin Tarantino
Salma Hayek
Cheech Marin
Danny Trejo
Tom Savini
Fred Williamson

On the run from a bank robbery that left several police officers dead, Seth Gecko (George Clooney) and his paranoid, loose-cannon brother, Richard (Quentin Tarantino), hightail it to the Mexican border. Kidnapping preacher Jacob Fuller (Harvey Keitel) and his kids, the criminals sneak across the border in the family's RV and hole up in a topless bar. Unfortunately, the bar also happens to be home base for a gang of vampires, and the brothers and their hostages have to fight their way out.

Things discussed in the show:

Sex Machine and Santanico Pandemonium

Full Tilt Boogie (Sarah Kelly)

Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Bruc